Blogs from The Poverty Alliance and guests.
Becky Hothersall, Development Officer, Taking Action on Rural Poverty Argyll & Bute Click here for more from our TARP project In Argyll and Bute, we believe it is fair that residents who have experience of living on a low income are involved in local decision making processes. In our Taking Action on Rural Poverty project, … Read more
Linda Craik,Activist,End Poverty Edinburgh Find out more about End Poverty Edinburgh here Being asked to speak at the Poverty Alliance Annual Conference was … terrifying, exciting, a bit stressful and very flattering. Why? Because I’m not a lecturer or an academic with lots of facts, figures and policies at my finger-tips – I’m just me! … Read more
Fiona Collie, Head of Public Affairs & Communications, Carers Scotland Click here for the Carers Scotland / IPPR Scotland report There are 627,715 unpaid carers in Scotland and both the number of carers and the intensity of caring has been increasing since the last time the Census was carried out. Alongside this, the reliance on … Read more
Karen Wylie, Policy & Participation Manager,Glasgow Disabiity Alliance Click here to find out more about the Glasgow Disability Alliance In January, the Scottish Parliament Cross Party Groups (CPGs) for Poverty and Disability came together for a joint meeting to hear how these two social issues merge to devastating impact. Glasgow Disability Alliance was asked to … Read more
Zahida Purves,Creator,Give Me Some Credit Photovoice Exhibition Click here to visit Fair by Design’s Give Me Some Credit exhibition! Projects like this allow participants to hold space, when some aspects of their experience may be triggering to share, by listening and not judging; a safe space evolves and community happens, nobody has to perform their … Read more
Lydia Murphy,Rights in Action Development OfficerThe Poverty Alliance Click here to read the Human Rights Defenders report! Our Rights in Action project works to raise awareness of economic, social and cultural rights and to support communities to add human rights to their collective power. In June 2023, a group of six organisations delivering anti-poverty work … Read more
Graeme Robbie,Depute Chief Executive,CFINE As the Fairer Aberdeen Fund marks its 10-year anniversary, there’s an opportunity to reflect on a decade of support provided for the most vulnerable people in the city, and look ahead to the future. The Fund, which is allocated by Aberdeen City Council, is a crucial investment in tackling poverty and … Read more
Serving the Future worker research participant,Edinburgh Click here for more about the Serving the Future hospitality toolkit The Poverty Alliance has been working with others in the Serving the Future project. Last week, we were pleased to launch an exciting new toolkit, aimed at helping reduce low-pay and business insecurity in Scotland’s hospitality industry. In … Read more
Annie McCormack,TARP Aberdeenshire Development Officer,The Poverty Alliance Click here to find out more about Taking Action on Rural Poverty Many children and families in Scotland have to deal with both poverty, and the imprisonment of someone close to them. Some 45 per cent of all arrivals in prison come from Scotland’s 20 per cent most … Read more
David Eyre,Communications Officer, The Poverty Alliance Click here to read our consultation response Life is an uncertain business. None of us get to choose where or when we are born, or what circumstances we are born into. That’s why – together – we decided to build a society where we could all rely on a … Read more
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