Impact
“The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership. They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests.”
MIGHTi is working to tackle:
MIGHTi’s framework targets initiatives to end hunger, provide quality education, achieve gender equality and utilize clean and affordable energy sources. The four most critical Sustainable Development Goals to MIGHTi’s mission are: SDG 2, SDG 4, SDG 5, and SDG 7 which have been identified on the visual above.
Sustainable Development Goal 2: “Zero Hunger”
SDG 2 focuses on ending hunger, achieving food security and improving nutrition.
Challenge:
Zambia’s malnutrition rates remain some of the highest in the world with 48% of people unable to achieve their minimum calorie requirements, therefore, making them food insecure.
More than one third of children living in Zambia under the age of five years old suffer from stunted growth.
Opportunity:
MIGHTi is working to utilize Zambia’s 43.5 million acres of farmable land.
MIGHTi’s innovation hub acknowledges that women have untapped potential in terms of their knowledge of traditional farming methods which can further foster this sustainable development goal.
MIGHTi is focused on providing the resources to help combat malnutrition for women and children through on-going agriculture and nutrition education.
Sustainable Development Goal 4: “Quality Education”
SDG 4 ensures inclusive and equitable quality education in addition to promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all people.
Challenge:
Literacy rates in Zambia are around 55.3%, with illiteracy much more prevalent in the female population.
Opportunity:
Enrollment rates for women in schools in Zambia has risen to 85% since 2017 as the country continues to invest in female education.
MIGHTi’s innovation hub is working to bolster the importance of quality education and continues to target gaps in literacy by giving adults a space to apply their education in new ways.
Sustainable Development Goal 5: “Gender Equality”
SDG 5 works to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
Challenge:
Although Zambia has some of the highest rates of female entrepreneurs on the African continent, the country is still working to ensure that women are given economic freedom.
Zambia is one of the countries with the highest levels of gender inequality in the world.
Opportunity:
MIGHTi’s innovation hub focuses on empowering women with innovative skills that support personal and community sovereignty while targeting industries that have not yet been male optimized.
Sustainable Development Goal 7: “Climate Action”
SDG 7 ensures access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy for all people.
Challenge:
The average annual rainfall In Zambia has decreased by 1.9mm per month, per decade while the mean annual temperature is projected to continue increasing.
Zambia has experienced extreme heat, flooding, and an increase in infectious diseases such as malaria and cholera.
These extreme climate changes have contributed to food shortages, amounting to 48% of the country being food insecure.
Opportunity:
MIGHTi works to enhance skills through the use of scientific grounding and progressive ideas in order to provide solutions for complex environmental changes and to protect the planet.
MIGHTi’s innovation hub implements innovative and sustainable strategies in order to build resilience to climate change.