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** Issue: Education for All ** ** Period: Humanities Core 2
 * Group Members: Amy, Mimi, Ellen **

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** Step One: **
In order to be able to create an action plan and effect change in your issue area, you need to conduct a case study of one particular program that is currently working on your topic. That means your topic has to very specific and narrowed. For example: Child Poverty in India is way too broad of a topic. Instead: Street Children in Delhi, India. Write your NARROWED and SPECIFIC topic below: ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Education for Chinese rural middle school and high school students unable to afford public schooling fees Back to Top

Overseas China Education Foundation (OCEF), non-profit charity organization. They are “dedicated to help less-privileged children in rural areas of China to finish their education up to 9th grade.” ~All donations will be used to help needy children. ~The supporting money is sent to each supported school directly from OCEF. ~ The money is delivered to students at an open conference attended and monitored by OCEF's volunteering coordinators in China. These following points ensure than the money would not be “lost” through the process brining the most benefits to the rural children. Except for donations what other methods has OCEF taken to improve the issues’ conditions? Donations, probably being the most effective way to solve many issues are a method we will also take into action. But our organization has other methods that can turn out to mean much more than plain old donation. Evergreen Education Foundation. It is founded by a group of American and Chinese professionals and academics. “The Foundation's purpose is to enhance educational opportunities for middle and high school children in rural China.” ** What are some of the things you like about their program? ** They built libraries and provide scholarships for students. Is Mr. Richard Hsin the only money source? If the money chain breaks, what backup methods do they have? We would also donate money for this organization. We could develop the resources for the students. Make sure to give your resource information to person one. Back To Top
 * Now that your group has chosen a specific topic you need research what is already happening to help your area. Make sure to write down who did what part. **
 * Part One: Find and research an organization that is currently doing work on your narrowed topic and answer the following questions. Answer the questions and **fill out the resource log (it is posted on the wiki under Assignments)** and post it on your wiki.
 * What is the organization? **
 * What exactly are they doing to try and combat or change your issue? **
 * What are some of the things you like about their program? **
 * What are some questions you have about it? **
 * How could you become involved with this organization or model your action plan after it? **
 * Part Two: Find and research another organization (yes, this means your group is researching two organizations) that is currently doing work on your narrowed topic and answer the following questions. This person should answer the questions and print out the resource that they gathered this information from.
 * What is the organization?**
 * What exactly are they doing to try and combat or change your issue? **
 * What are some questions you have about it? **
 * How could you become involved with this organization or model your action plan after it? **
 * == Step Three: ==


 * Type a persuasive opening paragraph on your wiki about your topic. Make sure your group is filling out your resource log with the sources you have used so far.

Our organization's purpose is to enhance educational opportunities for middle and high school children in rural China. About 70 per cent of the poor live in rural areas. In the least developed countries about 70 percent of people make a living from the primary industries, mainly agriculture. Education is essential for reducing poverty, improving agriculture and the living conditions of rural people and building a food-secure world. Education is a basic right in itself. In spite of this, children's access to education in rural areas is still much lower than in urban areas, adult illiteracy is much higher and the quality of education is poorer. We'll focus mainly on children because they are the next generation and they are the one's that China is dependent on for a better future. We're focusing on middle school and high school students because the schooling fee is more expensive than the elementary fee. We'll set up activities to the public and raise money to fund the children in rural areas.

Notes/URLs:
http://w---ww.ocef.org/newocef/en/ http://www.ruralchina.org/site/index.php?Itemid=290&id=32&option=com_content&task=view http://www.evergreeneducation.org/Evergreen/ http://www.fao.org/sd/erp/index_en.htm http://www.2ep.org/

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