What is a Global Issue?Any problem that crosses national boundaries and

requires the cooperation of the international community

Overpopulation

WHAT FACTORS AFFECT POPULATION GROWTH?

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

CHILDREN TAKE CARE OF THEIR PARENTS WHEN THEY GROW OLD

NO SOCIAL

SECURITY

What limits childbirth?

GIVE FAITH THAT THEIR CHILDREN WILL SURVIVEAnd they will have less children

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

No funds for

schooling

Get a job to support

family

Married at a young

age

Childhood pregnancy

Must support

her children

and husband

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

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

WHAT DO YOU WANT THE WORLD TO LOOK LIKE WHEN YOU ARE 50?