Hugh Evans

Readings

NEWS Australian-made campaign urges global action on poverty-ABC Radio
07/07/2009

It's now estimated that one point 4-billion people worldwide are living on less than US$1 a day. The sobering statistics have inspired an international awareness campaign on poverty that was be launched in Melbourne last night and will be taken on a world tour in a variety of languages. Both the former Young Australian of the Year, Hugh Evans, and actor, Hugh Jackman, are involved. They hope the project will inspire a global audience to make a difference and prompt all governments to keep their foreign aid commitments.

NEWS- Hugh Jackman goes to UN to join fight against poverty- The Herald Sun
02/07/2009

EXCLUSIVE VIDEOHOLLYWOOD heartthrob Hugh Jackman has proved he's not just a handsome face, representing Australia at the UN in the fight against poverty.

NEWS- Gen Y-not tackles world poverty- ABC News Online
25/06/2009

It was in a Melbourne cinema one night that Hugh Evans' plan to nip the problem of extreme poverty in the bud came to him.

NEWS - Global Poor- Sight Magazine
19/06/2009

Sally Holt

NEWS- Global Poverty Project launches in New Zealand- Scoop NZ
04/06/2009

By Megan Anderson

NEWS - Australia to launch anti-poverty push The Age
18/05/2009

Australia will be the launch pad for a global anti-poverty project this year.

NEWS- 10 emerging leaders in society- The Australian
13/04/2009

In the first of 10 categories in our search for 100 young leaders, we showcase those who are investing their talents in governance, community and human rights.

NEWS The Future By Us- The Vine
27/03/2009

When Melbourne-born Hugh Evans was fourteen years old, he tagged along with World Vision in the Philippines and spent a night with a Filipino family in a Manila slum called Smokey Mountain. At the time, Smokey Mountain was a rubbish dump the size of a ski-slope - it was home to an entire community who were forced to scavenge and chase garbage trucks for food scraps. "When it came time for bed, we simply cleared the pots and pans away and lay down on a concrete slab about the size of half of my bedroom with seven of us in a line," says Evans. "I didn't sleep a wink that night."

THE FUTURE BY US
21/03/2009

http://www.futurebyus.com/

We can tap the intrinsic value of arts- The Age
19/03/2009

By Alex Rafalowicz

One nation, many cultures
18/03/2009

By Matthew Albert, Samah Hadid

NEWS Y Gen What must end Australia's 'blame game'- SMH
18/03/2009

The next generation - yet to be named by the Bureau of Statistics - needs to end the generational "blame game" and confront problems facing Australia with guts, says the co-editor of a new book on Generation Y.

A better future starts with indigenous history- The Age
17/03/2009

A treaty is vital to improving the lives of the first Australians.

Shifting Power- The Age
16/03/2009

By Anna Rose 

Victorian Bush Fire Appeal
11/02/2009

http://www.redcross.org.au/vic/services_emergencyservices_victorian-bushfires-appeal-2009.htm

OPINION US bailout no excuse for sellout- Herald Sun
29/09/2008

IF IT were valued as a country, the US Government bailout of Wall Street would be the 21st largest economy in the world.

OPINION Wiring in to Gen X- Herald Sun
22/09/2008

BARACK Obama is a new kind of political leader. He is the first Generation X presidential candidate.

FEATURE Young and ready to change world- The Australian
17/09/2008

HUGH Evans is winging his way to Cambridge to take up a Chevening Scholarship-funded masters in international relations, but neither the venerable university, nor Melbourne's Monash, from which he has just graduated with first class honours in law, will be enough to hold him.

OPINION Humanity Freezes In Trade Wins After Doha Failure-- The Herald Sun
11/08/2008

THE inspiring display of human harmony at the Beijing opening ceremony was a welcome fillip after the less than dignified breakdown in global co-operation recently.

OPINION End the slavery of debt- Herald Sun
18/05/2008

IMAGINE if every Australian child were given a credit card bill they could never pay, thanks to interest rates and job prospects, writes Hugh Evans.

