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SDG #5 (Diourbel)
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School Supplies for Diourbel, Senegal
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Sunblock for Diourbel
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Gender Equality SDG #5/Reflection
Research Question: How can we work (Yamar & I) together to help the young girls who have dropped out of school due to early marriages and poverty? .
Post 1. As I traveled to Diourbel I was thinking about my question and believing there must be no girls in school and it made me sad. But, what I discovered was that many girls where in school. The problem arises in high school when girls get married too young and drop out of school. Poverty also plays a big part in this problem. So together, Yamar and I, are looking into starting a non-profit or sponsorship. Yamar is working on a letter and list of things he will need to help educate husbands and families. I am researching nonprofit/sponsorship to figure out the best route to take in order to help the girls/families in Diourbel.
Post 2. Things are in motion to make this happen. It just takes time when setting up any kind of program involving donations.
Post 3. This is on hold right now because Yamar has secured a job here in the states teaching French for two years. This opportunity will change his families' lives and afford him the funds to help with his project to keep girls in school.
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Three Oaks Elementary is starting the year off with a school wide Global Pathway School "Take Action" Project! On our supply list we are asking for an extra box of crayons or pencils to send to Diourbel, Senegal.
I will post the results of our project with pictures in September when school starts. WOW! Three Oaks Elementary families are the best. Supplies keep coming in! Yamar, my host Teacher in Diourbel, is very thankful! I can't wait to get everything boxed up and mailed. School starts in October in Diourbel. Thank you Three Oak's Families! Supplies are on their way to Diourbel! Supplies arrived in Diourbel! I'll post pictures soon!
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Girl in Diourbel receiving one of the hats and sunblock.
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Did you know that their are around 30 children in Diourbel, Senegal who cannot play outside because they suffer from Albinism because sunblock is not available or if it is, most families cannot afford it? Some of these children do not even go to school. As I traveled to Senegal a 3rd grade teacher and good friend at my school, Stacey Moore, sent two special hats and sunblock for me to give to a couple children with albinism. We ran out of time during my week in Diourbel, but after we left Yamar gave the hats and sunblock to two children. In doing this he was told that the sunblock was really needed. So, I told Stacey and she is now heading a "Take Action" plan for the 3rd grade to donate sunblock. I huge box of Sunblock has been mailed and is on it's way to Diourbel!
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The sunblock has arrived. I'll post pictures soon.
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Elephants
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The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
Founded in 1977 by Dr. Dame Daphne Sheldrick D.B.E, in honour of the memory of her late husband, famous naturalist and founding Warden of Tsavo East National Park, David Leslie William Sheldrick MBE, the DSWT claims a rich and deeply rooted family history in wildlife and conservation.
Mission statement: The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust embraces all measures that compliment the conservation, preservation and protection of wildlife. These include anti-poaching, safe guarding the natural environment, enhancing community awareness, addressing animal welfare issues, providing veterinary assistance to animals in need, rescuing and hand rearing elephant and rhino orphans, along with other species that can ultimately enjoy a quality of life in wild terms when grown.
Thank you to Ambassador Godec of Kenya for introducing our class to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. Last year our 1st graders at Three Oaks became "producers" and made a "good" play-dough to sell to the school. Students made advertising posters to hang in the hallways, they went on morning announcements to tell the school what they were doing. Morning announcements played the video Adopt Me. Each classroom with volunteers made a lot of play-dough! Students than sold it for $1.00 a bag for two days before school. In the end they had made $200.00 which allowed them to foster 4 baby elephants. This year again, we made over $200.00.
NOTE: Please review the site before opening up some of the pictures. A lot of these babies are orphaned because of poachers, so some pictures are not appropriate for younger students.
Mission statement: The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust embraces all measures that compliment the conservation, preservation and protection of wildlife. These include anti-poaching, safe guarding the natural environment, enhancing community awareness, addressing animal welfare issues, providing veterinary assistance to animals in need, rescuing and hand rearing elephant and rhino orphans, along with other species that can ultimately enjoy a quality of life in wild terms when grown.
Thank you to Ambassador Godec of Kenya for introducing our class to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. Last year our 1st graders at Three Oaks became "producers" and made a "good" play-dough to sell to the school. Students made advertising posters to hang in the hallways, they went on morning announcements to tell the school what they were doing. Morning announcements played the video Adopt Me. Each classroom with volunteers made a lot of play-dough! Students than sold it for $1.00 a bag for two days before school. In the end they had made $200.00 which allowed them to foster 4 baby elephants. This year again, we made over $200.00.
NOTE: Please review the site before opening up some of the pictures. A lot of these babies are orphaned because of poachers, so some pictures are not appropriate for younger students.
Join our "Take Action" Project!
If you are a 1st grade teacher and would like to join in on our project please do! This is a great way to teach economics, counting money, and many other 1st grade skills.
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One Plastic Bag Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia by Miranda Paul
This is one of the books I used in my unit plan that I discovered on www.AfricaAccess.org. The site also has a lesson plan to go with this book. I used it to teach character traits, recycling, and Math Congress. Students started collecting plastic bags, (the regular size ones you would get at Walmart/grocery stores). This took sometime so this year we will start collecting before I read the book. On AfricaAccess lesson plan it shows you how to make jump ropes out of the plastic bags, however I found an easier way on YouTube. Below are pictures of what we did.
This is an awesome video to show to your class about how anyone can make a difference and Take Action in order to contribute to the United Nations SDG Goals by 2030!
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