From 7th- 11th May Article 25 is taking part in fundraising and awareness campaign Live Below the Line, challenging individuals and communities to live on £1 a day for food and drink. By joining the campaign, we hope to gain an insight into the circumstances of 1.4 billion people across the globe, and to participate actively in the fight against poverty.
In Article 25 office, “Team Blue House” are raising money for our projects and to improve our understanding of the communities in which we work. Through our international projects Article 25 often meet people forced to live in poor shelter due to extreme poverty. Our experts design and help to construct sustainable buildings to improve the conditions of these communities. Robin Cross, Article 25’s CEO and Director of Projects, will take part in the initiative and observes: “By experiencing a little of their greatest challenge we can raise money to help solve the problem”.
Sponsor Robin and Team Blue House here.
We are also being supported by our Chairman of Trustees Jack Pringle, past President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). Jack is taking part in the initiative as Article 25’s ambassador, and believes that “The Live Below the Line challenge is a great initiative because it will allow us to empathize with what life under the constraints of extreme poverty would be like”. We’re delighted that Jack is currently on the Live Below the Line UK leaderboard, but let’s push him up to the top!
Sponsor Jack here.
Discover our sample recipes and follow our progress on our HQ blog.
Global Poverty Project launched Live Below the Line week in Australia in 2009 and is now also running in the UK, US and New Zealand with more than 20,000 people taking part in 2012. Schools, universities and faith groups are taking part and the five days aims to raise £500, 000 worldwide.
The £1 a day budget is based on the Poverty Line defined by the World Bank in 2005 as US $1.25 a day. For those living within this budget, their £1 has to go much further than just food and drink: health, transport and accommodation all have to be covered.
For more information email Laura Holden.
(Photography by Wayne Rowe)
