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EU Money for Poverty Reduction NOW!
http://www.avaaz.org/en/
Nearly 1 in 4 persons is in or at risk of poverty and/or social exclusion.
Member States must respect their commitments and allocate the necessary funds to the fight against poverty.
ACT NOW - SIGN THE PETITION!
Support 20% allocation of the European Social Fund for social inclusion and poverty reduction!
As concerned citizens, we call on Presidents and Prime Ministers of EU Member States to respect the commitment they made when agreeing the EU poverty−reduction target! We urge them to invest EU Money for poverty reduction now by:
> Allocating at least 25% of the Cohesion Policy budget to the European Social Fund (ESF)
> Earmarking at least 20% of the European Social Fund to poverty reduction and social inclusion.
For more information see here on EAPN's website: www.eapn.eu
This campaign is being run by EAPN with its members the European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless (FEANTSA), Caritas Europa, the European Network Against Racism (ENAR), Eurochild, Eurodiaconia, AGE Platform, Salvation Army, as well as the Platform of European Social NGOs (Social Platform), Solidar, the European Women's Lobby, the European Disability Forum (EDF) , the European association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD), the International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW) Europe, Workability Europe and the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) Europe.
http://www.avaaz.org/en/
