THE E WHITE BAND
http://www.whiteband.org/Action/join-us The electronic white band (E-White Band) is a virtual white band where you can leave your message to end poverty and inequality
….as long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest. Nelson Mandela
freedom, democracy, trade justice, equity, accountability, development, human rights for all, ...... nothing worthwhile comes cheap, or easy
halving poverty by 2015 is entirely doable if enough people are willing to get involved; no doubt we are the generation that can see an end to poverty, we have helped create the most powerful tools ever, but they are worthless unless they can be effectively applied to address the greatest challenges at the core of the real global development agenda.
supporting the global fight against poverty and inequality is about invoking the human spirit, seeking more hands and generating fresh perspectives to fashion a lever long enough to move society to a much better place; comprehensively improving the human condition.
“Give me a place to stand and a lever long enough and I will move the world” Archimedes, 220 BC
the human family is suffering and greater leveraging can help,
STAND UP NOW, TAKE ACTION TODAY!
Constance Georgina Khaendi Walyaro
Director, Chair FWG
International Young Professionals Foundation
constancewalyaro@iypf.org
www.iypf.org
--- On Fri, 17/10/08, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] MAKE ICTs WORK FOR DEVELOPMENT - STAND UP NOW, TAKE ACTION TODAY!
To: constance@youthaidscoalition.org, "Wainaina Mungai" <wainaina@madeinkenya.org>
Cc: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke
Date: Friday, 17 October, 2008, 9:19 AM
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> 1. Tell your MP what you think: send SMS messages to the number 3454 with
> the word STAND UP.
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United in eradicating poverty! but, won't the SMS action path actually
leave poor senders poorer?
Regards,
Alex
On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 3:10 AM, Constance Georgina Khaendi Walyaro
<constance@youthaidscoalition.org> wrote:
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Poverty
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> 'Today is the UN's official World Poverty Day. But every day is
poverty day
> for the two billion people worldwide who have less than two dollars a day
to
> live on. Of those, just under one billion live on just one dollar a day.
In
> September 2000, 189 countries pledged to halve the number of those in
> poverty by 2015. When we look at the results so far, hope mixes with
> despair. Over 100 million children are still unable to go to school. Each
> year, 10 million children die before their 5th birthday. 40 million are
> living with HIV and AIDS, and 5 million die of it each year.'17th Oct
2004
> Hilary Benn, UK Secretary of State for International Development
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> Today, nearly half of the world's people live in poverty, 70% are
women.
> 50,000 people still die daily as a result of extreme poverty, and yet
…..we
> have the power to change this. www.standagainstpoverty.org
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> Last year, 43.7 million people around the world took part in the biggest
> global mobilization to end poverty and inequality, and to promote the
> Millennium Development Goals. This year, at a time of global financial
> crises and food shortages, more than ever we need to ACT together in order
> to send an even stronger message to push world leaders for more and better
> aid, debt cancellation, education for all, healthcare, trade justice,
gender
> equality, public accountability and an end to extreme poverty by 2015.
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> As the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty unfolds across the
> world we're hoping to mobilize 1% of the global population - over 67
million
> people around the world to STAND UP and TAKE ACTION [17th - 19th Oct]
> against Poverty for the MDGs. Your actions count!
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> 1. Tell your MP what you think: send SMS messages to the number 3454 with
> the word STAND UP.
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> 2. Attend Global Gatherings: a series of parallel IYPF events held in over
> 30 different countries focused on mobilizing and engaging young
> professionals in activities and processes that are holding governments and
> leaders accountable and contributing to the achievement of the MDGs.
> www.iypf.org
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> 3. Join Virtual Stand Up: log in from October 17th to 19th and interact
with
> the world on MDGs; build a more peaceful, equitable and sustainable world.
> Facebook IYPF StandUp Global Gathering www.iypf.org
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> We have the power and an obligation to make ICTs work for development!
> STAND UP NOW, TAKE ACTION TODAY, Make Poverty History!
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> Constance Georgina Khaendi Walyaro
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> Director, Chair FWG
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> International Young Professionals Foundation
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> constancewalyaro@iypf.org
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> www.iypf.org
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> Wainaina P. Mungai
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> Make in Kenya Network
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> wainaina@madeinkenya.org
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> www.madeinkenya.org
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> StandUp is an initiative of the Make Poverty History and Global Call to
> Action Against Poverty (GCAP) campaigns. IYPF is a GCAP Global
Mobilization
> Partner. www.makepovertyhistory.org
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> Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
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