Making it happen

This chapter highlights the challenge of making the necessary changes happen to end inter-generational perpetuation of poverty (IGPP). It suggests eleven things that could help to bring about change: (i) invest in raising public and political awareness of and commitment to combating IGPP; (ii) develop comprehensive, multidimensional strategies that combine employment policies, cash support and access to quality services; (iii) promote integrated and holistic delivery of policies and programmes at local level; (iv) combine universal and targeted policies (promote progressive universalism); (v) count every child and leave no one behind; (vi) put children’s rights at the heart of strategies; (vii) promote child mainstreaming; (viii) improve research and data collection; (ix) enhance monitoring and reporting and increase accountability; (x) ensure adequate participation of children and families experiencing poverty and social exclusion; and (xi) foster stronger links between the poverty and environment agendas.