- May 11th, 2011
Global citizenship, poverty and food
- nickmorgan
- Comments: noneTags: poverty
The ‘Live Below the Line’ campaign is challenging people in the UK to commit to five days in May of living on less. With a food budget of just one pound per day, participants will have an experience which helps them to understand better the challenges faced by people living in extreme poverty. The campaign will raise funds for charitable use, working with major charities which are active in anti-poverty initiatives in the UK and in developing countries. The website gives information about aims and participation, and explains how the money raised will be used.
Another approach is that adopted by Mary’s Meals, a charity which runs feeding projects in a number of African and European countries, enabling thousands of children to attend school and get an education. A BBC news story provides a recent update, and a Scotsman article reported on the involvement of Scottish singer Annie Lennox.
Schools can encourage discussion and debate about the needs of people in poverty and the ways of adressing those needs, and students learn more about global citizenship through research, discussion and the formation of informed viewpoints.
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