The Millenium Goals

The Millenium Goals were formed in 2000 and were made to reduce the world's poverty by 2015. The MDGs also provide a framework for the entire international community to work together towards a common end – making sure that human development reaches everyone, everywhere. If these goals are achieved, world poverty will be cut by half, tens of millions of lives will be saved, and billions more people will have the opportunity to benefit from the global economy.

 

Each goals have separate individual targets that they hope to fix. The goals and targets that they wish to achieve are:

1. Eradicate extreme hunger and poverty ~ Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people who suffer from hunger

2. 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

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 ~ Reduce by three-quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio

6.Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases ~ Achieve, by 2010, universal access to treatment for HIV/AIDS for all those who need it

7.Ensure environmental sustainability ~ Have achieved by 2020 a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers

8.Develop a global partnership for development ~ Develop further an open, rule-based, predictable, non-discriminatory trading and financial system

Homelessness

What issues does Dave discover?
Dave finds out that homelessness is a major issue and that there are so many people suffering from this problem.
How do people become homeless?
There are many reasons why people become homeless:

• Mental illness
• Domestic violence
• Loss of their jobs
• Gambling problems
• Drug addiction issues

What are their lives like?
These people who are called 'rough sleepers' or 'those invisible people', have very harsh and upsetting lives. Many of these human beings feel trapped and desperate. A lot of them are bashed for being homeless and not as 'sophisticated' as "us". It is not fair for those who are homeless.
Who is helping these people?
Not very people or organisations are helping these suffering people although there are a few. Those helping include:

• The Salvation Army
• Mission Beat
• St Vincent de Pauls
• Hostels

How does Dave's experience 'shed light' or raise awareness to the issue?

When people watch his experience, it really opens the eyes of the audience. His television program shows us how these people are living and that it is a lot harder than we think.