Evidence-Based Insights Linked to the Millennium Development Goals

Anthology from the year 2015 in the subject Social Studies (General), , language: English, abstract: The September 2000 United Nations Millennium Declaration was never an option but a felt need for global development and sustainability in the aspects of poverty reduction, universal primary education, gender equality and women empowerment, child mortality reduction, maternal health improvement, fight against HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases, environmental sustainability and global partnership for development. Is the millennium development goals' path cleared for completion? Sustainability is the answer rather than end the MDGs. For this reason, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a new development agenda, has been conceived to continue in the next fifteen years what the MDGs have started and may have to be applied to all countries for societal peace, more job opportunities and a global agreement for climate change. The success of the MDGs and SDGs should be an obligation and a responsibility for everyone on this planet. There are numerous ways to get involved in every individual's way such as in education, research and social responsibility. With the good intention to contribute to the SDGs new agenda through empirical research, this book reflects some evidence based findings from seven studies done in Uganda and Philippines. Shaped from these empirical studies are the insights and recommendations meant to shed light and broaden the horizons of the policy experts involved in the transition from MDGs to SDGs agenda.

Qualifications: BSN (Velez College), RN (Philippine Regulations Commission), MAN (Cebu Doctors' College), PhD (University of San Carlos) (Cebu City, Philippines) Rank: Prof. B since 2003, as ranked by Southwestern University, Philippines International Status: Adviser, Ontario College for Research and Development, Toronto, Canada (2015); Best Paper Award 2015 (Awarded by the Training Center for Social Science and Education, Toronto, Canada; Excellence Awards 2006, 2012, Academic and Administrative Endeavors (Kampala International University, Uganda) Other Awards: First Honor (Grades 1-5); Valedictorian (Grade 6); Silver Medalist and Scholar (High School 1-4); First in Arithmetic, Algebra, Religion (St. Catherine's School, Philippines); Best Research Adviser, Teacher with Pure Energy, Talented and Creative, Loyalty Award (Cebu Doctors' College of Nursing, Philippines); Past Position: Deputy Vice Chancellor, Kampala International University (KIU), Uganda in 2 terms/8 years,2005-2013) Present Position: Director, Institute for Social Research, KIU, Uganda She is a creative pedagogy and change advocate with thirty eight years work experience and 36 years in the academe, research and community service. She has a total of eight books, one is an anthology containing seven empirical studies and the rest of the books are in the areas of research, parenting, motivation, conflict management, marginalized business and HIV/AIDS reflecting her name. Her expertise: teaching, research, medical-surgical nursing, curriculum development, organization development and transformation, leadership and management, innovative teaching- learning (creative pedagogy), knowledge generation and management, initiating change, customer care, developing initiatives, starting and implementing systems, capacity building, editing journal articles, books, masters' thesis and doctoral dissertations, public speaking (as resource speaker, keynote speaker).