• High birth and death rate
• Malnutrition
• High level of illiteracy
• Low life expectancy
• The large agricultural sector and a small industrial sector
• Poor housing condition

Poor or limited health facility

Poverty

This is a concept which is very difficult to explain. Generally, it can be defined as a country inability to satisfy her population in basics needs of life which include:

• Food
• Shelter
• Health
• Education

1. Sustainable development:

This is the type of development that safeguards natural resources for future generation. The concept of sustainable development came into use when it was realized that the rate of exploitation and consumption, the future generation may not be oppourtuned to use these resources

Objectives:

• Increase standard of living without destroying the environment
• To satisfy basic needs like food and water than large scale development
• Increasing the efficiency and the rate of recycling
• To safeguard natural resources for future generation

Principles

1. Interdependence: the people, the economy and the environment are interdependent from the local to global range
2. Citizenship and stewardship: people have their rights and responsibilities. These include; partition and co-operation
3. Diversity: recognition and respect for the cultural, social, economical and biological diversity of our environment.
4. Equality: respect for quality of life and for quality to all
5. Uncertainty: Understandings how uncertain are our actions are and take appropriate and corrective measures.

Millennium development goals (MDGs)

MDGs were established in the year 2000 during united nation summit. This resolution was taken by the 189 nation countries that attended the summit. And at least 23 international organizations that were summated helped achieve MDGs by 2015.

The MDGs

Goal 1: they eradicated extreme poverty.

1. By 2015, the proportion of people living on less than 1.25 US dollars will be reduced by half
2. Achieved decent employment for women, men and young people
3. By 2015, the number of people who suffer of hunger were reduced by half

Goal 2: achieve universal primary education for girls and boys by 2015

Goal 3: promote gender equality and empower women

Goal 4: reduce child mortality rate

Goal 5: improve maternal health

Goal 6: combat HIV/AIDS and malaria

Goal 7: ensure environment sustainability

Goal 8: develop a global partnership for development