Eradicating poverty is not charity, it’s an act of justice and the key to unlocking enormous human potential. Poverty still persists in every country and affects nearly half of the world’s population, with nearly a twelfth in extreme poverty. Together, we can feed the hungry, wipe out disease and give everyone in the world a chance to prosper and live a productive and rich life.

THINGS TO DO

• Lend your voice to the fight against extreme poverty, find a Poverty charity you want to support and donate your time or money. 
• Donate what you don’t use. Local charities will give your gently used clothes, books and furniture a new life.
• Support campaigns collecting items for victims of emergencies. Donate blankets, food supplies, etc. to support those in need.
• Stay informed. Follow your local news and stay in touch with the Global Goals online or on social media at @TheGlobalGoals.

Hunger is the leading cause of death worldwide. Our planet has provided us with tremendous resources, but unequal access and inefficient handling leaves millions of people malnourished. If we promote sustainable agriculture with modern technologies and fair distribution systems, we can sustain the whole world’s population and make sure that nobody will ever suffer from hunger again.

THINGS TO DO

• Find a Hunger charity you want to support. Any donation, big or small, can make a difference!
• Buy local and in-season food. Try to grow some of your own food.
• Don’t waste food. Freeze fresh produce and leftovers if you don’t have the chance to eat them before they go bad.
• Buy 'funny fruit' – many fruits and vegetables are thrown out because their size, shape, or color are not “right”. Buying these perfectly good funny fruit utilizes food that might otherwise go to waste.
• Consume less meat and become vegetarian for one day a week. The meat production industry has a huge impact on the environment.
• Take action with the World’s Largest Lesson on Goal 2.
• Stay informed. Follow your local news and stay in touch with the Global Goals online or on social media at @TheGlobalGoals.

Over the last 15 years, the number of childhood deaths has been cut in half. This shows that we can win the fight against almost every disease. Unfortunately we still spend an astonishing amount of money and resources on treating illnesses that are surprisingly easy to prevent. The new goal for worldwide Good Health promotes healthy lifestyles, preventive measures and modern, efective healthcare for everyone.

THINGS TO DO

• Find a Health charity you want to support. Any donation, big or small, can make a difference!
• Vaccinate yourself and your kids. Protecting your family from disease stops its spread and makes a huge contribution to public health.
• Place yourself on the organ and tissue donors’ registry in your country.
• Donate your blood. Safe blood saves lives!

Education liberates the intellect, unlocks the imagination and is a major factor in self-respect. It brings prosperity and opens a world of opportunities, enabling all of us to contribute to a progressive, healthy society. Learning benefits every human being and should be available to all.

THINGS TO DO

• Donate your used books. The easiest way to give access to knowledge is to donate your used books to someone.
• Take and promote free online courses. In a digital world, there are now more opportunities for education than attending college – and easier access to reliable resources.
• Visit your local school and ask what school supplies they need. Start a school supply drive in your community.
• Mentor young people. You can provide tutoring and homework assistance, teach a language or a skill, or even deliver a lesson on the Global Goals.
• Stay informed. Follow your local news and stay in touch with the Global Goals online or on social media at @TheGlobalGoals.

Gender bias undermines our social fabric and devalues all of us. It is not just a human rights issue; it is a tremendous waste of the world’s human potential. By denying women equal rights and equal pay, we deny half the population a chance to live life at its fullest. Political, economic and social equality for women will benefit everyone. Together we can eradicate prejudice and work for equal rights and respect for all.

THINGS TO DO

• Pay inequality persists everywhere.: women earn 10% to 30% less than men for the same work. Voice your support for equal pay for equal work.
• Be aware of gender stereotypes. Recognize them, avoid them and educate others about them.
• Stand up against harassment. Whenever you see or become aware of harassment, whether in the workplace, streets, home or the online space, raise your voice against it.
• Find female mentors/leaders. Ensure that some of your role models or mentors are women. There’s a lot you can learn from women in positions of authority.
• Share the workload at home. Sharing domestic responsibilities ensures the work burden doesn’t fall only on one person and instills the value of gender equality and essential life skills in children.
• Give your time or money to an Equality charity. Any donation, big or small, can make a difference!
• Stay informed. Follow your local news and stay in touch with the Global Goals online or on social media at @TheGlobalGoals.

