Women Make It Happen! Photo - Story Competition

With less than five years to the 2015 deadline set to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), progress on the Goals has been uneven. We have seen great strides made in some areas, while in others, there is still much work to be done.

To ensure the world realises its potential to make poverty history, significant progress must be made to ensure that the needs of women are given greater priority. Women disproportionately suffer from hunger, disease, environmental degradation and impoverishment. As a result, poverty remains stubbornly “feminised”, with women accounting for a vast percentage of the world’s absolute poor.

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, it is important to highlight the interconnectedness of women’s issues to all of the MDGs.

In preparation for International Women's Day on March 8th, - a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future, the UN Millennium Campaign is launching a competition to find women around the world who have made the MDGs real in their lives and by doing so, have inspired positive change in their towns, cities and local communities.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW Submitted Stories and Photos

Deadline

The Women Make It Happen competition is officially closed. Deadline was March 8th 2011. We are no longer accepting entries. Thanks to all of you who have submitted their stories and photos about the unsung MDG Champions, women who may not have been widely recognized but whose daily lives and actions have inspired progress in any of the areas covered by the MDGs.

What Happens Next?

1. The photos are published on our website and on our Facebook page and you can tag yourself..

2. Become a member on our Facebook page, this will enable you to comment, tag and like the photos uploaded on the album "End Poverty - Women Make It Happen!". Share the album with your friends and asked them to like the story! To share your favourite story, click on the photo and copy the link from the browser address bar (it will look like http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid..........) and paste it on your profile page.

3. We’ll select five winners with the most inspirational and motivational story. Winners will also be featured on our global website as well as our Facebook page.

We hope to use the winning photos to represent the MDGs on our website and in various other promotional materials. By entering the competition, you’re agreeing that you’re happy for us to use your photos. We will of course always credit them to you.

We’re really excited to hear your stories and see your photos.

Thanks for the overwhelming response to the Women Make It Happen Competition! The winners can be viewed HERE. Thanks to all of you who participated!

The Rules

If you know a woman whose story should be shared, we would like to make it happen.

1. Send us a photo of this woman (max 500KB file size) by email to info@endpoverty2015.org.

2. Tell us in your email in 500 words or less why or how she is making a difference.

3. Also tell us YOUR name and country + HER name and country.

**Please take into consideration that only 1 image per person will be considered for the competition**