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Yep Dundee wins Arnold Kemp Young Scot of the Year Award!!!!

The group won the prestigious award on Tuesday, 3rd March at a ceremony in Glasgow.

The award was presented by the Institute of Contemporary Scotland, and named in honour of the legendary journalist and former editor of The Herald, Arnold Kemp. The award was in recognition of the incredible World Aids Day held in Dundee last year, attended by young people, NHS officials, speakers from South Africa and the Minister for Public Health.

“There was nothing modest or self-effacing about the group’s ambitions. They had booked the Caird Hall, one of the biggest and most high profile venues in Dundee. Then they sent out the invitations and took to the streets to spread the word. It paid off.”

Read the rest of Barbara Millars take on Youth End Poverty in the Scottish review here http://www.scottishreview.net/BMillar082.html

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On this website, we aim to set out what Youth End Poverty is, where it came from, what it does and how you can get involved. We have different pages describing the different projects that we do.

On the Links page you can find lots of interesting websites on poverty and inequality around the world.

Our Tools and Resources page will be coming online soon, which will have tons of information to download on delivering your own workshops and sessions.

Also check out our Yep News page, which will keep you up to date on the world’s untold stories, and the big news itmes ones important to us and to you. It will also let you know about what is happening in Youth End Poverty around the world, and new projects and oppertunities. If you are a budding young journalist, or have a story or comment, email the Yep News Team at news@yepdundee.org

Otherwise we hope you find this website answers you questions and makes you want to become a part of Youth End Poverty!

 

Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. And overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life.
- Nelson Mandela, Make Poverty History 2005

Youth End Poverty is a youth led organisation that is committed to keeping the spirit of the Make Poverty History movement alive. We believe poverty in all its forms can be ended. Governments and businesses and all the pop stars in the world have tried and tried and still half of the human beings in this world live on less that £1 (US$2, €1.2, R14) a day.

 

It falls to us as young people to stand up against poverty. It falls to us as young people to demand that out governments and our society take this challenge seriousley. And it falls to us as young people to make sure we end poverty.

We are an organisation of young people from around the world that are committed to achieving the simple principal of Youth Ending Poverty.

We are Youth End Poverty, why arent you?

Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation.
- Nelson Mandela, Make Poverty History 2005

Be the change you want to see in the world.
- Mahatma Ghandi