Take part in attaining MDGs, Zambians challenged
TIMES OF ZAMBIA, Monday, October, 20, 2008 – HOME NEWS
By Times Reporter
MICAH Challenge Zambia has challenged the people of Zambia to actively participate in the attainment of the millennium development goals (MDGs).
The organisation’s facilitator, Lawrence Temfwe said on Sunday during an inter-denominational gathering at the Bread of Life Church in Ndola that people needed to work towards achieving the MDGs and not leave it entirely to the Government.
He said everyone needed to work towards achieving the MDGs in order to fight poverty.
“It is a duty of all Zambians to work towards the achievement of MDGs by doing something about it or by getting the Government to give the people what they need,” Reverend Temfwe said.
He said according to the 2008 Zambia Progress Report, seven MDGs were most likely to be attained leaving out one.
Rev Temfwe said the goal to attain eradication of extreme poverty was most likely not to be attained by 2015.
He, therefore, called on every Zambian to find something to do in order to achieve the attainment of eradicating extreme poverty.
Rev Temfwe said the Church should pray fervently and encourage congregants to act towards achieving the MDG of eradicating poverty in seven years.
One of the speakers at the event, Father Miha Drevensek said that to achieve the sixth MDG – to combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases,- everyone had to participate.
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