Sustainability is a major concern, as well as climate change, but those are not addressed when basic needs are not met.
We ran out of time to talk about this idea yesterday, so here is today's goal:
I. Find a project that you can support (kiva.org, heifer.org, http://carmenpampafund.org, a church-related organization or a water project, etc.). Explain to me why you think this project will make a difference by minimizing a poverty trap.
II. Develop a plan that would allow you to change life for someone in the world by helping someone caught in a poverty trap through this organization.
III. Tell me the environmental consequences for the region if a large part of the population is caught in a trap. Consider the biome, the effect on population, and the effect on feeding that population.
IV. If you believe in this cause, you could (it is not required) become an activist. Do something over the weekend to help this organization. This could be as simple as finding coins in your couch, redeeming pop cans, or it could be something more. If you need an address or a resource, that's fine, I can help you find it, but the goal here is to consider a need for someone in the world that is beyond our borders.
V. On Monday, you will be asked to write a one-page reflection on what you chose to do or chose not to do. You will be graded on the following rationale:
5 points: What is my plan?
5 points: What impact does this have on the environment?
5 points: As I balance my own needs with the needs of the environment and others, what should we ask of ourselves?
5 points: Based on my discussions with others, are people aware of a link between poverty traps and environmental concerns?
5 points: Is working with a group on a project a better idea than working alone? Why or why not?
Group Project: Banana Split: To Eat or Not to Eat The idea of poverty traps and poverty trap reduction is an ethical dilemma. Only YOU can decide what to do--no one can tell you in America where to shop, what to eat, or who to support. This project asks you to read the case study and then prepare a response that answers the following questions:
What is meant by "ethical consumerism?"
What are the differences between conventional, organic, Fair Trade, and agroforestry food production systems, and how can this affect poverty traps?
What is the history of banana production in Latin America/South America?
What are struggles with tropical agriculture, including constraints such as diseases and pests?
What happens to workers who are dealing with chemicals used to produce bananas?
Is the carbon footprint of a banana correlated to the economic benefits the workers receive? This means we have to consider what we eat, how it is produced, and where it is produced.
5 points: Is working with a group on a project a better idea than working alone? Why or why not?
Group Project: Banana Split: To Eat or Not to Eat The idea of poverty traps and poverty trap reduction is an ethical dilemma. Only YOU can decide what to do--no one can tell you in America where to shop, what to eat, or who to support. This project asks you to read the case study and then prepare a response that answers the following questions:
What is meant by "ethical consumerism?"
What are the differences between conventional, organic, Fair Trade, and agroforestry food production systems, and how can this affect poverty traps?
What is the history of banana production in Latin America/South America?
What are struggles with tropical agriculture, including constraints such as diseases and pests?
What happens to workers who are dealing with chemicals used to produce bananas?
Is the carbon footprint of a banana correlated to the economic benefits the workers receive? This means we have to consider what we eat, how it is produced, and where it is produced.
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