Tag Archives: Extreme poverty

Be the difference that makes the difference

Posted on January 6, 2011 by

I am asking for your help. Please join me on this challenge – the 10 City Bridge Run – only by working together can we build a bridge to close the gap on poverty. Child mortality is not a new … Continue reading →

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Why a bridge?

Posted on November 11, 2010 by

The bridge is an important metaphor for joining people, institutions, conversations, ideas, communities and places together. The bridge is a universal metaphor. Everyone understands the purpose of a bridge is and how it is used. A bridge has multiple functions, … Continue reading →

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Out of Reach? City of Sydney talks MDG

Posted on October 13, 2010 by

I am still working through the irony of hundred of people flying to New York to spend great sums of money on accommodation and the life’s littles luxuries like coffee to talk about poverty… Was anything achieved other than a … Continue reading →

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Benjamin

Posted on October 10, 2010 by

    This morning I met Benjamin for the first time. He is less than 20 days old and the son of good friends Dave and Janet. Everyone is happy and healthy. Benjamin is a beautiful baby. Dave is a … Continue reading →

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I Dare You

Posted on October 8, 2010 by

The most powerful force of change on the planet is a girl. (Thanks to the input from my friends Judith, Anne and Billy who challenged this statement. I would reword it replacing ‘force of change’ with ‘force for change’. What … Continue reading →

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The Big Divide- Rich and Poor

Posted on October 6, 2010 by

The Sydney Morning Herald reported a story titled The big divide: the super rich versus struggle street. I thought it was worth looking at this further from a perspective of extreme poverty. Is there any correlation? Is this part of the … Continue reading →

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Target

Posted on October 6, 2010 by

Some people have asked ‘how much is enough?’ Here are my targets for sponsorship. 240 Span Sponsors @ $240. 2,400 Support Sponsors @ $24. These will enable the Six Outcomes to be achieved.  More importantly, doing so will raise awareness … Continue reading →

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Luke Asked: What is this about?

Posted on October 5, 2010 by

My good mate Luke asked me a question this morning by email. “What is the 10 City Bridge Run actually about?” It is a good question. Here is an answer. The central question that the 10 City Bridge Run seeks … Continue reading →

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The Three Most Significant Notes on MDG from Obama at UNNY

Posted on October 1, 2010 by

Put simply, the United States is changing the way we do business… For too long, we’ve measured our efforts by the dollars we spent and the food and medicines we delivered. But aid alone is not development… Instead of just … Continue reading →

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The Number One Most Important Reason To Address Extreme Poverty of All Time

Posted on September 17, 2010 by

Hans Rosling again has caught my imagination. This time thanks to my good friend from Sydney, Arlyn Santos, for bringing this to my attention. This is so important, I think you should know about it as well: The Number One … Continue reading →

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