1""

MDGs%%http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/environ.shtml%

!

Who!is!My!Neighbour?!!!

Anglican!Board!of!Mission!(ABM)!Photographic!Exhibition!!

"

Reflecting"on"the"global"progress"that"has"been"made"towards"the"Millennium"Development"Goals"(MDGs).""

In"2000,"world"leaders"gathered"at"the"United"Nations"Headquarters"to"affirm"a"global"community"where"everyone"could"live"together"in"peace"and"dignity."The"Millennium"Declaration"set"out"8"Millennium"Development"Goals"which"have"become"a"focus"for"international"efforts"to"free"more"than"one"billion"people"from"the"abject"and"dehumanising"conditions"of"extreme"poverty.""

The"Anglican"Board"of"Mission,"with"the"assistance"from"the"Australian"Government’s"overseas"aid"program,"is"working"with"partners"throughout"the"world"on"community"development"activities"which"help"people"overcome"poverty.""

The"photographs"in"this"exhibition"invite"you"to"reflect"on"the"global"progress"that"has"been"made"towards"the"Millennium"Development"Goals."Australian"Aid"makes"an"important"contribution"to"the"global"effort"to"eradicate"extreme"poverty."With"6.9"million"children"still"dying"in"2011"before"their"fifth"birthday"there"is"much"work"still"to"be"done.""

!

As!you!experience!this!exhibition!we!invite!you!to!ask!the!question!

!“Who!is!my!neighbour?”!!"

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

2""

Opportunities!and!ideas!to!utilise!this!exhibition!in!your!school""An!Exhibition!Space"somewhere"accessible…Library/Student"Foyer/"Central"Quadrangle/Chapel/Assembly"Stage""The!Classroom"–Humanities"and"Social"Science"(HASS/"S&E),"English,"Religious"Education""

• Awareness"raising"‘one"off’"(approximate"40^50"minute)"learning"lesson"plan"utilising"the"Anglican"Board"of"Mission"(ABM)"Photographic"Exhibition"including:"! A"directed"reading/close"sentence"and"reflection"activity"sheet"for"the"Anglican"Board"of"Mission"(ABM)"

Photographic"Exhibition"Trail"! Activity"Sheets"to"familiarise"students"with"the"MDGs"(crossword,"word"sleuth,"maze)!"

• A"student"reflection"activity"to"discuss"and"assess"the"progress"made"towards"the"MDGs."This"activity"includes"more"extended"reading"and"data"that"can"be"used"in"conjunction"with"the"exhibition"

• Letter/creative"writing"opportunity"or"own"poster/photographic"interpretation"of"MDGs"• The"timeframe"for"achieving"the"Millennium"Development"Goals"is"2015."Students"can"contribute"feedback"

about"the"future"they"want"post"2015"by"linking"to"http://www.worldwewant2015.org/youth""• Web"links"to"other"resources"and"learning"activities""The!Assembly/Year"level"gathering/Chapel"service^"Student"Leaders/Social"Justice"Committee"discuss/co^ordinate"event"to"educated"peers"about"the"MDGs""• Raising"awareness^"Student"presenters"discuss"each"of"the"Millennium"Development"Goals"and"progress."

Content"to"share"could"include"MDG"Projects"facilitated"by"ABM"which"are"highlighted"http://www.abmission.org/projects^map.php""

• A"school"wide"poster/photographic"exhibition"of"student"created"representations"of"the"MDGs"presented"at"an"assembly""

CoJcurricular!activity!–!community!action!!• School"Community"Group"http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/mdgs/EN_ACTION_GUIDE.pdf""• Lunchtime"Activities^"social"justice/fundraising"committees"host"event"• Open"Forum/"Soap"Box"Oration"/"exemplified"by"Sunday’s"Speakers"Corner"in"London’s"Hyde"Park"(operating"

since"1872)""• Lunchtime"MDGs"information"booth"to"raise"awareness""• Letter"writing"campaign"–"leaders/politicians""

Other!Teaching!and!Learning!Resources!and!websites!!Australian!GovernmentJ!!Department!of!Foreign!Affairs!!

http://www.dfat.gov.au/un/millennium^development^goals.html"http://aid.dfat.gov.au/aidissues/mdg/Pages/home.aspx""

Anglican!Board!of!Mission!(ABM)!Map!and!information!on!Projects!

http://www.abmission.org/projectsJmap.php!!

UNICEF!Educational!Learning!Resources!Middle!School!!

http://teachunicef.org/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/units/mdgs_grades_6_to_8.pdf"

UNICEF!Educational!Learning!Resources!Senior!School!

http://teachunicef.org/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/units/mdgs_grades_9_to_12.pdf"

The!World!Youth!Want!website!–!youth!feedback!

http://www.worldwewant2015.org/youth""

Tracking!Support!for!the!MDGs:!‘StatPlanet’!United!Nations!Interactive!Map!Visualiser!!

http://iif.un.org/content/interactive^map"http://iif.un.org/sites/iif.un.org/files/StatPlanet/StatPlanet.html"

World!Mapper!re^visualised"maps^"development"indicators"–"use"the"‘pdf"files’"which"link"and"further"explain"data!

http://www.worldmapper.org/index.html""

German!websiteJ!Learning"Activity"link"to"crossword"and"poster"activity!!

http://www.goethe.de/ins/uy/prj/jug/pro/1_int_mdgs.pdf"

Oxfam!United!Kingdom!MDGs"Learning"Activities!! http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/resources/change^the^world^in^eight^steps"

The!Alberta!Council!for!Global!Cooperation!–Canadian!Learning"Activities"Guide!

http://www.acgc.ca/09/images/file/developmentinabox/Y2^TIGguideMDGs.pdf""

End!Poverty!website!with"resources!! http://www.endpoverty2015.org/""http://www.wfp.org/students^and^teachers/teachers/classroom^activities""

3""

Learning!Lesson!Plan!!Timing!! Learning!Plan!!5"Minutes" Questioning!&!Brainstorm!!

