Footsteps 63 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share by Email RESOURCESPUBLICATIONSFOOTSTEPSFOOTSTEPS 63 Photo: Jim Loring/Tearfund MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS This issue has a different structure from previous issues. Instead of looking at one particular topic, we have chosen to focus on the eight Millennium Development Goals. The eight Millennium Development Goals were agreed together by 189 nations in September 2000 with the Millennium Declaration of the United Nations. They were agreed as achievable and were seen as the best way of tackling issues of poverty around the world. They represent an enormously encouraging step for the world. >A huge amount of information about the Millennium Development Goals has been written for governments, donors and NGOs. However, there has been little effort to make these goals relevant to the lives of ordinary people. In 2005, with ten more years remaining to meet the goals, a major review of progress is being made. Please find below articles from Footsteps issue 63 in html. To download a pdf version of Footsteps issue 63 click here (551K). Bible study: Advocacy for healthcare Advocacy for healthcare. Thousands of people die every day from preventable diseases, from lack of proper healthcare or information about health issues. Many of these deaths are related to issues of international debt, corruption and bad governance. Injustice kills and, unfortunately, this is the reality for many people across the world. Read More Goal 1 Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger This goal aims to reduce by half the number of people whose income is less than $1 a day, and those who suffer from hunger. Read More Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education The goal is to enable all children, boys and girls alike, to complete primary schooling. Steps towards the right to education by Lilia Solano. Read More Goal 3 Promote gender equality and empower women One of the targets of this goal is to enable girls to attend all levels of schooling in equal numbers to boys. Read More Goal 4 Reduce child mortality The target for this goal is to reduce by two thirds the number of deaths in children under five. Read More Goal 5 Improve maternal health One of the targets for this goal is to reduce by three quarters the number of women dying in childbirth. Read More Goal 6 Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases The targets for this goal are to halt and begin to reverse the spread of HIV and AIDS and the incidence of malaria and other major diseases by 2015. Read More Goal 7 Ensure environmental sustainability Targets include the need to protect the environment, to reduce by half the number of people without access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation, and to significantly improve the lives of slum dwellers. Read More Goal 8 Develop a global partnership for development Targets for this goal are aimed at Northern governments and include major increases in development aid, relieving debt in resource-poor countries and developing a fair international trading system. Read More Letters Seed for medicinal plants. Following the Footsteps issue on the use of medicinal plants, I started to collect plants from this region, catalogue them with their local names and plant them on our farm. Read More Meeting the Millennium Development Goals by the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane. There are many forms of oppression and suffering – they can be physical, mental, emotional or spiritual. Poverty is often caused by oppression, and usually causes suffering. Poverty undermines families and damages communities. Read More Resources HIV and AIDS: taking action (ROOTS 8) This new book looks at how the church and Christian development organisations can respond to the challenges brought by HIV and AIDS; reducing their impact, preventing the spread of HIV and addressing HIV and AIDS issues within organisations. The book has 100 pages and costs £10 ($18, €14.50). It is available in English (French, Spanish and Portuguese translations will be available shortly) from: Read More FOOTSTEPS ISSUES 110 - Farming for the future 109 - Youth 108 - Living with disability 107 - Waste 106 - Sexual and gender-based violence 105 - Land rights 104 - Prisons 103 - Entrepreneurship 102 - Health and faith 101 - Caring for orphans 100 - Impact and change 99 - Climate change 98 - HIV 97 - Hygiene and sanitation 96 - Human trafficking 95 - Poultry keeping 94 - Valuing food 93 - Mobilising local resources 92 - Conflict and peace 91 - Maternal health 90 - Lifelong learning 89 - Livestock 88 - Managing disasters 87 - Non-communicable diseases 86 - Stigma 85 - Trees 84 - Leadership 83 - Millennium development goals 82 - Natural resources 81 - Celebration issue – 20 years 80 - Micro-enterprise 79 - Managing everyday risk 78 - Migration 77 - Food security 76 - Accountability 75 - Sharing ideas 74 - Household health care 73 - Sanitation 72 - Family life 71 - Effective communication 70 - Agriculture and climate change 69 - Sexual health 68 - Forgiveness and reconciliation 67 - Urban renewal 66 - Human rights 65 - Adding value to food 64 - Planning for sustainability 63 - Meeting the MDGs 62 - Literacy 61 - Impact of HIV on children 60 - Facilitation skills 59 - Pollution 58 - Theatre for development 57 - Financial stewardship 56 - Learning from disaster 55 - Families under pressure 54 - Household agriculture 53 - Holistic development 52 - Nutrition 51 - Water 50 - Increasing our impact 49 - Disability 48 - Traditional medicines 47 - Biodiversity 46 - Appropriate technology 45 - Advocacy 44 - Networking - HIV & AIDS 43 - Motivating change 42 - Focus on health and dental care 41 - Looking after our land 40 - Celebration issue - 10 years 39 - Older people 38 - Child participation 37 - Sustainable healthcare 36 - Conflict management 35 - Micro-enterprise 34 - Animal health 33 - Insect-borne diseases 32 - Food security 31 - Readers' feedback 30 - Water, sanitation and hygiene 29 - PLA 28 - Street children 27 - Population 26 - Credit schemes 25 - Fish Farming 24 - Women's health 23 - Drug rehabilitation 22 - Training 21 - Technology 20 - Environment 19 - TB and AIDS 18 - Disasters 17 - Evaluation 16 - Literacy 15 - Soil erosion 14 - Immunization 13 - Clear vision 12 - Partnership in health 11 - Accounts and records 10 - Small livestock 9 - Sanitation 8 - Mother and child care 7 - Home gardens 6 - AIDS 5 - Trees 4 - Help from children 3 - Family spacing 2 - Medicines and chemicals 1 - Water
Bible study: Advocacy for healthcare Advocacy for healthcare. Thousands of people die every day from preventable diseases, from lack of proper healthcare or information about health issues. Many of these deaths are related to issues of international debt, corruption and bad governance. Injustice kills and, unfortunately, this is the reality for many people across the world. Read More
Goal 1 Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger This goal aims to reduce by half the number of people whose income is less than $1 a day, and those who suffer from hunger. Read More
Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education The goal is to enable all children, boys and girls alike, to complete primary schooling. Steps towards the right to education by Lilia Solano. Read More
Goal 3 Promote gender equality and empower women One of the targets of this goal is to enable girls to attend all levels of schooling in equal numbers to boys. Read More
Goal 4 Reduce child mortality The target for this goal is to reduce by two thirds the number of deaths in children under five. Read More
Goal 5 Improve maternal health One of the targets for this goal is to reduce by three quarters the number of women dying in childbirth. Read More
Goal 6 Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases The targets for this goal are to halt and begin to reverse the spread of HIV and AIDS and the incidence of malaria and other major diseases by 2015. Read More
Goal 7 Ensure environmental sustainability Targets include the need to protect the environment, to reduce by half the number of people without access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation, and to significantly improve the lives of slum dwellers. Read More
Goal 8 Develop a global partnership for development Targets for this goal are aimed at Northern governments and include major increases in development aid, relieving debt in resource-poor countries and developing a fair international trading system. Read More
Letters Seed for medicinal plants. Following the Footsteps issue on the use of medicinal plants, I started to collect plants from this region, catalogue them with their local names and plant them on our farm. Read More
Meeting the Millennium Development Goals by the Most Revd Njongonkulu Ndungane. There are many forms of oppression and suffering – they can be physical, mental, emotional or spiritual. Poverty is often caused by oppression, and usually causes suffering. Poverty undermines families and damages communities. Read More
Resources HIV and AIDS: taking action (ROOTS 8) This new book looks at how the church and Christian development organisations can respond to the challenges brought by HIV and AIDS; reducing their impact, preventing the spread of HIV and addressing HIV and AIDS issues within organisations. The book has 100 pages and costs £10 ($18, €14.50). It is available in English (French, Spanish and Portuguese translations will be available shortly) from: Read More