Volunteer+Project+Ideas

=Do you want to make the world a better place?=

Margaret Mead once said, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."

Henry David Thoreau said, **"**Be not merely good. Be good for something."

And Mother Teresa said, "Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person." and "If you can’t feed a hundred people, then just feed one."

__**Not sure where to start? Here are some ideas links:**__

[|DoSomething.org]- examples of real teen volunteer projects around the country.

[|HelpOthers.org]- more examples of very simple ways you can help others

20 ways teenagers can help others by volunteering (article): []

[|VolunteerMatch.org]- find organizations in your area that need help!

[|Reason2Smile] - Local organization that helps Jambo Jipya School in Kenya

101 easy ways you can make the world a better place (article): []

Make the world a better place wiki: []

__**Guiding Questions**__
 * 1) What is the problem?
 * 2) Where does it occur (in your town? in the US? rural? urban?)
 * 3) Why is the problem happening? What factors are affecting the problem? (poverty? disease? lack of education?)
 * 4) Who is affected? (i.e. women? children? minorities? certain populations?)
 * 5) Who could help solve the problem? (i.e. do you need government help? school district help? aid organizations?)
 * 6) When can the problem be helped? (i.e. certain times of year? within the next year?)
 * 7) How could I help?
 * 8) How much will it cost to help?
 * 9) How can the money be raised?
 * 10) What supplies or materials are needed to help?
 * 11) How much time will it take to help?
 * 12) How many people are needed to help?
 * 13) How can we mobilize the resources (materials and people) to help?
 * 14) What is my goal for the project?
 * 15) How will I know that I have met my goal?

__**Class list of world problems:**__

Deforestation World hunger Heat/power for low-income families Poverty (no $$$ for Christmas) Child abuse Funding for school arts programs (music, art, theater, etc) Opportunities for the differently abled Animal Cruelty Homelessness Women's equality Clean water