LEAP OVER POVERTY

Right here in ShanghaiRight here in ShanghaiBy: VanessaBy: Vanessa Chun Chun, Emily, Emily Yang Yang, and Alicia, and Alicia Li Li

Background

What is Poverty?

Poverty is…

At dictionary.com, poverty is described as “a state of privation and lack of necessities. Poverty denotes serious lack of the means for proper existence.”

There are three kinds of poverty: relative, moderate, and

extreme.

Relative poverty: needs to live, such as food, sanitation, and health care are met, but just barely.

Moderate poverty: live on 1 to 2 dollars per dayExtreme poverty: less than 1 dollar per day

18 million people die every year because of extreme poverty and 30,000 children die every day.

Why is this issue a global one?

Poverty should affect everyone, but the sad reality is… it doesn’t.

Of the total 6 billion people in the world

3 billion are living in poverty.

If this doesn’t affect you and me,

why should we care?Imagine you yourself representing the half of the

population living in poverty.

Put yourself in someone else’s shoes.

If we do not stop poverty soon, the world will be a completely different place, and everyone must go through the change. To name a few, the world population will change, and malnutrition will spread throughout the world.

What does a dollar mean to you?

You• A pen• A piece of candy• A small drink• A pack of gum• A pad of paper

Probably something you will use for a day, and throw away the next.

Poor

Another day to live

Just So You Know…

People living in moderate and extreme poverty live on less than 2 dollars a day, while in America and Europe, they pay the same amount to support a cow.

The Main Problem:

People in poverty

have children

The parents don’t have money to

provide a good life for their

childThe child also lives in

poverty

The children grow up and

cannot support their

families.

The Poverty Cycle

What is being done?

There are many organizations trying to help prevent and stop poverty. The URLs to these websites can be found on our Wiki

((http://global-challenge.wikispaces.com/http://global-challenge.wikispaces.com/Categories+Hum2+Group+1)Categories+Hum2+Group+1)GloballyEndPovery2015: Millennium Campaign (UN)MercyCorpsKivaLocallyThe Charles FoundationHome Sweet Home

Case Study

Why did you choose this topic?

Our group chose this topic because we wanted to work locally in China, and we wanted to help kids who are less fortunate than us so they can have a chance at living their lives in a better way. We want to help this generation break out of poverty and push China further towards the goal of the eradication of poverty by 2015.

YouTubes

World On Fire:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzoNInZ2ClQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzoNInZ2ClQ

Other YouTubes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewoxTae85yEhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewoxTae85yE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZGN3IPnPrQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZGN3IPnPrQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAYVCviNIzYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAYVCviNIzY

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9f-TpLEtnNYhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=9f-TpLEtnNY

What is your organization and what are they doing to stop your issue?

We decided to focus on an educational sponsorship

program called AmCham Shanghai Sunrise, and it was started in China. It represents 1,500 companies and 3,500 individual members.

You can:•Sponsor a student•Volunteer your time•Sponsor a library•Participate in the Shanghai Sunrise University Scholarship Program

What we like about it

It’s

unique

Allows you to help in many different ways

You can help out more than just one person

We can help kids

who live in our area

Interactive Activity

“Leap over Poverty”The Game

How to play: 1. The game begins with each player rolling the die. The person

who rolls the highest number goes first.2. According to the order of the rolls, everyone randomly chooses a

mission. 3. The first person then picks up a question card and attempts to

answer it. If it is answered incorrectly, the player stays in the same place. If it is answered correctly, the player rolls the die, and moves that many spaces forward.

4. The player reads the space and follows the directions (see Index). 5. Repeat steps 3-4 with all other players in order until game is

finished.

Please read over fact sheet given.

Action Plan

About Us

Our group is called Leap Over Poverty.We plan to raise at least 6,000 RMB through various fundraisers such as:

• Movie Nights• Talent Shows

• Bake sales• Auctions

We are going to use this money to sponsor a library in Shanghai, through Shanghai Sunrise.

“The poor are poor because the rich are

rich. ”

~Author Unknown ~Author Unknown

Our Aim

We want to show people how poverty affects the people that we can’t see. Our purpose is to educate people about the importance of this

vital issue.

Our Message

“Every child deserves a fair chance.”

~Free the Children

No one should have to go through what these poor children are going through. We think that it is only fair to help stop the problem, and that everyone should help as well.

Goals

Short-term

We are planning fundraisers to raise at least 6,000 RMB for our long-term goal.

Long-term

Using the money raised from the fundraisers, we will send the money to Shanghai Sunrise to sponsor a library.

“Poverty is like being punished for a crime you didn’t commit.”

~Eli Khamarov~Eli Khamarov

GET INVOLVED!!

Go to our Wiki, and there, you will find a list of websites pertaining to child poverty not just in Shanghai, but all around China. Get involved and be a part of changing the world!

http://global-challenge.wikispaces.com/http://global-challenge.wikispaces.com/Categories+Hum2+Group+1Categories+Hum2+Group+1

Conclusion

Something to Think About…

Every child deserves a chance in life, and by donating, you could be saving what would have been a wasted life.

Poverty is the root of all problems. By helping to eradicate poverty, it would be like killing one hundred birds with one stone.

“Society comprises two classes: those who have more food than appetite, and those who have more appetite than food. ”

~Sébastien-Roch Nicholas de ~Sébastien-Roch Nicholas de ChamfortChamfort

Remember…

…leaving someone in poverty with no food, education, or healthcare, is a violation of human rights just as much as TOTURE is.

Last But Not Least…

The next time you have change in your pocket, think of the 3 billion people in the world that might need it more than you.

Remember: Every penny counts. 100 pennies add up to one dollar, and one dollar is another day to live.