CSPE

CSPE Resource Pack 2017/18

Contents:

Pages 1- 18: About Team Hope

Exploring a World in Need

Exploring what YOU think

Page 19– 31: Action Project outline (optional)

-Team Hope’s Christmas Shoebox Appeal

Team Hope www.teamhope.ie 01 294 0222 5 Leopardstown Business Centre, Ballyogan Avenue, Dublin D18 CF67 Irish Charity No.: CHY 14524 Charities Regulatory Authority No. 20047627

TEAM HOPE is an Irish, interdenominational Christian develop-

ment aid charity, working with children, their families, and communities in Eastern Eu-

rope, former Soviet Union and Africa (Irish charity number CHY 14524).

Best known for our annual Christmas Shoebox Appeal, we also help children all year

round (many in families surviving on less than €1 a day) through a variety of community

development projects.

Who

We work with anyone, irrespective of race, religion, ethnicity or background. Believing

that in God's eyes, everyone in need is equally deserving of receiving help. We will not

make distinctions on any other criteria apart from need.

We work together in co-operation with the people of Ireland, and with our overseas

partners to make this happen.

How

Team Hope adopts an approach to Development Aid called Asset Based Community

Development. This philosophy makes use of the resources a community has, their

skills, money and people, together with the money we can give, to create a project that

is sustainable. This means that when outside funding ends the project can continue.

Read more at www.teamhope.ie

Africa

Burundi Meeting the medical, spiritual and educational needs of families, and providing HIV/ AIDS

awareness, screening and aftercare. Administering vital vaccinations to children.

Central African Republic Helping children of Pygmy families.

Congo Working in schools and orphanages of the High Plateau of Eastern DRC. Most are refugees /

survivors from the Rwandan/ Burundi genocide.

Kenya Meeting the needs of a community in sanitation, water and education projects.

Lesotho Bringing help to orphans and those with HIV/AIDS in rural mountainous Lesotho. Working

with the local shepherd boys to give them a basic education.

Malawi Addressing poverty and climate adaptation with our Village Savings and Loan programme.

Mozambique Assisting local orphanages in caring for marginalised children and orphans. Also

providing half-way housing for when they become young adults.

Rwanda Helping local education authorities in providing quality education.

Swaziland Giving women the help to get out of the cycle of poverty by making and selling local

crafts or produce.

Where we work

We all have a story…

These girls came to Romania from Iraq and are now living in a refugee centre.

They loved getting make-up & earrings in their

shoeboxes! All of them were delighted with the

sweets, the school supplies and the other little

surprises, it reminded them that they weren’t alone

in the world.

Ali, a 10 year old boy from Congo, also lives at the

centre. He was freezing and said that he missed the

warm sunshine in Africa!

He had many scars, but Ali spoke 5 languages

fluently! He was able to translate for the girls from

Iraq. He loved the toy cars in his shoebox.

The future is uncertain for them, but there was

one thing for sure, as all their troubles were put

behind them for a little while, they were allowed to

be children full of excitement as they received presents from someone far away in

Ireland.

Eastern Europe

Moldova We help to educate girls who are at risk of being trafficked and work with young women

who have been rescued to re-establish themselves back into society.

Romania Providing HIV/AIDS care, and care for street children and orphans in Western Romania.

Also running social care programmes for the most needy & elderly.

Transnistria Enabling a local church to address some of the needs of their community.

Armenia Working with refugees and the children in the major cities.

Ukraine Bringing practical care to street children in Odessa, and helping families in the

surrounding villages.

Albania Supporting and helping orphans and children through local organisations.

Where we work

A World in Need

In groups of 4 discuss:

a) Which of the above needs do you see as most important?

b) Why?

c) What makes one need more important than another?

d) Why do some people have what they need and others don’t?

e) EDUCATION: Where do you think education fits?

f) Why is education important?

CSPE.TV:

Where a person is born in the world has a major affect on issues such as what

access to education and healthcare they will have, how much they will have to

eat and even how long they will live. We can see this clearly by looking at the

life expectancy people have in different countries.

We can see that people in the developed world (North America, Europe and

parts of Asia) live much longer than people in the developing world (Africa,

South America and South Asia). One reason for this is because the wealth of the

world is very unevenly divided. Many people in the developing world do not

even have enough money for food and cannot afford basic healthcare or educa-

tion.

