Over 38.7 million people, in 110 countries have broken the Guinness World Record – set last year at 23.5 million - for the largest number of people to “STAND UP AGAINST POVERTY” in 24 hours.
Stand Up and Speak Out is the growing movement of people no longer prepared to stay seated or silent in the face of poverty and inequality. About 5000 Ukrainians joined world campaign against poverty on 17 October!
In Ukraine Stand Up and Speak Out events took place for the first time across the country. On 17th October in Ukraine, 4926 people in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhya, Kherson, Khmelnitsky and Slavutych, Borodyanka, Ivankiv stood up simultaneously and supported the global movement against poverty.
People united to stand up and challenge the world record. But the record we really want to break is the record of broken promises!
Report on the Stand Up and Speak Out Against Poverty in Ukraine, October 17, 2007
On October 17, 2007 STAND UP AND SPEAK OUT AGAINST POVERTY initiative was taking place for the first time in Ukraine devoted to the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. In different cities of Ukraine 4926 people symbolically stood up to support the global movement against poverty and to set a new Guinness World Record.
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Full photo reports from
Zaporizhzhya,
Kyiv Mohyla Academy,
Khmelnitskiy,
Kyiv, 181 School,
Borodyanka, Slavutych,
Kyiv Law University, Kherson, Ivankiv,
UN and UNDP in Ukraine Office
Our Partners in Ukraine:
- Khmelnitsky - Youth Parliament of Khmelnitsky
- Kherson - Kherson State University
- Zaporizhzhya - Zaporizhzhya State Engineering Academy
- Kharkiv - Kharkiv State University of Interior Affairs
- Kharkiv - Kharkiv State Economics University
- Kyiv - Secondary school #181 in Kyiv
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- Kyiv - National University Kyiv Mohyla Academy
- Kyiv - Law University of Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
- Borodyanka - Community Development Center
- Slavutych - Community Development Center
- Ivankiv - Community Development Center
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Stand Up Events in 2006:
In 2006, more than 23 million people in 87 countries stood up and took action to remind world leaders of their promise. It was the largest single coordinated mobilization in the history of the Guinness World Records. Photos from 2006 campaigns:
