Despite our great wealth, almost one-fifth of Scots live in poverty. Inadequate standards of living, poor provision of basic goods and services, discrimination and social exclusion are all features of poverty in this country.

They are also violations of the human rights that our government has promised to respect, protect and uphold.

Community organisations, charities and activists are working across Scotland to loosen the grip of poverty. Rights In Action will work with communities to add human rights to their collective power.

Our Rights in Action Project has three main components:

• ‘Know Your Rights’ workshops to raise awareness of how human rights can be used as a tool in the fight against poverty.

• Learning groups that create opportunities for community organisations and community members to share experiences, learn and identify community action. Poverty Alliance will support and stand behind community action.

• Participatory research projects that will enable community researchers to generate learning on the overlaps between human rights and intersections of inequality and undertake action.

If you would like to learn more about how to get involved in this project please contact lydia.murphy@povertyalliance.org.

You can also stay up to date with what’s going on in the project by signing up to our Rights in Action newsletter.