Brighton Peace and Environment Centre
Global Xchange Volunteer Internship with Brighton Peace and Environment Centre
Global Xchange (GX) is a volunteer exchange programme mainly managed by British council and Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) and is funded by the British Airports Authority (BAA) and V, a charity aimed to inspire a million young volunteers.
A very successful day of workshops was held at Coombe Road Primary School in Brighton on Wednesday 22nd March, linking in with the children's work on Fairtrade.
An assembly for the whole school highlighted the problems faced by producers in the developing world who have to contend with unfair trading practices. A display of fair trade products and a 'shopping bag' gave the children an idea of the choices they could make when shopping.
BPEC has recently become a Development Education Centre and we invite all member teachers and schools to use our exciting new resources!
The library is conveniently categorised into curriculum subject and key stage sections. We loan resources on issues such as conflict resolution, diversity, race equality, human rights and peace in the form of teaching packs, activities and books. As well as topics such as poetry, no-nonsense guides and biographies, there are also books in dual languages (such as English and Urdu) and some contemporary British Asian short story collections. A new literacy section has been developed with lots of books for all key stages featuring fiction and non-fiction subject matter. There are numerous Big Books which can be borrowed too.
The UN has set eight Millennium Development Goals to be achieved by 2015. Are they realistic and effective?
Modern economics has put immense pressure on the natural world and its resources. Economic growth is now at a level where it is generating more destruction than real wealth.
We need to aim for a more democratic, efficient, fair and responsible way to live, in which money is just a means to an end, and the personal and political, the social and ecological, are inseparable.
The giving of aid is rarely as simple as the transference of money, goods or equipment from one country or group to another. Corruption and war can be major stumbling blocks. In addition, to understand why people need aid in the first place, we must look at issues such as trade rules and debt.
After the tsunami, people in the developed world donated an unprecedented amount of money in a short space of time. We regularly dig deep in our pockets as a response to disasters such as famines. However, the question of whether aid is the best way to relieve the developing world's problems is complex. Here is a brief exploration of some of the positive and negative aspects of aid.
Many charities and academics argue that aid is unsustainable and creates dependency. As the Oxfam advert so vividly put it:
‘Give a man a fish, and he can feed his family for a day. Give him the skills to fish for himself and he can feed his family for a life time.’
An overview of the different types of aid: bilateral, multilateral, and non-governmental or charity aid, and their positive and negative aspects.
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