Disability and the MDGs
Disability affects all eight of the MDGs, making it an issue central to reduction of poverty.
The 8 MDG's: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
a woman with her children in floods
Ensure environmental sustainability

Environmental dangers can lead to the onset of many types of disabilities, and inaccessible environments prevent disabled people from taking part in economic
and social activities. (World bank) One of the indicators for this goal is proportion of population with improved water and sanitation.

  Tienfala: a shining example. Farmers made a profit of CFA 395,750 (£465) earlier this year, selling food crops grown at the “Jardin des Aveugles” (Garden of the Blind) at Tienfala.
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