Every year, the gap between rich and poor gets even wider – and it’s being fuelled by the use of tax havens. Today, 8 individuals have the same wealth as the poorest half the people on our planet. It is time to bring an end to inequality. It is time to Even it up!
For 40 years, the Quechua communities in Peru have lived with contaminated rivers, and poor health as a result of oil drilling. Teddy Guerra is leading the effort to obtain integral land rights for his community before any more concessions are given to oil companies. Read his story and sign the petition.
Millions of people are being forced to flee their homes, risking everything to escape conflict, disaster, poverty or hunger. We are working in nine of the ten top refugee source countries as well as in refugee host countries. We urgently need your help to reach people in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and in Europe.
With no end in sight to the conflict in Syria, hundreds of thousands of people are living in desperate conditions and exposed to continuing violence. Today, half the pre-conflict population of 22 million Syrians have fled their homes and more than 13.5 million people urgently need your help.
Ghana has made tremendous progress in reducing poverty in recent decades. But its success has been uneven and significant inequalities still exist, especially between the south and the north where majority of the population lives on less than $1 a day. Around 24.2% of the national population live below the poverty line.
We aim to reduce poverty and inequality by supporting influencing and advocacy around three interconnected topics; agriculture, essential services and extractive industry governance.
Agriculture: The agricultural sector employs over 41% of the active population. Through our econmic justice program, we support farmers’ livelihoods by helping them to adapt to climate change, improving their access to equipment and by advocating for targeted investment in agriculture.
Essential services: With partner organizations we are campaigning for free healthcare for all Ghanaians. We are also working to reduce maternal mortality by training Traditional Birth Attendants and Community Health Volunteers to help pregnant women access health care.
Extractive industry Governance: We are working with other Civil Society Organizations to promote accountability and to demand that the government uses Ghana’s significant mineral wealth to support development in poor and vulnerable communities
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