Thursday, June 3, 2010
Mercy Corps Visit - SC
today at school we were having a field trip to mercy corp, a non-governmental organization-NGO. We took the TriMet Max down to the building of mercy corp where we started our field trip. At mercy corp we learned about what they do and their reasons behind it. We got to see some of their really cool equipment, and we also watched a couple of videos. I learned that they help those in poverty, moderate poverty, and extreme poverty. We watched videos on the people they help, the life's of those people, and the opinions of those people. Then we split up into groups of 4 and did a fun little activity. we did a small worksheet type of thing and then they gave us a small tour around the building. I had a lot of fun on the field trip and so did everyone else. When they were done we had lunch and left. I hope we can go back some day.
Mercy Corps Visit - KJ
My class went to a place called Mercy Corps. Mercy Corps is a nonprofit orgonization who helps other countries. They travel around the world helping people in poverty. One of the special things about Mercy Corps is that they are a nonprofit and are not part of the government. they don't get money from taxes so they need to find other ways of getting money to travel, get food and get clothes.
At first when we got there, we went into a hut like room and talked about what they do and about poverty. One thing we learned is that, not all people in poverty are sad, some of them are happy. They don't need computers or televisions to be happy. They have games they play and other things to do.
Another thing we learned is the five causes of poverty. They are natural dissasters, economy crisis, climate changes, war/conflict and another cause but i can't remember it. some of them can cause a chain reaction. for example if the climate changes there could be a natural disaster and when the disaster hits you could have an economy crisis.
I learned a lot of stuff today and we can do things to help the poor.
At first when we got there, we went into a hut like room and talked about what they do and about poverty. One thing we learned is that, not all people in poverty are sad, some of them are happy. They don't need computers or televisions to be happy. They have games they play and other things to do.
Another thing we learned is the five causes of poverty. They are natural dissasters, economy crisis, climate changes, war/conflict and another cause but i can't remember it. some of them can cause a chain reaction. for example if the climate changes there could be a natural disaster and when the disaster hits you could have an economy crisis.
I learned a lot of stuff today and we can do things to help the poor.
Mercy Corps Visit - JS
Mercy Core
Today our class went to Mercy Core, it was fun. We learned about Poverty around the world, specifically Afghanistan, and what Mercy Core does to help. While we were there we watched a movie called “What Are The Basic Needs.” It showed us what basic needs a person would need to survive, I thought it was epical. We talked about the cycle of poverty and the 5 reasons people become poor, a lot of times it had to do with war. We also learned about girls in Afghanistan not being able to go to school past 6th grade. I felt sad for them because the reason they had to stay home was so that they could take care of the home and to help take care of the family. We also heard people from Afghanistan talk about their life. I learned a lot and it was a lot of fun. There was also a giant screen with a Google earth map on it and it labeled all the places Mercy Core works and the major problems there are there. I want to go back there sometime on my own to learn about what Mercy Corp is about and I can get involved.
Today our class went to Mercy Core, it was fun. We learned about Poverty around the world, specifically Afghanistan, and what Mercy Core does to help. While we were there we watched a movie called “What Are The Basic Needs.” It showed us what basic needs a person would need to survive, I thought it was epical. We talked about the cycle of poverty and the 5 reasons people become poor, a lot of times it had to do with war. We also learned about girls in Afghanistan not being able to go to school past 6th grade. I felt sad for them because the reason they had to stay home was so that they could take care of the home and to help take care of the family. We also heard people from Afghanistan talk about their life. I learned a lot and it was a lot of fun. There was also a giant screen with a Google earth map on it and it labeled all the places Mercy Core works and the major problems there are there. I want to go back there sometime on my own to learn about what Mercy Corp is about and I can get involved.
Mercy Corps Visit - MM
Mercy Corps Blog.
Today we went to a Mercy Corps sight in Oregon. They are a world wide group that helps stop poverty. In case you don't know, poverty is when a big group of people don't have their basic needs, which are: food, water, shelter, government and education. They are curently focused on helping in Afghanistan and Niger. We only talked about Afghanistan. They showed us a couple of videos showing what extreme poverty in Afghanistan. Then they had us pretend that we were Afghan leaders trying to find a way to provide decent reachable education. Our group had two options. Option 1, home school. Option 2, build a new, internet ready school, with a playground that will take two years to build. We picked to build a school because it has internet so the knowledge is not based on the knowledge of the teacher. Then each group shared their chose, we watched another video and went back to school.
