Tackling UN's sustainable development goal (SDG) 1: No Poverty
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End Poverty in All Forms Everywhere
Three quarters of a billion people continue to live in poverty. Being poor prevents the disadvantaged from achieving their potential. The UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) cannot be solved in isolation. Eradicating poverty requires a multidimensional approach that provides access to food, shelter, education, employment, and health. Strengthening the resilience of the poor enables families to lift themselves out of poverty and build stronger communities.

End Poverty in All Forms Everywhere With The UN's Sustainable Development Goals

Three quarters of a billion people continue to live in poverty. Being poor prevents the disadvantaged from achieving their potential. The UN’s sustainable development goals ( SDGs ) cannot be solved in isolation. Eradicating poverty requires a multidimensional approach that provides access to food, shelter, education, employment, and health. Strengthening the resilience of the poor enables families to lift themselves out of poverty and build stronger communities.

Why It Matters

Once basic human rights are achieved, productivity is possible. Contributions from individuals within their communities promote self-esteem and social cohesion. Jobs that provide basic food, shelter, and clothing create stable households and sustainable communities. Economic growth fosters cooperation and reduces conflicts. Greater prosperity enables people to help each other respond to crises and disasters.

Why It Matters

Once basic human rights are achieved, productivity is possible. Contributions from individuals within their communities promote self-esteem and social cohesion. Jobs that provide basic food, shelter, and clothing create stable households and sustainable communities. Economic growth fosters cooperation and reduces conflicts. Greater prosperity enables people to help each other respond to crises and disasters.

Blue Chip Action

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Ethics in Action for Sustainable and Integral Development Statement on Education

By Blog Owner • October 25, 2017
Education is both a fundamental need and right of all children. So many children around the world lack even a basic education.
Blue Chip Foundation Exhibit at Brooklyn’s Photoville

Blue Chip Foundation Exhibit at Brooklyn’s Photoville

By Blog Owner • October 24, 2017
Blue Chip Foundation and founder Jennifer Gross showcased the Millennium Villages Project at Brooklyn’s Photoville event, held September 13–24.
A speaker on Sustainable Development Goals in the United States of America presents US Agenda 2030

SDGs Implementation in the USA: A Strategic Vision

October 9, 2017
SDG USA's 'America's Goals for 2030' promotes sustainable development through ethical employment, universal healthcare, and environmental safety in the U.S.
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Donating Smartphones to Ghana’s Community Health Workers Initiative

By Blog Owner • September 30, 2017
Blue Chip Foundation donated 5,000 smartphones to Ghana’s healthcare system at the International Conference on Sustainable Development in New York.
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Global Action

UN chief outlines reforms that ‘put Member States in driver’s seat’ on road to sustainable developme

UN chief reform ‘put Member States in driver’s seat’

By Blog Owner • January 22, 2018
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres shared seven reform proposals for countries to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement.
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

Day for Eradicating Poverty: prosperity, human dignity & rights

By Blog Owner • October 13, 2017
On Oct. 17, the UN marked the 25th International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, highlighting 767 million people still in extreme poverty.
World’s poor bearing the brunt of global crises, stresses the UN rights expert

World’s poverty is bearing the brunt of global crises, stresses UN expert

By Blog Owner • September 14, 2017
UN rights expert warns that the world’s poorest bear the brunt of global crises — highlighting urgent need for equitable protections and support.
Task of eradicating poverty must be met ‘with a sense of urgency,’ says deputy UN Chief

Task of eradicating poverty must be met ‘with a sense of urgency,’

By Blog Owner • May 8, 2017
The Deputy UN Chief calls for swift, concerted efforts to eradicate poverty and protect vulnerable populations globally.

Blue Chip Action on UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Ethics in Action for Sustainable and Integral Development Statement on Education

By Blog Owner • October 25, 2017
Education is both a fundamental need and right of all children. So many children around the world lack even a basic education.
Blue Chip Foundation Exhibit at Brooklyn’s Photoville

Blue Chip Foundation Exhibit at Brooklyn’s Photoville

By Blog Owner • October 24, 2017
Blue Chip Foundation and founder Jennifer Gross showcased the Millennium Villages Project at Brooklyn’s Photoville event, held September 13–24.
A speaker on Sustainable Development Goals in the United States of America presents US Agenda 2030

SDGs Implementation in the USA: A Strategic Vision

October 9, 2017
SDG USA's 'America's Goals for 2030' promotes sustainable development through ethical employment, universal healthcare, and environmental safety in the U.S.
A group of people standing in front of a screen that says kapuscinski and wlf lecture

Donating Smartphones to Ghana’s Community Health Workers Initiative

By Blog Owner • September 30, 2017
Blue Chip Foundation donated 5,000 smartphones to Ghana’s healthcare system at the International Conference on Sustainable Development in New York.
Show More

Global Action on UN Sustainable Development Goals

UN chief outlines reforms that ‘put Member States in driver’s seat’ on road to sustainable developme

UN chief reform ‘put Member States in driver’s seat’

By Blog Owner • January 22, 2018
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres shared seven reform proposals for countries to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement.
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

Day for Eradicating Poverty: prosperity, human dignity & rights

By Blog Owner • October 13, 2017
On Oct. 17, the UN marked the 25th International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, highlighting 767 million people still in extreme poverty.
World’s poor bearing the brunt of global crises, stresses the UN rights expert

World’s poverty is bearing the brunt of global crises, stresses UN expert

By Blog Owner • September 14, 2017
UN rights expert warns that the world’s poorest bear the brunt of global crises — highlighting urgent need for equitable protections and support.
Task of eradicating poverty must be met ‘with a sense of urgency,’ says deputy UN Chief

Task of eradicating poverty must be met ‘with a sense of urgency,’

By Blog Owner • May 8, 2017
The Deputy UN Chief calls for swift, concerted efforts to eradicate poverty and protect vulnerable populations globally.

