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Anti-poverty drive seeks Guinness World Record
By: BRUCE EGT ZABALA
Published on Oct 15, 2006 by The Bohol Standard Newspaper

An exciting and innovative global challenge of the Millennium Campaign will attempt to set an official Guinness World Record for the most number of people ever to Stand Up Against Poverty on October 15-16, 2006.

THE Stand Up mobilization initiative is designed to coincide with the global celebration of the International Day of Poverty Eradication and the White Band Day of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty.

It aims to raise awareness of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and publicly demonstrate the growing global support for the achievement of the Goals.

In the Philippines, the goal is to have at least 1 million Filipinos stand up and be counted from 15-16 October 2006. Simultaneous and parallel events will be organized nationwide and enrolled to adopt the common logo, theme, slogan and Stand Up Movement.

Stand Up is the opportunity for organizations to be part of this global event in support of poverty eradication and the achievement of the MDGs.

The occasion would showcase laudable efforts and accomplishments towards the attainment of the MDGs as well as pose the challenge for sustaining and even accelerating the efforts.

Inspired by the idea of this campaign, the United Nations system in the Philippines will use the month of October – recognized as “UN Month” – as a platform for MDG advocacy. UN-led activities are organized throughout the month.

Underpinning the October events is the theme: “Stand Up Against Poverty. Stand Up for Millennium Development Goals”, which capitalizes on the global Stand Up event of the Millennium Campaign.

The campaign encourages a large number of national and local partners including people’s organizations, national government, local government units, non-government organizations, the private sector, academe and media to participate.

Some of the events are being organized and coordinated by the National Commission for Culture and Arts (NCCA) and UN – Habitat MDG Resource Cities.

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