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We made poverty history. So why are we still here?

We made poverty history. So why are we still here?

by | Sep 16, 2025 | Comment

by Professor Nicola Banks It’s been 20 years since the huge phenomenon of Make Poverty History. Nearly one-quarter of a million people marched the streets of Edinburgh. More than three billion worldwide watched Live 8. And over 7 million of us wore white wristbands in...