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Language and

Millennium
Development
Goals
Presented by Group 2
Millennium
Development
Goals (MDGs)
The Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs) focus the work
of advocates, aid workers,
governments and NGOs as they
partner with local communities.
Why language
matters for the
Millennium
Development Goals?
Language is the key to inclusion.
Language is at the center of human
activity, self-expression and identity.
Recognizing the primary importance
that people place on their own
language fosters the kind of true
participation in development that
achieves lasting results.
Goal 1. Eradicate extreme poverty

Eight goals and hunger

Goal 2. Achieve universal primary
were adopted education
by 189 United Goal 3. Promote gender equality and
empower women
Nations Goal 4. Reduce child mortality
member states Goal 5. Improve maternal health
to be achieved Goal 6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria

and other diseases
by 2015 Goal 7. Ensure environmental
sustainability
Goal 8. Develop a global partnership
for development
Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty
and hunger
Income improvement and hunger relief
within ethnolinguistic communities is
achieved when life-changing information is
communicated in a language that people
understand well. Higher literacy rates often
result in higher per capita incomes.
Goal 2. Achieve universal primary
education
Primary education programs that begin in the mother
tongue help students gain literacy and numeracy skills
more quickly. When taught in their local language,
students readily transfer literacy skills to official
languages of education, acquiring essential tools for life-
long learning. The results are the growth of self esteem
and a community that is better equipped to become
literate in languages of wider communication.
Goal 3. Promote gender equality and
empower women
Nearly two-thirds of the world's 875 million illiterate people
are women. In ethnolinguistic communities, boys are often
encouraged to interact with others in languages of wider
communication. Girls, however, are typically expected to
stay close to home where the local language is often the
only language used. Research shows that girls and women
who are educated in languages familiar to them stay in
school longer and achieve better results than those who do
not get mother-tongue instruction.
Goal 4. Reduce child mortality
The mortality rate for children under five years of age is
reduced when vital health information about disease
prevention and treatment is available in local languages.
Conversely, poorly understood health information can
lead to dangerous and even fatal misinformation.
Ethnolinguistic communities are vulnerable to diarrhea,
malaria and other common illnesses when they lack the
resources and capability to obtain essential health
knowledge.
Goal 5. Improve maternal health
A mother is better able to care for herself and
her family when she is literate in her mother
tongue and has access to health information in
a language she understands well. Language
development facilitates the introduction of
new concepts and the accurate translation of
new terminology.
Goal 6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria
and other diseases
People in ethnolinguistic communities are vulnerable to
HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases due in part to the
lack of essential information in the mother tongue.
Reading materials in local languages that discuss
hygiene, nutrition,and the prevention and treatment of
diseases have proven to be effective in improving
general health and life expectancy. The availability of
culturally-relevant information dispels misconceptions
surrounding HIV/AIDS.
Goal 7. Ensure environmental
sustainability
Environmental preservation principles are
communicated between languages through
language development programs and literature
production. Deforestation is a critical problem
worldwide. As local populations learn appropriate
technology while drawing on traditional knowledge
of flora and fauna, they meet economic needs while
protecting the environment.
Goal 8. Develop a global partnership
for development
Global partnerships among ethnolinguistic communities and
national and international societies require communication
and mutual understanding. Mother-tongue revitalization
ensures that a language continues to serve the changing goals
of its speakers and provides a bridge for the community to
meet its broader multilingual goals by acquiring a language of
wider communication. Language development facilitates the
broader exchange of traditional knowledge as well as making
the benefits of global information and communications
technologies available.
Languages are dynamic
because people and their
culture constantly adapt in
response to the world
around them. Language
development is a tool that
can help build a
communication bridge
between local and global
communities.
Acosta, Ian
Carino, Ryza Leigh
Galanote, Jeslyn Mae
Group 2 Galay, Maricar
Hermosura, Jessa Mae
Hilera, Mariedel
Jamandra, Jasmin
Thank you
for
listening!
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