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Vihiga SDG Declaration 2014
Vihiga SDG Declaration 2014
Vihiga County Villages Unite to Eradicate Extreme Poverty
People of Vihiga County, Opportunities are in front of us. Across the world, countries, counties and villages are uniting to eradicate extreme poverty from the face of the earth. The whole world is knit together in this collaboration called Sustainable Development Goals [SDGs] [2016-2030]. This worldwide collaboration rests upon 17 core goals of eradicating various forms of poverty including: financial poverty, illiteracy, thirst, hunger, crime, joblessness, isolation and pollution.
The shared goal of villages in Vihiga County should be to align all our development strategies and build collaboration between our villages across the county in order to implement SDGs so that we can reduce extreme poverty that affects over 50% of our people.
This proclamation serves as the foundation of our commitment to the SDG program.
Vihiga County Villages Implementing SDGs
We envision:
All people in Vihiga County collectively committing to action that will significantly reduce and ultimately eliminate extreme poverty from our county during the SDG [2016-2030] period.
A county where everyone has access to adequate and affordable housing, income, nutrition, education, and opportunities to participate fully in their village life.
We believe:
Poverty can be significantly reduced in Vihiga County.
Villages in Vihiga County will play a critical role in poverty reduction during the SDG program.
Every person benefits when poverty is reduced; therefore, everyone has a role to play in poverty reduction.
We value:
The Voice for Everyone: Every person has the right to live in dignity, make their own decisions in life, and fully participate in their village. Policies, systems and solutions must respect and include everyone in the village.
Multi-Sector Collaboration: Sustainable poverty reduction is best addressed through collaboration across all sectors and must include the participation of the poorest people in the village.
Comprehensive Approach: SDG program of poverty reduction is a long-term process focused on tackling root causes of poverty through a participatory, multi-sectoral, result oriented approach to village planning and development.
Collective Impact: Information and evidence from available data, village consultations, research, and best management practices from across the world should inform our village poverty reduction solutions.
As a County Wide Network of SDG Implementing Villages, we commit to:
•Working collaboratively within and across villages in Vihiga County to implement SDGs
•Increasing widespread awareness about the benefits of SDGs within our villages
•Moving towards SDG aligned poverty reduction strategies at the village level
•Tracking village level SDG outcomes and indicators to demonstrate our collective impact.
As a resident of Vihiga County , I commit myself to work towards the attainment of SDGs of:
1. Ending poverty in all its forms in my village
2. Ending hunger, achieving food security and adequate nutrition for all, and promoting sustainable agriculture in my village
3. Attaining a healthy life for all at all ages in my village
4. Providing equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all in my village
5. Attaining gender equality, empowering women and girls in my village
6.Securing water and sanitation for all in my village
7. Ensuring access to affordable, sustainable, and reliable modern energy services for all in my village
8. Promoting a strong, inclusive and sustainable economic growth and decent work for all in my village
9. Promoting sustainable industrialization in my village
10. Reducing inequality within my village
11. Building an inclusive, safe and sustainable village
12. Promoting sustainable consumption and production patterns in my village
13. Promoting actions at all levels to address climate change in my village
14. Attaining conservation and sustainable use of natural resources in my village
15. Protecting and restoring terrestrial ecosystems and halting all biodiversity loss in my village
16. Achieving a peaceful and inclusive village, rule of law, effective and capable institutions in my village
17. Strengthening and enhancing the means of implementation and global partnership for sustainable development in my village
[Adapted By Albert Kenyani Inima from “The Poverty Reduction Charter” prepared by “Vibrant Communities Canada” as well as “The Proposed SDGs [2016-2030”]
Date: Adopted By Vihiga Villages in a Public Declaration Made on 30 October 2014
Vihiga SDG Declaration 2014
Vihiga SDG Declaration 2014
Vihiga County Villages Unite to Eradicate Extreme Poverty
People of Vihiga County, Opportunities are in front of us. Across the world, countries, counties and villages are uniting to eradicate extreme poverty from the face of the earth. The whole world is knit together in this collaboration called Sustainable Development Goals [SDGs] [2016-2030]. This worldwide collaboration rests upon 17 core goals of eradicating various forms of poverty including: financial poverty, illiteracy, thirst, hunger, crime, joblessness, isolation and pollution.
The shared goal of villages in Vihiga County should be to align all our development strategies and build collaboration between our villages across the county in order to implement SDGs so that we can reduce extreme poverty that affects over 50% of our people.
This proclamation serves as the foundation of our commitment to the SDG program.
Vihiga County Villages Implementing SDGs
We envision:
All people in Vihiga County collectively committing to action that will significantly reduce and ultimately eliminate extreme poverty from our county during the SDG [2016-2030] period.
A county where everyone has access to adequate and affordable housing, income, nutrition, education, and opportunities to participate fully in their village life.
We believe:
Poverty can be significantly reduced in Vihiga County.
Villages in Vihiga County will play a critical role in poverty reduction during the SDG program.
Every person benefits when poverty is reduced; therefore, everyone has a role to play in poverty reduction.
We value:
The Voice for Everyone: Every person has the right to live in dignity, make their own decisions in life, and fully participate in their village. Policies, systems and solutions must respect and include everyone in the village.
Multi-Sector Collaboration: Sustainable poverty reduction is best addressed through collaboration across all sectors and must include the participation of the poorest people in the village.
Comprehensive Approach: SDG program of poverty reduction is a long-term process focused on tackling root causes of poverty through a participatory, multi-sectoral, result oriented approach to village planning and development.
Collective Impact: Information and evidence from available data, village consultations, research, and best management practices from across the world should inform our village poverty reduction solutions.
As a County Wide Network of SDG Implementing Villages, we commit to:
•Working collaboratively within and across villages in Vihiga County to implement SDGs
•Increasing widespread awareness about the benefits of SDGs within our villages
•Moving towards SDG aligned poverty reduction strategies at the village level
•Tracking village level SDG outcomes and indicators to demonstrate our collective impact.
As a resident of Vihiga County , I commit myself to work towards the attainment of SDGs of:
1. Ending poverty in all its forms in my village
2. Ending hunger, achieving food security and adequate nutrition for all, and promoting sustainable agriculture in my village
3. Attaining a healthy life for all at all ages in my village
4. Providing equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all in my village
5. Attaining gender equality, empowering women and girls in my village
6.Securing water and sanitation for all in my village
7. Ensuring access to affordable, sustainable, and reliable modern energy services for all in my village
8. Promoting a strong, inclusive and sustainable economic growth and decent work for all in my village
9. Promoting sustainable industrialization in my village
10. Reducing inequality within my village
11. Building an inclusive, safe and sustainable village
12. Promoting sustainable consumption and production patterns in my village
13. Promoting actions at all levels to address climate change in my village
14. Attaining conservation and sustainable use of natural resources in my village
15. Protecting and restoring terrestrial ecosystems and halting all biodiversity loss in my village
16. Achieving a peaceful and inclusive village, rule of law, effective and capable institutions in my village
17. Strengthening and enhancing the means of implementation and global partnership for sustainable development in my village
[Adapted By Albert Kenyani Inima from “The Poverty Reduction Charter” prepared by “Vibrant Communities Canada” as well as “The Proposed SDGs [2016-2030”]
Date: Adopted By Vihiga Villages in a Public Declaration Made on 30 October 2014