Tag: Background
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Africa/Uganda background
Snippets of interesting information
A series of interesting background information boxes about everyday life in Africa and, specifically in Uganda. For use in general project work/displays and in comparing an LEDC with an MEDC, also ties in well with Citizenship QCA Unit 5 - Living in a diverse world.
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Making a difference
Ideas and exploration of Send a Cow and poverty
Four RE lesson ideas based around the subjects of poverty and making a difference. They are written for the RE topics of Barriers & Bridges, Journeys, Sacred Texts and Questions & Mysteries. Pupils are asked to look at why there is poverty in Africa and can read about how Send a Cow started, the ideas link to resources on Cowforce.com. You can view our full Christian statement using the link below.
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‘How a cow can help’ Powerpoint
A visual resource that introduces just what cows can do
How can a cow help a family? This Powerpoint spells it out in an easily understood and visual way that can be adapted for various age groups. A useful resource for lessons and assemblies to introduce how difference a cow can make to a poor family. Information and notes can be found below each slide. If you would like to donate to Send a Cow using our gifts website, featuring cows and other gifts, please use the link below.
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‘Goats and chickens’ Powerpoint
A simple summing up of help from goats and chickens
A simple Powerpoint giving some background pictures and information about Uganda, which then explains how goats and chickens can benefit an African family. The slides loosely link with Berna’s story and include some background notes. If you would like to donate to Send a Cow using our gifts website, featuring goats and chickens, please use the link below.
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Blue poster
A photo-poster with stories and information on the back
This poster tells the stories of four groups of people helped by Send a Cow: Matia, Mare-Rose, Sanyu & Justine and Theresa & Kobwemi. It is also packed with information, fun ideas and lesson material to bring the stories to life. There are plenty of resources listed that can support learning by referring to the people on this poster. To receive copies of the poster, please use the Order and sign up page.
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Google Earth African tours
Fly through tours bringing Africa into 3D with Google Earth
These lesson ideas and the tour file will help introduce Africa to your class. Try visiting Tazo’s Tour on Cowforce.com and use the Google Earth fly through to teach about landforms, population densities and vegetation cover. Or simply use Tazo’s Tour along with the lesson ideas to bring further learning about the continent. The tours are visually impressive and add an extra dimension to learning about Africa. If you haven’t got Google Earth, download it for free using this link http://www.earth.google.com
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Poverty in Africa animation
Graphic facts and figures about Africa
Taken straight from our Cowforce website, this file contains some general facts about poverty in Africa. It is a great way to introduce what it means to be poor in Africa and how it affects the way that people live and it is useful for making comparisons. You can find more on the Cowforce.com site in the War on poverty section. We have supplied an exe file for PC that should open straight up (over 2MB) or Quicktime files that are smaller for PC or MAC users.
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Spot the difference - poverty comparison
Use the Povertron to compare lifestyles
The Povertron is a machine used by Gold the cow on Cowforce.com to compare everyday items in a kitchen in the UK with their Ugandan equivalents. So, when she points to the electric light bulb, the Povertron converts it to a paraffin lamp in Uganda. This can lead to some interesting discussion about ways of life, consumption and what it means to be poor. The Spot the difference sheet is a simple activity to record learning from this activity.
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Climate change in Africa - information boxes
Why going green matters for Africa
Africa is the continent most likely to be hardest hit by climate change. These information boxes could form a display to help pupils think about the importance of being green. The facts outline some of the possible affects of climate change and should be carefully set in the context of positive steps that pupils can carry out in the UK, as well as the positive work of Send a Cow - helping families to grow food in a sustainable way.
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Map poster
Poster showing where we work, with 'Pass it on' examples
You can order this poster using the Order & sign-up page. It is for use in schools, groups, churches or wherever you want people to find out about Send a Cow’s work. The poster includes examples of how we work in three countries and has a map of Africa showing the countries that we work in, all with the theme of ‘Pass it on’ - a key part of why our work is so successful.
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