{"id":86408,"date":"2016-03-28T13:10:02","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T17:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=86408"},"modified":"2019-10-14T17:47:57","modified_gmt":"2019-10-14T21:47:57","slug":"umw-leads-global-two-dollar-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/28\/umw-leads-global-two-dollar-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"UMW Leads Global Two Dollar Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the 10th consecutive year, the University of Mary Washington will lead the global\u00a0Two Dollar Challenge<\/a> April 4-8\u00a0to raise awareness of global poverty.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"UMW <\/a>
Two Dollar Challenge 2015 (Photos by Norm Shafer) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"UMW <\/a> <\/div>
\"UMW <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"UMW <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

The five-day awareness program challenges college and high school students across the United States and around the world to live on just two dollars a day. Participants buy food, hygiene products and other necessities out of two dollars a day while following other\u00a0rules<\/a>\u00a0designed to simulate obstacles faced by people living in poverty.<\/p>\n

Founded at UMW in 2006, the Two Dollar Challenge is now a national educational movement with 11 partners, including SAIH, The Rules and International Development Exchange. The challenge is run by 14 UMW students and Professor of Economics Shawn Humphrey \u2013 all on $50 and volunteer support.<\/p>\n

At UMW, students will spend the week living and sleeping in make-shift shelters built from cardboard boxes and tarps as part of an experiential learning experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do the challenge to pull myself out of my comfort zone,\u201d said senior James Hutcheson, who will be participating this year for the fourth time. \u201cIt challenges the way I view the world and it\u2019s given me an incredible amount of empathy and tolerance for humankind.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year, the challenge is introducing the idea of playing the \u2018sidekick\u2019 in the fight against poverty, taking a backseat to the role of \u2018hero\u2019 that is so often illustrated in American culture.<\/p>\n

\u201cSolving poverty is tied to economic development,\u201d said Humphrey. \u201cIt\u2019s a long-term, complex process that has to start from within.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the week, students also raise funds for\u00a0La Ceiba<\/a>, a microfinance institution founded by UMW students to provide economic, social and educational support to the El Progreso community in Honduras. Through its partnership with Oxfam America and Results, the challenge also will raise awareness and support for lifesaving, effective foreign aid.<\/p>\n

