UNICEF Activity 1 + 2

UNICEF Activity 1

Open the link http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/uae_44659.html

List and discus the latest newsline events in the United Arab Emirates

1- Arab Media Award on Child Rights initiated to honor outstanding achievements.

2- UNICEF and Dubai Cares support quality education to break the cycle of poverty. 

3- They talked with youth participation about many topics that considered important for the     society and the most important one in my consider  is about the AIDS, Its to spread the awareness  in the society.

UNICEF Activity 2

How can you help UNICEF? Working in groups, fill in the table below.

Ideas of supporting UNICEF	Ways of achieving it	Date of completion
Protecting our youths from the drugs	- Doing seminars about the dangrous of the drugs and helping with the organization. - Spread the awareness to the families. - Vising schools and make a group talk with the students.	N/A
Helping everyone to be educated	- Paying for anyone who can get education. - Donate books. - Open centers to teach the old people.	N/A
protecting the society from Chronic diseases	- Periodically check for everyone specially the elders. - spread the awareness about Diabetes because its one of the highest Chronic diseases in the UAE.	N/A
Geting the workers their rights	- taking care of the workers in the UAE. - punish anyone who miss with their rights.  - giving them less work in the hot weather or provide them ways to keep them cold   and protected.

About Takatof

    Takatof

Click on the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMDUTjeymxk&feature=related

Using Google search for information about Takatof and answer the questions below

What is Takatof?

Takatof is a voluntary social program, established in 2007, designed by the Emirates Foundation to foster a culture of volunteering throughout the United Arab Emirates. Takatof mobilizes people and resources across the nation to deliver creative and sustainable solutions for proven community needs.

   

Which year did start? And who started it?
Established in 2007. Inspired by HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.

What volunteer work have they done?

1.Community Projects 

Takatof Environment projects aim to spread awareness and build an environment-conscious culture among UAE youth through engaging them in environmental projects.

2.Ramadan Projects

Takatof Ramadan projects spread the value of social responsibility through volunteering and engage UAE youth in community projects during the Holy month of giving. The projects provide volunteers with different opportunities to give back to the community and in particular to children, elderly and underprivileged low-income families in the UAE.

3.International Projects

Takatof international projects promote the essence of volunteering for UAE youth beyond UAE’s borders. The objectives are to build a sustainable impact for communities visited, create a cultural exchange between volunteers & host countries, provide an opportunity to gain new international volunteering experiences, advance as UAE cultural ambassadors and establish a new awareness of global poverty and population challenges.

can you help?

Volunteers change the lives of thousands of people every year.Therefore yes i can help because i want to be part of them...