Keep the promise: End Child Poverty

Support the campaign

Join the Keep the Promise campaign and support the actions in London on Saturday 4 October and the Northern Ireland Child Poverty Alliance action on 23 September.

These actions will provide children, families and other supporters of our member organisations from across the UK a unique opportunity to show their desire for an end to child poverty.

You can help make it happen by visiting our online petition and add your name to the growing list!

Sign Up Stormont

The NI Child Poverty Alliance are holding an event at 12.00 – 2.00 in the Long Gallery in Stormont on 23 September in order to SIGN UP as many MLAs as possible to urge the Prime Minister to Keep the Promise to end child poverty.

Voluntary and community organisations who support the campaign are encouraged to come along to the event. If you would like to attend it is important that you register with I.MacDonald@savethechildren.org.uk in order to receive the necessary invitation.

The Government has pledged to end child poverty by 2020 and halve it by 2010. They are in danger of missing the 2010 target. With your support, we can ensure that they Keep the Promise of a generation and end child poverty once and for all.

Child Poverty Facts

• One in three children in Northern Ireland today is going without basic necessities because parents can’t afford them.
• One in four lives below the government’s official poverty line.
• The UK has one of the worst records of child poverty in Europe despite being the fifth wealthiest country in the world.
• The Government promised to halve child poverty by 2010; they are in danger of failing to keep this promise.
• If the 2010 target is not met the promise to end child poverty in a generation will be lost.

Actions you can take:

• Visit our online petition
• Write to your MP, MLA and local paper
• Visit writetothem.org for links to your representatives.
• Blog it, e-mail it, text it and spread the word