Tracking Progress Towards the Sustainable Development Goals in Four Rural Villages in Limpopo, South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Measuring national progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) enables the identification of gaps which need to be filled to end poverty, protect the planet and improve lives. Progress is typically calculated using indicators stemming from published methodologies. South Africa tracks progress towards the SDGs at a national scale, but aggregated data may mask progress, or lack thereof, at local levels.

Objective

To assess the progress towards achievement of the SDGs in four low-income, rural villages (Giyani) in South Africa and to relate the findings to national SDG indicators.

Methods

Using data from a cross-sectional environmental health study, the global indicator framework for the SDGs was applied to calculate indicators for Giyani. Local

SUBMITTER: Wernecke B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7894382 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature