With the right kind of support from adults in the school, big events can be held, like a talent contest for example, in aid of raising money for the fight against poverty.

Another idea that could be used as an ongoing project is for Teachers coordinate their lesson plans to focus on a particular area in a country that needs help where there is a project being carried out, like Gambia for example. Students could learn about Zambia's culture in history and geography. In music they could learn traditional African songs and rhythms. Parents and could become involved by helping gather school supplies to make education kits to send to students in Zambia. The kits could include pencils, a note pad, a rubber, and a sharpener, basic school supplies that many Zambian students don't have. Students could then enclose a personal letter and a photograph of themselves, that could spark a global friendship with a peer in Zambia.

This would teach help children see that their group effort could help address the global issues of poverty and inequity in our world.

All of these ideas would be ideal to be used in a school environment for children because firstly, the activities are fun and the children will enjoy what they are doing and feel involved, and secondly, they will feel empowered in the knowledge that their efforts will really make a difference in the lives of children just like them around the world.

There is no doubt that the gap between the rich and poor is growing larger and larger. But it is not the gap that is the problem it is more the behaviors and problems it creates within the minds of both the rich and poor that matter. Poverty on a national and international scale is closely linked to many of the challenges humans face so if there is change in one (that could be positive or negative) impacts all the others. Because of this, efforts to reduce poverty reduce the amounts of recourses we use up, steady population growth, protect the environment and support human rights are together strengthened. There are many opportunities and choices that we could take to close the gap between rich and poor and get rid of poverty worldwide. The choice is ours and the results could be extraordinary.