Goals are Good

Here's a summary of the United Nation's Eight Millennium Development goals adopted by Kenya and targeted to be achieved by 2015:

• Halve the proportion of people whose income is less than $1 per day
• Ensure children, boys and girls, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling
• Eliminate gender disparity in all levels of education
• Reduce the number of children who die under the age of five by two-thirds
• Reduce the maternal mortality ratio by three-quarters
• Halt and reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS; halt and reverse the incidence of malaria
• Integrate principles of sustainable development into country policies and reverse the loss of environmental resources
• Develop a global partnership for development

Where does my marketing advisor role fit into this greater picture? Because TICH educates its students in health and development issues, and works with local organizations on these issues, my position will impact goals related to health, social well-being and education. I'll be working to build TICH's organizational capacity, which will enable the achievement of these goals.