Response to Goal Four in Section Nine
This group addressed child mortality, specifically in Cambodia. The goal was to reduce the rate of mortality of children under the age of five by at least two thirds.
I suppose I’ll get the negative out in the open first. The beginning of the presentation was a little awkward, but the group can’t take of the blame for this – the “stage� area isn’t the best for presenting in a group. One of the first people that spoke read off of their notes and it was difficult to understand. Also, the lack of consistency among the slide layouts wasn’t so cool. The final thing I had an issue with was the organization they chose to discuss. It seemed like the organization had too many downfalls to be a good example…but then again I suppose being a good example wasn’t a requirement.
The content of the presentation was just fine, however. The things that really struck me were that last year, 28,000 children died every DAY due to insufficient care. In Cambodia, 43% of children under the age of five are malnourished – in fact, the general lack of food, vitamins, medication, and clean water cause these children not to be able to even grow. I had never thought that children anywhere weren’t able to develop once they were out of the womb because of lack of resources.
It’s shocking to say the least.