In 2015, 193 world leaders committed to 17 Global Goals to achieve three extraordinary things over the next 15 years. End extreme poverty. Fight inequality and injustice. And fix climate change.

The Global Goals for Sustainable Development emerged from an extensive global conversation about our common aspirations for the future of our planet. We and our partners participated in some of the consultations leading to the development of the Global Goals which affirm the projects already being undertaken by AID’s partners around the world.

AID’s Sustainable Communities projects all aim to contribute to one or more of the goals and their targets.

The Pandemic and other events widened the gap between people living in rich and poor countries, and caused many of the goals to either slow the pace of progress or even regress. This makes the work of our partners more urgent than ever.

For more information about the Global Goals for Sustainable Development visit www.globalgoals.org. And you can learn more about ABM and AID’s theological take on the Sustainable Development Goals here.

AID works with its partners primarily to contribute to Goals 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 13 and 17. You can see below where partners are contributing to particular goals.

Partner work that contributes to this goal

ANGLICAN CHURCH OF KENYA:  ADSE’s Food Security in a Changing Climate, the Diocese of Eldoret’s Livelihoods for People Living with Disabilities; CHURCH OF THE PROVINCE OF MYANMAR: Livelihoods; EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE PHILIPPINES: Livelihoods Recovery after the Pandemic IFI CHURCH: Livelihoods;

End poverty in all its forms, everywhere, including…

• Target 1.4: By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology and financial services, including microfinance.
• Target 1.5: By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters.

Partner work that contributes to this goal

DIOCESE OF JERUSALEM: Response to conflict in Gaza and the West Bank;
ANGLICAN CHURCH OF KENYA: Food Security in a Changing Climate;
CHURCH OF THE PROVINCE OF MYANMAR: WASH;
CHURCH OF CEYLON: Health Support;
ACOM: WASH

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages, including…

• Target 3d: Strengthen the capacity of all countries, in particular developing countries, for early warning, risk reduction and management of national and global health risks.

Partner work that contributes to this goal

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM: Gawura School and Nungalinya College
ANGLICAN CHURCH OF KENYA: Enhancing Educational Access
ANGLICAN CHURCH OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Building Community Resilience
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE PHILIPPINES: Enhancing Primary Education
CHURCH OF CEYLON: Education and Livelihoods Support
ACOM: Literacy

Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote life-long learning, including…

• Target 4.6: By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy.

Partner work that contributes to this goal

CHURCH OF CEYLON: Empowering Women;  
ANGLICAN CHURCH IN ZAMBIA: Gender Equality and Ending Family Violence

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls, including…

• Target 5.2: Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation.
• Target 5.3: Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation.

Partner work that contributes to this goal

ANGLICAN CHURCH OF KENYA: Food Security in a Changing Climate 

ACOM: WASH

Ensure access to water and sanitation for all, including…

• Target 6.1: By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all.
• Target 6.2: By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable access to sanitation and hygiene for all, and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations.
• Target 6b: Support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation management.

Partner work that contributes to this goal

THE WORK OF ALL ABM AID’S PARTNERS

Reduce inequalities in and among countries, including…

• Target 10.1: Progressively achieve and sustain income growth of the bottom 40 per cent of the population at a rate higher than the national average.
• Target 10.2: Empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status.
• Target 10.3: Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies and action in this regard.

Partner work that contributes to this goal

ANGLICAN CHURCH OF KENYA: Food Security in a Changing Climate
ACOM: Climate Change and Disaster Management
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE PHILIPPINES: Livelihoods Recovery after the Pandemic
IFI CHURCH: Working Together to Improve Livelihoods

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts, including…

• Target 13.1: Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries.
• Target 13.3: Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning.
• Target 13.b: Promote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related planning and management in least developed countries and small island developing States, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalised communities.

Partner work that contributes to this goal

THE WORK OF ALL ABM AID’S PARTNERS

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development, including…

• Target 17.3: Mobilise additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sources.