Save the Children Project

You are a member of a team assigned to investigate the causes of an issue listed below.

Team A	Team B	Team C	Team D	Team E
Child Labor	Orphaned / Abandoned Children	Children of War	Children in Poverty	Street Children
India Bangladesh	China Korea Romania	Angola: Landmines Kosovo Afghanistan Sri Lanka: Child soldiers Iraq	Honduras Guatemala Ghana Vietnam	United States Thailand Ireland
Resources: A cry for help Child labor Forced Labor Direction for World Bank Child trafficking Social and medical effects of child labor Child labor stories Child labor articles Convention 182 Child Slaves India	Orphaned and abandoned children China and human rights Orphaned and Abandoned Children	Child soldiers Save the children Sri Lankan Children in crisis Child’s Soldiers stories Victims of war stories Child Soldiers articles Future of Child soldiers	Forgotten Children Child trafficking CARE fighting poverty SPARE THE CHILD:	Street Children Children in Crisis Children in the US Violence against children

Your team consist of a:

Social worker / welfare officer

Lawyer

Human rights activist

Medical officer

UNICEF representative

Volunteer

Sponsors: Save the Children: Emergencies Sponsorship Sponsorship World Vision

Legal Issues: Convention on the Rights of the Child Justice Expert International Legal Standards

General Resources Human Rights Watch

Steps to be taken by each group:

STEP 1:

Identify your subject (create a case study)

· Name

· Age

· Family

· Race

· Education

· Childhood problems

· Possible steps to assist

· Contacts

STEP 2:

Identify the characteristics of a child

Research the literature for the chosen issue. (look into publications in World Vision Website)

List possible steps to assist

Identify problems in assisting the child

STEP 3:

Suggest solutions

write out a report (each member writes his/her own report)

· Present the current situation and how this situation should change

· Present the effects this environment will have on the child

STEP 4:

Members orally present they views according to their position

Members should be prepared to answer relevant questions

STEP 5:

Present all findings in a file or folio

· Case study

· Research literature

· Lists

· Notes taken

· Summaries

· Reports

TERM ASSESSMENT (for each member)

20% Written Report

20% Oral