The British Asian Trust saluted the theme of this year’s International Day of Poverty Eradication held on 17th October - ‘From Poverty to Decent Work: Bridging the Gap.’
The Trust aims to bridge the gap between poverty and livelihoods by supporting pioneering education, training and enterprise programmes in South Asia and the UK. We fund innovative charities working with migrant workers, illiterate women, young slum residents and potential entrepreneurs to secure livelihoods and build futures. Seven of the 10 charities in the Trust’s portfolio focus on education and enterprise.
The British Asian Trust is proud to support:
Mann Deshi School, India - Since 2006, 16,000 illiterate and semi-literate women have been trained and over 11,000 new business women have been created.
Saath, India – 15,000 young people are being trained to acquire a sustainable livelihood with funding from The British Asian Trust.
Mumbai Mobile Crèches, India, runs day care centres for the children of migrant workers on construction sites and provides teacher training for women from these communities so they can run the centres themselves.
Barefoot College, India, trains rural women in livelihoods that protect the environment like solar engineering.
Developments in Literacy, Pakistan provides education, particularly for girls, in disadvantaged rural areas.
B’Yeah, Bangladesh, focuses on business training, organising loans, providing mentors and access to networks for disadvantaged young people. The Centre supports those who want to become entrepreneurs, transforming job seekers into job creators
The Prince’s Charities, Burnley, UK provide opportunities for career development and raising aspirations and achievements amongst young people.
The 2010 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty came at a time when people living in poverty are even more uncertain about employment stability, working conditions and training opportunities. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), the share of workers in vulnerable employment worldwide is estimated to reach more than 1.5 billion, equivalent to over half (50.6%) of the world’s working population.
October 17th also presented an opportunity to acknowledge the effort and struggle of people living in poverty, a chance for them to make their concerns heard, and a moment to recognise that poor people are the first ones to fight against poverty.
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