Educate & Build Awareness

Objective: Educate students about extreme poverty and build awareness by giving presentations in schools, churches and community centers.

Goals: 2008-2009 School Year

1. Share the ASAP message with 5,000 university students, 10,000 high school students, 15,000 middle school students and 20,000 elementary school students.
2. Share the ASAP message with 25,000 global citizens.

 

ASAP’s members are some the world’s most energetic, passionate and caring individuals.  As such, they are taking every opportunity to share the ASAP message with those around them.  The ASAP message is simply:

1. Over 1/6 of humanity lives in extreme poverty or on less than $1/day. 
2. The practical solutions and interventions needed to eradicate extreme poverty by the year 2025 are currently available.
3. Through the creativity of today’s students and the generosity of global citizens, every family can start on the path to economic self-reliance.

ASAP members bring this message to their families, friends, peers and neighbors.  As chapters and clubs, ASAP members bring the message to elementary, middle and high schools, as well as other universities.  They share it with their local churches, businesses and community members.  They are committed to building awareness of extreme poverty so that others may have opportunities to overcome it.

Parbati and her family (in the photo to the right) are one of many families that is overcoming extreme poverty with the help of organizations like Bandhan from India. Bandhan and other ASAP partners are pioneering an innovative program called the Graduation Model, which helps those living in extreme poverty get on the path of economic self-reliance. To learn more about Parbati's story click here--ASAP Presentation--Parbati.ppt