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> Introduction – Oxfam Unwrapped and case studies
> Ideas for using the case studies in the classroom
> Four case studies
Introduction
Lots of schools do amazing work raising money for all sorts of good causes. The response to the Asian tsunami, for instance, was a powerful example of how schools can recognise a desperate need and involve children in their response to it. Schools also raise money to support Oxfam’s longer-term development work. This may not hit the headlines but it makes lasting improvements to the lives of poor people.
Oxfam Unwrapped is a new ‘gift catalogue’ that enables individuals and schools to buy gifts for poor people. The communities that Oxfam works with around the world have identified every gift as essential. Unwrapped proved very popular with schools when it was launched in 2004, so we have designed support for teachers who want to explore with their students why these items are needed and how they will be used.
On Cool Planet for Children there are case studies and photo stories that feature some of the items you can buy from the Unwrapped catalogue, such as farmyard animals. The stories give background information about why these items are needed and how they will help poor people to build better lives. On Cool Planet for Teachers we have also assembled a number of lesson ideas to suggest ways of using the case studies in the classroom.
If you aren't fundraising, teach anyway!
You don’t have to raise money to use these case studies in the classroom. They are great resources in their own right and will help your students understand more about the lives of people in developing countries. But if you do choose to fundraise and buy from Oxfam Unwrapped, we hope the case studies and activities will help your students understand more about how they can actually do something to help poor people all over the world.
Ideas for using the case studies in the classroom
Find out more about how to get the most out of case studies in the classroom.
Case Studies
(also on Cool Planet for Children)
We have provided some of these case studies in a ‘pop-up’ format with use on an interactive whiteboard in mind. We would welcome feedback to coolplanet@oxfam.org.uk about whether this is a useful format.
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Case study 1: School equipment
Explore how Oxfam has been helping equip the Lovea school in Cambodia, which has 758 pupils, aged five to sixteen.
pop-up version / flat version
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Case study 2: Farmyard for a village
In Mauritania, Oxfam has been helping people avoid famine by providing goats and special training in how to look after them.
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Case study 3: Safe water for 1000 people
Discover how Oxfam provided safe water in Sri Lanka after the Asian tsunami. In many emergency situations, water and sanitation are key to preventing disease.
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Case study 4: Mobile office
Oxfam's emergency support personnel need special equipment, such as laptops and satellite phones, to communicate with each other and do the best possible work overseas.
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