(Question"ideas"source"http://www.acgc.ca/09/images/file/developmentinabox/Y2^TIGguideMDGs.pdf)""What"is"a"goal?""Have"you"ever"set"goals?""What"made"you"think"of"the"goal?""Did"you"want"to"improve"a"skill"or"work"toward"something?""How"did"you"measure"whether"or"not"you"met"this"goal?"People"make"personal"goals"all"the"time."But,"what"about"goals"for"a"community?""Who"decides"how"a"community"should"progress"and"improve?""Who"decides"how"to"set"goals"to"reach"the"desired"result"for"the"community?"What"are"some"shared"concerns"we"have"for"our"global"community?""Have"you"heard"of"the"Millennium"Development"Goals?""

5"Minutes" We!Are!Learning!Today….(WALT)"About"the"goals"the"global"community"set"through"the"United"Nations""We"will"develop"our"awareness"of"the"Millennium"Development"Goals"(MDGs)"which"are"eight"international"development"goals"that"were"established"in"the"year"2000"United"Nations"Millennium"Declaration."All"189"United"Nations"member"states"at"the"time"(there"are"193"now)"and"23"international"organisations"committed"to"help"achieve"the"Millennium"Development"Goals"by"2015.""We"will"be"looking"at"a"photographic"exhibition"with"the"purpose"of"reflecting"on"the"global"progress"that"has"been"made"towards"the"Millennium"Development"Goals"and"what"should"happen"following"the"2015"deadline.""

" What!I’m!Look!For….(WILF)"• Co^operation"and"engagement"with"the"photographic"exhibition"• Labelled"map""• Completed"cloze"activity"and"questions"• Discussion"of"the"targets"and"role"individuals"and"society"plays"in"meeting"the"MDG"

targets"• Consideration"of"the"global"agenda"post"2015"

"20"Minutes"" Make"way"to"the"photographic"exhibition"trail,"students"pause"and"view"each"image."Students"

read"the"accompanying"printed"commentary"which"discusses"examples"of"AMB’s"progress"towards"each"of"the"Millennium"Development"Goals."On"the"Cloze"activity"sheet"students"mark"the"country"location"of"each"ABM"project"mentioned"on"the"panels"(you"may"need"to"use"an"atlas"or"internet"search)"and"complete"the"cloze"sentence"activity"as"you"walk"around"the"exhibition"trail.""

10"Minutes"" Discuss!general!class!feedback!or!group!discussion!of!handout!questions!Differentiated!activities!–!choice!of!activities!!

• Familiarisation"with"key"words"–"word"sleuth/"maze/"crossword"• Short"Answer"Questions"• Evaluation/Assessment"of"MDG"targets"–"(group"activity"separate"lesson"possibility)"• Other"web"links"

"5"Minutes"" Conclusion"–"reflection"

The"Millennium"Development"Goals"are"targets"to"be"met"by"action."They"will"only"be"achieved"if"we"all"work"together."What"actions"can"enable"us"to"meet"the"Millennium"Development"Goals?"What"will"happen"once"the"2015"ticks"over"next"year?"Provide"your"feedback"through"the"website"http://www.worldwewant2015.org/youth"

4""

Millennium!Development!Goals!(MDGs):!Who!is!My!Neighbour?!!!

Please"follow"the"photographic"exhibition"trail,"pause"and"view"each"image.""Read"the"accompanying"printed"commentary"which"discusses"examples"of"AMB’s"progress"towards"each"of"the"Millennium"Development"Goals"Mark"the"country"location"of"each"ABM"project"mentioned"on"the"panels"(you"may"need"to"use"an"atlas"or"internet"search)"Complete"the"cloze"sentence"activity"as"you"walk"around"the"exhibition"trail"Political"World"Map"^"Mercator"projection"

http://www.freeusandworldmaps.com/html/World_Projections/WorldPrint.html"

1. Eradicate!extreme!poverty!and!hunger!Ngali"Mbasa"was"75"years"old"when"this"photo"was"taken."She"lives"in"a"single^room"mud"brick"hut"in"a"remote"village"in"Eastern!Kenya."For"food,"Ngali"and"her"husband"plant"___________"in"the"field"around"their"house."In"2011,"when"this"photo"was"taken,"much"of"Eastern"Africa"was"experiencing"a"__________"and"Ngali’s"maize"crops"had"failed"to"grow"for"the"last"3"years."Australian"aid"helped"to"provide"__________"food"relief."Just"as"important"as"the"food"relief"are"long^term"community"development"programs"in"Eastern"Kenya"that"are"helping"communities"to"secure"their"own"_______""__""_______"and"become"more"___________to"drought."!

2. Achieve!universal!primary!education!______________"is"an"important"foundation"for"overcoming"poverty."These"children"are"students"at"St"Stephen’s"Agape"Community"School"in"Zambia."St"Stephen’s"was"founded"by"______________"in"the"grounds"of"a"church"because"many"children"in"Lusaka’s"_________"had"no"opportunity"to"go"to"school."Between"2000"and"2011,"the"number"of"out^of^school"children"globally"dropped"from"_____"million"to"________"million.""

