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23:22
20/06/11
 

LewisCarson

Day 7- Reflections and thoughts

So with my week of women taking ownership of my choices ending rather tamely, I will use this, the last of my blogs to try and reflect on the week gone by. Why has&nb...more

 
08:32
12/11/10
 

PeterElliott

The Finish Line

The Finish Line: Infuriatingly, my laptop stopped working this week. I was livid....more

 
08:19
11/11/10
 

KathrynEllis

Meeting with Emma Wass

This week we were interviewed by Emma Wass from Sheffield Live radio station (93.2) on her communities live show. We chatted about the poverty challenge and how it affected us. Hopefully another...more

 
07:46
11/11/10
 

SnehaSingh

Better Late than Never

I know this is an extremely late entry about my views on the challenge I undertook, however - 730 am on a Thursday morning seems perfect. I sensed a feeling of relief amongst my fa...more

 
20:51
09/11/10
 

SarahGledhill

And so it ends!

Although the last week has been challenging, it has also been enjoyable and enlightening! Over the past week I have learnt a number of things about the way I live my life and the way I can chang...more

 
16:48
01/12/10
 

DerinAdefajo

Opinion withdrawal symptoms

I have been able to give my opinion now for a couple of days and I still feel a bit stunted in my approach to what I can say. I am very glad that the challenge has ended but it has given m...more

 
17:06
09/11/10
 

FranCollier

My ultimate realisation: poverty is not a statistic

At the beginning of my challenge if you asked what me what I knew about poverty and what it meant to me, I would probably have recited the statistic that 1.4 billion people are today living in p...more

 
11:48
09/11/10
 

DavidHewitt

End of challenge

In many ways it was the worst possible week for me to attempt to do this challenge, as I was on the road a lot and often far into the evenings, so I had very little time to walk off my water u...more

 
23:11
08/11/10
 

EmilyStorey

The end.

First day of normality today and the freedom just felt amazing! I m so glad to be back to being able to eat when I am hungry and what I want. But this challenge has definately taught me a lot ab...more

 
22:02
08/11/10
 

RichardRichardson

Poverty challenge finishes

So this is the end of the poverty challenge week, and although I did crack once, it s not been the easiest thing I ve ever done! Lots of travelling, working and general living have been made so ...more

 
21:54
08/11/10
 

MillieBrown

End of the week

So we ve come to the end of the poverty challenge week, thank you for reading and commenting! I can t pretend that this week has been anything like living in poverty, but it did raise in...more

 
20:50
08/11/10
 

PeterDavis

Life is Hard in Poverty

Life in poverty is hardest when those around you have what they desire, you do not have the basics. I think personally at least 1% of our GDP should go to combating poverty. Ideally ...more

 
20:31
08/11/10
 

DorePrimarySchool

All our hands together can make a difference!

Staff and pupils at Dore Primary have made it! We had a great Oxfam assembly to sum up the week, to remind children why we re doing the challenge and to celebrate their success. We had over 40 c...more

 
18:55
08/11/10
 

AdamLewis

'Wat-er' week

For the last seven days I have drank nothing but water and its not been easy! I neglected the quality of my work by declining performance enhancing caffeine and rejected inflated priced alcohol ...more

 
14:59
08/11/10
 

HannahSingleton

Days 2 and 3

After a gruelling first day I changed tactic slightly. Yes thats right, I cheated. I started days 2 and 3 with a banana for breakfast, hoping to give myself enough energy to ensur...more

 
14:50
08/11/10
 

MadeleinePatston

Thank you

Please click "more" in order to read this article.more

 
09:16
08/11/10
 

HeatherMack

So glad thats over!

So I stupidly watched paranormal activity last night, there were lots of weird noises outside my tent, and people walking past, including a big scary sounding guy with a big scary sounding dog. ...more

 
00:34
08/11/10
 

MaggieHayes

Ending one campaign (for now) and off to the next..!

So the week has gone- ever so quickly may I add. I am going to walk 4 miles tomorrow as well since I missed doing it on Tuesday and feel guilty so would like to do the same as everyone else and ...more

 
00:01
08/11/10
 

KatieMilner-Mcloone

FIN.

(well, in less than 10 minutes - but my feet are tucked up in bed) I am exhausted and need to get to sleep so my summary of the week will be written tomorrow. However I will say this, I ...more

 
23:05
07/11/10
 

FelicityKnill

Final Ruminations

Who knew I had the willpower to resist food temptation for a whole week?! As this challenge draws to an end, I can honestly say that it has been a worthwhile and rewarding experience. In...more

 
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