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The fourth annual “Stand Up, Take Action, End Poverty
Now!” mobilization is taking place from 16 – 18 October this
year. The mobilization campaign is held in many countries around
the world annually over three days, one of which usually
coincides with the International Day for the Eradication of
Poverty on October 16. The campaign is about a worldwide call to
all sectors of society to get involved, mobilize, and show
commitment and support for ending poverty and inequality and to
achieving and exceeding the MDGs. To this end, various events
are organized where people literally Stand Up and Take a variety
of Action to demand their governments to deliver on their
commitment to end poverty.
In 2008, 116 million people took part in the campaign across the globe.
Under the theme “Kick Out Poverty!” this year’s mobilisation is
expected to draw the participation of millions more around the
world.
This year, particular thematic focus will be on MDGs that
have recorded the least progress, among which women’s
empowerment and the promise to reduce maternal mortality by
three-quarters by the 2015.
The United Cities and Local Government of Africa
(UCLGA) works in partnership with the United Nations Millennium
Campaign (UNMC)
to inform,
inspire and encourage people’s involvement and action, with
specific emphasis on local governments, for the realization of
the MDGs.
Through this project, the UCLGA addresses the MDGs agenda
in several ways:
a)
Through increasing awareness of the MDG programme among local
governments and local communities in order to increase demand
articulation;
b) Through advocacy work, promote inclusive
governance at the local level; and
c)
Improve local governments planning capacity for addressing MDGs
through information dissemination and training
The ultimate goal of the UCLGA MDGs project is to reduce
poverty through improving demand articulation and better
planning for development with local government a key hub fur
such initiatives.
It is in the above context that the UCLGA is
collaborating with the South African Local Government
Association (SALGA) and the Southern Africa Youth Movement
(SAYM) on hosting a Stand Up and Take Action event in Ivory
Park, Tembisa, South Africa on Saturday, 17 October 2009 from
2:30pm.
The event will feature poverty hearing, signing of pledge forms, musical
and cultural performance and a running competition, among other
things.
UCLGA members
and partners are urged to massively and actively participate in
Stand Up and Take Action events taking place in their respective
locations from 16 – 18 this month.
For more information kindly contact:
The UCLGA MDGs Coordination Desk
Email: skaninda@uclgafrica.org
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