Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)                                                         page 2

 St. Hilda's and the MDGs

*  Fall 2008   As part of our Fall Stewardship campaign inserts are placed in the Sunday leaflets outlining the 8 Millennium Development Goals.  More background information is displayed in the Narthex for the weeks leading up to Christmas.                                                                                 Appeals are made to church members to come together and discuss possible actions on the MDGs in the New Year.

*  January 11, 2009   Millennium Development Goals Committee is formed with two teams.  Each team decides to focus on one theme.  One team decides to address goals 2 and 3 by working to promote primary education for girls.   The other team decides that access to clean fresh water was integral to eradicating extreme poverty (goal #1)  and preventing child mortality (goal #4).

*  January  - February 2009   Each team researches possible projects that St Hilda's could partner with and how to get the congregation involved.

*  Team Two decides to promote World Water Day in the church.

*  March 2  While researching in the http://www.kairoscanada.org/en/  (Kairos) website members come across the World Water Day (WWD) resolution.

*  The World Water Day resolution is brought to the Environmental Steward.  The resolution is reworded to include reference to the MDGs and to concerns about the protection of watersheds.  It is decided to bring the WWD resolution before the four local governing bodies on the Sunshine Coast.  Help is sought from the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association, Gibsons United Church, and the Roberts Creek Official Community Plan Committee.  All support the resolution.

*  March 17  Delegation appeared before the Town of Gibsons.  The town adopts the resolution and proclaims World Water Day.

*  March 18  Delegation appeared before the District Municipality of Sechelt.  District adopts the resolution and will write letter to federal government.

*  March 19  Delegation appeared before the Sunshine Coast Regional District.  District adopts resolution and agrees to send letter to federal government. 

*  April 21   Delegation appeared before Sechelt Indian District Government.  They adopt the resolution.

*  A narthex display was made for World Water Day.

*  An evening of ritual, film, discussion and a plan for action centered on       Water Access was held on May 29 in the Sanctuary and church hall.

*  August 24 2009  Planning begins for Fall MDGs activities.

*  September 27  Development Goals Sunday     Mr. Terry Umbach, representing Sechelt Rotary gave a presentation about us partnering with Rotary to help the people of Ndandini, a small village in eastern Kenya, obtain a permanent, sustainable, clean source of water.  But more than this our parish has an opportunity to continue helping this village achieve other MDGs - such as access to education and basic health care.  The project's legwork in Ndandini has already been done with the consultation of the village people and with the Kenyan government.  We will work over the next two months to raise funds and awareness of this project.  Read Terry's letter to the congregation.  Click onto the link button for photos from the narthex display and from the village.

January 2010      St. Hilda's has raised over $5000 for Ndandini viillage water project.

April 27 2010  Ndandini video     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAplhxyQSeI&feature=player_embedded

August - September 2010  Drip irrigation system with greenhouse is purchased  from monies raised by St. Hilda's congregation.  It is installed at the elementary school in Nandini.

September 5, 2010  Dedication of new well in Nandini.

 October 12, 2010    First crop of tomatoes begins to grow in greenhouse. See http://www.ndandini.blogspot.com/