ONE: The Campaign to Make Poverty History

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ONE The Campaign to Make Poverty History

• ONE is Americans of all beliefs and every walk of
  life - united as ONE - to help make poverty
  history.
• We are a campaign of over 2.4 million people and
  over 100 of America's most well-known and
  respected non-profit, advocacy and humanitarian
  organizations.
• ONE is nonpartisan there's only one side in the
  fight against global AIDS and extreme poverty.

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The Goals

• The goal to end extreme poverty was set by the
  U.N. in 2000 in the form of the Millennium
  Development Goals (MDGs).
• The MDGs are the first and only framework that
  the entire world has adopted to improve the human
  condition of the worlds poor.
• To date, the eight MDGs have not been fully
  embraced by the U.S. government.

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MDG 1 Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger.

• 3 billion people live on less than 2/day.
• 1 billion people live on less than 1/day.
• 1 person dies of starvation every 3.6 seconds.
• 800 million go to bed hungry each night (300
  million are under 5 years old).
• U.S. lacks clear strategies for addressing the
  root causes of hunger.

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MDG 2 Achieving universal primary education

• More than 70 million children do not attend
  school at all.
• Most of those who do not attend school are girls.
• Of those who do attend school, only 1/3 complete
  their schooling.
• While U.S. aid has greatly increased, the focus
  has been placed on Afghanistan, Egypt, Indonesia,
  Pakistan, and Iraq.

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MDG 3 Promote gender equality and empower women

• Studies show that when a country educates girls,
  its mortality rates usually fall, fertility rates
  decline, and the health and education prospects
  for the next generation improves.
• The U.S. is contributing to the attainment of
  this goal, but does not track its contributions.

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MDG 4 Reduce child mortality

• Deaths worldwide among children under five
  dropped to a record 9.7 million in 2006.
• The MDG target requires an annual decline of 4.3
  percent from now until 2015.
• As of 2005, no sub-Saharan African country was on
  track to achieve the goal.

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MDG 5 Improving maternal health

• Every minute of every day, a woman dies in
  pregnancy and childbirth.
• Pregnancy related complications are among the
  greatest killers of women of reproductive age in
  developing countries.
• U.S. assistance (while significant) has remained
  stagnant over the last decade.

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MDG 6 Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and other
diseases.

• 39.5 million people live with HIV.
• Every 14 seconds a child is orphaned due to
  HIV/AIDS.
• 3 million people die every year from Malaria and
  tuberculosis.
• Nearly 13,000/day die from HIV/AIDS, malaria, and
  tuberculosis.
• The U.S. is the global leader in the fight
  against HIV/AIDS.

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MDG 7 Ensure environmental sustainability

• U.S. has made progress in reducing consumption of
  chloroflourocarbons.
• However, U.S. carbon emissions and energy use
  remain high.
• 1 billion people do not have access to clean
  water.
• Of the 370 million obligated for water supply,
  sanitation, wastewater management, etc.,
  sub-Saharan Africa received 22 million.
  (countries of strategic importance to the U.S.,
  such as Egypt and Jordan, received far more
  funding).

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MDG 8 Develop a global partnership for
development

• Three parts Official development assistance,
  trade, and debt relief.
• In absolute terms, the U.S. has been the leading
  donor for most of the past 60 years.
• In gross national income (GNI) terms, the U.S.
  continues to fall well short of expectations for
  a country of such wealth.
• The U.S. is on track to meet the MDG for debt
  relief and has been a leader in removing debt as
  an obstacle for development.

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ONE Voice

• As ONE, we are asking our leaders to do more to
  fight the emergency of global AIDS and extreme
  poverty. ONE believes that allocating more of the
  U.S. budget toward providing basic needs like
  health, education, clean water and food would
  transform the futures and hopes of an entire
  generation in the world's poorest countries.

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OCC Accomplishments?

• ONE Vote 08 55,000 signaturespresidential
  candidates are now on record.
• Jubilee Act 25,000 letters to the IMF,
  Liberian debt is removed.
• Iowa and Nevada caucuses 40,000 letters to
  each state.

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Why now?

• Millions of people have only the voice that we
  give them.
• The current opportunity may not present itself
  again for many years.
• We have the technology and ability.
• Do we have the will???

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In the words of Bono

• Where you live should not decide whether you
  live, or whether you die.

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It is up to us!

• Students have played a critical role in some of
  the greatest social movements in history. This
  movement is not any different. The time is now!
  We have the ability and technology for our
  generation to make poverty history, but do we
  have the will?
• Join the fight at www.one.org/campus
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