Mon 7th - Sun 13th October 2024
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Upcoming events
Blogs & briefings
Kevin Kane,Policy and Research Manager,YouthLink Scotland. Poverty is a colossal issue in Scotland, and indeed the rest of the UK – one that seems to get worse year on year. It’s been allowed to become deeply ingrained in our society. So much so, it’s become an ideological battleground, with pernicious policy decisions backed up by … Read more
Families Outside Reflecting on Challenge Poverty Week from Families Outside’s perspective, the message is clear: for many families in Scotland, poverty can be all-encompassing… and this can have a massive effect on children. When the current Scottish First Minister took office, ending child poverty was noted as high priority. However, in much of the legislation … Read more
Shari McDaid, PhD,Head of Policy & Public Affairs,Mental Health Foundation, Scotland Thinking back to a year ago, we might have hoped that we would be closer to the end of the Cost-of-Living Crisis by October 2023. Unfortunately, interest rates and inflation remain high, especially the inflation that affects people’s day-to-day costs such as food and … Read more
Challenge Poverty Week Activities for Schools – Talking about Poverty
Children and young people taking part in the Cost of the School Day Big Question said it’s important we talk more about poverty to help remove stigma and raise awareness of the help that’s available at school. So that’s what we’re doing this Challenge Poverty Week! We’ve got four brand-new Talking about Poverty activities. You ... Read more
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.
Stay informed!
1. Get inspired!
Together, we can Challenge Poverty. We're running a series of Get Inspired meetings, designed to showcase the different ways your organisation can take part in Challenge Poverty Week.
2. Get planning!
We will give you access to lots of resources to help plan your Challenge Poverty Week events.
There will be social media templates, graphics, and policy briefings for each of the week's special themes.
We provide activity toolkits for different kinds of organisations, as well as lesson plans for teachers.
3. Get noticed!
When you're ready, you can add your event to our Challenge Poverty Week calendar, and share it on your social media using the #ChallengePoverty hashtag.
We'll be sharing lots of your events on our @CPW_Scotland and @PovertyAlliance Twitter accounts.
We also give training with tips on how best to talk about poverty, and how to use the media to get your message out.
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