Development Education Project

After so many schools and pupils took part in the Make Poverty History activities leading up to the G8, campaigners believe it is vital to engage young people in the fight against poverty.

Global Express explores the events of this year and hightlights the key issues of aid, debt and trade.

This edition contains photocopiable classroom activities for 8 to 14-year-olds, which explore the main aims of Make Poverty History and the Millennium Development Goals. They encourage pupils to think critically about the events during the year and the media coverage of the issues, as well as explore their personal feelings towards poverty.

related links

Global Dimension Site - A database of good quality materials
United Nations Millenium Goals - Current predictions are that these goals, which amount to a programme to try and satisfy basic needs globally, will not be reached, due to a lack of political will and adequate finance. The World Bank estimates that reaching all the goals would require $40-$60 billion a year until 2015
World Bank - Millenium Development Goals Assessment - The World Banks assessment of the Millenium Development Goals: Europeans spend $6.5 billion p.a. on ice cream.
Make Poverty History - Part of the MPH official webnsite with resources for schools.
Youth of the World - A site for young people, encouraging them to campaign on the MDGs.
Send My Friend to School - Campaign site about MDG 2, (universal primary education) with a useful teachers’ section.
UNICEF - Children’s version of the G8, run by UNICEF.
Derby Global Education Centre - Teaching resource for an in-depth critical debate about poverty.

Global Express

Where to now... to Make Poverty History?

Edition 42, October 2005

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