Today, 17 October, is World Poverty Day, and the Global Campaign Against Poverty (GCAP) is marking it with ‘Stand Up and Speak Out’ events all across the world. More information on these events are at the StandAgainstPoverty site.
However, what really struck me amongst the various mailers I got for the event was the UNIFEM poster which calls for increased investment in women in order to eradicate poverty.
The results are in! Over 38.8 million people, in 110 countries have broken the Guinness World Record – set last year at 23.5 million – for the largest number of people to “STAND UP AGAINST POVERTY” in 24 hours.
Sounds great, Nickolas, and I’m glad people care. But… will the Guinness record change people’s lives? Let’s hope our governments are listening.