About Us
1.4 billion people on our planet live in extreme poverty. The Global Poverty Project's mission is to increase the number and effectiveness of people taking action to see an end to extreme poverty.
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MICHAEL TRAINER (U.S. Country Director)
Michael is an educator and social entrepreneur focused on building movements for social impact. As a Fulbright Scholar he studied community building strategies in Sri Lanka, where he lived and researched for two years. As a member of the Board of Directors of Sarvodaya USA Michael worked intimately with the Sri Lanka's largest social movement and NGO, Sarvodaya, serving 11 million people across 15,000 villages. Since that time he has traveled and worked to build global movements; from creating a comprehensive photography catalogue for Nobel Peace prize winner Wangari Maathai’s Greenbelt movement in Kenya, to interviewing and producing a global webcast of President Carter at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Michael has been fortunate enough to travel and work with great visionaries and in support of groundbreaking organizations like Acumen Fund, charity: water, Pencils of Promise, and the Summit Series. A graduate fellow at Columbia University, Michael has a Masters degree in International Development. |
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JUSTINE LUCAS (U.S. Campaigns Manager)
Justine has a dynamic background in both international and domestic nonprofits and has worked extensively on grassroots program development around human rights and access to justice issues in Cameroon. She has a Masters degree in Global Affairs and Nonprofit Management from New York University where her thesis research examined the politicalization of humanitarian aid in post-conflict, sub-Saharan communities. She has traveled extensively and although she currently resides in Brooklyn, will forever be a fan of her hometown team, the Chicago Cubs. |
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LINDSAY HADLEY (Event Producer)
Lindsay is no stranger to the global community. She has spent years of her life living in various international locations including the USA, Russia and China and has travelled to over 30 countries. Lindsay has a degree in Sociology with an emphasis in International Development from the University of Utah. As the Executive Director of Child Rescue Association of North America, Lindsay spearheaded several national public awareness campaigns and helped the organisation gain the support of captains of industry, international corporations, and national artists and celebrities. Lindsay is a long-term member of Rotary and received the RI Service Recognition Award in 2009.
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This project is inspiring.
Hugh Jackman
Australian actor and Global Advisory Panel Member.
We're impressed particularly by the very practical approach towards mobilising communities and policy makers around the world so that they can take practical and measureable steps to combat poverty.
Achmat Dangor,
CEO of the Nelson Mandela Foundation
We strongly support this initiative.
Salil Shetty,
Director, United Nations Millennium Campaign
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