Past Activities
Micah Challenge activities happen throughout the year organised by our national campaigns. Here are a selection highlights from the last year. To find out more about events and activities that Micah Challenge is organising in your country select your National Campaign from the red box in the lefthand menu.
October 19 - Micah Sunday
Micah Sunday was a focus for prayer and action in many churches across the globe, including 30 churches in Cape Town, South Africa took part in Stand Up and in Nigeria, a football match between women who work crushing stones and women who work with local charities highlighted the plight of the poorest. The match was broadcast on national TV.
October 13-19 - Stand Up Take Action
Organised by GCAP (Global Call to Action Against Poverty) 116 million people took part in Stand Up including many Micah Challenge campaigns.
October 11-14: Voices for Justice, Australia
240 supporters visited 102 MPs over 2 days to talk about poverty and the Millennium Development Goals. 30 MPs made speeches in Parliament supporting action on poverty.
July 24 - Lambeth Conference, London
In partnership with Micah Challenge, The Archbishop of Canterbury led hundreds of Anglican bishops, faith leaders and Christian charity representatives in a march in London in a call to world leaders to do everything they can to halve extreme global poverty by 2015.
Click here to read about other events that happened in 2008
Click here to read about other events that happened in 2007