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There are so many ways to reduce poverty and its devastating effects on people living in developing countries. Here are just a few ways you can help.

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Get informed - find out more about how we fight poverty, and read our publications
If you're at school - look into our school linking project, and take a look at our Discovery zone
Buy fairly traded goods - think how you shop
Protect the environment - calculate your carbon footprint
During a disaster - how you can help
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DFID gives over £270 million a year to UK-based non-governmental organisations. This includes £100 million through Partnership Programme Agreements to major charities which share and support DFID's ethos, vision and priorities for tackling world poverty. Other funding is for humanitarian aid and projects in developing countries.

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