3. Promote!gender!equality!and!empower!women!For"women"in"the"Solomon!Islands,"knowing"how"to"_______"and"_______"is"an"important"step"of_____________."In"this"photograph,"Salome"Haridi"leads"a"literacy"class"in"Honiara."Thanks"to"global"efforts"focused"on"the"Millennium"Development"Goals,"girls"and"boys"now"attend"primary"school"in"_______""""""___________."But"many"gender"disparities"still"remain,"such"as"the"number"of"parliamentary"seats"held"by"_______(20.4%"at"the"end"of"2012)."!

5""

4. Reduce!child!mortality!Betina"(pictured)"is"from"Luganville,"Vanuatu."In"Vanuatu"______"children"out"of"every"thousand"will"die"before"turning"5."This"has"almost"________"since"1990,"when"the"number"was"35."Since"1990"there"are"approximately"17,000"_________"children"dying"world^wide"each"day."Despite"this"success"there"is"still"a"lot"of"work"to"be"done."Around"the"world"last"year"6"million"children"died"before"their"________"birthday"and"the"proportion"of"children"dying"in"the"first"month"after"birth"is"increasing."Australian"aid"supports"health"programs"in"specific"efforts"to"reduce"________""________."!

5. Improve!maternal!health!Although"maternal"mortality"has"____________,"each"year"an"alarming"number"of"women"still"_______"in"childbirth"or"due"to"pregnancy"complications."‘The"risk"of"maternal"death"is"________"times"higher"among"women"with"no"education,"and"2"times"higher"among"women"with"1"to"6"years"of"education"than"for"women"with"more"than"_________"years"of"education’."Millennium"Development"Goal"5"aims"to"improve"maternal"health"so"that"women,"like"the"young"mother"pictured"can"have"happy"and"__________"pregnancies."Australian"aid"is"assisting"this"endeavour"by"resourcing"health"and"education"programs."!

6. Combat!HIV/AIDS,!malaria!and!other!diseases!Nurse"Janet"performs"standard"health"___________"on"students"at"a"________"in"Oro"Province,"Papua!New!Guinea."Clinics,"such"as"this"one"in"PNG,"are"working"in"communities"across"the"world"to"treat"__________"diseases,"and"to"care"for"people"living"with"____""/""____."Australian"aid"has"helped"to"meet"the"Millennium"Development"Goal’s"target"of"halting"and"beginning"to"_______"the"spread"of"HIV,"with"the"incidence"of"HIV"declining"in"most"regions."!

7. Ensure!environmental!sustainability!This"______"tap"in"the"Philippines"is"part"of"a"water"project"implemented"through"a"partnership"between"the"Anglican"Board"of"Mission"–"Australia"and"the"Episcopal"Church"in"the"Philippines"with"the"assistance"of"Australian"aid."Clean"water"and"____________"are"important"for"the"health"and"_____"^"_____"of"all"communities."Since"1990"more"than"_______"billion"people"have"gained"access"to"improved"drinking"water"sources."This"exceeds"the"Millennium"Development"Goal’s"target,"but"2.5"billion"people"still"lack"access"to"________"or"latrines."!

8. Develop!a!global!partnership!for!development!Arriane"Carreon"is"a"Community"Development"Worker"for"the"Episcopal"Church"in"the"Philippines."Here"she"is"creating"a"short"video"about"the"KASALIKA"association"in"Manila"which"is"an"example"of"the"church"working"in"________"with"people"struggling"with"poverty"to"start"small"__________"like"candle"making"and"sewing"enterprises"(KASALIKA"means"‘You"Belong’)."Overcoming"poverty"requires"partnership"between____________,"businesses,"communities"and"_______"society"to"ensure"that"we"truly"act"like"____________"to"one"another"in"our"global"village."!

9. United!Nations!SecretaryJGeneral!Ban!KiJmoon,!September!2010!%“The%Millennium%Development%Goals%were%never%meant%to%be%a%one;way%street%–%something%that%rich%countries%do%for%poor%ones.%Quite%the%contrary:%our%long;standing%work%for%development%in%general%has%always%been%based%on%global%solidarity%–%on%a%shared%interest%–%on%a%powerful%sense%of%community%and%linked%fates%in%an%interconnected%world.”%Explain!in!your!own!words!the!meaning!of!the!quote!about!the!MDGs!made!by!the!Secretary!General!

"

"

"

"

""

6""

Having!examined!the!Anglican!Board!of!Mission!(ABM)!Photographic!Exhibition!–!reflect!and!respond!to!the!following!questions.!!

10. What!are!the!8!Millennium!Development!Goals?!1. ! 2. !

3. ! 4. !

5. ! 6. !

7. ! 8. !

"11. In!what!ways!does!Australia!assist!in!meeting!the!MDGs?!!

!!!"

12. Why!is!there!a!need!to!raise!greater!awareness!of!the!Millennium!Development!Goals?!!

!!!"

13. What!can!we!do!individually!or!as!a!society!to!achieve!the!targets!of!the!Millennium!Development!Goals?!Ideas:!!http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/getinvolved.shtml!!

!!!!

14. The!target!date!to!achieve!the!Millennium!Development!Goals!is!2015.!Is!it!likely!that!targets!will!be!achieved?!Why/why!not?!

!!!!

15. Consider!and!describe!what!you!think!could!or!should!happen!after!MDGs’!target!date!of!2015.!!

!!!"

