Related Issue 4

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Related Issue 4

• Culminating Project

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1000 Dollar Challenge

• As a concluding activity, groups will present to
  the class a plan that justifies how they would
  donate 1,000 to one or several non-governmental
  organizations (NGOs) that, in their or their
  groups opinion, would have the greatest impact
  for improving the quality of life / protect human
  rights/promoting sustainability in the world.

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1000 Challenge Continued

• The presentation can take the form of a
  PowerPoint Presentation, Video Analysis, Oral
  Presentation, or a Display Board.
• Your choice of NGO would celebrate the most
  effective way to help people improve their
  quality of life and / or how they would ensure
  the protection of human rights in a positive and
  respectful way.

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1000 Challenge Continued

• Once the presentations have been completed
• the class will determine, by consensus, the
  classes top project.
• The class will work on improving the project so
  that it maximizes the effectiveness of using
  1000.
• Each class will present their projects to a panel
  of judges (investors) to determine Ross
  Sheppards best project and will award that
  project 1000 to put that plan into action.

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Effective NGOs

• How will an effective NGO be determined?
• The effectiveness of an NGO will be determined
  through a class discussion on how you would
  measure an effective NGO which will begin to set
  the criteria for an effective NGO .
• Things to think about - Funding to
  administration costs ratio ( to cause vs to
  personnel), policy ethics, client needs, quality
  of programs, dishonesty of receiver society,
  quality of personneletc.

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Process

• Research time is given to the students to
  formulate their justification to support their
  chosen NGO and prepare presentation.
• This will include classroom time to determine
  criteria, research time on NGOs and project time
  to put presentations together.

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NGO Example 1

• Schools for Schools
• Building Schools in Northern Uganda
• Tied to the Invisible Children Video Documentary
• Learn More at http//s4s.invisiblechildren.com/in
  fo

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NGO Example 2

• Africare
• Africare works to improve the quality of life in
  Africa.
• Africare's programs address needs in two
  principal areas
• health and HIV/AIDS
• food security and agriculture.
• Learn more at http//africare.org/index.html

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NGO Example 3

• Africa Action
• Promote political, economic and social justice in
  Africa.
• Stop Genocide
• End HIV/AIDS
• Cancel Africas Foreign Debt
• Learn more at http//www.africaaction.org/

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NGO Example 4

• OXFAM Canada
• Oxfam Canada works with people to secure their
  basic human rights, combining support to
  long-term development and humanitarian responses
  with research, advocacy and campaigning against
  the root causes of poverty and injustice.
• Learn more at www.oxfam.ca

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NGO Example 5

• Earth Day Network
• promotes environmental citizenship and year round
  progressive action worldwide.
• a driving force steering environmental awareness
  around the world.
• Learn more at http//www.earthday.net/

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NGO Example 6

• Foundation for Self-Sufficiency in Central
  America
• Builds justice and peace through empowerment.
• Work in partnership and solidarity with
  low-income communities in Central America.
• Goal is to achieve environmental sustainability,
  economic self-sufficiency, social justice, and
  peace.
• Learn more at http//fssca.net/index.html

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What Can You Do?

• What if your project is not chosen as the class
  project/school project?
• The intent of this project is to get everyone
  involved in bringing about change, so use your
  talents and your determination to put your plan
  into action the opportunities are available
  make it happen!
• If everyone did something there would no longer
  be so much need.

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How You Will Be Graded - Presentation
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How You Will Be Graded - Content
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Steps of the Project

• Class Discussion of NGOs and Criteria Set to
  determine effective NGOs. Class 1
• Review of evaluation. Class 1
• Get into groups and determine the focus of your
  project. Class 1
• Research and investigation into specific NGOs.
  Classes 2 and 3
• Develop presentation. Classes 3 and 4
• Present your groups 1000 challenge.