Millennial Development Goals Fiji vs. Vietnam

Millennial Development GoalsFiji vs. VietnamMarisol Ortega and Tito MachucaGoal #1 Eradicate Extreme Hunger and PovertyTarget 1.A: Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people whose income is less than $1 a day.Target 1.B: Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people who suffer from hunger.

I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion about the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. Benjamin Franklin

Fighting hunger & povertyFiji vs. VietnamAccording to the UNDP Poverty in the Pacific is increasing. It is estimated that at least one third of the regions population live in poverty and do not have sufficient income to satisfy their basic human needsMalnutrition has taken a big tole in the families in FIJI. Under the age of 5, kids already start to become malnourished.35.2% of all population in Fiji are living in poverty, with a total of approximately 881,000 people 35% of them live in poverty.Reference (A)

20 years ago, 58% of the people in Vietnam lived in poverty. Now, it is down to 12%. Poverty in Vietnam is concentrated on the ethnic minorities in mountainous areas. It is because of these facts that there has been action to help improve this.Over 118,000 households have access to clean water.The food poverty rate has reduced by more that two-thrids. From 24.9 % in 1993 to 6.9% in 2008.Reference (A)

Goal #2Achieve Universal Primary EducationTarget 2: Ensure that 2015, children everywhere girls and boys alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling.

The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life.-PlatoGet Educated Fiji vs. VietnamFree school from 6-16, schools help children reach and understand full potentialBroken into 4 parts of EducationPRIMARYSECONDARY VOCATIONALTERTIARY HIGHER EDUCATIONPRIMARY: It is free to attend school for your first eight years of primary education.SECONDARY: 5 years, entry with Exam, graduate in 3 years or stay for tertiary. Grade 9-12. Carpentry, woodwork, metal work, home economics and agriculture are taught.TERTIARY: Technical institutes. Two year diploma or if you want to master stay longer.In Total they are available 19 years of school.Reference (B)

The quality of education remains uneven in Vietnam. With lack of well trained teachers and appropriate curriculum. Children in the primary education level in public school are not required to pay tuition fees. Many children in poor households still cant afford to go to school because of economic constraints or because they are told to work for their families. The fact that Vietnams literacy rate stands at 90 % can be because at the age of 18 months, they are admitted to primary kindergarten. Children are expected to continue on to primary, secondary, and tertiary schooling. Their enrollment for secondary is at 78%. Reference (B) Goal #3Promote Gender Equality and Empower WomenTarget 3: Eliminate Gender disparity in primary and secondary education, preferably by 2005, and in all levels of education no later than 2015.

Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition fro meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance- Kofi Annan We are all freeFiji vs. VietnamMen are the breadwinners, Women take charge of home and help with household chores such as garden, clean, cook, and also help in the fields.Women are have no influence unless high ranked in the community82% of legislature are menMen receive higher education than women, just due to the pressure of needing to be successful as the head of homeReference C

Vietnam has been successful in increasing girl participation in many things, even schooling. They represent 40% of enrollment. Vietnam also has the highest rates of representation of women in government decision making. 25.8% of National Assembly deputies are women. However, gender-based violence is a serious issue in Vietnam.Reference (C)Goal #4Reduce Child MortalityTarget 4: Reduce by two thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate.

"...we all have an obligation as citizens of this earth to leave the world a healthier, cleaner, and better place for our children and future generations.-Blythe DannerChildren deserve to liveFiji vs. VietnamFor every 1000 births, 24 kids under the age of 5 die. (D)Although not too bad percentage, the reason for this is due to malnutrition or lack of basic child birth essentialsAnother creditor for these percentages is due to the sicknesses and illnesses of babies and no care for them.The under five mortality rate has been reduced from 58% per 1,000 lives to 24% in 2009.An underlying cause to child mortality is the fact that many women do not have access to basic health services, including pregnancy check-ups, delivery support, post-natal care, and vaccinations.Reference (D)Goal #5Improve Maternal HealthTarget 5.A: Reduce by three quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratioTarget 5.B: Achieve, by 2015, the universal access to reproductive health

Maternal Health: "In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties."- Henri-Frederic AmielHelp those mothersFiji vs. VietnamFiji understands the importance of birthbearing and bringing new children into the world, the fiji government has actually started a program called GIGGLES, which ensures the pregnant women with diapers, baby wipes, maternity pads, and washing detergents. Amazing idea Id say. They wanted to ensure sanitation and safe enviroments for babies. Reference (E) Maternal mortality rate has decreased from 233 in 1990 to 69 out of 1000. Ethnic minorities, teenagers, and migrants continue to have limited access to sexual and reproductive health information services. The reproductive health care services are insufficient in mountainous areas. Where there is a lack of infrastructure, small medical staff, and terrible working conditions.

