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This is our Challenge …. To halve World Poverty by 2015. The Clock is Ticking!!. WE MUST ACT NOW. Why must we ACT?. Because children die each day due to lack of food, water and shelter. Because over one billion people don’t have clean drinking water. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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This is our Challenge…
To halve World Poverty
by 2015
The Clock is Ticking!!
WE MUST ACT NOW
Because children die each day due to lack
of food, water and shelter.
Because over one billion people don’t have clean drinking
water.
Because many children still don’t
get a chance to go to school.
But the world has a plan!!
Millennium Development
GoalsAn eight-point plan for halving world poverty by 2015
MDG 1: Food & Shelter for the Extremely Poor
MDG 2: Education for all Children
MDG 3: Gender Equality
MDG 4 : Reduce Under 5 Mortality Rates
MDG 5: Reduce Maternal Mortality Rates
MDG 6: Reverse the Spread of Diseases, Especially HIV/Aids and Malaria
MDG 7: Clean Water & Care for the Environment
MDG 8: Fair Trade, More and Better Aid, Drop the Debt
Some people will say we can’t afford to do it… I think we can’t afford not to do it.
Bono
Join us in the
MAKE POVERTY HISTORY Campaign
Let’s make the world’s governments keep their promise to
halve world poverty by 2015.
We can be the generation to
MAKE POVERTY HISTORY
We need your voice• Sign your commitment to supporting and
encouraging our Government to keep the promises made to halve world poverty by 2015. Download from www.makepovertyhistory.com
• Let’s welcome the increase in Australia’s level of international aid and encourage the Australian Government to make further commitments to more and better aid.
Together we canMAKE HISTORY
Together we canMAKE POVERTY HISTORY
