Relevant SDG(s):

SDG 1: No Poverty – This aims to end poverty in all its forms everywhere by implementing social protection systems and promoting equal access to economic resources.

SDG 2: Zero Hunger – This goal aims to end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture practices to ensure access to safe, nutritious food for all.

SDG 4: Quality Education – This goal ensures inclusive and equitable quality education for all, promoting lifelong learning opportunities, and fostering global citizenship.

SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure – This goal strives to build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation to drive economic growth and create decent job opportunities.

SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities – This goal aims to reduce inequalities, address discriminatory practices, and ensure equal opportunity and representation for all individuals.

SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals- This goal emphasizes the importance of global cooperation and multi-stakeholder partnerships to achieve the SDGs, leveraging resources and expertise for sustainable development.

Period of Activity: December 2023 to May 2024

Subject areas covered by this Activity: National Values Education, Sociology, Global Perspectives, Government, Christian Religious Education, Islamic Religious Education

Classes that participated in this Activity: Years 7-12

Number of students that participated in this Activity: 426

Teachers Responsible: Mr. Luga Iorver & Mrs. Ibironke Sonuga

Programmes of the Activity:

• Fund Raiser
• Purchase of human and non-human resources to meet the needs of students in selected schools in the community.
• Recreational activities.
  
  

Description of Activity:

• Students carry out independent/group assessments of needs in selected schools, orphanage homes, old people’s homes and the people living with additional needs in the community.
• Students plan projects and map out strategies to execute them.
• Students raise human and non-human resources to execute the projects.
• Students perform recreational activities with orphans, old people, people with additional needs etc.
• Students donate cash and gifts.
  
  

Aims of Activity:

• To drive change in their community
• To inspire students to make a positive impact in the school and the community.
  
  

Impact of this Activity:

• This activity encouraged students to actively engage with their community, understand its needs, and work towards addressing them. This fostered a sense of responsibility and civic engagement among students.
• Implementing projects in schools can directly impact the learning environment and educational outcomes for students. This activity contributed to overall community development and well-being.
• By actively participating in community projects, students developed a lifelong commitment to service and social responsibility. This has a long-term benefit for both the students themselves and the communities they serve.

Evaluation Methods:

• Feasibility study report/proposal.
• Project work.

Follow-up:

1. Students will evaluate the impact of the activity and make plans for another activity through the year groups as they transfer from one level to another.
2. Students will participate in the next Global Social Leadership Programme which enables students to identify the challenges in their comunities and strategize towards assisting to solve them.