Poverty?

What is poverty?

What is the first picture comes to your mind?

贫穷。这个词可能会唤起在炎热的阳光下，饥饿的非洲儿童从泥泞的水中饮水的情景。但贫穷存在于各地。贫穷不仅仅是缺钱或物质需求。正如联合国所界定的那样：“缺乏选择和机会，违反人的尊严”。

Have you heard of urban poverty?

Poverty does not just mean lack of money and resources but also refer to deprivation, vulnerability and powerlessness. Sometimes these issues are inflicted on certain people more than others.

Let's look at people who have physical or mental disabilities, or women who face gender discrimination, or left-behind children who just do not have the access to good quality education, or important information, resources?

UN defines poverty as “… the inability of having choices and ­opportunities, a violation of human dignity.”

你有没有听说过城市贫困？

贫穷不仅仅指代缺乏食物和水。贫穷意味着没有工作谋生，没有土地种植食物，或没有学校读书。这意味着生活无保障，弱小群体，社会歧视和排斥。这意味着缺少获取信息和服务的权利。

Although China has taken actions towards poverty reduction, for example new infrastracture has been established, new businesses to solve this problem have been set up, but even in cities like Shanghai and Beijing we can still see people begging in the streets, and every day hear about the issues related to migrant workers who come to cities to find better jobs and often left behind their children and work in factories under not so great conditions. Or we see many homeless people who are physically or mentally disabled...

无法获得清洁水域的未成年孩子生活在贫困之中，但贫穷不仅限于我们经常与之相关的第三世界国家。贫穷存在于各地。

例如在中国的80年代初，一半以上的人口生活在贫困线之下（这里定义为每天可分配的支出不足3.10美元）。

但中国已经采取行动减少贫困，到了2013年，贫困线以下的人口只有2.5％。这已经是一个了不起的成就。然而，贫穷不仅仅指每天可支配的钱。问题也并没有完全解决。

生活在80年代可能一天花销不到3.10美元，而现在物价上涨，需要支出的更多。

贫穷不是非黑即白，而是有梯度的。每天花费3.20美元不一定意味着一个人不会生活在贫困之中。

而我们讨论的不是中国有没有走在正确的方向上，而是贫困问题有没有得到解决。

贫困就存在于我们的身边。

在上海的大街上随处可见乞讨者，有时甚至是小孩。更何况是那一千万在上海没有本地户口的农民工，被剥夺了孩子接受良好教育或获得医疗保险的福利？

Is there anything we can do about urban poverty?

How can YOU as an individual contribute to solve these issues?

而我们对城市贫困能做些什么？

作为一个个体，你如何才能解决这些问题？

1. Raising awareness? 提高意识？

2. Stimulate discussion? 引起讨论？

3. Research and try to understand the root of the problems? 调查研究问题的根源？

4. Ideate together for solutions? 合作想象解决方案？

5. Raise money to help the vulnerable groups? 为弱势群体募集钱款？

6. Help with your own hands and brain? 靠自己的双手和大脑？

7. Volunteer for a good cause? 参与回报社会的志愿活动？

8. Talk to experts in this area?  与相关领域的专家讨论？

OR或者

Establish a social impact project, NGO or enterprise?

成立一个社会项目或是NGO，又或是社会企业？

Do you want to receive initial financial support and mentorship from Pyramid Impact Collective aka PIC?

而这一切就让PIC (Pyramid Impact Collective ) 来为你提供经济支持和指导吧！

  Call for Projects！项目召集！  

2nd December the Pyramid Impact Collective First Shanghai Edition will take place. This holistic event will gather artists, entrepreneurs and  experts in different industries such as tech, engineering, education to discuss and find solutions for social issues related to gender and civil society development, migrant workers, and education which can be the cause of poverty, exclusion and disempowerment of people in the city.

