Live Below the Line

Live Below the Line is an annual anti-poverty campaign run by the Oaktree Foundation. The campaign began as a challenge in which participants would feed themselves on the equivalent of the extreme poverty line for five days[1] to gain an insight into some of the hardships faced by those who live in extreme poverty, but was later expanded to include other activities to reflect a more diverse understanding of poverty.[2] It also raises money for sustainable development projects across the globe.[3]

The campaign began in Melbourne, Australia, in 2010 and has since spread to the UK, USA, New Zealand, Canada, and Colombia.[4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ "Could you live on $2 a day for five days?". Live Below The Line.
  2. ^ "Live Below the Line FAQ". Live Below the Line.
  3. ^ "What We Do". Live Below The Line.
  4. ^ [1][dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Live below the line". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  6. ^ "LIVE BELOW THE LINE FOR THE GLOBAL POVERTY PROJECT". 2012. Archived from the original on 26 June 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Live Below the Line - Coming Soon". Archived from the original on 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2012-05-09.