Df c alliance school part 1
- 1. Our story: Changing attitudes to plastic bags in our local community
- 2. The Design for Change team at Alliance International Mentor: Miss Amy Watson Correspondent: Mr Syed Arif +91 97 03 288119 Student representatives from 8th, 9th and 10th standards: Md. Mustafa Ahmed Syeda Maseera Rahila Kauser Md. Junaid Altogether 20 students participated on Tasneem Subanna the day!
- 3. “FEEL!” We began our design for change by talking the joy of doing good. We thought about some of our favorite people who have done good things for others. Our three favorites were: Like them we want to help others and the world around us. We started thinking about things we’d like to change in our local community…
- 4. “FEEL!” Unsanitary water • Causes: dumping waste, Corruption using rivers to wash swim • Causes: People taking and as a toilet, cows being bribes. allowed in lakes Effects: People stay • trapped by poverty. Problems • Effects: Waterborne diseases typhoid, dystenary, Money does not go to in the skin infections. where it is most community needed Poverty Dirty Environment: • Causes: lack of education • Causes: People throwing rubbish leading to lack of jobs. Children in street. Spitting in streets. being orphaned on the streets • Effects: Illness casued by • Effects: Starvation, illness, insanitary conditions. Bad lonliness, fear smells. Children playing with rubbish.
- 5. “IMAGINE” We chose to focus on the issue of rubbish in our local community. We noticed how much plastic bags litter our streets and decided to run a campaign educating people of the harms created by using plastic bags and then providing them with some better alternatives. We realised that, to make an impact, we would need to go beyond the school environment into the local community. In our school we are lucky to be in the vicinity of Golconda Fort, one of Hyderabad’s most famous monuments. We thought outside the main entrance would be a great location for our campaign as both locals and tourists are constantly passing through. We decided to set up an outside stall telling people about the dangers of using plastic bags and showing them better alternatives. Once we paid a visit to the mayor and chief inspector of police asking for permission we were good to go!