16. In!an!increasingly!interconnected!world,!reflect!on!the!question!‘Who!is!My!Neighbour?’.!

!!!

!!

7""

Millennium!Development!Goals!!Purposeful!Reading!Activity:!Cloze!Sentence!Answers!

!1. Eradicate!extreme!poverty!and!hunger!

Ngali"Mbasa"was"75"years"old"when"this"photo"was"taken."She"lives"in"a"single^room"mud"brick"hut"in"a"remote"village"in"Eastern"Kenya."For"food,"Ngali"and"her"husband"plant"maize"in"the"field"around"their"house."In"2011,"when"this"photo"was"taken,"much"of"Eastern"Africa"was"experiencing"a"drought"and"Ngali’s"maize"crops"had"failed"to"grow"for"the"last"3"years."Australian"aid"helped"to"provide"emergency"food"relief."Just"as"important"as"the"food"relief"are"long^term"community"development"programs"in"Eastern"Kenya"that"are"helping"communities"to"secure"their"own"food"security"and"become"more"resilient"to"drought."!

2. Achieve!universal!primary!education!Education"is"an"important"foundation"for"overcoming"poverty."These"children"are"students"at"St"Stephen’s"Agape"Community"School"in"Zambia."St"Stephen’s"was"founded"by"volunteers"in"the"grounds"of"a"church"because"many"children"in"Lusaka’s"slums"had"no"opportunity"to"go"to"school."Between"2000"and"2011,"the"number"of"out^of^school"children"globally"dropped"from"102"million"to"57"million."!

3. Promote!gender!equality!and!empower!women!For"women"in"the"Solomon"Islands,"knowing"how"to"read"and"write"is"an"important"step"of"empowerment."In"this"photograph,"Salome"Haridi"leads"a"literacy"class"in"Honiara."Thanks"to"global"efforts"focused"on"the"Millennium"Development"Goals,"girls"and"boys"now"attend"primary"school"in"equal"numbers."But"many"gender"disparities"still"remain,"such"as"the"number"of"parliamentary"seats"held"by"women"(20.4%"at"the"end"of"2012)."!

4. Reduce!child!mortality!Betina"(pictured)"is"from"Luganville,"Vanuatu."In"Vanuatu"18"children"out"of"every"thousand"will"die"before"turning"5."This"has"almost"halved"since"1990,"when"the"number"was"35."Since"1990"there"are"approximately"17,000"fewer"children"dying"world^wide"each"day."Despite"this"success"there"is"still"a"lot"of"work"to"be"done."Around"the"world"last"year"6"million"children"died"before"their"fifth"birthday"and"the"proportion"of"children"dying"in"the"first"month"after"birth"is"increasing."Australian"aid"supports"health"programs"in"specific"efforts"to"reduce"child"mortality."!

5. Improve!maternal!health!Although"maternal"mortality"has"decreased,"each"year"an"alarming"number"of"women"still"die"in"childbirth"or"due"to"pregnancy"complications."‘The"risk"of"maternal"death"is"2.7"times"higher"among"women"with"no"education,"and"2"times"higher"among"women"with"1"to"6"years"of"education"than"for"women"with"more"than"12"years"of"education’."Millennium"Development"Goal"5"aims"to"improve"maternal"health"so"that"women,"like"the"young"

8""

mother"pictured"can"have"happy"and"healthy"pregnancies."Australian"aid"is"assisting"this"endeavour"by"resourcing"health"and"education"programs."!

6. Combat!HIV/AIDS,!malaria!and!other!diseases!Nurse"Janet"performs"standard"health"checks"on"students"at"a"clinic"in"Oro"Province,"Papua"New"Guinea."Clinics,"such"as"this"one"in"PNG,"are"working"in"communities"across"the"world"to"treat"infectious"diseases,"and"to"care"for"people"living"with"HIV""/""AIDS."Australian"aid"has"helped"to"meet"the"Millennium"Development"Goal’s"target"of"halting"and"beginning"to"reverse"the"spread"of"HIV,"with"the"incidence"of"HIV"declining"in"most"regions."!

7. Ensure!environmental!sustainability!This"water"tap"in"the"Philippines"is"part"of"a"water"project"implemented"through"a"partnership"between"the"Anglican"Board"of"Mission"–"Australia"and"the"Episcopal"Church"in"the"Philippines"with"the"assistance"of"Australian"aid."Clean"water"and"sanitation"are"important"for"the"health"and"well"^"being"of"all"communities."Since"1990"more"than"2.1"billion"people"have"gained"access"to"improved"drinking"water"sources."This"exceeds"the"Millennium"Development"Goal’s"target,"but"2.5"billion"people"still"lack"access"to"toilets"or"latrines."!

8. Develop!a!global!partnership!for!development!Arriane"Carreon"is"a"Community"Development"Worker"for"the"Episcopal"Church"in"the"Philippines."Here"she"is"creating"a"short"video"about"the"KASALIKA"association"in"Manila"which"is"an"example"of"the"church"working"in"partnership"with"people"struggling"with"poverty"to"start"small"businesses"like"candle"making"and"sewing"enterprises"(KASALIKA"means"‘You"Belong’)."Overcoming"poverty"requires"partnership"between"governments,"businesses,"communities"and"civil"society"to"ensure"that"we"truly"act"like"neighbours"to"one"another"in"our"global"village.""

United!Nations!SecretaryJGeneral!Ban!KiJmoon,!September!2010!

