The Millennium Development Goals ( Mdgs ) - 1522 Words

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were established in 2000 to determine, focus on and put into action steps that will fight eight key areas to help underdeveloped countries. The eight targeted areas which are poverty, education, gender equality, child mortality, maternal health, disease, the environment and global partnership place attention on areas that will help the improvement and betterment of underdeveloped countries. MDG goals and objectives are clear and concise with a development plan in place to make changes with underdeveloped and middle-income countries. Equally are all eight of the goals, but focusing on poverty, hunger and child mortality, will bring these two goals to the forefront. MDGs for poverty and hunger†¦show more content†¦Two underdeveloped countries that are part of the MDGs are Mali and Honduras with both of these countries in great need of improvement in all eight areas of the MDGs that were established. Both of these underdeveloped countries need extreme help in the fight of poverty MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS FOR MALI AND HONDURAS 3 and hunger and in decreasing child mortality rates. Transformation is underway to help these countries make great strides in the improvement of their daily living. Mali is the largest country located in West Africa with 50% of ethnicity being Maude and the other 50% a mixed of Peul, Voltaic and Songhair (â€Å"Mali Ethnic Group,† 2015). Mali is mainly situated in the Sahara’s, with poverty rate at a staggering 48% (Galatsidas and Sheehy, 2015). Along with extreme poverty and hunger issues, one of Mali’s biggest problems is child mortality. Living in poverty proves to cause many adverse effects such as hunger problems in Mali. With over 69% of Mali people living below the poverty line, this causes huge hunger issues with one in five households, of which 15% of those are children (â€Å"UN Food Programme,† 2016). Living in poverty and being hungry causes so many problems that can last for generations to come. Providing methods and alternatives to putting an end to poverty and hunger will provide immeasurable in all areas of the MDGs. Mali is taking great