World Vision made their presence at the G8 Summit known to Torontonians and the world. We transformed the corner of King and Jarvis in downtown Toronto to stage creative visual display of larger than life ‘pregnant with promises’ G8 leaders roaming around on stilts. Each pregnant G8 leader was examined with an ultrasound machine and by a midwife using a South African vuvuzela horns to "check" on the state of their promises to children under-five around the world. The results of the test showed the promises they have made:
1) Increase global funding for health.
2) Make child and maternal health a global priority.
3) Ensure access to basic health care.
4) Strengthen health systems and increase work force.
5) Prevent child and maternal ill health – water, sanitation, education
6) Universal access to prevention, treatment and care and support for children impacted by HIV and AIDS.
7) Act to ensure food and nutrition security.
8) Implement mechanisms to monitor and evaluate progress.
Local World Vision activists walked around the leaders holding ghostly white strollers, cribs and toys to symbolize the 8.8 million children every year who die before their fifth birthday.
We were pleased to have a number of media outlets at the event taking video, photographs and interviewing World Vision spokespeople. Everyone involved really enjoyed the mini-play that we put on. Even police officers who stopped by to check on us said that they were pleased to see an event that was talking about such an important issue.
Here is a little video clip of what we did.
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