%“The%Millennium%Development%Goals%were%never%meant%to%be%a%one;way%street%–%something%that%rich%countries%do%for%poor%ones.%Quite%the%contrary:%our%long;standing%work%for%development%in%general%has%always%been%based%on%global%solidarity%–%on%a%shared%interest%–%on%a%powerful%sense%of%community%and%linked%fates%in%an%interconnected%world.”%

9. Explain"in"your"own"words"the"meaning"of"the"quote"about"the"MDGs"made"by"the"secretary"General"

This"statement"focuses"on"working"together"in"a"global"community–"essentially"MDG"8"and"the"whole"purpose"of"the"United"Nations"which"brings"all"nations"of"the"world"together"to"work"for"peace"and"development,"based"on"the"principles"of"justice,"human"dignity"and"the"well^being"of"all"people."

Having!examined!the!Anglican!Board!of!Mission!(ABM)!Photographic!Exhibition!–!reflect!and!respond!to!the!following!questions.!!

Further!reading!http://www.brookings.edu/research/articles/2013/02/21JmillenniumJdevJgoalsJmcarthur!

10. What!are!the!8!Millennium!Development!Goals?!1. To"eradicate"extreme"poverty"and"hunger"2. To"achieve"universal"primary"education"

9""

3. To"promote"gender"equality"and"empowering"women"4. To"reduce"child"mortality"rates"5. To"improve"maternal"health"6. To"combat"HIV/AIDS,"malaria,"and"other"diseases"7. To"ensure"environmental"sustainability"8. To"develop"a"global"partnership"for"development""11. In!what!ways!does!Australia!assist!in!meeting!the!MDGs?!!• Australia"is"one"of"189"countries"that"adopted"the"Millennium"Declaration"and"committed"to"the"Millennium"

Development"Goals"in"2000.""• Australia"is"a"top"ten"contributor"to"WFP,"WHO,"UNICEF,"UNHCR"and"CERF."• Australians"are"the"second"highest"private"donors"to"non^government"organisations"in"the"world."

http://www.dfat.gov.au/un/millennium^development^goals.html"http://aid.dfat.gov.au/aidissues/mdg/Pages/home.aspx"""

12. Why!is!there!a!need!to!raise!greater!awareness!of!the!Millennium!Development!Goals?!!

The"world"needs"to"collaborate"to"combat"the"biggest"problems"facing"the"global"community"today."These"challenges"we"can"meet"if"people"are"aware"and"become"involved."The"MDGs"cannot"be"achieved"alone"by"one"person,"one"government,"the"UN,"or"any"single"organisation."We"all"have"a"role"to"play"in"improving"the"lives"of"people"around"the"world."Anyone"can"dedicate"their"time,"energy"or"money"to"help"the"UN"advance"the"MDGs."""http://www.unfoundation.org/assets/pdf/fact^sheet^mdgs.pdf""

13. What!can!we!do!individually!or!as!a!society!to!achieve!the!targets!of!the!Millennium!Development!Goals?!Ideas:!!http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/getinvolved.shtml!!

!14. The!target!date!to!achieve!the!Millennium!Development!Goals!is!2015.!Is!it!likely!that!targets!will!be!

achieved?!Why/why!not?!

Not"likely"to"meet"MDG"goals"^"making"substantial"progress."Best"outcome"has"been"access"to"water"and"shifts"in"poverty"til"the"GFC."Money"has"been"provided"for"symptoms,"not"necessarily"for"causes."Economic"growth"in"the"developing"has"occurred"and"progress"on"women’s"health,"education"and"equality"lifts"all"MDG"goals."World"action"against"climate"change"is"divided.""http://www.baliadvertiser.biz/articles/ecowatch/2010/millennium.html"!

15. Consider!and!describe!what!you!think!could!or!should!happen!after!MDGs’!target!date!of!2015.!!

On"25"September"2013,"UN"Secretary^General"Ban"Ki^moon,"presented"to"Member"States"his"report"entitled"“A"Life"of"Dignity"for"All”,"world"leaders"renewed"their"commitment"to"meet"the"MDG"targets"and"agreed"to"hold"a"high^level"Summit"in"September"2015"to"adopt"a"new"set"of"Goals"building"on"the"achievements"of"the"MDGs.""

16. In!an!increasingly!interconnected!world!reflect!on!the!question!‘Who!is!My!Neighbour?’!!

We"are"living"in"an"increasingly"globalised"world"and"we"must"develop"our"intercultural"understanding"and"empathy"for"our"global"community.""

We"are"neighbours"at"a"range"of"scales"^"local"to"global."We"ascribe"to"the"United"Nations"Charter"which"focuses"on"human"well^being,"dignity"for"all"and"human"rights"with"greater"equity"and"sustainability."Helping"each"other"through"partnerships"is"neighbourly.""

"

"

10""

Who!is!my!Neighbour?!Millennium!Development!Goals!

