http://www.lucasparry.com Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:42:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en End poverty by 2015. This is the historic promise 189 world leaders made at the United Nations Millennium Summit in 2000 when they agreed to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The United Nations Millennium Campaign supports and inspires people from around the world to take action in support of the ... http://www.lucasparry.com/end-poverty-by-2015 Most countries of the world define poverty by income. Yet poor people themselves define their poverty much more broadly, to include lack of education, health, housing, empowerment, humiliation, employment, personal security and more. No one indicator, such as income, is uniquely able to capture the multiple aspects that contribute to ... http://www.lucasparry.com/multidimensional-poverty-index Probably for most of us, this day skipped right by us. July 11 is the official World Population day - which seeks to raise awareness of global populationissues. In the last 200 years the world population has exploded causing panic for some and joy for others. Take a visit at the official WORLD ... http://www.lucasparry.com/world-population-day A couple of weeks ago I was in in Uganda for fathers day, I thought I'd missed out on being spoiled by my wife and kids on this epic (should be a national holiday) day. But, when I arrived home from the airport I was overjoyed to find a box, all ... http://www.lucasparry.com/a-fathers-day-gift-that-gives We started the "I'M IN" campaign a few months ago as a united declaration of young people who are passionate about helping end extreme poverty and injustice worldwide. Poverty and injustice come in many forms, so we've done our best to represent these global issues in 12 categories with a ... http://www.lucasparry.com/one-spark-can-start-a-fire-im-in I've heard it once said, "Ignorance can kill", I have learned this to be very true as it relates to combating poverty and injustice around the world. Many people simply don't join this global fight because they simply dont know the scope and severity of the current issues around the ... http://www.lucasparry.com/for-your-reading-pleasure-my-top-10-books-on-poverty-and-justice Early last year I was in Kenya visiting schools in remote regions of the countryside, its one of my favorite things to do when Im in Africa. I love the sound of kids laughing and watching kids point at the "muzungu with the guitar on his back", as I visit ... http://www.lucasparry.com/shoes-and-worms Every year we gaze enviously at the lists of the richest people in world. Wondering what it would be like to have that sort of cash. But where would you sit on one of those lists? Here's your chance to find out. www.globalrichlist.com I hope that this inspires you to: 1) Be grateful for you you ... http://www.lucasparry.com/are-you-on-the-global-rich-list For complete photo set visit: http://www.eyesondarfur.org/photo.html http://www.lucasparry.com/haunting-images-from-darfur-the-life-of-displaced-people This is almost unbelievable! See with your own eyes the situation on the ground and the copious numbers of displaced people... http://www.eyesondarfur.org/satellite.html http://www.lucasparry.com/satelite-evidence-for-the-destruction-of-darfur