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- 2. Why This Millenium Development Goal? The major obstacle to achieving universal primary education arises from the unequal opportunities resulting from biases based on gender, ethnicity, income, language and disabilities. How these obstacles manifest oftentimes looks like a lack of school feeding, supplies and teachers, responsibilities at home and pressure to earn additional income-- in other countries this pressure can be greater for girls who are expected to help out in the home, etc. This goal resonates with me strongly because I was raised to value my education greatly and my family prioritized my education no matter what other difficulties we faced, but not everyone is this lucky. School was my thing growing up and I find it heartbreaking that around 57 million primary school age children do not attend school and don’t get that experience and opportunity.
- 3. Where Can The Greatest Contribution Be Made? In order to achieve this goal, communities need to work on making sure that children’s needs are being met, so that school can be made a priority. This can happen through donations, feeding programs, safety policies, etc.
- 4. What Does This Look Like Locally? Locally in Seattle and Tacoma, these communities can work together in order to help low-income youth and encourage education. This can be achieved through local feeding programs, such as breakfast drives because it is important for learning and to fulfill their basic needs which will nurture a routine and eventually education as a priority.
- 5. How Can Social Media Uniquely Apply to This Goal? Social media can connect people to resources who want to help or who need help! Dates, times, and locations can be broadcasted to help more children in need. It can be a great tool for these feeding events to reach kids across the area who need to eat since it such a large factor into this goal.