46664 Bangle and International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

October 17th is World Poverty Day, and this year's theme is "From poverty to decent work: bridging the gap."

Could there be a more appropriate theme that relates directly to the 46664 Bangle project!

This year, the United Nations is focusing on sustainable models for economic stability through job creation. Through the small contribution of purchasing a 46664 Bangle, people around the world are supporting a project which creates employment for the less fortunate. The 46664 Bangle bracelet becomes a tangible reminder of global social issues; such as poverty, hunger, education and HIV AIDS prevention.

Every 46664 Bangle is handcrafted in South Africa, and even the packaging is made locally, to increase employment. Read these touching letters from people who have received income as a result of the 46664 Bangle project.

As the United Nations initiative reminds us,

"The campaign to make poverty history - a central moral challenge of our age - cannot remain a task for the few, it must become a calling for the many. On this International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, I urge everyone to join this struggle. Together, we can make real and sufficient progress towards the end of poverty." ~ United Nations Ex-Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, 17 October 2006".

46664 Bangle owners - wear your 46664 Bangle with extra pride on this day, knowing you have made a positive difference in the lives of others.

Read more here about the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

Graça Machel, Wife of Nelson Mandela and Spokesperson for The Elders, Talks About Ending HIV Infections

Graça Machel speaks at press conference about ending Pediatric HIV/AIDS.

Photo: Stephane de Sakutin, AFP/Getty Images

Graça Machel urged African leaders to commit to ending HIV infections among children and women, in the world’s worst affected continent. Speaking at the launch of the Campaign to End Pediatric HIV/AIDS, Graça Machel highlighted how little budget is assigned by African countries to health issues. She pointed out that Africa cannot only rely on international commitment to the eradication of HIV/AIDS - the pandemic has to be addressed just as conscientiously by African leaders.

"You tell me next time we meet how much is being spent in wars and defence...but how much is being spent in health, how much is being spent in agriculture to produce food for our kids," Machel told delegates.

"We will not get there when African leaders do not get moved, they do not get moved by the hundreds of thousands of people who are dying on this continent when we know that this can be prevented," she said.

She said she would lobby for African governments to meet pledges made in 2001 to devote at least 15 percent of national budgets to health.