One in three people live without adequate sanitation, which causes unnecessary disease and death. Although huge strides have been made in providing access to clean drinking water, lack of sanitation is undermining these advances. If we provide affordable equipment and education in hygiene practices, we can stop this unnecessary suffering and loss of life.

THINGS TO DO

• Give your time or money to a Water or Sanitation charity you want to support. 
• Run a campaign on hygiene. Raise awareness in your community through social media, school/university campaign or even go door to door in your neighborhood.
• Don’t overuse water. Take showers not baths: tubs take gallons more water than a 5-10 minute shower. Consider getting a water meter to be aware of your water usage.
• Organize a clean up project for rivers and oceans. Engage your whole community to clean up a local river, lake or seashore.
• Stay informed. Follow your local news and stay in touch with the Global Goals online or on social media at @TheGlobalGoals.

Renewable energy solutions are becoming cheaper, more reliable and more efficient every day. Our current reliance on fossil fuels is unsustainable and harmful to the planet, so we must change the way we produce and consume energy. Implementing sustainable energy solutions is essential to counter climate change, one of the biggest threats to our own survival., so this is an urgent goal

THINGS TO DO

• Find a Green Energy cause you want to support. Any donation, big or small, can make a difference!
• Switch off your appliances at the socket. Turn off the lights when you’re not using them. Turn off air conditioning, especially while sleeping – open a window or use a fan.
• Buy rechargeable electronics instead of using single-use batteries.
• Don’t use several devices at the same time. Be mindful about this and only run multiple devices when absolutely necessary.
• Use solar energy sources. Install solar panels in your home for your heating and electricity. Use solar technology – radio, chargers, lights etc…
• Stay informed. Follow your local news and stay in touch with the Global Goals online or on social media at @TheGlobalGoals.

Economic growth should be a positive force for the whole planet. So we must make sure that financial progress creates decent and fulfilling jobs, without harming the environment. We must protect labor rights and once and for all put a stop to modern slavery and child labor. If we promote job creation and expand access to banking and financial services, we can make sure that everybody benefits from entrepreneurship and innovation.

THINGS TO DO

• Organize a mentoring program: invite people with experience in a particular field to create a local or online group that will help young people better prepare for their future jobs.
• Be a conscious consumer – if something is very cheap it may be hurting people or the planet in some way.
• Know your rights at work. In order to access justice, knowing what you are entitled to will go a long way.
• Read about workers and business practices in other countries. Talk to your colleagues about any issues in your workplace and discuss ways to resolve them.
• Buy local: support local economic growth by choosing to buy from local producers and businesses.
• Stay informed. Follow your local news and stay in touch with the Global Goals online or on social media at @TheGlobalGoals.

A functioning and resilient infrastructure is the foundation of every successful community. To meet future challenges, our industries and infrastructure must be upgraded. We have to promote innovative, sustainable technologies and ensure equal and universal access to information and financial markets. This will bring prosperity, create jobs and ensure that we build stable and prosperous societies across the globe.

THINGS TO DO

• Does your company invest in clean and resilient infrastructure? It’s the only way to keep workers safe and protect the environment.
• Create a hotspot map. There are a lot of public spaces with free WiFi access. By mapping them out in your neighborhood and spreading awareness through social media, flyers or announcements you can help more people access the internet.
• Organize or participate in a Think Tank contest. You can foster your and your colleagues’ entrepreneurial spirit by organizing a local idea contest and inviting companies or startups to mentor the winners.
• Stay informed. Follow your local news and stay in touch with the Global Goals online or on social media at @TheGlobalGoals.

Too much of the world’s wealth is held by a very small group of people, which leads to social discrimination and financial hardship. For any nation truly to flourish, healthcare, education and the chance of prosperity must be available to everyone – regardless of gender, race, religious beliefs or economic status. When every individual is self-sufficient, the entire world prospers.

