There are eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) defined by the United Nations, from reducing extreme poverty to improving education and halting the spread of HIV/AIDS … all by the target date of 2015. The MDGs are driving unprecedented worldwide efforts to meet the needs of the world’s poorest.
Nelson Mandela’s wife, Graça Machel, is a humanitarian and social activist, and is vocal about Africa taking responsibilitly for addressing the MDGs on its own continent. “Everybody seems to have a plan for our continent. We need a plan for Africa, by Africans. I challenge the youth of today to build a world of equity, prosperity and well-being,” she says.
Learn more about the 8 MDGs and how they address gender equality, education, environmental sustainability and other glocal social issues.