Burkina Faso : In the Country of Honorable Men

Some cuban and canadian organizations have for several years been supporting an electrification project for schools and medical clinics in remote areas of Cuba. The students are invited to first read the informative text, and afterwards, to respond to the questions that follow in order to verify their degree of understanding of the text. [Source : In-terre-Actif website]

The student is given the role of a journalist on the local student radio station, interviewing a Canadian aid worker who witnessed the situation in Indonesia the day after the 2004 tsunami. He or she must create ten pertinent and complete interview questions that would help the young listeners of the station to realize the value of Canadian humanitary aid in countries affected by the 2004 tsunami. [Source : In-terre-Actif website]

In this lesson, students will learn about two positive courses of action taken to fight against poverty in the Ukraine. Their will put together and present a project to combat poverty which could be carried out in their country. [Source : In-terre-Actif website]