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SLIDE 2 UNICEF Report 2007… “The UK is the worst place in the developed world in which to spend your
- childhood. In every important aspect of
parenting – from material provision to emotional support we let the young
- down. Emerging nations with a tiny
fraction of our resources are showing up our failures…”
Starting point … 2009 Conference - Salisbury
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What we have done … Consultation Conferences Mentoring “Ask the Children” surveys Life Education Centres Community clean ups Sponsored outings/events What’s next?
SLIDE 4 “When one in six children – 2.3 million – is
- fficially classified as poor, it exacts a high social
price.” “Britain remains a deeply divided country. Disadvantage still strongly shapes life chances.”
State of the Nation 2013: social mobility and child poverty in Great Britain Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission
What is being said now?
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Engage with children … Magic carpet
Ask children Involve children
www.1billionacts.org
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www.1billionacts.org
Luke Addison President of Winchester Rotaract and Archibishop Desmond Tutu 8 June 2014
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“We must harness inspirational local leadership, and build strong partnerships across a diverse range of organisations.”
The Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Consultation on the Child Poverty Strategy 2014-17 Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission
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“Encouraging schools to make more inspirational mentoring opportunities that build confidence and character available as part of their responsibility for delivering careers advice.”
Consultation on the Child Poverty Strategy 2014-17 Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission
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“The true measure of a nation’s standing is how well it attends to its children – their health and safety, their material security, their education and socialisation, and their sense of being loved, valued, and included in the families and societies into which they are born.” UNICEF
