1. Achieve Universal Primary Education By: Kat Kyuchukova Ruchika Gupta Danny Woodhull

2. What is the problem/Where is the problem found?  About 69 million school-age children are not in school  Most of them live in South Asia or Sub- Saharan Africa  80% of the students in Madagascar can not complete school  The majority of people who do not attend school are girls.

3. How does this problem impact a nation’s ability to grow and develop?  Community suffers due to lack of education  Development undergoes difficulty  Less chance for economic and social welfare  Nations may have a lack of stability

4. What are the causes of the problem?  Lack of learning resources  Unqualified teachers  High college tuition rates  Poor parenting  Lack of community resources  Developmental and learning disabilities  Lack of interest

5. How does this problem link to other problems in related areas?  Sick/disabled children are unable to attend school  Poverty affects the educated population  Education can prevent infant and maternal mortality  The problem of gender inequality affects education

6. Why does this problem continue?  Child labor  Insufficient number of school buildings  Low income for teachers  Distance of the school from where the children live  Low demand for education

7. What barriers/issues contribute to the current inability to solve this problem?  Economic  Cultural  Historical  Geographical

8. Table of “best practices” BEST PRACTICE SOLUTION TABLECRITERIA TOTAL SCORE MDG # __2___ Target # __1___ Aligned to Goal/Ta rget Feasible Sustaina ble Impact 1 Abolishing school fees in Burundi, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Malawi, Nepal and Tanzania 1086 24 2 Investing in teaching resources in Ghana, Nepal, and Tanzania 985 22 3 Promoting education for girls in Botswana, Egypt, and Malawi 975 21 4 Expanding access to remote and rural areas in Bolivia and Mongolia 665 17

9. Success Stories  One Laptop Per Child  Room to Read – establishes libraries in poor countries  Room to Read – builds schools in poor areas.  Room to Read - builds computer labs  SEWA-Nepal - provides educational institutions, and civil society organizations to parents and individuals  Unicef and world bank - provides loans to countries  The Peace Corps - builds more schools

10. Will the problem be solved by 2015?