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1980. Ronald Reagan elected President of the United States. Kool & the Gang “Celebration”. 1980. founded by Sam Harris. and friends. 1986. Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Steve Winwood “Higher Love”. 1986: United Kingdom. 1986: Australia. 1987: Canada. 1988: Germany. 1989: Japan.
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1980 Ronald Reagan elected President of the United States Kool & the Gang “Celebration”
1980 founded by Sam Harris and friends
1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster Steve Winwood “Higher Love”
1986: United Kingdom 1986: Australia 1987: Canada 1988: Germany 1989: Japan 1994: Mexico
1986 RESULTS begins work on Child Survival securing an extra $50 million for the Universal Child Immunization Act
Child Survival Progress Child deaths worldwide dropped from 40,000 per day in 1980 to 24,000 in 2008
“The success achieved on global immunization and related funding for international health and hunger programs simply would not be possible without the persistent, dedicated work of RESULTS members across the nation.”—Ambassador Tony Hall
1984 – RESULTS helped secure $60 million for oral rehydration therapy. 1986 – RESULTS generated 90 editorials about the Universal Child Immunization Act. 1994 - RESULTS and others fought USAID’s plan to slash child survival spending. 1995 - Congress created a Child Survival and Diseases Account.
1987 Gorbachev visits the U.S. U2 “I still haven’t found what I’m looking for”
1987 RESULTS initiates a campaign for microcredit… tiny loans to the world’s poorest people.
1987 - RESULTS introduced Muhammad Yunus to members of Congress and they passed the Self-Sufficiency for the Poor Act
1992 - letter to World Bank President Lewis Preston, signed by nearly 1,400 members of Congress and Parliaments around the world 1997 - creation of the Microcredit Summit Campaign 2004 - Microenterprise Results and Accountability Act targets funding to the poorest 2007 – Microcredit Summit Campaign goal obtained – 100 million of the world’s poorest reached with microcredit
With a little help from our friends Hillary Clinton George Soros Queen Sofia of Spain Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank Nobel Peace Prize - 2006
1990 Groove Is In The Heart – Deee-Lite Nelson Mandela released
RESULTS Canada catalyzed the 1990 Candlelight Vigils Over 1 million people attended 174 candlelight vigils in 75 countries on September 23, 1990.
“Over a million candles were lit by ordinary people around the world for the success of this summit. Each of those candles represented the inextinguishable hope in the hearts of people everywhere that, amid all the problems and the dangers of the years ahead, the world can still be made a better place.” — Then UNICEF Executive Director James P. Grant, speaking at the World Summit for Children
The 1990 World Summit for Children goals • Cut child deaths by one-third • Halve child malnutrition • Provide universal access to • Basic Education • Clean water • Sanitation
1994 Genocide in Rwanda Earthquake in Los Angeles
1994 Domestic is launched to make our voices heard for struggling Americans.
hunger in America In 1996, Women, Infants & Children funding was increased by $260 million. The Hunger Relief Act of 2000 increased food stamp funding by $1.6 billion over five years. The 2009 stimulus package added $20 billion to support the growing number of families struggling to make ends meet.
” Your level of advocacy has increased the passion of members of Congress on this issue. I’d like to think that I have the power to move my colleagues, but it’s you all that are really moving them.” —Rep. James McGovern
1994 Release of “THE” book
1997 Death of Princess Diana
1997 Spotlight on TB - consequence and cause of poverty, illness, & death
2002 – Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB & Malaria established • 2003 – US funds $200,000,000 • by 2009 - $19 billion in grants approved • in 144 countries • 4.9 million lives saved!
2004 – the actionproject established • 2008 – PEPFAR reauthorization • includes $48 billion overall • with $4 billion for TB
1999 Euro introduced
1999 • Head Start lobby successes: • 1999 - Congress increased funding by $608 million • 2000 - $933 million, • the largest annual funding increase at that time. • 2003 - RESULTS held largest media call in its history. • 2007 - Head Start finally reauthorized. • 2009 - largest increase in funding ever was approved • — $2.1 billion.
“RESULTS was right there with media strategies, with the right message, and with a group of activists who were ready to help send the message, and that made all the difference.” — Joan Lombardi, founding chair Birth to Five Policy Alliance, about Head Start reauthorization
Over 1 million children are receiving services ranging from school readiness to immunization because of increased funding
2001 9/11 terrorists attacks in the U.S. Destiny’s Child - Survivor
Education for All 2001 First Global Education Success Congress includes language in its foreign aid spending bill requiring the U.S. to oppose fees for primary school as part of any IMF and World Bank loan or debt relief.
2001 - Over 105 million primary school aged kids not in school 2010 – Over 70 million kids still not in school 32 million more kids are now in school
2004 Tsunami devastates Indian Ocean shorelines
2004 2004 - Health Care for All campaign launched. 2009 - Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorized 2010 - community health centers key element of health care reform legislation 2010 - Patient Protection and Affordable Health Act Medicaid expansion will cover 15 million uninsured people by 2019.
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