Year+10+Poverty+&+Wealth+Project+Instructions

You will be working in groups of 3 to produce a project about poverty. Your project will be written as pages on the RS Wiki and it must include everything that you can see below.

Your project must also include a podcast - this can be recorded using the digital recorders supplied by your teacher. These will then be edited and put on the wiki for you. The podcast must be about one of the topics listed below, however, it can cover several of them if you prefer.

You must also include pictures (not clip art please!). However, you must make sure you either say where you got your picture from or use non-copyright images (try http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/by-2.0/ ) · An overview of the problem (your introduction to the subject) · Statistics showing the scale of the problem · Key definitions - including the difference between absolute and relative poverty · At least 4 or 5 of the problems facing the less economically developed countries · Causes of poverty · Government aid - the different types, the advantages and disadvantages and why many people believe that governments of richer countries should wipe out the debt of poorer countries · The work of Christian Aid and CAFOD - who they are, what they do, why they do it, their history · Poverty in the UK · What the Bible says about caring for others. · What the Bible says about poverty and wealth

To help you the following information has been provided - This is just a start - it is your job to find out more:

Bible References Isaiah 65: 17 - 25 Amos 5: 24 Luke 4: 16 - 21 Acts 11 27 - 30 1 Corinthians 12: 12 - 27

Useful Web Sites [|Christian Aid] [|CAFOD] (fact sheets and GCSE booklet) [|Jubilee 2000] (lots of statistics) [|Make poverty history] [|Bitesize] [|Bible reference site] [|UK poverty] [|Shelter] [|Oxfam]