12月2号 PIC 上海站将在 MixSpace 举行。

整个活动将邀请艺术家、企业家和不同行业如科技、工程、教育的专家聚在一起讨论和发现与社会发展相关的社会问题以及解决方案。

第一步是可见度：只有了解其社会根源并看待其后果才能解决问题。 并每年组织活动，让人们意识到贫困的概念。 2017年上海站将重点关注城市贫困，并细分为三个相互关联的副主题：移民人口，性别不平等以及基础教育资源不均。

In the final part of the event, different projects will be presented to the audience, who will vote for one the selected project to be funded. 75% of the proceeds of the event will be given to the winner project; 25% will be used to support the online "idea+action room".

在提高对城市贫困状况的认识之后，第二步是讨论可能实施的解决办法。

在本次活动的最后，我们将向观众介绍关于减轻城市贫困的不同项目，观众将从中投票支持一个项目。本次活动75％的收益将捐赠给选定的项目；25％将用于将来的活动，和支持线上的社会行动平台。

  PIC?  

Pyramid Impact Collective aka PIC? What's that?

Pyramid Impact Collective is a "joint initiative" of B人BEL and Upbeing, who decided to collaborate in order to support an initiative which aimes to tackle the following issues: urban poverty due to migrant working, gender and civil society development and basic education.

由 B人BEL 和 Upbeing 联合发起，决定合作支持一项倡议，以解决以下问题：移民人口，性别不平等以及基础教育资源不均所带来的城市贫困。

  How does PIC support the initiatives？ PIC如何支持你的项目？    

1. We provide a community microfund 我们提供小额社区基金

2. We provide mentorship 我们提供指导

3. We offer an online and offline "idea+action room" to connect with potential collaborators and supporters 我们提供在线和离线的“想法+行动室”，与潜在的合作者和支持者联系。

Do you have an idea for an innovative social project, which can improve lives of the people and alleviate the so called urban poverty?

所以，你有没有想到一个可以改善人们生活，缓解城市贫困社会项目？

What are you still waiting for? 你， 还在等什么？

  APPLY NOW! 立刻申请！  

Step1: Scan the QR code and send your application 扫描下方二维码上传你的申请

Step 2: Prepare for the pitch 准备你的演讲

Step 3: Pitch at the Shanghai Pyramid impact collective (PIC) for the community microfund. 在上海PIC作演讲以争取基金支持

  When? Where? 时间地点？  

Date 时间: 2017.12.02

Location 地点: MixSpace

Stay tuned for further info. Soon we will release who the artists, speakers and experts are.

敬请期待更多信息。我们将陆续公布参加的活动的艺术家、演讲者和专家。

  Got Questions ? 有问题？  

Would like to support us? 想要支持我们？

Would like to get engaged? 想要参与进来？

Talk to us!

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Ms. Up is eagerly waiting for you! pls leave the message"PIC"when adding.

扫描下方二维码，添加时备注“PIC",添加Upbeing吉祥物章小鱼吧！

For media support please reach out to Diko.

媒体支持请联系Diko

diko@upbeing.com

If you are artists or would like to become a speaker send e-mail to

希望参加活动的艺术家或演讲者请发送邮件至

info@upbeing.com & r-dekker@live.nl

For sponsorship please reach out to Ms wu 

希望赞助我们请联系吴小姐

qiuling.wu@upbeing.com

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  About the organizers  

About B人BEL

B人BEL is a project that aims at creating a space where knowledge, skills, and talent are used to combat social problems and thus tackle poverty itself. B人BEL is created by a group of young and independent people who believe that everyone should live with dignity.

B人BEL 是由一群想要让每一个人都活得有尊严的年轻人创立。旨在解决社会问题，目标是创造一个知识，技能和人才共同解决社会问题，贫困问题的空间。

About Upbeing

Upbeing is an education social enterprise. We aim to help youth to discover and exploit their multifold talent and leadership while incubating their social innovation projects. We design and implement personalized project-based learning workshops, courses and longterm programs. While having fun and doing meaningful things our participants will find innovative solutions for social and environmental issues. As a result they will become more competent on the international stage and transform into a global change maker and slash!

Upbeing 是一家关注教育的社会企业。在 Upbeing 我们为学生们打造量身定制的社会创新项目，帮助学生在做中学，发掘自身潜能和天赋，提前探索自己未来的专业和职业，成为具有国际竞争力的创变者&斜杠青年。

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