The Importance Of Millennium Development Goals

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The Millennium Development goals were created by the United Nations in order to combat the world’s greatest problems. These goals were established at the start of the century during September 2000, the 8 total MDG’s were to be completed within 15 years. Nevertheless in 2015, there are a lot of unfinished goals that need more progress. One of the most significant Millennium Development Goals is primary education for all children worldwide. Today, there remain 57 million out-of-school children and 130 million children who cannot read or write at a basic level; therefore there are a lot of improvements to be made. This goal is not actually far from attaining; the cost of worldwide primary education is only $10 Billion per year, which is as much …show more content…
There are many scenarios in which the Child is permitted to go to school, but since they live in a remote area going to school is too far. Many parents worry for their children’s safety on route to school and therefore girls are even more discouraged to go to school, since the risk of becoming victims of assault is high. In order to remedy this growing problem, Village Bicycle Project was created, worldwide with specific interest in Africa. Through VBP, children now have access to distant schools and have a safe system to go back and forth from school to home. A safety measure was created by VBP in which a carpool system is authorized; this includes organizing a minimum group of 10 children and 1 adult supervisor who will guide them to school. With large groups of children going to school while supervised by an adult, it not only ensures the children safety but encourages students to attend school daily. VBP has proven to be a huge benefactor to children’s education, since 1999 it has supported over 90,000 families with bicycles and taught 15, 000 new owners’ bike repair skills. In order to ensure the quality of the bikes so children can attend school daily, VBP also provides training for bike repairers; the workshops are free and permit the member to buy the bicycles at 10% of the market price. The aptitudes adapted in the workshop give the new owner the information expected …show more content…
With the combination of UNICEF and Village Bicycle Project, UN “Food Programme” can give children worldwide the ultimate education package. UN “Food Programme” is the world’s prime food charity donation for students. WFP provides school meals to more than 20 million children in developing nations each year. It believes daily school meals provides a strong enticement for children and keep attendance at a maximum. It allows children to focus on their studies rather than their stomachs and helps to increase school enrolment and attendance, decrease drop-out rates, and improve intellectual abilities. In 2013 alone, 80.9 million people were reached with food assistance in 75 different countries. UN’s World Food Programme is the highest funded food distribution charity on earth, with a funding of US$4.38 billion per year. The value of contributions reached is the highest level since 2008 and 12 percent more than in 2012. Thanks to the high budget, UN is able to proudly serve 18.6 million school children every single day. With such high number of people being impacted, United Nations food program is a sure-fire method of creating a world of universal primary education. WFP is a sustainable platform because it not only gives children access to proper nutrition but it also helped $150 million worth of revenue for US Farming. Due to this

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