Social Justice Iran 2021 2022

Harkat Ensani – Awareness and Partnerships

This year Human Act has supported Harkat Ensani’s goals of developing a greater level of awareness to the currently existing social inequalities. This is being achieved through numerous projects, but most notably the facilitation of virtual meetings and events. Events with the purpose of making the foundation known to the public, developing a network of influential members of society and finally presenting the foundations over arching mission.

Virtual meetings on “Raising awareness about extreme poverty, inequality and unfair wealth distribution”

These meetings, using the universities’ student scientific associations, were centred on clarifying and finding solutions for the extreme poverty, inequality and unfair wealth distribution that exists in the country. Three meetings were held in May 2022 with more than 100 participants. Firstly: on May 4. Hosting Dr. Parvizian (Economist, professor of Ferdowsi university). “Clarifying and defining poverty and extreme poverty and its roots in Iran” Secondly: on May 12. Hosting Dr. Parvizian (Economist, professor of Ferdowsi university).”Roots of inequality and discrimination in Iran, methods of eradication poverty, tax, fair wealth distribution “ Finally: hosting Dr. Abbas Alavi (economist. professor of Yazd University). “Extreme poverty and relative poverty; unfair wealth and income distribution; the reason for unfair wealth distribution’’.)

Human Act since supporting Harkat Ensani has helped:

  • Support of more than 1.000 vulnerable and talented students.
  • Education materials for 100 talented students.
  • Scholarships end enrollment to schools for more than 100 talented students.
  • Economic support for five schools in the poor suburbs of Mashhad that involve more than 750 vulnerable and talented students.
  • 60 kids have been supported with medicals and glasses.
  • Support of an orphanage for 40 girls covering everything from expenses for beds and tables to education expenses and renovation of the buildings.
  • Support for 60 of the most vulnerable kids’ families for living expenses such as food, clothes, medicine etc.

 

Our partners & collaborators

The Momentum Institute challenges the social and economic status quo by contextualising and disseminating scientific work. Developing proposals for a more sustainable and inclusive society since 2019.

Taxmenow focuses on initiating changes in the tax system. To do this, members use their privileged access to the media to highlight the damaging effects of wealth inequality.

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Millionaires for Humanity is a collective network of HNWI’s, using their voices to promote wealth taxes across the globe. Advocating for a 1% wealth tax on multimillionaires to achieve the SDG’s.

Patriotic Millionaires seek to combat the destabilizing level of economic and political inequality in America. Patriotic Millionaires members include investors and business owners from across the country.

Religions for Peace has been a movement changing the world and challenging the status quo through the mutual conviction that religions are more powerful, inspiring, and impactful together.

ActionAid Denmark is a movement that fights for a more just and sustainable world. Supporting youths in developing their voice and applying pressure on those in power.

Oxfam is a global movement of people who are fighting inequality to end poverty and injustice. Working across regions in about 70 countries, with thousands of partners, supporting communities to build better lives.

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, to defend their rights, and to help them fulfil their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.