Saturday, 22 March 2014

UNICEF + Takatof Activity: Exercise #6


UNICEF Activity 1: Exercise #6

List and discus the latest newsline events in the United Arab Emirates

1- Arab Media Award on Child Rights initiated to honour outstanding achievments.(It's an award for the best written story that represents best the children rights.)
2- UNICEF and Dubai Cares support quality education to break the cycle of poverty.(It's a campaign to collect donations to educate 1 million child)
3- Police boost AIDS campaign in Dubai.(It's a campaign to aware people about AIDS and it included a march through the streets of Dubai) 


UNICEF Activity 2:

How can you help UNICEF? Working in groups, fill in the table below.
Ideas of supporting UNICEF
Ways of achieving it
Date of completion

Child survival and development



1-Sending psychologists to make the children feel better even though they're living in harsh conditions.
2-Sending nutritionists to help fight malnutrition.


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Basic education 

Send books, stationery and volunteering teachers.

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HIV \ AIDS and children



1-Cooperate with red crescent to provide medicines and doctors within and out of the country.
2- Educate people about the dangers of this disease.


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Children protection

1-Protect them from cold weather by sending heavy clothes and building shelters.
2- Protect them from hot weather by sending air conditioners.


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1.     Takatof - Exercise #6



Activity 1
Using Google search for information about Takatof and answer the questions below

What is Takatof?
It is a voluntary social program that provides youth with social and humanitarian volunteering opportunities to help others that aren't capable of helping themselves.
  
Which year did start? And who started it?
It was started in 2007 by His Highness Sheik Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abudhabi.

What volunteer work have they done?
1-Community Projects (Environment): Spread awareness among youth to build an environment conscious culture.
2-Community Projects (Makeover): Give the youth a chance to help maintain community centres and houses of underprivileged families.
3- Ramadan Projects: Spread responsibility among volunteers and allow them to help others in the holy month.
How can you help?
By getting involved in the projects initiated by Takatof to help others and give back to my community.

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