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An excellent BBC education site for those studying Scottish Highers. Covers socio economic issues in South Africa, such as land tenure, education & health

This movie has only just come out but should be on DVD later in the year.  Explores Kenya's move to free education and would measure against the MDG's in Education.  Also an interesting look at how age and disparity and access to opportunity would look.  Showing now in cinemas (the small independents). [Submitted by Chris Stephenson]

Reducing Disparities - MDG's - Primary Education

"Factsheet Debt Relief Under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative September 22, 2009 The Joint IMF-World Bank's comprehensive approach to debt reduction is designed to ensure that no poor country faces a debt burden it cannot manage. To date, debt reduction packages under the HIPC Initiative have been approved for 35 countries, 29 of them in Africa, providing US$51 billion in debt-service relief over time. Five additional countries are potentially eligible for HIPC Initiative assistance. Debt relief key to poverty reduction The HIPC Initiative was launched in 1996 by the IMF and World Bank, with the aim of ensuring that no poor country faces a debt burden it cannot manage. Since then, the international financial community, including multilateral organizations and governments have worked together to reduce to sustainable levels the external debt burdens of the most heavily indebted poor countries. In 1999, a comprehensive review of the Initiative allowed the Fund to provide faster, deeper, and broader debt relief and strengthened the links between debt relief, poverty reduction, and social policies. In 2005, to help accelerate progress toward the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) , the HIPC Initiative was supplemented by the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI) . The MDRI allows for 100 percent relief on eligible debts by three multilateral institutions-the IMF, the World Bank, and the African Development Fund (AfDF)-for countries completing the HIPC Initiative process. In 2007, the Inter-American Development Bank (IaDB) also decided to provide additional ("beyond HIPC") debt relief to the five HIPCs in the Western Hemisphere. Two step process Countries must meet certain criteria, commit to poverty reduction through policy changes and demonstrate a good track-record over time. The Fund and Bank provide interim debt relief in the initial st

This report from the Global Campaign for Education is entitled "Back to School?  The Worst Places in the World to Be a School Child 2010." [Submitted by John Jordan]

Updates on the progress of the MDG: Education. Great facts!

An online resource for students about water.

This two-part presentation evaluates progress made towards Goals one to four - Perfect for Disparities & Change - To examine the progress made in meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in poverty reduction, education and health.  Great infographic too .... 

This two-part presentation evaluates progress made towards Goals five to eight. All data is sourced from The Millennium Development Goals Report 2013. Perfect for Disparities & Change: To examine the progress made in meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in poverty reduction, education and health.