THINGS TO DO

• Does everyone at your place of work have access to healthcare? Find out what your rights are at work. Fight against inequality.
• Raise your voice against any type of discrimination. Everyone is equal regardless of their gender, race, sexual orientation, social background and physical abilities.
• Run a voting registration campaign. One of the issues contributing to rising inequalities is the lack of representation of minorities and underprivileged groups in government. You can run a voting registration education in these groups to raise their engagement with and representation in institutions of power.
• Visit local shelters, orphanages or minority community centers and volunteer there regularly. Organize discussions about the importance of these rights.
• Support migrants and refugees in your communities. Volunteer in a local refugee camp ot charity. Gather or donate the appliances, food, clothes needed.
• Favor companies that are inclusive. Check that companies are inclusive for different minorities.
• Stay informed. Follow your local news and stay in touch with the Global Goals online or on social media at @TheGlobalGoals.

The world’s population is constantly increasing. To accommodate everyone, we need to build modern, sustainable cities; and for all of us to thrive and prosper, we need more intelligent urban planning. We can all live in safe, affordable and resilient cities with green and culturally inspiring living conditions.

THINGS TO DO

• Support a project for safe, sustainable housing. You can volunteer in poorer areas to help build houses, fix existing ones, and create public or green spaces.
• Shop, eat and drink locally. Supporting neighbourhood businesses keeps people employed and circulates money back into your community.
• Take advantage of your right to elect the leaders in your local community.
• Commute in a sustainable way – bike, walk or take public transport. Save the car trips for when you’re in a big group.
• Take care of public spaces. Start contributing to better public spaces and inspire others to do likewise: water the greenery, trim and plant trees, renovate sports areas and playgrounds, organize a litter pickup.
• Stay informed. Follow your local news and stay in touch with the Global Goals online or on social media at @TheGlobalGoals.

Our planet has provided us with an abundance of natural resources, but we have not utilized them responsibly. We currently consume far more than our planet can produce in the log term. We must learn how to use and produce in sustainable ways that will reverse the harm that we have inflicted, and continue to inflict on the planet.

THINGS TO DO

• Shop, eat and drink locally. Supporting neighbourhood businesses keeps people employed and circulates money back into your community.
• Be conscious of packaging – the less the better!
• Buy second-hand whenever you can.
• Do some research and buy from companies you know have sustainable practices and don’t harm the environment.
• Download and use food sharing applications. You can download apps to donate your leftover food and reduce the amount of food waste you produce.
• Choose reusable products. Use an eco-bag for shopping, a reusable water bottle or a cup to reduce your plastic waste.
• Advocate for corporate responsibility. Join petitions and campaigns calling out businesses with unsustainable practices.
• Stay informed. Follow your local news and stay in touch with the Global Goals online or on social media at @TheGlobalGoals.

Climate change is a real, massive threat to our entire civilization. The effects are already visible and will be catastrophic unless we act now. Through education, innovation and strict adherence to our climate commitments, we can make the necessary changes to protect the planet. These changes also provide huge opportunities to modernize our infrastructure: this will create new jobs and promote greater prosperity across the globe.

THINGS TO DO

• Join a Climate charity you want to support; donate your money or time. Your contribution will make a difference!
• Keep the pressure on your local and national government's policies and insist that they take actions that have real, measurable effects on the environment.
• Recycle paper, glass, plastic, metal and old electronics.
• Compost. Composting food scraps can reduce climate impact while also recycling nutrients.
• Choose reusable products. Use an eco-bag for shopping and a reusable water bottle or a cup to reduce your plastic waste.
• Buy eco-friendly products. Read the packaging to see if products are produced in an eco-friendly way.
• Bike, walk or take public transport. Save the car trips for when you’ve got a big group.
• Consume less meat and become vegetarian for one day a week. The meat production industry has a huge impact on the environment.
• Reduce your use of paper. Avoid printing and substitute it with electronic devices or carriers. Don’t buy pets in shops or from breeders! Visit your local animal shelter and adopt an animal there.
• Offset your carbon emissions. You can calculate your carbon footprint and purchase climate credits from Climate Neutral Now.
• Stay informed. Follow your local news and stay in touch with the Global Goals online or on social media at @TheGlobalGoals.