First World problems by Water Is Life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxyhfiCO_XQ

United Nations Sustainable development goals in 2 minutes

-by Unicef

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWzmbdfykdU

North Clare Christmas Shoebox Appeal Team 2016 video

https://youtu.be/1LRE_rUP39w

View Team Hope’s videos here: https://

www.youtube.com/channel/UCAhE36O-drWh3MbV0P9-3Bw

Worth a watch…

If you earn the minimum wage in Ireland,

you are among the richest 5.8% of

people in the world.

You are richer than 94.2% of the

world’s population.

Discussion continued...

a) FOOD: Why isn’t there enough food for everyone? Why can’t everyone

grow their own food?

b) Where does our food come from? Look in your fridge/ cupboards and list

3 surprising countries that your food is imported from.

c) WATER: Check out teamhope.ie and learn what a Bio Sand Filter is. How

does it work?

d) INCOME: Should we provide for those in need or help them to provide for

themselves? When are each of these appropriate? (Check out our work in

Swaziland)

Supply clean water

Provide healthcare

Care for those with HIV/AIDS

Provide education

Helping trafficking victims

Generate income for those living in poverty

Look after widows and orphans

Help communities in need

Our response:

A World in Need

Through our Christmas Shoebox Appeal we

recognised many struggles faced by the

communities we visited. With this knowledge,

we have been able to work with our partners

to help in the most needed ways in each

country.

Download the infographic from

www.teamhope.ie

Until Florence (who lives in rural

Kenya) got a TEAM HOPE Bio-sand

water filter supplying clean water

in her home, her family always had

stomach problems. Sadly, her husband also

passed away at a very young age from water-

borne disease.

Now, it’s no more dirty water, illness or hospital

visits. She told us “Now I’m healthy and my

children can go to school … Thank you TEAM

HOPE for making this possible”

We all have a story…

Martha (not her real name) in Moldova didn’t have money to feed her

children, and a family friend offered to help her get a good job working

as a seamstress in Ukraine. When Martha arrived her documents were

taken and her ‘friend’ sold her into the prostitution business in

Turkey. She had become another victim of Sex Trafficking. For 18 months she was kept

with other girls in a basement. She was brutally

beaten and raped, day & night.

When police raided the house, Martha was freed and

made her way home. TEAM HOPE’s partners in

Moldova are providing food for the family, and

helping Martha to get an education and a job.

Our partners work in schools to educate teenage

girls about the dangers of such offers. They give

them resources to find out if jobs are legitimate and

help them to make good decisions for their futures.

YOUR ACTION PROJECT should reflect something that you and your class feel passionately about.

Step 1: In groups of four, brainstorm some things that you really care about. You

can use words, issues or topics from the news, your own lives or use some of ours…

Shortlist the words that come up again and again in your class:

Now you can see more clearly what direction you want to take for your action project!

Step 2: Having looked at www.teamhope.ie, pick a project to work on. We will

support you all the way!

Idea A: Christmas Shoebox Appeal

Idea B: Providing clear drinking water in Kenya

Idea C: Supporting orphans in Lesotho

Idea D: Providing schools packs so that children in Malawi can continue their education

Write your project name and a brief plan, this will help you to keep on track during the

project. Make note of your goal and the steps you will take to reach it.

“It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.”

― Mother Teresa

“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.”

― Winston S. Churchill

“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t

wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good

things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with

hope.” ― Barack Obama

As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world,

none of us can truly rest.- Nelson Mandela

“I think we all want justice and equality, a chance for a life with mean-

ing. All of us would like to believe that if we were in a bad situation,

someone would help us.” – Angelina Jolie

"To me, a faith in Jesus Christ that is not aligned with the poor, it's

nothing." — Bono

Which of these quotes stands out to you most? Highlight it and explain why

you connect with it:

CSPE Resource Pack

Action Project Template

Team Hope Christmas

Shoebox Appeal 2017

to Team Hope’s Christmas Shoebox Appeal!

Last year we sent 254,218 shoeboxes to children in:

Eastern Europe Africa

Read more about these countries at: www.teamhope.ie/where-we-work

The Goal

Have your school send shoeboxes to as many children as possible!

We’d love to send shoeboxes to a record-breaking number of children this year which is why we are

looking at you and your team to make this happen!

Welcome

Albania

Belarus

Berlin

Kosova

Latvia

Romania

Transnistria

Ukraine

Burundi

Congo

Kenya

Lesotho

Malawi

Swaziland

Assemble the troops This is YOUR project but here are some suggested committees:

All of these are outlined in detail on the following pages.

