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Oct 19, 2005

"Now as never before, we have within our grasp the means to eliminate abject poverty once and for all." --Gordon Brown, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer

Make Poverty History

In July 2005, while eight men representing the major industrialised nations of the world met in Scotland for the G8 summit, Gideon Mendel of The Guardian profiled eight African women whose lives have been profoundly affected by the issues the G8 has the power to control; HIV treatment, water privatisation, debt relief, and trade. While these women come from divergent backgrounds, they all want to end poverty.