FEATURE Sowing seeds of change- The Herald Sun
10/05/2008

HUGH Evans watched as his fellow 2020 delegates began to stray off task. The youth leader was excited, armed with ideas and anxious to get on with it.

NEWS Youth Lead The Way On National Issues
18/04/2008

A leading youth delegate attending this weekend's summit on Australia's future has called for participants to follow the example set by the nation's youth and "come with an open mind".

NEWS Rock star Rudd lets the flower of youth bloom- The Canberra Times
14/04/2008

Cut the voting age to 16, pay teachers based on their performance, bring public transport to within 2km of every urban Australian, and introduce a scheme to slash the price of life-saving drugs. These are some of the recommendations of the weekend's 2020 Youth Summit, an event described by those who took part as "awesome", "amazing", "inspiring" and "empowering".

At times spontaneously breaking into song, the 100 delegates from all corners of the nation behaved like best friends as the two-day curtain-raiser to this weekend's 2020 Summit came to a close.

NEWS 2020 Youth Summit gives young minds a say in future- Courier Mail
12/04/2008

AUSTRALIA'S best and brightest young minds have spent the first day of the 2020 youth summit nutting out 40 solid ideas for the nation's future.

NEWS First day of Youth Summit wraps up in Canberra- The Herald Sun
12/04/2008

AUSTRALIA'S best and brightest young minds have spent the first day of the 2020 Youth Summit nutting out 40 solid ideas for the nation's future.

TRANSCRIPT Youth summit set to get underway ABC Radio
11/04/2008

Next weekend, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's much-heralded 2020 summit gets underway...bringing together 1,000 of Australia's "best and brightest" minds... to generate new policies on issues like climate change, health, indigenous issues and creativity.

Presenter: Corinne Podger
Speaker: Hugh Evans, Youth Summit chairman, former Young Australian of the Year, and founder of the Oaktree Foundation

OPINION An idea is the first step to real change- The Age
05/04/2008

The 2020 Summit does matter as it will ensure voices are heard.

FEATURE Out to change the world-The Age
15/03/2008

NEWS Rudd to hold 2020 youth summit- The Daily Telegraph
27/02/2008

THE Federal Government will hold a youth summit to tap into the minds of the next generation of leaders ahead of the Australia 2020 summit in April.

NEWS Australian gov't to hold Youth 2020 summit in April- China View
18/02/2008

 The Australian government will hold a youth summit to tap into the minds of the next generation of leaders ahead of the Australia 2020 summit in April.

OPINION Kev, we're excited- The Herald Sun
28/11/2007

THE youth vote was the difference between Labor and the Coalition in the election.

OPINION Youth choose decency over tax- The Age
03/11/2007

JOHN Howard is proud of Australia's policy to end world poverty — young Australians are ashamed of it. Perhaps that is why, according to polls this week, there is a 1 million vote gap between Liberal and Labor in the youth vote for this election.

NEWS Bus trip to bust poverty- Star
03/07/2007

Yellingbo teenager Kimberly Doulton is on a bus trip to put world poverty where it belongs – in the annals of history.

NEWS Band seeks end to poverty for Evermore- The Age
02/06/2007

OF ALL classes of celebrity, it is rock stars who most often have assumed the role of saving the world.

NEWS Youth push against poverty to stage concerts- The Age
12/05/2007

AFTER successfully staging Australia's first Make Poverty History concert in Melbourne last year, the event's organisers are determined to continue their crusade against global poverty using political pressure.

OPINION Do leaders have will to help?- Herald Sun
06/05/2007

GOVERNMENTS of all types have failed to act out of the goodness of their hearts in increasing aid and development assistance, writes Hugh Evans.

NEWS Toorak College- The Herald Sun
17/04/2007

Toorak College year 12 students Lucy Fitchett and Sarah Matters know youth is no barrier to making a difference.

NEWS Oaktree Foundation- The Herald Sun
16/04/2007

The Oaktree Foundation is Australia's only youth-run international aid and development organisation.

NEWS Make Poverty History a winner- Herald Sun
24/03/2007

TWO Melbourne university students have joined famed U2 frontman Bono and Midnight Oil's Peter Garrett by winning an MTV Video Music award.

