It ’s easy to look around us and focus on the bad news . Yes , there arecrises around the worldthat need our assistance . But today , allow ’s also concenter on some of the good news — and have a sneak peek at more advancement coming next year .
1. Infant Mortality is Down
compare to the year 2000 , babe deathrate is down by2.65 millioneach year . That mean 7,256 children ’s life history are economize each and every mean solar day . In a TED Talk ( above ) , U2 vocalizer ( andONE campaigner ) Bono put that identification number in position :
2. Worldwide Poverty is Down
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In 1990 , 43 % of the human race ’s universe was living in poorness . In 2010 , it was 21 % . While that number is still too high , it means that worldwide , we have halved the poverty rate in just 20 year . That ’s stupefying , and it in reality happenedfive years in the lead of the UN ’s Millennium Development Goal .
3. Ethiopia Has Drastically Reduced Malnutrition
Ethiopia ’s Community Based Nutrition program is dramatically reducing malnutrition rate in many of the country ’s most vulnerable community . In the community of Wolaita , malnutrition rates have strike down by 75%in just three years .
In this uplift talk by statistician Hans Rosling , we can see how Ethiopia ’s simulation can work elsewhere ( stick around for the Ethiopia chip starting around 1:25 ):
4. Catapult Has Funded 300 Projects for Girls and Women
Catapultis a crowdfunding site focalize on projection that aid girls and woman around the world . They do n’t take a cut of the money you donate , and the project span all sorts of issue , fromfuel - effective cooking stove in Darfurtoa dramatic art undertaking in Morocco . But the big news is thatCatapult has fully fund 300 projects(and counting ) . That ’s news program worth celebrating !
5. India is On Track to Be Declared Polio-Free
Here ’s a bonus point . India has beenfighting polio for decade , with anincredibly ambitious " rush " approachthat seem to have worked . If there are no new cases of infantile paralysis key out in India , the WHO will declare India officially polio - innocent early in 2014 . Think about that for a second — a rural area with1.2 billionpeople has reject a disease that has destroyed lives for countless children and menage . While the proclamation has not been made yet , this one ’s looking really good .
