Our Day to End Poverty ─ 24 Ways You Can Make a Difference

In 24 chapters that parallel 24 hours, Daley-Harris and Keenan outline ways that people can help end poverty. Each describes a practical action for combating poverty and includes a variety of specific ways to learn, contribute, serve, and live, in a checklist of sorts. The three parts that make up the book reflect UN Millennium development Goals and address actions relating to education, ending hunger and malnutrition, technology, access to microcredit, universal health care, housing, literacy, transportation, access to clean water, community, and sustainable environmental practices. Keenan is a strategic initiatives manager, and Daley-Harris is a freelance writer, editor, and consultant who has worked with the Children's Defense Fund, among other organizations. They were inspired to write the book by 50 Simple Things you Can Do to Save the Earth. Their book lacks a bibliography, but resources are mentioned along with the actions. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Shannon Daley-Harris came on board to write the book, drawing on her decades of U.S. and international work with and on behalf of children.
Jeff Keenan, after witnessing the juxtaposition of prosperity and poverty while working in Asia, sought to discern the contribution he could make to help end poverty. He engaged in conversation with Joy Anderson, president and founder of Criterion Ventures, about the roles individuals play in social change. They realized that there was a need for the global poverty equivalent of the environmental book 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth by the EarthWorks Group. Joy set about assembling a team.
Karen Speerstra, a longtime publisher, joined the team to edit the book.