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What is a Global Issue?Any problem that crosses national boundaries and
requires the cooperation of the international community
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Overpopulation
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WHAT FACTORS AFFECT POPULATION GROWTH?
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WOMEN DO NOT HAVE THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE HOW MANY CHILDREN THEY CAN HAVE.
THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT PROVIDE RELIABLE MEDICAL CARE FOR NEWBORN INFANTS
HIGH RATESOF INFANTMORTALITY
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CHILDREN TAKE CARE OF THEIR PARENTS WHEN THEY GROW OLD
NO SOCIAL
SECURITY
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What limits childbirth?
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GIVE FAITH THAT THEIR CHILDREN WILL SURVIVEAnd they will have less children
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POVERTYWhat other issues affect girls around the world?
1/5 of the world’s population lives on less than a $1 a dayCountries like: Ethiopia, Liberia, Uganda, Somalia don’t have a stable government or reliable source of income
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No funds for
schooling
Get a job to support
family
Married at a young
age
Childhood pregnancy
Must support
her children
and husband
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They are key to breaking the cycle of poverty: if you education a girl, 90% of what she earns goes back into her family---her kids get a better education, they get better health care, she’ll marry later, have fewer kids, have a better opportunity to earn money which benefits the entire community.
600 million girls A large portion of population
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What is GirlUp doing to help stop
the cycle?Implements programs to help educate girls and rewards families who stick with the programs
Locates missing girls
Building schools & raising funds for
supplies and uniforms
Community centers for the girls to meet
with friends and study
Rewards girls who stay in school by
giving them a goat
Delaying Marriage and reinforcing Marriage Laws
With a mentorship door-to-door search program. Mentors go looking for girls in the city living by themselves with low-paying jobs
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WHAT DO YOU WANT THE WORLD TO LOOK LIKE WHEN YOU ARE 50?