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How Have You Helped to Change the World in 2019? HOW HAVE YOU HELPED TOTitle: How CHANGE have you helped to change the world inTHE 2019? WORLD IN 2019? Opening text: It’s been a chaotic year in UK politics, yes despite this we’ve managed to work together to achieve some big gains that will make a real difference to the lives of people living in poverty around the world. Thank you for all you for all the incredible campaigning you’ve been doing this It’s been a chaotic year! Created by popcornarts JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH from the Noun Project January year in UK politics, [parliamentary activity] yet despite this RESULTS campaignersCongratulations kicked off to the the year Edinburgh by writing to the then Secretary of State for we’ve managed Internationaland Development, Linlithgow Penny RESULTS Mordaunt groups, MP, asking who her to ensure Ministerial level representatiopersuadedn at July’s High Miles-Level Briggs Political MSP Forum to on table Sustainable a Development. Despite having received some positive responses, the event wasn’t the Global Goals milestone we expected it to work together Motion in the Scottish Parliament to mark RESULTS campaigners kicked off to be, and Parliament’s International Development Committee shared our concerns that more In Bournemouth on 16 March, Scotland’s proud history of taking action to achieve some the year by writing to the then could have been made of this opportunity. Poole RESULTS group members against TB, in the run-up to World TB Day. Secretary of State for International braved high winds on the big gains that The Motion was supported by 35 MSPs and Development, Penny Mordaunt MP, February seafront to lead a discussion gained cross-party support. will make a real asking her to ensure Ministerial on how to gain the support level representation at July’s High- of a wider public audience. difference to the Level Political Forum on Sustainable lives of people Development. Despite having In honour of World TB Day, Mark from received some positive responses, RESULTS Norwich wrote two fantastic pieces ts ornar by popc ject eated Pro Cr the Noun living in poverty the event wasn’t the Global Goals from amplifying the message that “It’s Time to end around the world. milestone we expected it to be, TB” which were published on the Institute of and Parliament’s International Biomedical Science site and on the Norfolk Development Committee shared and Norwich University hospitals blog. our concerns that more could have been made of this opportunity. Stort Valley RESULTS Group pulled off a hat-trick THANK YOU in March, not only persuading local MP Mark Prisk to take action on aid and malnutrition, for all you for [group activity]On Valentine’s Day, Richard from the but also getting published in both the online all the incredible On Valentine’sLondon Day, Richard RESULTS from groupthe London joined RESULTS other group TB joined other TB advocates toand print versions of the Bishop’s Stortford Independent. campaigning deliver a letteradvocates to International to deliver Development a letter Minister to International Alistair Burt MP. With a red heart balloon in hand to showDevelopment their love for the Minister Global Fund Alistair to Fight Burt AIDS, MP. TB and Malaria, they sent a clear you’ve been message to Withthe UK a Government red heart balloonthat it must in be hand ambitious to show with its pledge for the Fund’s Sixth Replenishmenttheir in October.love for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, doing this year! TB and Malaria, they sent a clear message to the UK Government that it must be ambitious with its pledge for the Fund’s Sixth Replenishment in October. group campaign training parliamentary blog activity update activity article Created by popcornarts APRIL from the Noun Project MAY JUNE In Norwich on 3 April, Mark joined an animated What happens after a busy day of discussion about the wide range of activity that lobbying? More lobbying! Richard, is already going on across the city to deliver Corinne and Gill went down to Speaker’s and promote international development efforts Corner at very short notice and managed around the world. to get some questions to then Secretary of State Rory Stewart MP, who was World Immunisation Week (24 - 30 April) was campaigning hard in the Conservative the perfect opportunity to highlight that leadership election. When asked directly, ts ornar by popc ect eated Proj Cr the Noun from #VaccinesWork! Gill from Stort Valley Group RESULTS campaigners came together for the he committed to defending the 0.7% of wrote an article on how Gavi, the Vaccine National Conference (1-3 June) in London, the UK’s national income spent on aid if he Alliance has supported immunisation in Ghana, which showcased a diverse line-up of became prime