Ghana and Millennium Development Goals (Edpuzzle)

This week in Geography form 3 have been continuing to look at global inequality. As part of this we have looked at the UN's Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Eight MDGs were set in 2000 that ran for 15 years until 2015. These goals committed the world to campaigns that would benefit humanity and the world as a whole. For example the first goal was to eradicate extreme poverty and world hunger, whilst number 5 aimed to improve maternal health. For more information follow the link to the UN here.

The Edpuzzle below is based on a news report from Ghana. It was recorded in 2011, four years before the end of the goals. As you will see, Ghana did well with some of its goals, but struggled with the provision of adequate sanitation, a part of the seventh MDG - Ensure Environmental Sustainability. If you watch right until the end, you might see a familiar (but younger) sight.