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MDG’S -- MANY DOING GOOD The Millennium Development Goals

Advocates for the MDG’s Dr. Jeffrey D. Sachs, author of “The End of Poverty” Bono, lead singer for the rock group U2

www.episcopalchurch.org/ONE/

“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” Jane Goodall

#1 Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Sudanese art inspired by the MDG’s www.bread.org www.thehungersite.com www.oxfamamerica.org

#2 Achieve universal primary education Debt cancellation in Tanzania enabled 1.6 million children to enroll in school www.jubileeusa.org

Please contribute generously Thank you www.er-d.org

#3 Promote gender equality and empower women Women to Women helps women in poor countries set up income-producing projects to improve their lives and strengthen their communities www.nationalecw.org/Social_Justice.html

#4 Reduce child mortality www.unicef.org

UTO 2009 grant criteria will focus on projects to alleviate profound human suffering that directly impacts the lives of women and children. www.episcopalchurch.org/uto.htm

#5 Improve maternal health www.care.org

Sudanese refugees fleeing Darfur www.savedarfur.org

What can one ... ... person do? ... congregation do? ... diocese do? ... the Body of Christ do?

#6 Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Malawi is one of the poorest nations on earth www.thegaia.org

# 7 Environmental sustainability We thank you, Almighty God, for the gift of water ... BCP 306 www.africanwellfund.org

#8 Develop a global partnership for development Please contribute generously Thank you www.er-d.org

The Rev. Dr. Sabina Alkire, "The alleviation of material suffering in the world and the spiritual renewal of the church go hand in hand.“ The Rev. Dr. Sabina Alkire, co-author of “What Can One Person Do?”

Many UTO grants go to projects in the worldwide Anglican Communion which meet compelling human needs and further the MDG’s.

“It’s not about charity; it’s about justice.” Bono – on “Larry King Live”, November, 2006

Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten; nor the hope of the poor be taken away.