Strategic Team:

Personal profile - being organized excites you, you handle pressure

well, & you are a visionary

Responsibilities - keep all the teams motivated and coordinated,

set goals and deadlines

Marketing Team:

Personal profile - you are creative and good at rallying a crowd together

towards a common goal

Responsibilities: - Develop a marketing strategy to make & distribute

posters, and organize events, etc

Finance Team:

Personal profile - you are good with numbers & can handle money well

Responsibilities - organize fundraisers, and keep track of all money

coming in and out

Logistics Team:

Personal profile - you are a good communicator and can keep track

of lots of moving parts.

Responsibilities - communicate regularly with our office/ your local area

coordinator (find details on our website

www.teamhope.ie) to make sure you have resources.

Use unique talents Every school has individuals with unique skills & resources. Consider how to get them

involved as well. Here are some ideas:

Social Media: I’m sure you have people who love social media and would get involved

in sharing what you’re doing and encouraging others to get involved.

Event Coordinator: Fundraise for products to make boxes with. Throw a party, a

non-uniform day, a sports match…

Networking: Do you have someone who would represent your team with local

businesses and ask for sponsorship or a donation of products?

Graphic design/ Art: Get your artists to design posters/ media to share to

encourage everyone to make a shoebox.

Speaker: charisma and charm are two words to describe this person. Design a

PowerPoint or Emaze to show the other classes in your school and tell them about the

Christmas Shoebox Appeal

What

Pack shoeboxes individually?

Collect items and put boxes together at school?

Run a special event to raise money to buy the items

instead of people bringing them?

Think outside the box!

How

How many shoeboxes will you collect?

Set a target!

How will you spread the word?

Do you need to raise any funds?

How often will you meet to make sure

you are on track?

Where

Do you have access to a classroom to

hold meetings?

Where will you collect packed

shoeboxes?

Where can you host events?

Could you contact feeder national

schools?

The Map In order to develop strategies, you need to make some

decisions collectively before you split into teams.

When

November 10th is the deadline to get all of

your shoeboxes to the checking centre.

When are you going to have students finish

packing?

Before mid-term?

When should events & promos be held

How

When

What

Where

Write your strategy

The Strategy Team have the foresight to keep their eyes on the final goal while being

practical and organized to make sure each team is pulling their weight to make the

dream a reality.

Set a Goal What’s the target?

Make a decision and get all the other teams on board so that you are working together to achieve this!

Marketing Team

Work with the Marketing Team as there are SO many creative ways to spread the word about Team

Hope’s Christmas Shoebox Appeal:

Social media: spread the word and run innovative campaigns.

Set up a presentation team and give them the stories, photos, DVDs, and posters to speak to every

class on how students can get involved.

Run an event like a concert or sports day to raise awareness and to raise funds

Think outside the box and organize a Fun-Day Festival or Break a Guinness World Record!

For a full list look at www.teamhope.ie/involved-school

Finance Team

Work with the Finance Team to make sure you have enough funds for promotion and marketing.

Maybe consider running a fundraiser to pay the €4 fee for each shoebox?

Maybe consider selling wrapped shoeboxes (don’t forget to wrap the lid and box separately!) and use

the funds raised to buy extra fillers for shoeboxes?

Logistics Team

Work with the Logistics Team to make sure you have enough shoeboxes, have sourced budget (or FREE)

products for shoeboxes and have enough volunteers on board!

Strategy TEAM

There is an entire class, school, community, town, city, COUNTRY out there that

would like to hear from you! Here are things to consider when making your strategy:

What?

Time to get creative hats on and figure out how to brand and market your Shoebox Appeal:

Social Media: What platforms will your campaign cover? How?

Design your own posters, articles, and advertisements but make sure to include:

Title: Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal

Final date for collection

Link to website: www.teamhope.ie

Contact person for any questions

Lots of photos and graphics!

Ensure you also have instructional posters on HOW to fill a shoebox to either promote around

the school or to send with your presentation teams.

Will you have a presentation team? Run an event (like a party? Concert? Sports day?) to raise

awareness and get students interested? Check out www.teamhope.ie/involved-school for more

creative marketing ideas!

Where?

Where can you advertise?

Notice boards, windows, newspapers, ONLINE, in classes, in cafeteria…

When?

Come up with a marketing timeline that includes what goes up when.

