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* Vanier AIDS Action in Africa is undertaken with the financial support of the Government of Canada provided through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) |
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| > VAAA > AIDS Information > Millennium Development Goals |
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| The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – which range from halving extreme poverty to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS and providing universal primary education, all by the target date of 2015 – form a blueprint agreed to by all the world’s countries and all the world’s leading development institutions. They have galvanized unprecedented efforts to meet the needs of the world’s poorest (UN Web Services Section, 2008). |
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1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger |
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2. Achieve universal primary education |
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3. Promote gender equality and empower women |
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4. Reduce child mortality |
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5. Improve maternal health |
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6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases |
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7. Ensure environmental sustainability |
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8. Develop a global partnership for development |
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To read more about the United Nation's 8 MDGs click here. |
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| Learn more about how our team and student leaders witnessed first hand how the issue of HIV/AIDS is intertwined with all of the MDGs. |
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- The personal accounts of Tiffany Pontes and Melodie Hicks discuss the importance MDG # 3: promoting gender equality and empowering women. These accounts illustrate the necessity of achieving this goal in the hopes of successfully controling and eradicating of the spread of HIV.
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- Read Doug Miller's personal account that discusses MDG # 1 and 7. From this account you will understand more about how alleviating poverty and promoting environmental sustainability are also necessary for the fight against AIDS.
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- Judy Macdonald's Kasungu Schools report shows how AIDS, poverty, gender disparities have devestated the education system and how aiding this trend all all ties in with promoting MDGs # 1, 2, & 3.
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