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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is one of many Christian denominations dedicated to eliminating extreme poverty in our word.  The ELCA continues to lend its voice to the ONE Campaign in an effort to make our world a better place.  God has given us the means to eliminate hunger, now we just have to make it happen.

MDGs - the destination of ONE

The quest of the ONE Campaign is to meet the Millenium Development Goals

What are the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)?
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MDGs are eight inter-related targets toward the elimination of extreme poverty by 2015. The goals flow from the Millennium Declaration that was signed by more than 189 countries in 2000. It is understood that developing countries are primarily responsible for achieving the first seven MDGs. Industrialized countries are primarily responsible for goal number eight – to create a global partnership with targets for aid, debt and trade.

The Millenium Development Goals

  1. Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger
  2. Achieve Universal Primary Education
  3. Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women
  4. Reduce Child Mortality
  5. Improve Maternal Health
  6. Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases
  7. Ensure Environmental Sustainability
  8. Create a Global Partnership for Development with targets on aid, debt and trade.

For information on how we are doing at meeting our Millenium Development Goals, go to the

ELCA Advocacy

Web site.