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Initiatives

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Millennium Villages Project

The Millennium Villages Project is a research initiative of the Earth Institute at Columbia University led by Professor Jeffrey Sachs aligned with an integrated economic framework to alleviate poverty through rural development.

Learn More
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Ethics In Action

Co-founded by Blue Chip Foundation, Ethics in Action seeks to advance religious and civic collaboration in support of the moral obligations and ethical principles of human dignity, necessary for achieving a global framework of sustainable and integral development.

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2 Million Community Health Workers

The Community Health Workers Program is a sustainable health initiative responsible for integrating a broad array of sustainable development goals. It will reach isolated and underserved communities with rapidly trained community members who provide health care services at scale.

Learn More
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Peace Project

Set to launch in 2018, the Peace Project is an interdisciplinary exhibition that examines the causes and consequences of conflict in Lebanon, Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Rwanda, Indochina, and Colombia.

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Partners

Sustainable Development Solutions Network meeting

Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)

By Blog Owner • January 17, 2018
The objective of the (SDSN) is to accelerate the progress of achieving the United Nations and the implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement.
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The VII Foundation

By Blog Owner • January 5, 2018
Learn about Blue Chip & VII poverty reduction efforts. VII Foundation is a charitable non-profit media and educational organization dedicated to documentary filmmaking for social impact.
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SDG USA | Blue Chip Foundation

By Blog Owner • January 5, 2018
SDG USA supports the successful actions of America’s Goals for 2030 in the United States by the promotion of policy research & development and advocacy.
L.A. Kitchen

LA Kitchen

By Blog Owner • January 5, 2018
L.A. Kitchen is a sustainable social enterprise organization dedicated to eradicating poverty through multiple initiatives including the operation of a training kitchen, reduction of food waste, and advancement of health and well being for low-income seniors within the Los Angeles community.
Show More

Initiatives

A man in a suit is dancing in front of a crowd of people.

Millennium Villages Project

The Millennium Villages Project is a research initiative of the Earth Institute at Columbia University led by Professor Jeffrey Sachs aligned with an integrated economic framework to alleviate poverty through rural development.

Learn More
A group of people are standing around a table looking at papers.

Ethics In Action

Co-founded by Blue Chip Foundation, Ethics in Action seeks to advance religious and civic collaboration in support of the moral obligations and ethical principles of human dignity, necessary for achieving a global framework of sustainable and integral development.

Learn More
A woman is sitting at a table talking to two women

2 Million Community Health Workers

The Community Health Workers Program is a sustainable health initiative responsible for integrating a broad array of sustainable development goals. It will reach isolated and underserved communities with rapidly trained community members who provide health care services at scale.

Learn More
A group of children are sitting at their desks in a classroom.

Peace Project

Set to launch in 2018, the Peace Project is an interdisciplinary exhibition that examines the causes and consequences of conflict in Lebanon, Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Rwanda, Indochina, and Colombia.

Learn More

Partners

Sustainable Development Solutions Network meeting

Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)

By Blog Owner • January 17, 2018
The objective of the (SDSN) is to accelerate the progress of achieving the United Nations and the implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement.
A woman is standing in front of a brick building holding a broom.

The VII Foundation

By Blog Owner • January 5, 2018
Learn about Blue Chip & VII poverty reduction efforts. VII Foundation is a charitable non-profit media and educational organization dedicated to documentary filmmaking for social impact.
Sustainable Development Goals USA Logo

SDG USA | Blue Chip Foundation

By Blog Owner • January 5, 2018
SDG USA supports the successful actions of America’s Goals for 2030 in the United States by the promotion of policy research & development and advocacy.
L.A. Kitchen

LA Kitchen

By Blog Owner • January 5, 2018
L.A. Kitchen is a sustainable social enterprise organization dedicated to eradicating poverty through multiple initiatives including the operation of a training kitchen, reduction of food waste, and advancement of health and well being for low-income seniors within the Los Angeles community.
Show More
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Children attending school, sitting in the classroom Blue Chip Foundation
A woman is standing in a store filled with bags of food.
Three people are sitting in the back seat of a car.
A woman standing in front of a yellow wall holding a bottle
A man and a woman are standing in a crowded market.
A group of people are standing around a painting of jesus and mary.
A group of people are standing under colorful umbrellas.
A young boy is standing in front of a television in a room.
Children attending school, sitting in the classroom Blue Chip Foundation
A woman stands at a food bank, supported by Blue Chip Foundation
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A woman holds a jug of water, donated through Blue Chip Foundation
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A group of people are standing around a painting of jesus and mary.
A group of people are standing under colorful umbrellas.
A young boy is standing in front of a television in a room.
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Take the Pledge:

Take the Pledge:

I pledge to do my part to implement the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals in my own city. I will promote awareness, provide resources where I can, and work toward our shared goal: a sustainable world.