Fight Poverty

It’s time to put an end to poverty

No-one has a bigger interest in fighting poverty than poor people themselves, who live in poverty every day and have to cope with the many suffocating, humiliating and disastrous consequences.
Poverty is a disgrace to all of humanity and it is time to put an end to it.
We cannot be silent bystanders to see this happening in the world of today, when we actually have the opportunity to do something.

With the courses described in this booklet, we call upon all of you who have the same wish to take up the fight against poverty, shoulder to shoulder with the poor, to come forward. Together we can end poverty, one small step at the time. Not to say that it will be easy - on the contrary. The causes of poverty are deeply imbedded in many powerful established systems and global structures, which intentionally or unintentionally not only keep a huge part of the world’s population in poverty, but also drive an increasing number of people into poverty.

We do not have all the answers for how to do this, but we know that we cannot stay passive. And we do know the power of ordinary people uniting their forces, sharing their ideas and passions and going for finding solutions. 

We appeal to you to become a “Fight Poverty Activist” and together with us, with each other and with the poor people in the Americans take up the fight to end poverty.
If this appeal strikes a chord with you then read on and decide how you can be a part. If not, read on anyway and consider where you stand.

Humana People to People
Humana People to People is a movement that focuses  its attention on creating development together with the poor people in this world. It does not compare itself to anything or to anybody but itself. Luckily this places the organization completely outside any sort of competition - left or right. It has done its own things - and still does.
The inspiration to start what is today Humana People to People in 1977, came from years of travel done by teachers and participants at the first " Traveling Folk High School"- meeting people around the world in their often horrible conditions. This first meeting inspired action. Ever since the first actions, it has been the reality facing fellow human beings that have inspired to fierce competition - do more, to become better, to raise the quality, to reach more people ...... And that is still where the inspiration comes from.

Ideas for projects and actions are provokingly simple and uncomplicated to understand and take their point of departure in the fundamental issue of bringing about humanizing conditions for people in need. These needs are often very basic, and it is not lack of know-how or technology that prevents them from being met. We know how to drill a bore hole, how to prevent and treat diseases, how to grow nutritious food, how to build schools, how to clean water, how to build houses, etc. So somehow it is a matter of just doing it - placing the needs of fellow human beings at the center, building capacity, and uniting with  as many people as possible in creating a better world.

Today, there are 28 national associations connected to the Humana People to People Movement. The associations are working in 34 countries around the world, operating over 200 projects, and involving more than 5 million people on a daily basis.
The majority of the projects of Humana People to People have so far been in Africa, which is the poorest continent in the world. 30 years of efforts by dedicated people have on one hand produced huge results and improved the lives of millions of people, and then on the other hand poverty is still a very real and present reality of the majority of the people in Africa. So the work will continue and intensify in Africa.

In 2007, Humana People to People started up the first projects in a Latin America.
This is the beginning of a number of projects to be established in the years to come under the common headline "Fight Poverty" calling upon all the people of the Americas - north and south - to join forced in the fight against poverty.