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Project 17: Goal 10: Reducing inequality

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24/03/2021 GMT

Goal 10: Reducing inequality

BBC World Service - Project 17, Goal 10: Reducing inequality

What does the future look like for a black teenager in Baltimore, USA?

As a black teenager in Baltimore in the USA, 17-year-old Monet knows her chances of going to college and getting a decent job are not as good as those of her white peers.

In 2015 the United Nations announced a radical plan to change the world.

Global leaders drew up a list of 17 "sustainable development goals" to create a blueprint for a better future. Governments agreed to support the goals which cover gender equality, health provision, a good education and much more. We've asked 17-year-olds from 17 different countries tell us what they think needs to change if the world is to meet those goals by 2030.

Seventeen-year-old Monet Wimbish lives in the US city of Baltimore. She hopes to go to university and become a nurse. But as an African American student, born in a low income neighbourhood, she knows she faces many challenges if she is to finish her education and get a good job. Monet takes us on a tour of Baltimore and investigates why there are such starkly different outcomes – in terms of health, education and income - for those from poor black neighbourhoods. She ends her journey by meeting the city’s new mayor and asks him whether these inequalities can be reduced by 2030.  

 
Project 17 was produced in partnership with The Open University. 
 
Presenter: Sana Safi  
Producers: Rob Walker and Mary Rose Madden 
 
With thanks to Writers in Baltimore Schools and to Rejjia Camphor for help with production.

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