Get involved in WAGGGS hunger and poverty events
Get involved in World Thinking Day
The World Thinking Day theme for 2010 is girls worldwide say "together we can end extreme poverty and hunger". The aim is to raise awareness among everyone about this humanitarian crisis and improve the lives of the poorest people in the world. World Thinking Day (WTD) is also designed to raise funds so WAGGGS can develop and implement projects to improve the lives of girls and young women around the world. Go to the WTD website for lots of ideas on how you can get involved on the 22 February.
Join hands with us to Stand Up on 17 to 19 of September
A Guinness World Record was shattered when 173,045,325 citizens gathered at over 3,000 events in more than 120 countries from 16 to 18 October 2009, demanding that their governments eradicate extreme poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
This year, WAGGGS encourages everyone to join hands and Stand Up on 17-19 of September 2010 just before leaders arrive at the UN MDG + 10 Summit in New York.
The world was on track to achieve at least the first MDG of halving the number of extreme poor; and was coming close in several others. Now, that hard fought progress is at risk. Ten years after the Millennium Declaration was signed, the economic crisis, which originated within the world’s major financial centres, has spread throughout the global economy. Developing countries, which are the least responsible for the crisis, are suffering the most.
From 20 to 22 of September, 2010, Heads of State will meet again at the United Nations headquarters to review the successes, to learn from the failures, and to discuss the launch of detailed plans on how to ensure the attainment of the MDGs by 2015. It will be a great opportunity to call for collective action and efforts needed to meet the MDGs by the 2015.
Use WAGGGS position statement on food and nutrition to influence decision makers
WAGGGS calls on the international community and national governments to actively increase their efforts to eradicate extreme hunger and poverty among young people. Check out some ideas about how you can lobby on these issues in our WAGGGS Food and Nutrition position statement.
Donate rice just by testing your vocabulary!
Play 'Freerice' an easy word game and for every answer you get right, the UN World Food Programme will donate 10 grains of rice to help end hunger. Make it one of your favourites and do a couple of quick answers in your spare time.
Make the next 100 years count!
Download the Centenary Celebration Day pack and start planning your activities for 2010. The Centenary theme is 100 years of changing lives. Let’s demonstrate that the next 100 years will continue this tradition by launching an advocacy campaign on one of the MDGs. Check out what other people are doing for the centenary.
