8 Millenium goals

When were they formed?
The millenium goals were formed in the year 2000

Why were they formed?
they were formed to help end poverty by 2015

1.Eradicate extreme hunger and poverty
~Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people whose income is less than $1 a day

2. Achive universal primary education
~ ensure that by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girlswill be able to comlplete a full course of primary schooling

3.promote gender equality and empower women
~ Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education, preferably by 2005, and in all levels of education no later than 2015

4. Reduce child mortality
~ Reduce by two-thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate

5. Improve maternal health
~ Achieve universal access to reproductive health

6. Combat HIV/AIDS and other dieases such as malaria
~ Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS

7. ensure environmental sustainablility
~ Reduce biodiversity loss, achieving, by 2010, a significant reduction in the rate of loss

8. develop a global partnership for development
~ Address the special needs of least developed countries, landlocked countries and small island developing states

http://www.ausaid.gov.au/keyaid/mdg.cfm 

Dave in the Life

What issue does Dave discover?
Homelessness
How do people become homeless?

• Mental illness
• Domestic Violence
• Lost their job
• Gambling
• Drugs

What are their lives like?

• Rough sleepers (no bed or shelter)
• Hopeless
• Trapped
• Violence
• Desperate

Who is helping these people?

• Salvation Army
• Mission Beat
• Hostels
• St Vincent De Paul

How does Dave's experiance 'shed light' or rise awareness to the issue?

 He has rasied awarness through his television show, this has made it a reality for the viewers. It is a small insite to what the people are feeling and how desperate some people are. The views feel empathy for the people living on the streets.