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Exercise #8

Exercise #8   Research project - Volunteers in Education

Have a look at this page on the internet:http://www.worldvolunteerweb.org/browse/sectors/education.html

This page has some ideas about how people can volunteer through education projects.

Once you have read through the pages, you need to work in volunteer project groups. 

In your groups, come up with or choose a project which you think can be advanced through an educational setting. There are no restrictions, but your idea should be innovative and should aim at adding real value to the people you are trying to help.

As you are working through your project, one of you should be putting together a short presentation (Powerpoint, etc) to explain to the rest of the group what you are trying to achieve; 3-5 minutes.

You should aim to cover the following points, at least:

1.                   What are the aims of the project?  Helping and encouraging the orphans in Kabul, Afghanistan by providing food and shelter as well as education and encourage them to try new things.

                                                                     

2.                   Who are the target audience, and why? The Orphans, to give them moral support in what they would be doing.

3.                   What activities would your project involve? Education, sports activities such as football and encouraging them to do new things with each other and form social bonds.

4.                   Who would be volunteering? Why? Anyone who would be willing to volunteer as it is open for all ages. We see that when volunteering is open for all, not only do the volunteers help themselves but they also help the community.

5.                   What are the benefits your project could bring to the target audience? Since the orphans would see various people help them and encourage them, their self-esteem would boost up helping them be more confident in what they do even when they become adults.

6.                   How would you look into launching your project with reference to the relevant authorities in the UAE and in the country you have targeted? We would look at schools, science and sports centers to help with catering the minds of children to better benefit them throughout their life, whether it is in the UAE or any other country.

7.                   What problems do you think you might come across and how would you try to get around them?  The main issue would be communication, as some might not speak the common language, we would get around this from schools or language centers, the other issue would be financing these facilities, to overcome them we would have to get donations and volunteers. 

Week#4 -Voluntary and charitable Organizations

What is Takatof?

It is one of the most well known organizations in the UAE that provides voluntary work to the needy. It is operated by the Emirates foundation and  it mainly provides charity work for the poor and the needy.

Which year did start? And who started it?
under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of, the organization was established in 2005 and in 2007 it was inaugurated in Abu Dhabi

What volunteer work have they done?

TAkatouf provides a lot of voluntary work such as :

Supporting the special needs : This helps the people with the special needs as people volunteer their free time in  order to collaborate with other specialized centers in the same filed.

Renovation of schools : People who volunteer their time and donate their money utilize this in order to garden , clean and paint the old skills in addition to buying new furniture for the schools.

Health care : providing various activities in hospitals and various health centers in order to help the patients.

How can you help?

I can participate in this organization by volunteering time and money to support the poor and the needy.
 

Week#4 - UNICEF Activity# 6

UNICEF Activity# 6

- How can you help UNICEF? Working in groups, fill in the table below.

Ideas of supporting UNICEF	Ways of achieving it	Date of completion
Providing shelters	- building houses and shelters for the homeless. -  Giving them their food and daily needs
Providing them with proper education	- Donating money to them to give them the opportunities to join education centers. - Assigning time to educate them . - Proving them with books and necessary tools. .
Imrpoving the health care  services.	- Making people aware of the chronic diseases and how to avoid them. . - Joining the health care centers during vacations to help patients .

Week#4 - Community Service Learning – Exercise #5

Community Service Learning – Exercise #5

What volunteer roles do the following people have?

	Name	Job
1	John McArthur	Information volunteering as well as the admin
2	Samarah Hashmi	Analyst volunteer who makes surveys
3	Oliver Stannard	Coordinnation of internal communication between the team.
4	Stanley Parker	A volunteer in Market Drayton shop
5	Camilla Williamson	Parliamentary Assistant Volunteer

Look again at these people and their jobs. What can you say about volunteering from the information in your chart?

It is a really amazing experience that benefits people as well as the volunteers themselves because it makes the society a better place to live in.

Week#4 - Community Service Learning – Exercise #4

Community Service Learning – Exercise #4

Listen again and see if you can work out the answers to these questions about the interview:

1.              How old were the Games volunteers? _ Throughout various ages.

2.              During the Games, the volunteers had a special title. What was this special title? ____________Makers of games

3.              Complete this quote from David… “… for a moment in time volunteering had a  photo  and an ____________portfolio _____________ that they fully ______________have the right ___________ but don’t always get.”

4.              David mentions that some of the volunteers are semi-retired. What does this mean? _____in the middle between half working and half volunteering

5.              Zoe worked in Events Services. Where was this located? ______In London in the Olympic  stadium ______

6.              How does she describe the experience of volunteering for the Olympics and Paralympics? _______an amazing and beneficial experience

7.              What benefits of volunteering, according to Zoe?

a.     ____interesting ____

b.     ___feeling very satisfied ___

c.      ____Getting acquainted to a lot of people. ____

d.     ___Making the volunteer more self confident ____

8.              Why does David feel that volunteering in the community is so important?

____As it makes it a better place to live in ____

Week#3 - Human Rights Activity 1:

Human Rights Activity # 1:

-         Working in pairs, discuss and write how these rights relate to the different levels of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?

1) Article #3  Maslow’s need for Personal Safety and its personal relation .

2) Article #16  Maslow #3 Love & Belonging as well as the right to have  Family and get married

3) Article #24  Maslow Physiological level : the Right to Rest and Leisure that improves the psychology of the person.

Week #2 - Human Needs Activity 2

- Working in groups, discuss and answer the following questions:

1.    Does every human being have the rights to reach the top of the Maslow pyramid?

Of course , it is important for everyone to feel satisfied.

2.    Does every human being have the capability of reaching that level?

Actually , it is possible for some pople while it is impossible for others.

3.    What are the opportunities are needed to get to the higher level?

In order to get the right level , it is very important to work very hard , complete the lower levels of satisfaction and having a positive environment around .  

4.    What are the obstacles could stand in the way of reaching these levels?

 Being uneducated and unable to work are considered the main obstacles.

5.    What could you do to help others to reach the higher levels?

 Providing them with motivation and encouragement is essential in making the reach the higher level.

Week #2 - Human Needs Activity 1

List the levels and specific Maslow’s human needs required by the following cases

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Case	Level	Specific needs at each level
A child in a hospital	1,2	Security, Support of the family  and Care, Medicine,
A physically disabled person	4	Making him get Self-Esteem and Confidence.
A lonely poor old lady in Sri Lanka	3	Providing her with Social interaction and self confidence.
A shy rich widow who has a loving family and friends but has not achieved much in life	5	Solving her problems and teaching her new things.
A family trapped underground because of a bomb shell	1, 2	Providing them with the basic things to survive as well as making them feel safe and secure .
An orphaned child who was forced to work to make a living	1, 2, 3	Providing the main things that are food , family and health care.
Physically and mentally abused person	2	The most important things are security , family and health services.
A father who lost his job and has a family to support	1, 2	A source of income like a job , basic needs and security for the family.