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MDG’S -- MANY DOING GOOD
The Millennium Development Goals
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Advocates for the MDG’s
Dr. Jeffrey D. Sachs, author of “The End of Poverty” Bono, lead singer for the rock group U2
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“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
Jane Goodall
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#1 Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Sudanese art inspired by the MDG’s
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#2 Achieve universal primary education
Debt cancellation in Tanzania enabled 1.6 million children to enroll in school
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Please contribute generously
Thank you
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#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
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#4 Reduce child mortality
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UTO 2009 grant criteria will focus on projects to alleviate profound human suffering that directly impacts the lives of women and children.
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#5 Improve maternal health
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Sudanese refugees fleeing Darfur
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What can one ... ... person do? ... congregation do? ... diocese do?
... the Body of Christ do?
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#6 Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Malawi is one of the poorest nations on earth
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# 7 Environmental sustainability
We thank you, Almighty God, for the gift of water ... BCP 306
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#8 Develop a global partnership for development
Please contribute generously Thank you
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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?”
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Many UTO grants go to projects in the worldwide Anglican Communion which meet compelling human needs and further the MDG’s.
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“It’s not about charity; it’s about justice.”
Bono – on “Larry King Live”, November, 2006
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Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten; nor the hope of the poor be taken away.
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