1. The Millennium Development Goals …and what we can do

2. In September of 2000 the United Nations and its member states pledged to accomplish a set of 8 goals to reduce human suffering across the globe by 2015

3. Some facts about Human Suffering in 2007

4. More than 800 million people go to bed hungry every day Every 3.6 seconds another person dies of starvation Every year, 6 million children die from malnutrition before their 5th birthday Picture from worldrevolution.org

5. More than a billion people lack access to clean water and basic sanitation Photo from www.charityis.org 5 million people - mostly children - die each year from water-borne diseases

6. Every 30 seconds a child dies of malaria Photo from www.howstuffworks.com

7. HIV/AIDS kills 6,000 people a day while infecting 8,200 more Photo from: UNAIDS/ G Pirozzi www.unaids.org

8. Deforestation, overgrazing, drought and poor farming practices threaten to make the land unlivable Photo from www.greenpeace.org

9. high trade barriers prevent exports from gaining access to world markets while local governments drown in unsustainable debt Photo from: AFP/Getty Images/ Issouf Sanogo

10. Civil war and political unrest displace millions Photo from www.darfurcentre.ch

11. the way we generate electricity… Meanwhile…

12. … and the way we travel…

13. … have implications far beyond our borders… Photo from NASA

14. In all, more than 1.2 billion people are living in extreme poverty famine, drought, disease and war In 2007 will combine to create unimaginable human suffering … and it doesn’t have to be that way

15. The Millennium Development Goals represent a plan for ending extreme poverty

16. Feeding the hungry

17. Clean water for all

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19. Healing the sick

20. Improving maternal health

21. Reducing child mortality

22. School for every child

23. Empowering women

24. Global Partnerships between: Governments Businesses Churches Individuals

25. So what should I do?

26. DWYD + 1 DO WHAT YOU DO 1 THING MORE

27. You can give your money “A little bit goes a long way”

28. You can contact your elected representatives

29. You can vote Photo by James Wickham

30. You can educate others Photo: Global Call to Action against Poverty whiteband.org

31. You can make smart choices about what you buy Photo by Darren131 via flourish.org/blog

32. You can pray

33. Truly, I tell you, as you did it for the least of (my brothers) you did it for me. Matthew 25:37-40

34. DWYD + 1 = ONE

35. Want to learn more? For resources and information about What One Person, Congregation and Diocese Can Do, go to www.E4GR.org

36. “The Millennium Development Goals …and what we can do” was adapted from materials published by Episcopalians For Global Reconciliation www.e4gr.org Additional images courtesy of Microsoft Office Media Content CD 2002 Created by Eric Hopkins St. George’s Church York Harbor, ME USA 2007