To make poverty history, you have to understand how history is made.

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The writer and director previously wrote the 2005 BBC film The Girl in the Cafe, conceived to tie in with the Make Poverty History campaign.

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His speech focused on the work of his Debt, Aids, Trade Africa (Data) organisation as well as his backing for a campaign called Make Poverty History.

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Yet another group were from the "make poverty history" campaign.

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It cannot make poverty history, and it can do harm.

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Nearly 4, 000 members have added their support to the ONE campaign to make poverty history by posting their photo to the campaign's pool of photos, while Oxfam Australia publicize their campaigning by tagging their photos and encouraging others to do the same.

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