Campaign
ONE: The Campaign To Make Poverty History
Rachel Leuck
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Every three seconds, ONE person dies from extreme poverty. Another three seonds, and another life is lost to starvation, disease, and AIDS. Three more seonds... ONE more child, mother, father, brother, sister, friend. ONE billion people live on less than ONE dollar a day in this world, struggling to survive. And we can help. The ONE Campaign is a nonpartisan campaign with ONE goal: to make poverty history. ONE was organized in 2005, and has spent the past three years educating people about extreme global poverty and asking leaders to commit to the UN Millenium Development goals. I have been an active member of ONE from the beginning, even interning with ONE last fall. Making poverty history may seem like an impossible goal, but I believe it can be done. Because when we come together as ONE, we can do the impossible. As ONE, we can make poverty history... forever.
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choose rachel. she will do the best
matt, 30 September 2008 20:47
Rachel did a great job for the ONE Campaign last year and I know she'll do a good job here too. Go, Rachel!
Kimberly Cadena, 29 September 2008 21:32
rachel is so dedicated and determined to make a difference i would lvoe to support her any way possible to help such a good cause
poppy, 26 September 2008 21:32
I met Rachel my Senior year and she is an awesome person. Shes very dedicated. And has a very generous heart and this just adds to it. Good luck sweety.
Kila Chalker (Tanson), 26 September 2008 03:36
Ms. Leuck has always been extremely dedicated to anything she has set her sights on, and i believe she would be a great addition to Battlefront!
john, 26 September 2008 01:37
What a wonderful cause! Rachel's heart is so generous and thoughtful to reach out to the poor. She is an incredible young woman who will always make a splash in the right direction! Anyone who knows Radchel wants her to work for them. She is intelligent, insightful and able to seek soultions to difficult problems. Crystal Jackson
Crystal Jackson, 25 September 2008 20:26
There is no one that is more dedicated to a cause than Rachel. I cannot think of a better representative than this young lady. She is truly an exceptional individual.
Nina Dodson, 25 September 2008 18:26
I think this is a great and powerful idea, however I'm sure people know this problem won't go away over night. Everybody knows the effect but no-body understands the causes that are indirectly to do with us, banks etc not all to do with the government. I respect what your doing and hope we can make poverty history, and don't mean to be negative. bless xxx
Natasha, 24 September 2008 22:19
Rachel Leuck would make a superb member of your campaign. Please choose her!
amy locatelli, 24 September 2008 21:46
Rachel Leuck is the smartest, hardest working person i have ever met, and she is completely devoted to the one program with all her heart. make sure to use an asset like her to the fullest extent
Nicho Jaras Watts, 24 September 2008 00:07
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I am beginning my PhD on a similar topic in a few months time. My main concern has been with nations Paul Collier tagged "THE BOTTOM BILLION". He talked about nations at the bottom rank of the Human Development Index of the UNDP. He mentioned four traps that keep the nations where they are and sort of make them poorer than they were in the 1970s; traps like - landlocked with bad neighbours, Overdependence on naturl resources, Perpetual conflicts (civil war) and Bad governance. A campaign against poverty must seek to find solutions to these four. Like the word of a mentor of mine I love so much "The solution to a problem is very much within the problem itself but it takes a confident eye to sight". Rachel go for it!
Le Dynamique Professeur, 09 October 2008 09:51