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. ’ Pres entation to Ms Hes e lgrave s Clas s , . 20, 2010Lazo School Oct
Fertile Ground: East/West Sustainability Network
WHY do the kids there need our help?
The people in the villages don’t have a lot of money to build schools
Some of the schools don’t have desks or blackboards, and the kids’ families can’t afford to buy school supplies
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Last year, she visited a village a long way from the resource centre, and learned about the people who were living there.
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The people used to live in villages on the shores of the Brahmaputra River. They had move to the Sadiya area because floods destroyed their homes and their land.
Burma
SADIYAINDIA
•most eastern corner of Assam
•foothills of the Himalayan mountains•no road access
Many of the dads have to work a long way from home to make money for their families.
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100 rupees per day
The teacher asked us if we could help them buy some• school supplies• soccer ball• playground equipment
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a new project this year….
making Community Gardens at village schools– a place where children and families living in Sadiya can learn
how to improve the sandy soil and grow healthy food
GARDEN
PROJECT GOALS Teach people how to
– take care of the soil– grow vegetables organicallyso they have healthy food to feed their families
Let people know people that pesticides can make people sick and harm the environment
Help some of the families in the village earn money by growing and selling vegetables
Make sure families have the information they need so they don’t take out loans that they can’t manage
We’ll be working with people from 5 small villages to build community gardens next to the local elementary schools.
People of all ages, including the kids, will work with a group of volunteers from Canada to make these gardens
CLASSROOM SUPPLIES
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Pompy will teach people
- how to improve their soil
- how to stop insect pests from damaging their crops without spraying them with pesticides.
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The teacher and parents can use vegetables from the garden to make healthy school lunches for the kids.
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We’ll continue raising money for more school supplies, books, posters and
things that make learning FUN.
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What can YOU do?
1. Ask us questions about children living in Assam.2. Write letters or draw pictures that we can send to
the kids there.3. Think about whether your class would like to raise
money for some special project in Assam.
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