Mon 7th - Sun 13th October 2024
Daily Themes
Upcoming events
Blogs & briefings
Circle Scotland To #KeepThePromise and challenge poverty we must reflect on our own professional practice. It requires us to explore the paradigm of family support through a lens of kindness, compassion, and curiosity. It requires us to develop and sustain brave spaces to explore and reflect on current ways of doing and seeing, to truly … Read more
Ruth Boyle,Policy & Campaigns Manager,The Poverty Alliance As Challenge Poverty Week comes to an end, with a weekend of rest and reflection, I think the anti-poverty movement can take pride in shining a light on the injustice of poverty in wealthy Scotland. We know in the current climate, our members often feel like they are … Read more
The Trust Alliance At Trust Alliance Group, formerly Ombudsman Services, we’re here to build and maintain trust between consumers and suppliers in the Energy and Communications sectors. Our services are available across the UK, but we’ve found that Scottish consumers aren’t as familiar with what we can offer. As part of Challenge Poverty Week, we’re … Read more
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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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