Goal #6Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other DiseasesTarget 6.A: Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDSTarget 6.B: Achieve, by 2010, universal access to treatment for HIV/AIDS for all those who need itTarget 6.C: Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the incidence of malaria and other major diseases

"AIDS destroys families, decimates communities and, particularly in the poorest areas of the world, threatens to destabilize the social, cultural, and economic fabric of entire nations..."Rabbi David Saperstein Life is too precious to spend being illFiji vs. VietnamClimate is amazing in Fiji, which causes lots of bugs which cause great illnesses.Malaria is very bigMedicine and treatment is not cheap but greatly subsidized by the government.Provide Family plansHIV/AIDS is not a great problem here in FIJI, less than one percent of people are living with it, estimated in 2012 (F)

Vietnam has made great improvements in legal and policy framework that is meant to help combat HIV. The HIV prevalence for all age groups in 2010 is estimated at .28%. The anti-retroviral treatment has increased from 30% in 2007 to 53.7% in 2009. Vietnam is also acknowledged to have done a good job in controlling other epidemics such as SARS, H5N1 and H1N1. (F)Goal #7Ensure Environment SustainabilityTarget 7.A: Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes and reverse the loss of environmental resourcesTarget 7.B: Reduce biodiversity loss, achieving, by 2010, a significant reduction in the rate of lossTarget 7.C: Halve, by 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitationTarget7.D: Achieve, by 2020, a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers.

What is the use of a house if you don't have a decent planet to put it on? - Henry David Thoreau

It feels refreshing to have sanitationFiji vs. VietnamHave you heard of Fiji water? You guessed it, actually comes from Fiji.Amazing water right? No, only the rich and government officials get clean sanitized water. If you were to drink from the tap you would get great surprises such as shells, frogs and dangerous bacteria. (G)The Government has actually paid up to 129 million dollars to the FIJI water company to share its strategies to purify and clean the water.

Forest coverage has increased from 27.8 percent in 1990 to about 40 percent in 2010. Today, about 83 %of the rural population has access to safe water, up from 30 % in 1990.There are still differences in clean water determined from which region you live in. There is much needed attention needed to go into the mountainous areas.Reference (G)

Goal #8Develop a Global Partnership For DevelopmentTarget 8.A: Develop further an open rule based, predictable, non-discriminatory trading and financial systemTarget 8.B: Address the special needs of least developed countriesTarget 8.C: Address the special needs of landlocked developing countries and small island developing StatesTarget 8.D: Deal comprehensively with the debt problems of developing countriesTarget 8.E: In cooperation with pharmaceutical companies, provide access to affordable essential drugs in developing countriesTarget 8.F: In cooperation with the private sector, make available benefits of new technologies, especially information and communications

The point is not for the giver to have a good feeling, but for the people were trying to help to have a good feeling. Bill Gates

We are all EntrepreneursFiji vs. VietnamRemember in education how the students had the choice to attend further education, Fiji has a technology institute in which allows students to understand the basics of technology and help them understand how to better use them for global partnership.Having an institute to look at as a goal for the students is so crucial because they are able to learn the basics of global entrepreneurship or any type of job at that point.Poverty reduction and sustainable development are clearly linked to trade, debt relief and aid, better enabled by developing global partnerships. Vietnam has seen a lot of problems in their country and they have increased their global partnership because of it. In a video I saw on Vietnam, a Vietnamese man said, We used to worry, a lot! Now, life isnt as hard.

FIJI OUTLINEThis country amazes me, They work so hard to make themselves a country that is strong and determined. That is what makes this country amazing. They have determination and strength in numbers, they understand that. They all understand the power that comes from all working together. People here have some disadvantages but they are striving to become a country who is properly fed, sanitized and working proper healthcare. Education is given to those who seek it and want it. If you want to be successful you can. They enlist you with the opportunities to achieve the goals you want to accomplish. Fiji has great love for those babies and kids, because they know they are the future leaders for that country. They give them health, education maybe not the best sanitation but they give them opportunities to exceed.However; Fiji is not completely established yet, they have many island that are in extreme poverty, extreme illnesses and suffering from lack of support from the richer islands. Fiji has not completely evolved yet, but they are striving to become the best. Being raised in Fiji should give you the determination to make it a country who is self-dependent, we are so close. We are almost there we just need a couple of more tweaking and Fiji will be a country who are strong and fruitful to the world.

VIETNAM OUTLINECompare and ContrastFIJI VS. VIETNAMReferences for FIJI(A)http://data.worldbank.org/country/fiji (B)http://www.classbase.com/countries/Fiji/Education-System(C) http://www.everyculture.com/Cr-Ga/Fiji.html(D) http://knoema.com/atlas/Fiji/Child-mortality(E) http://www.fiji.gov.fj/Media-Center/Press-Releases/IMPROVING-MATERNAL-HEALTH-CARE-A-PRIORITY.aspx (F) http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/fiji_statistics.html (G) http://www.worldnomads.com/travel-safety/Fiji/62763/Drinking-Fiji-Water VIETNAM REFERENCEShttp://www.worldbank.org/en/country/vietnam/overview#3http://www.classbase.com/countries/Vietnam/Education-Systemhttp://www.unicef.org/vietnam/overview_20392.htmlhttp://www.un.org.vn/images/stories/MDGs/MDG4_Eng.pdfhttp://www.un.org.vn/images/stories/MDGs/MDG5_Eng.pdfhttp://www.unicef.org/vietnam/overview_20392.htmlhttp://www.unicef.org/vietnam/overview_20392.htmlhttp://www.films.com/ecTitleDetail.aspx?TitleID=33957, http://www.unicef.org/vietnam/overview_20392.html