NEWS Bono's charity goes local
07/12/2006

MAKE Poverty History campaigners are planning to launch U2 lead singer Bono's charity retail scheme in Australia in the coming year.

NEWS Chances to catch poverty concert- The Age
17/11/2006

TICKETS to tonight's Make Poverty History concert have dried up, but there are plenty of opportunities to catch the show.

OPINION Gen Y shows us the way- The Herald Sun
23/10/2006

HUGH Evans writes Generation Y has copped a fair amount of flak in recent times.

NEWS Regions want to rock the world- The Herald Sun
11/10/2006

VICTORIAN towns could host simultaneous live sites and local bands during the Make Poverty History concert in Melbourne next month.

NEWS Top team urges senators to just say no- The Age
12/08/2006

BUSINESS leaders, a former prime minister, academics, lawyers, scientists and even a footballer have urged the Senate to reject the Government's tough new border protection laws.

OPINION When marketers make over a message, youth has a problem
04/04/2006

THIS is Youth Week, a seven-day window during which the Government aims to provide young people from 12 to 25 with an opportunity to express their ideas and views, raise issues of importance to them, act on issues that affect their lives and create and enjoy entertainment.

NEWS The times, they aren't through a changin'- The Age
03/11/2005

I REMEMBER vividly seeking my first full-time position as an articled clerk. The interview was predictable — the senior and elderly partners fired off the questions and I, the interviewee, answered them. One only spoke when spoken to. And apparently the key to success was to present oneself as a willing, competent and loyal slave.

NEWS Facing Up To Poverty
26/06/2005

THE sails of Sydney's Opera House will be covered by thousands of faces next week.

FEATURE A taste of heaven- The Sydney Morning Herald
21/12/2004

Hollywood has always been unambiguous about the afterlife: it's a Cecil B. DeMille production of lush fields and valleys, fluffy cotton-wool clouds and El Greco architecture peopled by minstrels and angels, a bearded gatekeeper and a wise Richard Harris-like father figure.

NEWS Young Aussie inspires students- Bega District News
27/02/2004

THE 2004 Young Australian of the Year, Hugh Evans, held Bega High School students fascinated yesterday morning as he told them what he had done in the teenage years.

Concerned at an early age with the plight of people in developing countries, Hugh, now 20, initially worked hard for World Vision during his junior high school years.

NEWS Variety, the spice of Australian life- The Age
27/01/2004

Patriotism, pride and even a record attempt marked the celebrations, writes Suzanne Carbone.

NEWS Young Australian of Year- The Sydney Morning Herald
26/01/2004

A dedication to helping the poorest people in the world has seen Melbourne's Hugh Evans honoured with the Young Australian of Year Award.

NEWS Young Aust of the Year hopes award will fuel education cause- ABC
26/01/2004

The new Young Australian of the Year, Hugh Evans, is planning a national tour to promote his work.

NEWS We must all fight for justice, says young winner- The Sydney Morning Herald
26/01/2004

A 20-year-old aid worker who has dedicated his life to helping the world's poor is Young Australian of the Year.

NEWS Driven by poverty, powered by youth- The Age
26/01/2004

Hugh Evans - Young Australian of the Year

FEATURE A man with his mind on the world- The Age
02/07/2003

Hugh Evans has been on a mission to eliminate world poverty since he was a teenager.

TRANSCRIPT Studio Guest- GNT people
29/06/2002

At 20 years of age Hugh Evans has spent half his life time lending a hand. While still a university student Hugh was named The Young Australian of the Year for 2004 and is the founder of The Oak Tree Foundation, a youth-run aid and development agency with more than 250 volunteers aged under 25. 

New Year's Message
01/01/1970

Dear GPP Supporters,

Welcome to 2010! Wishing you all the best for a safe and prosperous year ahead.

Safely back in the UK and having had a wonderful two week break in the highlands of Scotland with my beautiful new fiancé Tanyella, I have had some time to reflect on the year that was, and more importantly look ahead to an incredible 2010.

Let me share with you in some detail our plans for the year ahead focusing on a few specific regions- Aus, NZ, UK and USA.