To sign up for the National Two Dollar Challenge, visit\u00a0http:\/\/twodollarchallenge.org\/<\/a>. For more information, contact Shawn Humphrey at shumphre@umw.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For the 10th consecutive year, the University of Mary Washington will lead the global\u00a0Two Dollar Challenge April 4-8\u00a0to raise awareness of global poverty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":319,"featured_media":86413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"umw_cb_additional_links":[[]],"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_advisory_expires_time":"","_advisory_meta_include":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[709,704],"tags":[],"topics":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-86408","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-newsletter-archived-latest-news","8":"category-top-stories","9":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nUMW Leads Global Two Dollar Challenge - News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/28\/umw-leads-global-two-dollar-challenge\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UMW Leads Global Two Dollar Challenge\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"For the 10th consecutive year, the University of Mary Washington will lead the global\u00a0Two Dollar Challenge April 4-8\u00a0to raise awareness of global poverty.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/28\/umw-leads-global-two-dollar-challenge\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversityofMaryWashington\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-03-28T17:10:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-10-14T21:47:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/03\/Two-Dollar_news.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Chris Markham\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@UMaryWash\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@UMaryWash\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Chris Markham\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/28\/umw-leads-global-two-dollar-challenge\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/28\/umw-leads-global-two-dollar-challenge\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Chris Markham\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/15336e5d8a52dc13dbaaeecc62a5b6a5\"},\"headline\":\"UMW Leads Global Two Dollar Challenge\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-03-28T17:10:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-10-14T21:47:57+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/28\/umw-leads-global-two-dollar-challenge\/\"},\"wordCount\":334,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/28\/umw-leads-global-two-dollar-challenge\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/03\/Two-Dollar_news.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Archived Newsletter Latest News\",\"Top Stories\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/28\/umw-leads-global-two-dollar-challenge\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/28\/umw-leads-global-two-dollar-challenge\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/28\/umw-leads-global-two-dollar-challenge\/\",\"name\":\"UMW Leads Global Two Dollar Challenge - News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/28\/umw-leads-global-two-dollar-challenge\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/28\/umw-leads-global-two-dollar-challenge\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/03\/Two-Dollar_news.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-03-28T17:10:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-10-14T21:47:57+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/28\/umw-leads-global-two-dollar-challenge\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/28\/umw-leads-global-two-dollar-challenge\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/28\/umw-leads-global-two-dollar-challenge\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/03\/Two-Dollar_news.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/03\/Two-Dollar_news.jpg\",\"width\":2280,\"height\":920,\"caption\":\"UMW students set up their shelter for the week long two dollar a day challenge, Monday, April 6, 2015. (Photo by Norm Shafer).\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/28\/umw-leads-global-two-dollar-challenge\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"UMW Leads Global Two Dollar Challenge\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/\",\"name\":\"News\",\"description\":\"University of Mary Washington\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#organization\",\"name\":\"University of Mary Washington\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/10\/2colorUMWprimarywordmark.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/10\/2colorUMWprimarywordmark.png\",\"width\":2255,\"height\":580,\"caption\":\"University of Mary Washington\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversityofMaryWashington\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/UMaryWash\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/15336e5d8a52dc13dbaaeecc62a5b6a5\",\"name\":\"Chris Markham\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/628223c3a4e5358c89bf439558c28883f125ea6666e47a091cca68e880ac61d8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/628223c3a4e5358c89bf439558c28883f125ea6666e47a091cca68e880ac61d8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Chris Markham\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"UMW Leads Global Two Dollar Challenge - News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/28\/umw-leads-global-two-dollar-challenge\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"UMW Leads Global Two Dollar Challenge","og_description":"For the 10th consecutive year, the University of Mary Washington will lead the global\u00a0Two Dollar Challenge April 4-8\u00a0to raise awareness of global poverty.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/28\/umw-leads-global-two-dollar-challenge\/","og_site_name":"News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversityofMaryWashington\/","article_published_time":"2016-03-28T17:10:02+00:00","article_modified_time":"2019-10-14T21:47:57+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2280,"height":920,"url":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/03\/Two-Dollar_news.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Chris Markham","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@UMaryWash","twitter_site":"@UMaryWash","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Chris Markham","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/28\/umw-leads-global-two-dollar-challenge\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/28\/umw-leads-global-two-dollar-challenge\/"},"author":{"name":"Chris Markham","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/15336e5d8a52dc13dbaaeecc62a5b6a5"},"headline":"UMW Leads Global Two Dollar Challenge","datePublished":"2016-03-28T17:10:02+00:00","dateModified":"2019-10-14T21:47:57+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/28\/umw-leads-global-two-dollar-challenge\/"},"wordCount":334,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/28\/umw-leads-global-two-dollar-challenge\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/03\/Two-Dollar_news.jpg","articleSection":["Archived Newsletter Latest News","Top Stories"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/28\/umw-leads-global-two-dollar-challenge\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/28\/umw-leads-global-two-dollar-challenge\/","url":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/28\/umw-leads-global-two-dollar-challenge\/","name":"UMW Leads Global Two Dollar Challenge - News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/28\/umw-leads-global-two-dollar-challenge\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/28\/umw-leads-global-two-dollar-challenge\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/03\/Two-Dollar_news.jpg","datePublished":"2016-03-28T17:10:02+00:00","dateModified":"2019-10-14T21:47:57+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/28\/umw-leads-global-two-dollar-challenge\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/28\/umw-leads-global-two-dollar-challenge\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/28\/umw-leads-global-two-dollar-challenge\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/03\/Two-Dollar_news.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/03\/Two-Dollar_news.jpg","width":2280,"height":920,"caption":"UMW students set up their shelter for the week long two dollar a day challenge, Monday, April 6, 2015. (Photo by Norm Shafer)."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/28\/umw-leads-global-two-dollar-challenge\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"UMW Leads Global Two Dollar Challenge"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/","name":"News","description":"University of Mary Washington","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#organization","name":"University of Mary Washington","url":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/10\/2colorUMWprimarywordmark.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/10\/2colorUMWprimarywordmark.png","width":2255,"height":580,"caption":"University of Mary Washington"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversityofMaryWashington\/","https:\/\/x.com\/UMaryWash"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/15336e5d8a52dc13dbaaeecc62a5b6a5","name":"Chris Markham","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/628223c3a4e5358c89bf439558c28883f125ea6666e47a091cca68e880ac61d8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/628223c3a4e5358c89bf439558c28883f125ea6666e47a091cca68e880ac61d8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Chris Markham"}}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/03\/Two-Dollar_news.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-13 21:30:34","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/319"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86408"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86408\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86408"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics?post=86408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}