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The goals are:
Zambia’s extreme poverty declined from 58 per cent
in 1991 to 51 percent in 2006. Although this trend
can be considered a positive one, the rate of change
is still too slow to meet the target of reducing
extreme poverty to 29 per cent by 2015 (UNDP, 2012).
Some key policy and investment choices have been
identified to accelerate Zambia’s progress towards
this goal, including:
The target has already been attained in Zambia. The
government has constructed new schools, removed
school fees and adopted a policy of free basic
education. A policy permitting children who had
previously left primary school to return to complete
their studies was also introduced, which helped to
Target: Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people whose income is
less than $1 a day (UN, 2010)
Target: Ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be
able to complete a full course of primary schooling.
• The commercialization of small scale agriculture
and diversification of the rural economy;
• The implementation of climate change
adaptation and mitigation strategies;
• An institutionalized social security system to
protect the most vulnerable; and
• More accessible and efficient service delivery
that reaches the poorest (UNDP, 2012).
raise the primary school completion rate by
27.7 per cent from 64 per cent in 1990 to 91.7 per cent
in 2009. The net enrolment rate of children in primary
education also increased from 80 per cent in 1990 to
100 per cent in 2009 (UNDP, 2012).
Education is life
Zambia Online, 2010
Table 3.1 MDG Goal No. 1 and set Targets
Striving to provide quality education for all
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Goal Target Indicator
Latest
Figure
2015
Target
Will Target be Achieved
under the Present Trend
MDG 1:
Eradicating
extreme poverty
and hunger
Target 1.A: Halve,
between 1990 and 2015,
the proportion of people
whose income is less
than one dollar a day
Proportion of
population in
extreme poverty
(%)
51 29 Significant reforms and
investments needed
34 31.1 Yes
Target 1.C: Halve,
between 1990 and 2015,
the proportion of people
who suffer from hunger
Prevalence of
underweight
children U-5
(5%)
14.6 12.5 Acceleration required
UNDP, 2012