Australia and New Zealand

Having successfully completed the Project Seed & Launch in 2009, including the hugely successful launch tour of Australia and New Zealand, GPP has been given a clear mandate from both our project partners and the Australian public to continue the momentum and generate a grassroots movement in Australia.

Our next chapter, can be divided into three focus areas:

Presentation Reach

Activator Training

Activator training is focused on achieving three key objectives, to:

·      Train 100 advocates to deliver the GPP presentation in a scalable manner that will activate their grassroots communities.

·      Provide opportunities for community action and provide ongoing support to advocates in this area.

·      Develop training materials to support the ‘Activators’ and activated grassroots communities.

 
Corporate Presentation

Together with our partners at Opportunity International we are in the process of developing a version of the 1.4 Billion Reasons presentation that is tailored to the corporate sector. We are planning to launch this in May rolling out to boardrooms across Australia.  The presentation focuses on the sustainability of micro-finance and its role in poverty alleviation.

 
Youth Activation

Responding to strong demand from parents, schools and youth groups across Australia, we have developed a Youth Activation Program.

The objectives of this program are:

·      Inspire youth to take action with our youth focused version of 1.4 Billion Reasons

·      Connect inspired youth who want to create change with existing resources, programs, people and organisations that are already creating change.

Following a successful pilot from October to December 2009, to over 1500 students, we will take the program nation-wide in 2010.

Church Presentation

With our partner Compassion Australia we have developed a Christian presentation. We are seeking to activate this presentation nationally.

 

 Communications

 Campaigns

 The Global Poverty Project is currently developing a number of high profile campaign strategies for 2010.

·      A partnership with News Limited to increase news space on issues of extreme poverty

·      Drive a campaign in the lead up to the Australian Federal Election to ensure issues of extreme poverty are on the agenda.

·      In September the UN will reconvene to review progress on the Millennium Development Goals and outline plans for the future. We will be campaigning to ensure that plans are put in place and poverty remains a high priority issue.

Supporting those who have made a commitment

To support the people we have already presented to and who have made a commitment we are launching a 12 month campaign strategy which will target various issues of extreme poverty, and lead people to action through different tasks – it may be through buying fair trade at Christmas, or signing a petition to increase aid contributions.

 

The Film

The Global Poverty Project is also producing a documentary film for release in 2011. There will be opportunities to invest in the 1.4 Billion Reasons film in the near future.

 
United Kingdom

Following the UK launch in London on February 9th, we will convene a meeting of the International Secretariat and Global Advisory Activation Panel where we will outline our strategies for branding and sustainable business over the next 12 months.

At the end of February I will be making a particularly special presentation at St Paul’s Cathedral London to a great audience, which will provide an incredible platform from which we can activate country-wide.

 

United State of America

After a very successful preview at Donna Karan’s Urban Zen in December hosted by Deborra-lee Furness, Hugh Jackman and Lisa Fox, we have made some strong contacts to pursue activating there towards the end of the year.

We aim to present 1.4 Billion Reasons across the USA in community groups, businesses, schools, universities and places of worship

Currently we are looking for advisors in the US who can work with the team to tailor the presentation to a US audience.

We are also looking for professional support and philanthropic support form individuals, companies and businesses willing to offer their services pro bono.

 

The World

We are also planning some exciting work in the Netherlands, Canada, Portugal and Germany throughout the year.

With 2010 being the year of review for the Millennium Development Goals, this year counts more than any other. We can end extreme poverty within a generation, we have the framework and the means, all we need is the will.

Today I invite you to start this year afresh, leave a legacy and make a strong commitment and help end extreme poverty.

Make a New years Resolution today to take action on extreme poverty. Whether you’re going to change your buying habits and only buy fair trade coffee, or whether you’re going to join an advocacy group like Amnesty and write letters to your government representatives on issues of poverty, let 2010 be the year that YOU make a difference.

Every generation is called upon to make its mark on the planet and its people, let this be ours.

Hugh Evans

Founder and CEO

The Global Poverty Project

New Years Message
01/01/1970

Dear GPP Supporters,