Make Poverty History

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/make-poverty-history

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What was Make Poverty History?It was a worldwide campaign that asked governments to change policies and stop extreme poverty.
2. How did Make Poverty History try to help people in poverty?It organized protests, media stories, and talks with leaders to ask for more aid, fair trade rules, and justice for poor countries.

Coalition Building: The process of forming alliances between diverse groups to achieve a common objective.
Systemic Change: Fundamental alterations to the underlying structures and policies that create or perpetuate a problem.
Policy Advocacy: The act of supporting or recommending a particular policy or course of action to governments or organizations.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): A set of 17 global goals adopted by the UN in 2015 to address poverty, inequality, and environmental challenges by 2030.