12-12-2013

Today we continued with our Millennium Goals

2015 every kid goes to a primary school, Elementary school

In 2011 lots of kids were still not in school

90% of the kids in the world that are in school

Gender Equality:

Somalia is giving out scholarships to keep young women in the schools

Girls in Yemen are finding ways to have an education

Child marriage - Husband might not let them go to school and make them do things for them

Poverty is a major problem with young women

Reducing Child Mortality:

It means the death of children before age one

Children born into poor families have a more chance to die before a year old

Numbers dropped from 40%

In Africa 1 in every 10 children die

Middle Africa is where the highest Child Mortality is

Improve Maternal Health:

Trying to improve the rate of dying kids by 3/4

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