Da Korogocho: speciale invito per gli obiettivi del millennio...

["Kariobangi Catholic Church" <combonikario at clubinternetk.com> (by way of Alessandro Marescotti <a.marescotti at peacelink.it>)]

carissimi amici!! jambo!

vi mando uno speciale invito....per partecipare anche voi magari in modo
diverso a questo strano e speciale torneo di calcetto che giocheremo a
korogocho dentro uno dei tanti slum di nairobi.....
insieme a nazioni unite, giornalisti, preti cattolici, pastori vari e
bambini di strada....
per ricordarci che siamo molto lontani dagli obiettivi del
millennio....molto lontani....
fate girare amici....

tuko pamoja

padre daniele moschetti
comboniano a nome della comunita di st.john korogocho

ST. JOHN SPORTS SOCIETY, KOROGOCHO (SSS)
PAMOJA TUNAWEZA!
P.O. BOX 47714 00100 G.P.O NAIROBI
TEL: 020-780430
MOBILE: 0733 702 972
EMAIL: combonikario at clubinternetk.com

Date: 7^th Sep, 2005.

PRESS BRIEF:

Millenium Development Goals, otherwise called the MDGs is perhaps the
most talked about diplomatic and development jargon. This is a set of
eight goals set up by the UN to address the various challenges facing the
world in the 21st century. These goals are
to:

·        

Eradicate
extreme poverty and hunger.

·        

Achieve
universal primary education.

·        

Promote gender
equality and empower women.

·        

Reduce child
mortality.

·        

Improve maternal
health.

·        

Combat HIV/AIDS,
malaria and other diseases.

·        

Ensure
environmental sustainability

·        

Develop global
partnership for development

At the inception of the MDGs the UN had hoped to achieve these goals by
2015. However, according to reports emanating from various social actors,
there is minimal indication that these goals would be met by the expiry
of the target time 
Attention has now been focused on whether these goals were realistic in
the first place and whether they can be achieved within this limited time
frame.

Activities and consultative forums are going on in different parts of the
world to lobby for a rethinking on the philosophy of the MDGs and look
into the possibility taking corrective measures to salvage the remaining
phase. This Sunday the 11th, there
will be a short football tournament at St. John Catholic Church
Korogocho  playing ground at 2.00pm
The aim of the tournament will be to create awareness on the need to
relook at the MDGs and challenge the various actors to evaluate why a lot
has not been achieved, bringing to focus the practically of the idea. The
tournament will also mark the anniversary of the
11th September terrorist bombings in the
US and other similar terrorist activities in Kenya, Tanzania, Egypt,
Iraq, Britain among others.

The tournament will feature teams from the UN HABITAT, The Nation Media
Group, St. John Sport Society (SSS), Catholic Priests and Korogocho
Spiritual Leader Association (KOSLA). Each team will comprise of 5
players and 3 reserves. 
 
By Oluoch   Japheth.
For Information:
Fr. Daniel Moschetti
0733 702972