!C" I" Y" K" Y" T" Z" P" E" R" Q" T" F" K" N" L" N" P" L" S" M" V" P" K" J" H"C" A" E" D" T" S" F" G" B" K" E" H" A" U" Q" E" D" T" B" U" X" W" E" E" Z" Y"S" X" A" V" I" L" R" R" Y" Z" N" G" G" B" I" S" L" W" K" O" P" N" D" P" L" T"H" N" Q" Z" L" U" T" W" T" A" L" K" N" G" M" Y" I" J" B" I" H" W" U" T" P" I"P" P" N" M" A" M" G" A" A" G" K" F" H" U" L" O" W" I" Y" T" A" L" C" L" Q" R"S" I" Q" B" T" S" N" E" E" T" R" B" P" G" H" A" C" N" W" C" G" E" A" A" B" U"A" H" V" H" R" X" I" L" B" W" O" G" N" I" E" B" ^" L" L" E" W" A" T" N" G" C"N" S" U" E" O" M" W" H" H" U" B" I" N" Z" H" L" J" T" T" F" J" M" I" R" D" E"I" R" C" A" M" U" E" F" R" Y" C" A" R" E" T" I" L" X" F" N" S" I" O" E" Y" S"T" E" M" L" U" W" S" S" T" O" Q" E" N" D" F" L" L" X" Q" I" S" S" N" T" F" A"A" N" A" T" M" B" E" T" T" B" B" V" M" J" S" I" A" R" B" E" H" B" A" A" C" D"T" T" I" H" E" S" D" R" J" Q" I" C" A" E" C" P" M" G" S" R" B" S" M" M" A" V"I" R" Z" G" A" H" N" G" E" R" S" M" L" F" R" W" R" S" P" Q" L" U" K" E" K" F"O" A" E" E" Z" P" T" T" O" W" M" T" H" O" E" G" E" E" N" I" Y" S" R" Q" O" Q"N" P" S" Q" G" E" A" N" S" V" O" T" S" O" E" N" E" X" G" P" V" T" A" U" P" W"Y" I" Y" J" P" C" M" L" M" U" R" P" W" D" I" G" T" N" Y" N" L" A" Q" A" V" S"D" E" U" M" I" E" C" P" V" I" H" S" M" S" B" K" Y" E" C" P" A" I" F" L" P" N"L" Z" O" D" N" Z" W" F" B" G" T" F" U" E" H" C" H" S" R" Y" R" N" K" I" H" X"B" W" A" T" Y" R" C" D" M" A" M" B" Y" A" X" G" R" U" M" P" E" A" C" T" I" G"Q" R" E" D" I" X" L" C" A" S" T" P" W" R" T" M" J" O" O" A" R" B" T" Y" T" Q"E" V" W" T" W" I" E" A" L" T" N" E" M" P" O" L" E" V" E" D" L" I" N" S" G" T"Q" V" E" T" H" D" A" E" A" U" E" E" G" A" L" L" I" V" T" X" Q" L" S" Y" E" W"M" Z" W" C" W" H" N" U" R" A" P" H" I" J" S" S" E" N" S" E" I" I" E" E" B" E"G" X" T" W" M" R" U" C" I" A" Z" D" R" O" U" G" H" T" E" V" M" T" J" O" S" Y"L" W" A" T" E" R" I" A" A" O" S" X" G" S" C" T" F" B" T" A" S" Y" S" O" U" F"J" D" L" I" H" C" W" Q" Q" R" M" K" C" P" O" V" E" R" T" Y" W" R" B" T" C" A"

"

"

"

malaria" development" eradicate"diseases" infectious"diseases" poverty"maize" global"village" aids"well^being" childbirth" write"sustainability" pregnancy" maternal"mortality"clean"water" combat" emergency"education" read" food"security"neighbours" drought" sanitation"environment"" literacy" slums"small"businesses" child"mortality" equality"sewing"enterprises" empower" health"partnership" HIV" hunger"

" " " " " " " "

11""

" "

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

12""

!

Millennium!Development!Goals!!

!

Crossword!Answers!Across!

1."Human"immunodeficiency"virus"^"a"severe"loss"of"the"body's"cellular"immunity"–"HIV!AIDS"

3."A"lack"of"necessary"resources"to"survive"–"Poverty!"

6."The"number"of"children"who"die"by"the"age"of"five"–"Child!Mortality""

8."Enabling"women"to"control"their"life"and"claim"their"rights"–"Empower!Women""

10."An"infectious"parasite"disease"transmitted"to"humans"by"mosquitos"–"Malaria""

11."To"successfully"bring"about"a"change"^"Achieve"

14."An"illness"or"disorder"of"the"structure"or"function"in"a"human"–"Disease!"

16."Health"of"women"before,"during"and"after"childbirth^"Maternal!Health""

17."Make"certain"that"an"action"or"something"will"occur"^"Ensure"

20."Measurable"equal"representation"of"women"and"men"–"Gender!Equality""

21."To"improve"something"–"Develop!"

22."A"desire"to"eat"but"a"lack"of"food"^"Hunger"

"

Down!

2."The"capacity"of"the"planet"to"endure"and"support"life"into"the"future"–"Sustainability""

3."Joining"or"being"in"activity"together"–!Partnership""

4."A"process"of"improving"usually"measured"over"time"–"Development""

5."The"first"formal"experience"of"school"subjects"–"Primary!Education""

7."The"surroundings"^"both"natural"and"cultural"–"Environment!"

9."To"remove"completely"–"Eradicate""

12."Actively"encourage"and"further"the"progress"of"something"–"Promote""

13."Take"action"to"reduce"or"prevent"^"Combat"

15."Make"better"^"Improve"

18."Including"the"whole"world"–"Global""

19."To"make"something"smaller"or"have"a"lesser"impact"–"Reduce!

"

http://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make^your^own/crossword/"

13##

Millennium(Development(Goals(2015?(!Can#we#work#together#to#find#a#way#towards#a#sustainable#future#for#all?!

