Maya - 

So last night was our last night in the tent... we had always planned 4 nights camping due to the fact Mary had a family event on the friday night of poverty week and the tent was in her garden! I am really happy we stuck it out, even when returning home from a night out on our final evening! I am also happy we did it because it really has made us think. As we settled down last night, (be it a bit easier because we were a little merry) we chatted for a long time about what this week has meant and how our expereinces really have opened our eyes to how people deal with poverty every day without any other options. Doing something like this shows you that we are so incredibly lucky to be born in our situations, and when little things that we take for granted are taken away from us it really does impact on us, even if it is as small as not eating a bar of chocolate exactly when you want one! Giving up some luxuaries in our lives money of which we could donate, or just taking time out to think about what we can do in our society to make someone elses life in poverty just that little bit more bareable doesnt really seem that hard, does it? There are so many people across the world but also in our country, city, streets who also face poverty and it just takes people like us to care and put effort in to try and help.

I think poverty week has been a real sucsess, not only for us as individuals to take a step back from our normal lives and really think about how unequal the world is, but also for other people. Our campaign has highlighted to others the aims of our society; to care about others less fortunate than ourselves, and hopefully, awarness and new support of Oxfam which will, in turn provide support to those who need it most.