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Imagine. You are a child living in sub-Saharan Africa. There are eight children living in your household, and work is scarce. What is even less is the amount of food and money available. Your two year old brother is sick with malaria. He lies dying in your house, and there is no way to help him. There is not a hospital or medical center for miles, and even if there was, your parents couldn't afford it anyway. To make matters worse, the number of babies born with HIV/AIDs in your village has increased. Their cries echo in the darkness of the night. What can save you from this endless nightmare?
The Millenium Development Goals
The United Nations has established a series of eight goals that they hope to achieve by 2015. These goals include eradicating extreme poverty, creating environmental sustainability, promoting gender equality, and reducing child mortality. These goals provide hope for people in places of extrememe poverty. "We are the first generation that can end poverty." The UN. Together, we can make the worl a better place for all of its inhabitants.