Resources

The Team Hope office has leaflets (that go with every box), posters (A4 and A3), DVDs and other

things we can provide to help you. Contact us at (01) 2940222 or info@teamhope.ie

Marketing TEAM

Your team might needs funds for some or all of the

following: Buying items to make up shoeboxes

Buy fillers for shoeboxes that could use a little more stuff in them.

Pay for, or subsidize, the €4 that needs to go into each shoebox.

Team Hope is an Irish charity involved ALL year around in amazing projects in these countries so

check out The Christmas Catalogue on our website and explore ways your school can donate

towards water, hygiene, school supplies, nutrition and so much more in the neediest countries.

Ideas for sourcing this money: Running a fundraiser (with strategy and marketing teams)

Organize a concert and charge at the door.

Sell donated baked goods

Ask a sports team to play a charity tournament and donate fund towards the Christmas

Shoebox Appeal.

Break a Guinness World Record – finds something the school loves to do and find a way to do it

better than ANYONE has ever done it before! Get friends and family to sponsor you for doing

so.

Be organized Get on Excel and keep track of costs, revenues and profits so that you are on top of things financially.

Finance TEAM

Team members, volunteers, partners, collection centres, warehouses, shoeboxes…it can get a little bit

manic which is why your team is vital in keeping things moving effortlessly!

The Basics

Get in touch with Team Hope for resources (leaflets, posters, DVD, and so much more) and agreeing on

how shoeboxes will get from your school to our warehouses.

You will need 1 leaflet per shoebox

Keep the entire team, volunteers, and staff motivated to work towards the goal!

Collection Centre

Find a large enough place in your school that is covered, secured, and dry (an empty classroom? Corner

of the gym?)

Volunteers

Ensure you have enough hands on deck to help the Marketing Team in promoting (presenting, putting posters up, etc) and the Strategy/Finance Team in running special events. When the shoeboxes roll in you’ll need people to help collect, stack, and load! Sign them up now.

Partners

Speak to the local Euro/convenience shops to see if they’ll donate towards the Christmas Shoebox Appeal. Get down to the local retail shops for wholesale practices or donations for fillers for shoeboxes. Call local businesses to see if they’ll sponsor your team’s Shoebox Appeal.

Go the Extra Mile

Contact a shoe store and ask if you can collect empty shoeboxes from them. Wrap them (lid and box separately) and give them to students who can’t find a shoebox! Send your teams to primary and national schools and offer to present to their students, as well as collect their shoeboxes!

Logistics TEAM

We all have a story…

These 2 little boys in Kosovo stood in the

freezing cold with probably the first gifts they

had ever received.

The older brother excitedly pulled back

his #shoebox lid and on top were two packets of

sweets.

Tucked in the corner was a little car. Without

hesitating, he gave the car to his little brother.

Then he found a comb, and he gave that to his

Mum. What generosity!

Sizwe said. “I call this my surprise gift as it was

a big surprise for me and I got it from special

people. Team Hope has showed me love with

their gift and how important I am. This special

gift encouraged me to continue working hard…

…I just liked the fact that they were more

things that boosted me in my school work so to

reach my goal. This has really encouraged me to

get good results.

Everyone was shouting with joy in class “look,

look what I got” Sizwe also showed his friends what he had got from his gift box.

The class especially loved the toothbrush and toothpaste as many had never owned these

before.

Weekly progress record

Date:

Tasks completed:

To do list:

This week:

Final Tips Organize weekly meetings to have time to work on this and check on each other.

Check the final deadline with our office. This will be in MID NOVEMBER!

Set clear Action Points (things each person needs to do) after every meeting and

set a clear Due Date for each of those.

Involve everybody! Find out what people are good at and find a way to get them

to use that towards this project.

Final Word We, Team Hope, sincerely hope that this project is both fun and educational. We

intentionally wanted to shift responsibility from parent and/or teacher to YOU so that

when you write your CV, look for work experience, or need a recommendation letter for

college/work, you can point to your work with this project.

Go all out and push yourself so that you can look back and be proud

of what you did. What you do locally as part of your team has a

HUGE impact in the lives of those who receive these

shoeboxes. So…thank you!

If you’d like to get involved in our other projects, have ideas for us,

or want to get in touch, contact us at (0)12940222 or

info@teamhope.ie

One person’s

shoebox can’t

change the world.

But it can change

the world for one

person.

Team Hope www.teamhope.ie 01 294 0222 5 Leopardstown Business Centre, Ballyogan Avenue, Dublin D18 CF67 Irish Charity No.: CHY 14524 Charities Regulatory Authority No. 20047627