The deadline for the MDGs is
on the horizon, progress has been made in several areas but more work is needed
to be done.
This is my humble call to
all stake holders, partners and contributors to the MDGs, the world over to
more than ever double their effort towards the actualization to the MDGs by the
year 2015 and begin to make preparation for the post 2015 development agenda.
The 2013 MDG report stated
that the proportion of people of people living in extreme poverty has been
halved at the global level. This suggests that the world reached the poverty
reduction target five years ahead of schedule. The report also noted that, the
number of people living on less than $1.25 a day fell from 47% in 1990 to 22%
in 2010.
This was possible because of
the concerted effort of government, civil society, development partners,
non-government organization, several private organizations and individuals. We
are not there yet, we will continue to work until extreme poverty become
history.
I am particularly excited to
be part of the success of the MDGs, in a remote community called; Sabon Afaka,
Mando, Igabi Local government Area, Kaduna State, Nigeria in the year 2010. I
embark on a specific project to distribute free clothing and material to
hundreds of people in the community. The children, youth, widows, woman and men
benefited, they where happy that someone remembered them and brought succor to
their door step at no cost.
The desire to have at least
one extra clothe was evident as you could literally see the youth and children
in the community queued up and some struggle to collect their free clothe. It
took the help of some of the village chiefs and community head to distribute
the clothes and prevent possible stampede.
The crowd present at
different location where we distributed was far more than the available
materials but we did our best and they were happy we came.
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