About IDEP
The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (IDEP) is a global awareness event celebrated every year on 17 October. It is an opportunity for reflection, advocacy and action to end child poverty and all other forms of poverty.
International Day for the
Eradication of Poverty
Together We Can End Child Poverty Worldwide
The Impact of Poverty on Children
3.4 million people, mostly children, die annually from water-related diseases.
3.1 million children die from undernutrition each year.
640 million children (1 in 3) live without adequate shelter.
270 million children (1 in 7) have no access to health services.
Worldwide, there are more than 150 million children, who do not have access to pre-primary education.
IDEP Photo Contest
Success Stories
16 October 19
The Stories Behind Our 2018 Photo Contest EntriesCheck out last years photo contest entires and read a little bit about the stories behind the photos.
01 October 19
Faith Leaders Crucial to Ending Child PovertyReligious leaders remain undeniably one of the most sought out agents of social and policy change in our society. They have a long standing historic and widely spread presence in any society because they...
01 October 19
Giving as a way to End Child PovertyA briefing note from UNICEF and World Bank[1] in 2018 reported that children are more than twice as likely as adults to be living in extreme poverty. In absolute numbers there are an estimated 385...
