The Army and the MDGS

the army and the mdgs. an international effort to eradicate poverty. by christin davis –. in an eight-part series, new frontier is exploring the united nations’ eight millennium development goals (mdgs) to eradicate poverty and achieve basic human rights for all people, and detailing salvation army work to accomplish the goals. goal 1: to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger read more about this goal in new frontier, volume 28, number 3. goal 2: achieve universal primary education read more about this goal in new frontier, volume 28, number 5. goal 3: promote gender equality and empower women read more about this goal in new frontier, volume 28, number 7. goal 4: reduce child mortality in bolivia, a 25-bed salvation army hospital focuses on child health and pediatrics. a mobile feeding unit in the area has also helped develop a community health program. in pakistan, the salvation army’s mother and child health education (mache) project, supported by the switzerland, austria and hungary territory, combines literacy education with health, hygiene and practical skills training. it is run in 21 salvation army centers and caters to roughly 1,000 women and hundreds of children at any time. goal 5: improve maternal health goal 6: combat aids, malaria and other diseases goal 7: ensure environmental sustainability goal 8: a global partnership for development. see more about the mdgs in the past and upcoming parts of this new frontier series in the spring 2010 issue of caring, and at endpoverty2015.org.