#

# # # ## # # #

# # # # # # #

#

http://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make>your>own/maze/maze.php#

#

1. To#eradicate#extreme#poverty#and#hunger#

2. To#achieve#universal#primary#education#

3. To#promote#gender#equality#and##empowering#women#

#

4. To#eradicate#extreme#poverty#and#hunger#

5. To#improve#maternal#health##

6. To#combat#HIV/AIDS,##Malaria#and#other#diseases#

#

7. To#ensure#environmental#sustainability#

#

8. To#develop#a#global#partnership#for#development#

#

14##

#

Millennium(Development(Goals(2015?(!Solution!to!maze!!

#

#

#

http://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make>your>own/maze/maze.php#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

15##

Millennium(Development(Goals(2015!Consider#the#progress#made#towards#the#Millennium#Development#Goals#discussed#in#the#United#Nations#report:#A!life!of!dignity!for!all:!accelerating!progress!towards!the!Millennium!Development!Goals!and!advancing!the!United!Nations!development!agenda!beyond!2015!!! http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/68/202! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! #

! Target!! Progress!

To!eradicate!extreme!poverty!and!hunger!#• Halve,#between#1990#and#2015,#the#proportion#

of#people#whose#income#is#less#than#$1#a#day#• Achieve#full#and#productive#employment#and#

decent#work#for#all,#including#women#and#young#people#

• Halve,#between#1990#and#2015,#the#proportion#of#people#who#suffer#from#hunger!

The!target!of!halving!the!percentage!of!people!suffering!from!hunger!by!2015!is!within!reach.!• Poverty#and#hunger#have#been#reduced#significantly.#!• People#living#on#less#than#$1.25#a#day#fell#by#more#than#half,#from#47#per#cent#in#1990#to#22#per#cent#in#2010,#with#the#majority#rural#in#

China#and#India.#!• 1.2#billion#people#are#still#living#in#extreme#poverty,#particularly#in#Africa.!• Undernourished#people#in#developing#regions#fell#from#23.2#per#cent#in#the#period#from#1990#to#1992#to#14.9#per#cent#in#2010>2012.#!• One#in#eight#people#remain#chronically#undernourished.!• One#in#four#children#suffers#from#stunted#growth#because#of#malnutrition!

!

To!achieve!universal!primary!education!• Ensure#that,#by#2015,#children#everywhere,#boys#

and#girls#alike,#will#be#able#to#complete#a#full#course#of#primary#schooling#

#

We!risk!failing!to!keep!our!promise!to!enable!all!children!to!go!to!school.!• Positively,#children#not#in#primary#school#fell#102#million#to#57#million#between#2000#and#2011#but#has#slowed#manly#due#to#

conflict/war#in#countries.##• Half#the#world’s#out>of>school#children#live#in#sub>Saharan#Africa,#mainly#the#poorest#households.##• Still#need#to#improve#the#quality#of#education,#most#affected#are#girls#and#women,#those#belonging#to#ethnic#minorities,#persons#with#

disabilities#and#children#living#in#conflict>affected#areas,#rural#areas#or#urban#slums.#

!

To!promote!gender!equality!and!empowering!women!• Eliminate#gender#disparity#in#primary#and#

secondary#education,#preferably#by#2005,#and#in#all#levels#of#education#no#later#than#2015!

!#

The!challenges!to!achieving!gender!equality!and!women’s!rights!remain!significant.!• Women#and#girls#are#major#drivers#of#development.#Yet#In#many#developing#countries,#girls#are#denied#their#right#to#primary#education#

and#women#continue#to#be#denied#opportunities#to#influence#decisions#that#affect#their#lives.##• Women#have#been#gaining#employment#in#non>agricultural#sectors,#but#often#in#less#secure#jobs#with#fewer#social#benefits#than#those#

held#by#men.##• Gender>based#violence#continues#to#contravene#women’s#and#girls’#rights.#• Intensified#efforts#are#needed#to#reach#and#educate#the#most#vulnerable#women#and#children#and#ensure#their#sexual#and#reproductive#

health#and#rights.#

!

To!reduce!child!mortality!rates!• Reduce#by#two>thirds,#between#1990#and#2015,#

the#under>five#mortality#rate#

Progress!has!been!made!but!is!not!close!enough!to!the!target!of!two!thirds!reduction.!!• The#mortality#rate#for#children#under#5#dropped#by#41#per#cent#between#1990#and#2011.##• A#renewed#commitment#is#needed#to#improve#the#health#and#life#prospects#of#mothers#and#children.#

!

To!improve!maternal!health!• Reduce#by#three>quarters,#between#1990#and#

2015,#the#maternal#mortality#ratio#• Achieve#universal#access#to#reproductive#health#

Important!progress!has!been!made!but!short!of!the!target!of!75!%.!!• The#maternal#mortality#rate#fell#by#47#per#cent#over#the#past#two#decades.##

16##

!

To!combat!HIV/AIDS,!malaria,!and!other!diseases!• Have#halted#by#2015#and#begun#to#reverse#the#

spread#of#HIV/AIDS#• Achieve,#by#2010,#universal#access#to#treatment#

for#HIV/AIDS#for#all#those#who#need#it#• Have#halted#by#2015#and#begun#to#reverse#the#

incidence#of#malaria#and#other#major#diseases#

Progress!has!been!made!to!combat!a!number!of!diseases.!• New#HIV#infections#declined#by#21#per#cent#globally#(last#10#years)#over#the#past#decade.#• Around#10#million#people#living#with#HIV#are#receiving#lifesaving#antiretroviral#treatment.#Expanded#treatment#and#prevention#yielded#a#

25#per#cent#reduction#in#AIDS>related#deaths#between#2005#and#2011.##• 2.5#million#new#infections#still#occur#each#year.###• The#last#decade#saw#a#25#per#cent#fall#in#mortality#rates#from#malaria,#sparing#the#lives#of#an#estimated#1.1#million#people.##• Between#1995#and#2011,#51#million#tuberculosis#patients#were#treated#successfully,#saving#20#million#lives.#

!

