The causes of the development gap Identify and

The causes of the ‘development gap’ Identify and evaluate the millennium development goals ü üResearch the MDG progress in named countries

Starter – African children’s hopes for the new millennium ‘I want to ask the president why he can’t do something for street children in this country who have nothing? ’ Burundi ‘I was to be a teacher when I grow up so that I can help children to read. It is their right to be educated’ Kenya ‘ I would like to help people, to give them water and electricity because we haven’t got any of these. ’ Rwanda Are these achievable? What needs to change?

Have you ever thought how much is spent in the world on basic needs and luxuries? How much would it cost to: Eliminate world hunger? How much is spent on: Make up and perfumes in the world every year? $19 billion $33 billion Clean water for everyone? Ocean cruises $10 billion Provide the ability for everyone to read and write? $5 billion $14 billion Ice cream in Europe every year $11 billion

ACTIONS: the MDG Global targets, adopted by the UN in 2000 • Aiming to reduce global poverty by 50% by 2015 • Significant, difficult but achievable goals and targets. • Mixed progress so far, most on target in Asia, but Africa will reach the poverty target in 2147 at present rate of progress. •

Research task � Millennium Development Goals Research Task Using the website www. un. org/millenniumgoals research the progress made towards the MDG goals in two countries of your choice Include the following: � Fact box summary e. g. Total pop, GDP, Literacy rate etc � Progress made towards each of the MDGs i. e. On track etc � Reasons for challenges or achievements for each of the goals � A summary comparison of what is happening in both countries. �