Global Action Against Poverty

(1)TO PREVENT AND RELIEVE POVERTY AMONG POOR PEOPLE, VICTIMS OF MAN-MADE AND NATURAL DISASTERS AND OTHER PEOPLE IN NEED, BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, MAKING GRANTS OR LOANS FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, EQUIPMENT, SERVICES AND FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WATER WELLS, ESTABLISHMENT OF SANITATION PROJECTS, CONSTRUCTION OR REHABILITATION OF IRRIGATIONAL CANALS, PROMOTION OF THE RIGHTS OF THOSE IN POVERTY, ESTABLISHMENT OF DIALOGUE TO REDUCE CONFLICT THAT CONTRIBUTES TOWARDS POVERTY, GENERATION OF SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS AND THE PROVISION OF BASIC NECESSITIES SUCH AS CLOTHING AND ACCOMMODATION FOR THE SAID PERSONS;(2)TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND TO PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH AMONG PERSONS IN NEED, BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT, MEDICINES, HEALTH EDUCATION AND FACILITIES, SUCH AS TESTING AND TREATMENT CENTRES AND CLINICS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SAID PERSONS.(3)TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE POOR, THE ILLITERATE, THE DISADVANTAGED WOMEN AND GIRLS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE PROVISION OR REHABILITATION OF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, ACTIVITIES AND FACILITIES, SUCH AS SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES AND TRAINING CENTRES;(4)TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES, AND THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION, SUCH THAT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.