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E MDG Centre East and Southern Africa 2000 2012 2015 ISSN 2077-5091 2012 2015 FIGHTING POVertY IN WAYS THat WORK ANNUAL REPORT 2012 www.mdgcentre.org e MDG Centre East and Southern Africa 2000 2012 2015 The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were developed out of the eight chapters of the United Nations Millennium Declaration, signed in September 2000. The eight goals and 21 targets are: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people whose income is less than one dollar a day. Achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all, including women and young people. Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people who suffer from hunger. Achieve universal primary education Ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling. Promote gender equality and empower women Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education, preferably by 2005, and in all levels of education no later than 2015. Reduce child mortality Reduce by two thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate. Improve maternal health Reduce by three-quarters the maternal mortality ratio. Achieve universal access to reproductive health. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Have halted by 2015, and begun to reverse, the spread of HIV/AIDS. Achieve, by 2010, universal access to treatment for HIV/AIDS for all those who need it. Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the incidence of malaria and other major diseases. Ensure environmental sustainability Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes and reverse the loss of environmental resources. Reduce biodiversity loss, achieving, by 2010, a significant reduction in the rate of loss. Halve, by 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation. Have achieved, by 2010, a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers. Develop a global partnership for development Develop further an open, rule-based, predictable, non-discriminatory trading and financial system. Address the special needs of least developed countries. Address the special needs of landlocked and small island developing States. Deal comprehensively with the debt problems of developing countries. In cooperation with pharmaceutical companies, provide access to affordable essential drugs in developing countries. In cooperation with the private sector, make available benefits of new technologies, especially information and communications. 2 e MDG Centre East and Southern Africa ANNUAL REPORT 2012 www.mdgcentre.org TABLE OF CONTENTS Building on progress: Scaling up the Millennium Villages Project .........................................................................................5-6 Accelerating the pace of progress ........................................................................................................................................... 7 Health ...........................................................................................................................................................................8-12 Business Development ................................................................................................................................................13-16 Water and Sanitation...................................................................................................................................................17-19 Education.................................................................................................................................................................... 20-21 Gender ....................................................................................................................................................................... 22-23 Agriculture.................................................................................................................................................................. 24-25 Infrastructure ............................................................................................................................................................. 26-27 Environment .............................................................................................................................................................. 28-29 Drylands .......................................................................................................................................................................... 30-31 Scaling up ........................................................................................................................................................................ 32-34 Result highlights .................................................................................................................................................................... 35 Partnerships ..................................................................................................................................................................... 36-37 Press Reports.......................................................................................................................................................................... 38 MDG Centre Staff................................................................................................................................................................... 39 FOREWORD By Dr Belay Begashaw, Director Building on progress: Scaling up the Millennium Villages Project The launch of the second phase of the Millennium Vil- compared to only 17% in 2006, and we have brought lages Project (MVP) in October 2011 marked the begin- water to within 500 meters of almost all households; chil- ning of an acceleration towards our fi nishing line – the dren at Millennium Village schools are making us proud attainment of all the Millennium Development Goals in with improved grades, thanks to new class rooms, books all the villages by 2015, and a seamless handover of the and other materials and the school meals program which Millennium Village model to communities and African gov- 75% of students now enjoy. At least half of previously iso- ernments. The event was also a time to look back on gains lated communities are now within two kilometers of an made by the Project so far and we are thrilled to report that all-weather road, facilitating access to markets, health ser- all communities with which we are working are on track to vices and infl ows of goods, new technology, and knowledge. achieve the Goals. As we at the MVP embark on our fi nal phase, we do so with a clear vision of the future shaped by the Millennium Village interventions can be adapted to improve solid achievements and lessons learnt over the last fi ve years. lives in even the most challenging contexts, and our work in Dertu in Northern Kenya as part of the Drylands Initia- As 2011 draws to a close, over half a million people in vil- tive is a case in point. The human tragedy of the drought lages across eleven countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are sweeping through the Horn of Africa once again shocked benefi ting from Millennium Village interventions in agricul- the world this year and the death toll in the region’s poorest ture, health, education, infrastructure and business devel- and most neglected communities continues to rise. The MDG opment, with a focus on gender and environment running Centre’s long term solution to boosting people’s resilience throughout. In total, 21 communities are now benefi ting to weather such shocks and diminish their reliance on emer- from MDG Centre initiatives. Their progress toward the gency relief is now serving as a model for the rest of Africa. MDGs demonstrates that integrated rural development, accompanied by the latest scientifi c, technological and busi- In Dertu, we have empowered pastoralist communities ness innovations, is a realistic means by which to empower through targeted investments in livestock management, the most impoverished communities to lift themselves out business development, mobile health clinics and schools, of poverty. The results speak for themselves: average maize and essential infrastructure such as water points and off- yields have doubled, and in some villages quadrupled; grid electricity. 68% of people now have access to safe drinking water, 5 Drought-affected countries adopted this approach at the Going forward, a key objective is to set communities on a Summit on the Horn of Africa Crisis in September this year, path to sustainability way beyond the life of the Project, by initiated by the Government of Kenya in collaboration empowering them with independent income-generating ac- with the MDG Centre. Lessons learnt from the Millennium tivities. Up to $20 million dollars in business loans pledged Villages informed the Nairobi declaration and drought ac- by long-term MVP supporter George Soros will be used to tion plan adopted by Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, strengthen farmer groups and businesses in the Millen- Djibouti, and South Sudan. Best practices and cutting-edge nium Villages into formal cooperatives to enable them to technologies of the MVP will now support the regional ef- work together, improve their bargaining position, achieve fort to escape the scourges of extreme poverty and famine. economies of scale, and enable access to finance and other resources. Tailor-made training for cooperative managers is
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