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Global Loneliness Awareness Week Webinar:

POVERTY & SOCIAL CONNECTION

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����GILC State of the Union�Prof. Johanna Badcock� Co-Founder & Board Chair���

Global Loneliness Awareness Week Webinar : Poverty and Social Connection

Global Loneliness Awareness Week

We are comprised of nationally-focused nonprofit, non-governmental organizations committed to end the pressing global issues of loneliness and

social isolation and promoting

social connection.

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We support system-wide, national, transformative

approaches to build social connection.

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501(c)3 public charity 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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https://www.gilc.global/

We are Stronger Together

A strong evidence base

A strong evidence base

Inaction will be costly

Mobilizing the evidence

Seeds of change in social health

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UNITED KINGDOM

AUSTRALIA/

CANADA

UNITED KINGDOM

NEW ZEALAND/

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WHO/

USA

JAPAN/

DENMARK/

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WHO/CANADA

Campaign To End Loneliness

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Ending Loneliness Together

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GenWell

Loneliness Awareness Week launched by Marmalade Trust

Conquering loneliness in New Zealand.

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Govt Minister for Loneliness, UK

Covid, Social distancing & lockdown

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Foundation for Social Connection

Measures to Address Loneliness & Isolation

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US Surgeon General’s Advisory

WHO Commission on Social Connection

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First National Guidelines on Social Connection

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National Strategy

USA/Wales

National Strategy

Germany, Sweden, Lonely-EU

National Strategy

Japan, Denmark

National Strategy

UK

GILC �Co-founders�July 2020

A/Prof Michelle Lim

Edward Garcia, MHS

Prof Jo Badcock

Andrew MacPherson

Founding members | Stronger Together

global reach | global connection

21 member organizations

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5 multi-national partners

500+ researcher network

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>1B adults worldwide, feel very or fairly lonely

(Meta-Gallup Survey of 140 countries

Empowering, sharing and learning for action, advocacy, and change.

Making social connection a global priority

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GILC MEMBERSHIP &PARTNERSHIP

GILC-ISB

GILC GLOBAL LECTURE SERIES

GILC PRACTICE

GILC POLICY & ADVOCACY

Supporting key areas of global partnership

Building the network of stakeholders to create global impact

Global Grand Challenges in Social Connection research project

(2025 release)

Global knowledge sharing

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Supporting delivery of evidence informed social connection programs & services

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WHO | GILC Global Policy Lab

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Driving Change through policy reform

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Raising global awareness, catalyzing changemakers

GILC CAMPAIGNS &

COMMUNICATIONS

https://www.gilc.global/

Global Loneliness Awareness Week Webinar:

POVERTY & SOCIAL CONNECTION

Unit Head, Demographic Change & Healthy Ageing World Health Organization

Alana Officer

Share the #KnotAlone postcard or report banner — along with the registration link — with your friends, colleagues, and networks. And ask them to do the same.

�Join the launch on June 30

Host or encourage viewing parties: Connect and watch

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Support dissemination

Share main message – newsletters, social media, events.

Use hashtags: #KnotAlone, #PowerofConnection

Join the #KnotAlone movement

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