minister. which was published in the Independent Catholic speakers who shared their thoughts on the News and Bentley from the Linlithgow Group challenges we face, including the increasing wrote an article on the “Miracle of Vaccines” urgency of acting on climate change, the that was featured in the Linlithgow Gazette. need to listen to voices from the Global South, and how we can engage with people with very different ideas from our own. A dozen keen advocates got together to learn about the importance of nutrition in achieving the SDGs and to map out the opportunities coming up to influence the UK’s role in Our Advocacy day saw campaigners meet Richard from the London RESULTS group funding nutrition globally. with DFID’s Nutrition and Global Funds teams, organised an event in Westminister to mark plus a joint meeting with and representatives World Health Day 2019. Organised in from the Cabinet Office, DFID and the A big campaign win! On 29 June, at the partnership with Young Professionals in Foreign Department of Health and Social Care about G20 Summit of world leaders, Prime Policy, the meeting heard directly from the the UK’s role in universal health coverage Minister Theresa May pledged that the Secretary of State for International Development, and multiple replenishments. We also had UK would provide £1.4 billion to the Penny Mordaunt MP on issues such as the UK’s the opportunity to meet with two MPs and sixth replenishment of the Global Fund Voluntary National Review of progress against Matthew Rycroft, DFID’s Permanent Secretary to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. A financial the Global Goals and the importance of global on the upcoming replenishments and the co- commitment of this size will help save an health and education. dependency of health and nutrition. estimated 2 million lives. Created by popcornarts JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER from the Noun Project OCTOBER ts ornar by popc ect eated Proj Cr the Noun from A great many of you wrote Layla in London wrote a blog on the UK’s role to DFID Minister Dr. Andrew in the Nutrition for Growth agenda in 2020, Murrison MP, asking him with a call to action which saw many of you to commit £400 million to using her template letter to email your MP the Global Polio Eradication to ask the Secretary of State for International Initiative, to help eradicate polio Development to fully fund vital global for good and achieve health for nutrition programmes. all. We received some promising responses thanking campaigners for their hard work and shared Members of the Poole group were [group activity] out campaigning over the bank Gill from the RESULTS Stort Valley The Stort Valley TheRESULTS Stort group Valley ran theirRESULTS long-standing group annual ran charity their fundraiser in Harlow vision of a polio-free world. college car park on 5 October, charging £2 for each car parked (not bad for all-day parking!). As holiday weekend, speaking with Group organised an event called well as raising overlong-standing £250 for RESULTS’ annual work, they charity used the fundraiser opportunity to talk to members of members of the public about UK ‘Food for Thought’ on 28 September the public about inthe Harlow issues we collegework on. car park on 5 October, Aid. They also raised over £600 for in London. Bringing together faith- charging £2 for each car parked (not bad RESULTS with their famous cream based organisations to examine November for all-day parking!). As well as raising tea fundraiser! hunger and food poverty in the UK over £250 for RESULTS’ work, they used and globally, the event featured a [announcement /campaignthe opportunity win] to talk to members of the After having written letters earlier in the year to the Dr. Andrew Murrison MP and and later, Alok speaker from End Hunger UK and Sharma MP on thepublic need toabout fully fund the the issues eradication we of work polio for on. good, we welcomed the UK’s We were delighted to hear the Callum Northcote, our very own announcement that they would pledge the £400 million we had been calling for to the Global Prime Minister’s announcement Polio Eradication Initiative. This money will help vaccinate 750 children every minute against Policy Advocacy Officer for Nutrition. We were delighted to see that, during the that the UK will pledge £90 million polio in countries around the world! Around 30 people took part in a very Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria’s to the Education Cannot Wait fund. successful and informative day. replenishment conference in Lyon, France RESULTS groups played a big part on 10 October, international donors in demonstrating there is public stepped up the plate to pledge a total of support for funding education for US $14 billion, the sum the Global Fund the most marginalised.
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