Today we went to a Mercy Corps sight in Oregon. They are a world wide group that helps stop poverty. In case you don't know, poverty is when a big group of people don't have their basic needs, which are: food, water, shelter, government and education. They are curently focused on helping in Afghanistan and Niger. We only talked about Afghanistan. They showed us a couple of videos showing what extreme poverty in Afghanistan. Then they had us pretend that we were Afghan leaders trying to find a way to provide decent reachable education. Our group had two options. Option 1, home school. Option 2, build a new, internet ready school, with a playground that will take two years to build. We picked to build a school because it has internet so the knowledge is not based on the knowledge of the teacher. Then each group shared their chose, we watched another video and went back to school.
Mercy Corps Visit - JM
Mercy Corp
The day after we went to join, also known as Tuesday, we went to a place called mercy corp. Mercy corp is a place where people help other countries in bad situations. They have done projects in 38 different countries. Their current project is in Afghanistan. The war has caused a lot of problems there. They also have problems with education. Females mostly have problems with education. They only get to 6th grade before they have to stop. That is because They do not have any teachers that know anything past 6th grade. Another problem with schools is that They also get destroyed a lot, so they could not go. If they have no school and people at their home do not know much or did not go to school, so they can not learn. Mercy corp helps a lot with the problems in Afghanistan and other countries like that, but they only have 1 small part of a building that helps America.
The day after we went to join, also known as Tuesday, we went to a place called mercy corp. Mercy corp is a place where people help other countries in bad situations. They have done projects in 38 different countries. Their current project is in Afghanistan. The war has caused a lot of problems there. They also have problems with education. Females mostly have problems with education. They only get to 6th grade before they have to stop. That is because They do not have any teachers that know anything past 6th grade. Another problem with schools is that They also get destroyed a lot, so they could not go. If they have no school and people at their home do not know much or did not go to school, so they can not learn. Mercy corp helps a lot with the problems in Afghanistan and other countries like that, but they only have 1 small part of a building that helps America.
Mercy Corps Visit - TY
Merci Corps
By Tate Yu
One day after Join we are now going to Mercy Corps. Many of our parents are going with us including my Mom. We are short cars so one of us are in a trunk and another is ducking down between two seats. We are going to get to Portland by the Max station so that we may have a new experience. It takes a while but, we eventually get there. They have us first go in to a room with a lot of smiling children. It also has a big projector and the chairs are hollow so that we may put our bags in. Our guides name is Kendra. We watch part of a video explaining the cruel conditions with statistics that I don't quite agree with. They said that 90% of the world our in poverty. I don't think all of China is in poverty. She was suppose to teach us why the world is in poverty and what we can do to prevent it. She twisted many words though. Also many students looked over to me when she said "Global Warming" as they were expecting me to go vigilante.
By Tate Yu
One day after Join we are now going to Mercy Corps. Many of our parents are going with us including my Mom. We are short cars so one of us are in a trunk and another is ducking down between two seats. We are going to get to Portland by the Max station so that we may have a new experience. It takes a while but, we eventually get there. They have us first go in to a room with a lot of smiling children. It also has a big projector and the chairs are hollow so that we may put our bags in. Our guides name is Kendra. We watch part of a video explaining the cruel conditions with statistics that I don't quite agree with. They said that 90% of the world our in poverty. I don't think all of China is in poverty. She was suppose to teach us why the world is in poverty and what we can do to prevent it. She twisted many words though. Also many students looked over to me when she said "Global Warming" as they were expecting me to go vigilante.
Mercy Corps Visit - MD
MD’s reflection on her visit to Mercy Corps
It was very eye opening. I’m honestly not surprised that Oregon is the third hungriest state. Our visit to JOIN prepared us for what we’d learn in some way. The action center was fun, it was filled with pictures of people they’ve helped. And our guide Kendra did an awesome job explaining what Mercy Corps did and how they helped everyone. I saw how some women weren’t allowed to go to school in Afghanistan. We were broken off into groups to be “village elders” and make choices for the schools. After about 10 minutes we went up to the front of the room and presented our choices. Maybe after women start learning everyone will be considered this thing called “equal”. Change is very possible. It’ll will just take some time. But it can happen, maybe in a few years!
It was very eye opening. I’m honestly not surprised that Oregon is the third hungriest state. Our visit to JOIN prepared us for what we’d learn in some way. The action center was fun, it was filled with pictures of people they’ve helped. And our guide Kendra did an awesome job explaining what Mercy Corps did and how they helped everyone. I saw how some women weren’t allowed to go to school in Afghanistan. We were broken off into groups to be “village elders” and make choices for the schools. After about 10 minutes we went up to the front of the room and presented our choices. Maybe after women start learning everyone will be considered this thing called “equal”. Change is very possible. It’ll will just take some time. But it can happen, maybe in a few years!
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