What is a Global Issue?Any problem that crosses national boundaries and
requires the cooperation of the international community
Overpopulation
WHAT FACTORS AFFECT POPULATION GROWTH?
WOMEN DO NOT HAVE THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE HOW MANY CHILDREN THEY CAN HAVE.
THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT PROVIDE RELIABLE MEDICAL CARE FOR NEWBORN INFANTS
HIGH RATESOF INFANTMORTALITY
CHILDREN TAKE CARE OF THEIR PARENTS WHEN THEY GROW OLD
NO SOCIAL
SECURITY
What limits childbirth?
GIVE FAITH THAT THEIR CHILDREN WILL SURVIVEAnd they will have less children
POVERTYWhat other issues affect girls around the world?
1/5 of the world’s population lives on less than a $1 a dayCountries like: Ethiopia, Liberia, Uganda, Somalia don’t have a stable government or reliable source of income
No funds for
schooling
Get a job to support
family
Married at a young
age
Childhood pregnancy
Must support
her children
and husband
They are key to breaking the cycle of poverty: if you education a girl, 90% of what she earns goes back into her family---her kids get a better education, they get better health care, she’ll marry later, have fewer kids, have a better opportunity to earn money which benefits the entire community.
600 million girls A large portion of population
What is GirlUp doing to help stop
the cycle?Implements programs to help educate girls and rewards families who stick with the programs
Locates missing girls
Building schools & raising funds for
supplies and uniforms
Community centers for the girls to meet
with friends and study
Rewards girls who stay in school by
giving them a goat
Delaying Marriage and reinforcing Marriage Laws
With a mentorship door-to-door search program. Mentors go looking for girls in the city living by themselves with low-paying jobs
WHAT DO YOU WANT THE WORLD TO LOOK LIKE WHEN YOU ARE 50?