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Goal: Lower child mortality rate by 100%
Where: Sub-Saharan Africa
The rate of child deaths is currently at 150 child deaths per 100 deaths.
Problems causing high rates include:
-Malnutrition
-Diseases such as Measles
-Problems such as diarrhea and infections, both usually caused by other diseases such as Measles
UNICEF is working to help better the problem:
They have been providing vaccines, vitamins/supplements to help combat child deaths
The impact has not been drastic but is helping to lower the number of child deaths
Design Approach:
Tents and medical units which are ready to use and self sufficient after being dropped into problem areas
Why Problems are not easily fixed:
-no safe water
-undernourishment
-big problem making solution harder
-high transportation costs hinder ability to help
-low productivity due to problems and costs as well as size of problem
Rural and Urban development:
-health investment
-focus on diseases
-expensive to help
In the end there may be more children being feed but still no education to help the children and people learn to help themselves and prevent problems in the future. Many things that help are only short term and are not going to fix the problem.
Overall, the goal of Reducing Child Mortality is well intended but is currently still a problem and the help given has failed to solve the situation.
Indicators: Children in grades 1-5 receiving education.
Region: Pakistan
Problems: More than 14 million Muslims relocated after English rule took over power
Government problems- no stability
no facilities
corruption among leaders/officials
assassination and misconduct among leaders
Education History: System in bad shape, lack funding, lack facilities, lack materials, English style schooling system, some children educated in Islam type of schooling
Some Muslims feel their culture is threatened by globalization
U.S. government has given Pakistan $11 billion in military government aid and
$265 million in education and monetary support.
In 1990, Pakistan had a primary enrollment rate of around 35% while in 2007 Pakistan had a primary enrollment rate of 68% showing some progress towards the MDG.
Much of the improvement has been helped by a mountain climber named Greg Mortenson who has dedicated his life to building schools in Pakistan and improving the education there.
Greg's design focuses on the schools:
-being Functional
-being Multi-purpose
-Fitting the needs of locals
-being designed by the locals and made of local materials
He has helped over 60 schools be built along with training 520 teachers, educating 20,000 students and helping to build 10-15 more schools each year.