
Mon 6 - Sun 12 October 2025
About Challenge Poverty Week
The first Challenge Poverty Week was launched by the Poverty Alliance in 2013.
We wanted to highlight the injustice of poverty in Scotland, and to show that collective action based on justice and compassion can create solutions.
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Resources from CPW 2024
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Blogs & briefings from CPW 2024
Guest blog: Leadership is at the heart of tackling poverty
Catherine McWilliam, Nations Director, IoD Scotland Read the full article – and a special #ChallengePoverty opinion piece by our director Peter Kelly – in the the IoD Autumn Magazine Much of my time is spent challenging existing perceptions of the IoD. Our membership is not made up of stereotypical leaders – suited, booted and stepping … Read more
Guest blog: Economic Abuse is Fueling Women’s Poverty in Glasgow
Robyn Moffat-Wall, Training and Engagement Officer,Financially Included Financially Included is a partnership project between GEMAP Scotland and the Glasgow Violence Against Women Partnership, funded by the Scottish Government’s Delivering Equally Safe Fund. We are the only project in Scotland solely dedicated to economic abuse and the financial impact of gender-based violence. Our small team aims … Read more
Guest blog: Suicide is an inequality issue
Samaritans Scotland This Challenge Poverty Week it’s vital that we recognise that suicide is an inequality issue. The latest suicide statistics show that people living in Scotland’s most deprived areas are 2.6 times more likely to die by suicide than those living in the least deprived areas. Although suicide is complex and is rarely caused … Read more
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