Cornwall Independent Poverty Forum (CIPF) and End Hunger Cornwall took a regional approach promoting Challenge Poverty Week 2021 in Cornwall with great success Cornwall Independent Poverty Forum (CIPF) worked with End Hunger Cornwall to promote Challenge Poverty Week 2021 in…

Hundreds of people took part in Challenge Poverty Week England & Wales in the autumn, and called on decision-makers to work with people in poverty to tackle social injustice. The week of campaigning and action in October included events online…

Concept note for United Nations International Day for the Eradication of Poverty October 17, 2021 written by ATD Fourth World. Read the statement on ATD Fourth World’s website here. The COVID-19 pandemic that gripped the world during the past year…

The Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell has backed Challenge Poverty Week England and Wales, and encouraged people to strive for unity. He said the voices of people in poverty must become more audible and influential in public debate. You can…

Save the Date: Challenge Poverty Week England and Wales 2021, 11 – 17 October 2021. After the success of last year’s Challenge Poverty Week England and Wales, CPW is back! It will take place from the 11 October, ending on…

Challenge Poverty Week’s Evaluation Report 2020 Find out what happened during Challenge Poverty Week England and Wales 2020 in our Evaluation Report.  Challenge Poverty Week was about creating a space, and seeing who responded. And as you can read in…

Thank you to everyone who took part in the first Challenge Poverty Week England & Wales. We’ve had some fantastic events, discussions, questions and ideas, we’ve built many new relationships, and we’ve been inspired by the shared resolve to speak…

More than 700 lantern kits were distributed in Lancashire as part of a Shine A Light campaign during Challenge Poverty Week. The Raft Foundation in Rossendale asked people to #ShineALight on the causes and impact of poverty, and also to…

Several church groups and Church Action on Poverty have come together to launch the Reset The Debt campaign, which calls on the Government to ease the burden of covid-related household debt. A webinar event was held as part of Challenge…

People from up and down the country came together to discuss national solutions to poverty, inspired by local success stories. The National Solutions Showcase event featured contributions from Cornwall, the North East, Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and South Wales. You can watch…

Two fantastic poetry events were held as part of Challenge Poverty Week London and Challenge Poverty Week England and Wales. The Same Boat? anthology was launched on Thursday evening, with poets reading their works and sharing stories. The anthology brought…