Jungle Poor: A documentary about Ghana's rural poor

In communities JoyFM visited, access to safe was rare, children walked for close to two hours daily to go to school. Sadly the people in these areas are prone to snake bites.

Over the last 15 years since the Millennium Development Goals were launched, extreme poverty and hunger have largely been eradicated in Ghana.

The goal to achieve universal primary education for all children has largely been met; just as the plan to develop global partnership for development and to reduce child mortality.

But Ghana failed to improve maternal health. The country missed the target on combating malaria and other diseases, and could not achieve the goal of ensuring environmental sustainability.

That’s a wrap of Ghana’s performance in meeting the eight MDGs agreed on by 189 UN member states at the turn of the new Millennium in year 2000. Ghana achieved four of the goals, failed in achieving two, and performed averagely in two others.

The MDGs were simple commitments in the areas of education, health, environment and general human and community progress that committed all to work together to build a safer, more prosperous and equitable world. Its 15 year life span expires this month.

The MDGs are being replaced by a new set of goals known as the Sustainable Development Goals. United Nation’s Resident Cordinator Christine Evans Klock believes Ghana has reason to celebrate for how well the nation has performed in meeting the MDGs.