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Poverty and human rights

'Ending poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.' NELSON MANDELA

Deep Sea settlement, Nairobi 

 

 

 

'All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.'
ARTICLE 1, UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS  

Poverty is a human rights issue: around the world, people living in poverty are frequently denied the full range of human rights. Through the Poverty and Human Rights lessons, assembly and films of residents of the Deep Sea community in Kenya explaining their fight for human rights, students aged 14+ across the curriculum will learn about the impact of poverty, and begin to understand what changes are needed to improve everyone's right to live with dignity. The pack is available in English and Welsh.

Amnesty's aim is for young people to develop the knowledge, skills and values to form their own opinions on human rights issues and feel inspired to take action. The accompanying Taking Action Project enables teachers to guide students through the development, researching, carrying out and evaluation of a campaign.

You will also find many other ways you and your students can get involved here, from starting a youth group to joining our teacher's network, plus extra resources on everything from interview skills and lobbying to banner-making.

ORDER POVERTY + HUMAN RIGHTS DVD PACK:  Email | +44 (0)20 7033 1596
Please include product code ED121 (English) or ED122 (Welsh) + your delivery address


Dignity action at Amnesty AGM 2009 

 

 

 

POVERTY + HUMAN RIGHTS ASSEMBLY 

Download: Script (pdf) | Powerpoint (13.8MB) | Warm-up activities (pdf)
A ready-to-use assembly highlighting human rights issues in Deep Sea community.

 

POVERTY + HUMAN RIGHTS LESSONS

DOWNLOAD RESOURCES 

Teacher's Booklet (pdf) 

LESSON 1: POVERTY + HUMAN RIGHTS
Download: Lesson plan + worksheets (pdf) | Powerpoint (2.10MB)
Key poverty definitions and info | Concept that poverty is a human rights issue | Film: Deep Sea community | Identify human rights abuses associated with poverty

LESSON 2: TACKLING POVERTY
Download: Lesson plan + worksheets (pdf) | Powerpoint (2.74MB)
Explore NGO's different approaches to tackling poverty | Apply to scenario to create NGO action plan | Decide on action for Deep Sea

LESSON 3: TAKING ACTION
Download: Lesson plan + worksheets (pdf) | Powerpoint (2.10MB)
Recap on role of NGOs | Intro to Amnesty - a campaigning NGO | Film: Amnesty action for Deep Sea | Choose, carry out + impact assess action for Deep Sea

PLEASE NOTE THESE RESOURCES ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN WELSH

TAKE ACTION FOR THE DEEP SEA COMMUNITY 

ACTION 1: MAKE AND SEND A GREETINGS CARD TO THE DEEP SEA COMMUNITY
Send a message of solidarity to the Deep Sea residents (please do not include student or school addresses).

ACTION 2: LOBBY THE KENYAN GOVERNMENT
Send a letter to James Orengo, Minister of Lands in Kenya calling for an end to Deep Sea evictions.

ACTION 3: RAISE AWARENESS IN SCHOOL - POSTER CAMPAIGN/FILM SCREENING
'Poverty is not inevitable' is a good poster message or 'human rights live here' if the poster is about slums. You could also hold a film screening of the Deep Sea film or Slum Dog Millionaire. Amnesty's Protect the Human Week (17-23 Oct) includes World Poverty Day (17 Oct) and is a great time to do this action! Coming soon: Deep Sea/Slum Dog Millionaire film screening pack

ACTION 4: TELL AMNESTY WHAT YOU THINK SHOULD BE DONE TO TACKLE POVERTY
What should be done? Why should it be done? Who should do it, and how can it be done? Tell us by making a poster/artwork and taking a photo (or even making a short video) and posting it on ProtectTheHuman.com (please tag your photo POVERTY and read site Terms + Conditions and Child Protection Guidance first).

SHARE PHOTOS OF YOUR SCHOOL'S ACTION ON PROTECTTHEHUMAN.COM

See how schools across the UK are taking action for Deep Sea + add photos of your events, cards + posters !!! (Please tag your photo POVERTY and read site Terms + Conditions and Child Protection Guidance first)

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CURRICULUM LINKS 

  • Key Stage 4 (age 14-16) Citizenship (England)
  • Learning for Life and Work, Local and Global Citizenship (Northern Ireland)
  • Social Studies area of the Curriculum for Excellence, or cross-curricular projects with   Citizenship themes (Scotland)
  • PSE and Education for Global Citizenship (Wales)
  • Interdisciplinary cross-curricular projects on Citizenship themes  
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