Healthy rivers and seas are essential to our existence. The oceans cover 70 percent of our planet and we rely on them for food, energy and water. Yet we have done tremendous damage to these precious resources. So we must protect them by eliminating pollution and overfishing, and immediately start to responsibly manage and protect all marine life around the world.

THINGS TO DO

• Find a Marine charity you want to support. Any donation, big or small, can make a difference!
• Never buy bottled water – if you do not have access to safe drinking water, you can boil, filter or chlorinate the supply; or collect rainwater.
• Reduce waste – much of the waste that we produce on land ends up in the oceans. Stop using plastic bags: wrong disposal of plastic is a major cause of marine pollution.
• Run a campaign on the effects of plastic use on the seas and oceans.
• Organize a cleanup project for local waterways. Engage your whole community to clean up a river, lake, or seashore.
• Buy local and certified fish. You can support small-scale producers by shopping in local markets and shops.
• Stay informed. Follow your local news and stay in touch with the Global Goals online or on social media at @TheGlobalGoals.

Fertile land with flourishing wildlife is fundamental to our existence. We are all part of the planet’s ecosystem and we have caused severe damage to it through deforestation, loss of natural habitats, diverting waterways land soil degradation. Promoting the sustainable use of our ecosystems and preserving biodiversity is not a cause, it is the key to our own survival.

THINGS TO DO

• Find a wildlife charity you want to support. Any donation, big or small, can make a difference!
• Check your government's policies on illegal logging or mining, and hunting or trafficking endangered species. Find out the detection and conviction rates for offenders and penalties applied. Keep up the pressure to do better!
• Reduce your use of paper. Avoid printing and substitute it with electronic devices or carriers.
• Don’t shop for pets! Visit your local animal shelter and adopt an animal there.
• Don’t buy products tested on animals: check the labels on the products you buy.
• Recycle paper, glass, plastic, metal and old electronics.
• Compost. Composting food scraps can reduce climate impact while also recycling nutrients.
• Clean your local parks and forests. Organise your own or join an existing cleanup event to sustain the ecosystem of your local green space.
• Don’t use pesticides. To protect and sustain the quality of soil, don’t use chemicals when growing plants.
• Volunteer with street animal organizations or shelters. Help to sustain diversity and preserve wild species by volunteering in organizations helping these animals.
• Stay informed. Follow your local news and stay in touch with the Global Goals online or on social media at @TheGlobalGoals.

Compassion and a strong moral compass is essential to every democratic society. Yet persecution, injustice and abuse are still prevalent and erode the very fabric of civilization. We must ensure that we have strong institutions, global standards of justice, and a commitment to peace everywhere.

THINGS TO DO

• Support Choose Love and buy real products for refugees. 
• Help women and girls via UN Women who are working to address the burgeoning needs of women and girls, especially in developing nations and totalitarian regimes.
• Find a Justice charity you want to support. Any donation, big or small, can make a difference!
• Speak up! Ask your local and national authorities to engage in initiatives that don’t harm people or the planet.
• Know your rights at work. In order to access justice, knowing what you are entitled to will go a long way.
• Vote! Take advantage of your right to elect the leaders in your country and local community.
• Run for a public post.
• Stay informed. Follow your local news and stay in touch with the Global Goals online or on social media at @TheGlobalGoals.

The Global Goals can only be met if we work together. International investments and support are needed to ensure innovative technological development, fair trade and market access, especially for developing countries. To build a better world, we need to be supportive, empathetic, inventive, passionate, and above all, cooperative.

THINGS TO DO

• Work or volunteer in NGOs that are working towards the Global Goals. You can contribute through various projects to achieving the Goals by 2030.
• Support sustainable growth by buying products from developing countries. Pay attention to the Fair Trade label on products which helps to indicate products from local producers in developing countries.
• Stay informed. Follow your local news and stay in touch with the Global Goals online or on social media at @TheGlobalGoals.