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The Borgen Project needs 5 people in each state to call their Senators about the Global Poverty Act. The calls take 30-seconds and are hugely impactful. Learn what to say and why these simple calls are so important.

Members of the Borgen Project were on Capitol Hill this week building support for the Global Poverty Act. The bill passed in the House in September and the Borgen Project is now working to get it through the Senate. Members met with 22 Senate offices in three days on Capitol Hill.

PicCell Wireless has announced plans to help fund the Borgen Project’s campaign to reduce global poverty. The PicCell Wireless donation is expected to greatly improve the Borgen Project’s 2008 operations. Leadership at PicCell Wireless has closely monitored the Borgen Project’s work and decided to back the organization. Read more about PicCell’s donation at Yahoo News.
Global Poverty Act 

Presidential candidate Barack Obama announced yesterday that he will introduce the Global Poverty Act in the Senate. Obama teamed with Republican Chuck Hagel of Nebraska and Democrat Maria Cantwell of Washington. Clint Borgen will be on Capitol Hill January 7th building support for the bill. The Global Poverty Act requires U.S. leadership to “develop and implement a strategy for addressing global poverty.” The bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives in September.

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Read Obama’s news release about the Global Poverty Act