Although only new to taking it global I have been passionate about the Make Poverty History Campaign for quite a while. The other day i was completely shocked by the lack of knowledge about the situation and the MDG's.

Our year at school at a talk from Sr. Libbie, a sister who works with the IBVM, about Community Service. At one point she asked about the MDG's and without thinking I put my hand up and when she pointed at me I just gave the 8 MDG's and how they were formed off the top of my head without really seriously thinking about it. When I had finished I finally became aware that the 150 other girls in the room were looking at me like I had 2 heads. "How did you know that?", "Where did you find that out from?" they kept asking.

I honestly could not believe it. Our school is really involved in social justice and yet here I was, surrounded by 150 of the people who are supposed to be apart of the generation to "Make poverty history" and who are fortunate to have more resources at their finger tips than most people and they were looking at me like I had 2 heads, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry, there are some really involved girls at our school and even they didn't know what the MDG's were and even if they had heard of them they didn't know what the 8 of them actually were or how significant they were.

It really opened my eyes and I am positive when I say I won't be making the mistake of assuming things like that anymore. Further more it has definetly shown me what has to be done next, lol.

Peace,
Hil

"YOU must be the change you want to see in the world"- Mahatma Gandhi

"Millions of people in the worlds poorest countries are trapped in the prison of poverty. It is time to set them free" -Nelson Mandela.