1980Ronald Reagan elected

President of the United States

Kool & the Gang“Celebration”

1980founded by Sam Harris

and friends

1986Chernobyl nuclear disaster

Steve Winwood“Higher Love”

1988: Germany

1986: Australia

1987: Canada

1986: United Kingdom

1989: Japan

1994: Mexico

1986

RESULTS begins work on Child Survivalsecuring an extra $50 million

for the Universal Child Immunization Act

Child Survival Progress

Child deaths worldwide dropped from 40,000 per day in 1980 to 24,000 in 2008

“The success achieved on global immunization and

related funding for international health and hunger programs simply

would not be possible without the persistent,

dedicated work of RESULTS members across

the nation.”

—Ambassador Tony Hall

1984 – RESULTS helped secure $60 million for oral rehydration therapy.

1986 – RESULTS generated 90 editorials about the Universal Child Immunization Act.

1995 - Congress created a Child Survival and Diseases Account.

1994 - RESULTS and others fought USAID’s plan to slash child survival spending.

1987

U2“I still haven’t found

what I’m looking for”

Gorbachev visits the U.S.

1987

RESULTS initiates a campaign for microcredit…tiny loans to the world’s poorest people.

1987 - RESULTS introduced Muhammad Yunus to members of Congress and they passed the

Self-Sufficiency for the Poor Act

1997 - creation of the Microcredit Summit Campaign

2007 – Microcredit Summit Campaign goal obtained –100 million of the world’s poorest reached with microcredit

1992 - letter to World Bank President Lewis Preston, signed by nearly 1,400 members of Congress and

Parliaments around the world

2004 - Microenterprise Results and Accountability Act targets funding to the poorest

With a little help from our friends

George Soros

Hillary Clinton

Queen Sofia of SpainMuhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank Nobel Peace Prize - 2006

1990

Nelson Mandela released

Groove Is In The Heart – Deee-Lite

RESULTS Canadacatalyzed the

1990 Candlelight Vigils

Over 1 million peopleattended 174 candlelight vigils

in 75 countries on September 23, 1990.

“Over a million candles were lit by ordinary people around the world for the success of this summit. Each of those candles represented the inextinguishable hope in the hearts of people everywhere that, amid all the problems and the dangers of the years ahead, the world can still be made a better place.”

— Then UNICEF Executive Director James P. Grant,speaking at the World Summit for Children

The 1990 World Summit for Children goals1.Cut child deaths by one-third2.Halve child malnutrition3.Provide universal access to

•Basic Education•Clean water•Sanitation

1994

Genocide in Rwanda

Earthquake in Los Angeles

1994DOMESTIC is launched to make our

voices heard for struggling Americans.

In 1996, Women, Infants & Children funding was increased by

$260 million.

The Hunger Relief Act of 2000 increased food stamp funding by

$1.6 billion over five years.

The 2009 stimulus package added $20 billion to support

the growing number of families struggling to make ends meet.

HUNGER in America

” Your level of advocacy has increased the passion of members of Congress on this issue. I’d like to think that I have the power to move my colleagues, but it’s you all that are really moving them.”

—Rep. James McGovern

1994 Regional Coordinators

1994Release of

“THE” book

1997Death of

Princess Diana

1997

Spotlight on TB - consequence and cause

of poverty, illness, & death

2002 – Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB & Malaria established

2003 – US funds $200,000,000

by 2009 - $19 billion in grants approved in 144 countries4.9 million lives saved!

2004 – the action project established

2008 – PEPFAR reauthorization includes $48 billion overallwith $4 billion for TB

1999

Euro introduced

1999Head Start lobby successes:

1999 - Congress increased funding by $608 million

2000 - $933 million, the largest annual funding increase at that time.

2003 - RESULTS held largest media call in its history.

2007 - Head Start finally reauthorized.

2009 - largest increase in funding ever was approved — $2.1 billion.

“RESULTS was right there with media strategies,with the right message, and with a group of activists who were ready to help send the message, and that made all the difference.”

— Joan Lombardi,founding chair Birth to Five Policy Alliance,

about Head Start reauthorization

Over 1 million children are receiving services

ranging from school readiness to immunization

because of increased funding

20019/11

terroristsattacks

in the U.S.

Destiny’s Child - Survivor

2001Education

for All

First Global Education Success

Congress includes language in its foreign aid spending bill requiring the U.S. to oppose fees for primary school as part of any IMF and World Bank loan or debt relief.

2001 - Over 105 million primary school aged kids not in school

2010 – Over 70 million kids still not in school

32 million more kids are now in school

2004

Tsunami devastates

Indian Ocean shorelines

20042004 - Health Care for All campaign launched.2009 - Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorized2010 - community health centers key element of health care reform legislation2010 - Patient Protection and Affordable Health Act Medicaid expansion will cover 15 million uninsured people by 2019.

Empowered citizensShaping the future

Let’s Celebrate 30 years!