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:
- 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.
- 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.
