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Hugh Evans, Michael Sheldrick, Simon Moss and Wei Soo established the Global Poverty Project in Melbourne Australia during 2008. The founders aimed to increase the number of people taking action for social justice.
New York eventually became the new headquarters for the growing entity after opening additional offices in London Berlin Toronto Lagos and Johannesburg. These locations spanned five continents across the globe.
Julia Gillard used the platform in July 2017 to call for $3.1 billion to give 870 million children access to high-quality education. Donors pledged over $2.3 billion by February 2018 to support this initiative.
Lady Gaga and her mother produced One World: Together at Home in April 2020 which raised $129.7 million for different charities including the World Health Organization's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.
The organization won the Webby Award for Public Service and Activism in 2020 in the category Apps Mobile and Voice. Almost 25 million actions were taken by members as of July 2020.