To!ensure!environmental!sustainability!!• Integrate#the#principles#of#sustainable#

development#into#country#policies#and#programs#and#reverse#the#loss#of#environmental#resources#

• Reduce#biodiversity#loss,#achieving,#by#2010,#a#significant#reduction#in#the#rate#of#loss#

• Halve,#by#2015,#the#proportion#of#people#without#sustainable#access#to#safe#drinking#water#and#basic#sanitation#

• Have#achieved#by#2020#a#significant#improvement#in#the#lives#of#at#least#100#million#slum#dwellers#

Some!of!the!targets!for!ensuring!environmental!sustainability!have!been!achieved.!However,!significant!challenges!are!posed!by!climate!change.!• Carbon#dioxide#emissions#are#more#than#46#per#cent#higher#than#in#1990.#!• The#atmospheric#concentration#of#carbon#dioxide#has#exceeded#400#parts#per#million,#a#level#not#seen#in#millions#of#years.#!• Biodiversity#loss#continues#at#a#rapid#pace.#Freshwater#resources#are#being#depleted#and#fish#stocks#are#overexploited.#Land#

degradation#and#desertification,#ocean#acidification#and#the#loss#of#species#and#forests#continue#at#an#alarming#rate.!• Last#10#years,#improved#water#sources#was#met#ahead#of#schedule;#double#the#target#has#meant#that#over#200#million#slum#dwellers#

benefited#from#improved#water#and#sanitation#facilities,#durable#housing#or#sufficient#living#space.#!• From#1990#to#2011,#1.9#billion#people#gained#access#to#a#latrine,#flush#toilet#or#other#improved#sanitation#facility.#!• With#rapid#urbanization#and#population#growth,#the#number#of#slum#dwellers#is#on#the#rise.!• Two#and#a#half#billion#people#still#lack#access#to#improved#sanitation,#while#a#billion#practise#open#defecation,#a#continued#source#of#

illness.!

!

To!develop!a!global!partnership!for!development!!• Address#the#special#needs#of#least#developed#

countries,#landlocked#countries#and#small#island#developing#states#

• Develop#further#an#open,#rule>based,#predictable,#non>discriminatory#trading#and#financial#system#

• Deal#comprehensively#with#developing#countries’#debt#

• In#cooperation#with#pharmaceutical#companies,#provide#access#to#affordable#essential#drugs#in#developing#countries#

• In#cooperation#with#the#private#sector,#make#available#benefits#of#new#technologies,#especially#information#and#communications#

Progress!towards!a!global!partnership!for!development!has!fallen!short!of!expectations.!!• Following#an#encouraging#rise#in#official#development#assistance#since#2000,#over#the#past#two#years#aid#flows#have#declined.#!• Despite#significant#debt#relief#for#many#countries,#the#debt>servicing#burden#of#some#low>income#countries#remains#intolerably#high.#!• Progress#in#improving#market#access#for#many#developing#countries#has#been#slow,#and#“aid#for#trade”#has#not#escaped#the#impact#of#

reduced#official#development#assistance.#!• Despite#some#gains#in#ICT#connectivity,#a#substantial#digital#divide#remains#between#developed#and#developing#regions.#!

#

Further#information:#http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/pdf/report>2013/2013_progress_english.pdf#

!

!

17##

!

Evaluation/Assessment!Activity!!

• Divide#the#class#into#eight#groups.##• Allocate#one#Millennium#Development#Goal#per#group.##• Each#group#creates#a#matrix#to#assess#the#progress#of#their#allocated#MDG.##• Draw#up#a#table/grid#with#a#range#of#assessment#categories#e.g.#positive/limited#progress#made,#data#that#supports#+/>#development,#Issues#raised#by#the#goal,#causes,#solutions,#

effects#of#not#addressing#the#Issue,#future#beyond#2015.##• Brainstorm#other#categories#that#may#be#relevant.##• Research#MDG#and#complete#the#table#for#the#evaluation/assessment#report.#• Present#each#group’s#MDG#report#to#the#class#

Utilise#the#following#website#to#determine#current#progress#towards#the#MDG#http://iif.un.org/sites/iif.un.org/files/StatPlanet/StatPlanet.html#

As#a#shared#responsibility#of#the#group,#draw#together#the#research#to#write#a#report#that#aims#to#raise#awareness#of#the#MDG,#assess#the#current#progress#of#the#MDG#and#provide#ideas/thoughts#about#the#MDG#beyond#2015.##

#

#

#

#

18##

!

!#

Who!is!My!Neighbour?!!!

Anglican!Board!of!Mission!(ABM)!Photographic!Exhibition!!This#resource#is#provided#to#assist#educators,#teachers#and#students#to#raise#awareness#of#The#Millennium#Development#Goals#(MDGs),#the#work#of#United#Nations,#The#Australian#Government#and#NonAGovernment#Agencies#like#Anglican#Board#of#MissionA#Australia.#

#I#acknowledge#and#thank#all#authors#of#content/links#gathered#from#the#listed#websites#and#agencies.##

Trish!Harris!!

Dean#of#Teaching#and#Learning##

St#Mark’s#Anglican#Community#School,#Perth#Western#Australia#

#

#