Supplementary Resources & Websites /Credits

SUGGESTIONS FOR SUPPLEMENTARY RESOURCES

Eye on Colombia

The Children's Movement for Peace in Colombia provides a rare example of how young people have influenced change through their own campaign. Written in co-operation with UNICEF, "Out of War: True Stories from the Children's Movement for Peace in Colombia" by Sara Cameron (Scholastic Press 2001) tells the true, inspiring stories of some young Colombians as a supplement to Eye on Colombia/Introduction and a way of addressing global citizenship issues through literature. Visit www.saracameron.org/index_files/page0001.htm to find out more. Available from and a range of reviews from www.amazon.co.uk £14.

For another literacy-based learning activity to focus on natural disasters in Colombia, the final chapter of Isabel Allende's book, "The Stories of Eva Luna" (Penguin Books Ltd 1992) contains a short story about the mudslide that engulfed Armero following the eruption of Nevado del Ruiz in 1985. There is also a downloadable mystery activity on this natural disaster on the QCA's Innovating with Geography website.

The Coffee Trade
There are a number of resources available on the coffee trade, including:

"Coffee Culture" (RISC 2002) is a board game printed on a 1 square metre wipeable tablecloth. Beautifully hand lettered and illustrated, the game builds on the familiar snakes & ladders format in order to create a user-friendly resource for all ages. The game explores some of the trading issues that affect coffee producers in Nicaragua and illustrates the benefits of Fair Trade. It is entirely self-explanatory and comes with counters and dice, contained in an attractive cloth bag. �32 - Contact Barbara Lowe at the Reading International Solidarity Centre (RISC), 35-39 London Street, Reading RG1 4PS; Tel 0118 958 669 or Fax 0118 959 4357.

"Cost of Coffee" (RISC 2004) is a resource pack aimed at 16+ students that investigates the global trade in coffee, with a particular focus on the crisis facing coffee farmers. The activities look at the causes and consequences of the catastrophic fall in coffee prices. The issue of corporate social responsibility and the role of Fair Trade are also explored in the context of the response of the big coffee companies to the crisis. Available from October 2004 at £7.50 + P+P - Contact Barbara Lowe at the Reading International Solidarity Centre (RISC), 35-39 London Street, Reading RG1 4PS; Tel 0118 958 669 or Fax 0118 959 4357.

An updated version of "The Coffee Chain game" (Oxfam Education) will be published in Nov 2004. Aimed at the 14+ age group, the game explores the links between the different players in the coffee trade and the issues therein. £3.95 Email [email protected] or tel: 0870 333 2700.

Although geared towards KS1 & 2 students, visit CAFOD's website for a downloadable poster that charts the journey of coffee from field to mug.

Visit Global Express for a sequencing activity of how coffee is grown, and a role play to show how the coffee trade works.

For more in-depth coverage of coffee, download "Mugged" (Oxfam International 2002), a report on the coffee industry, and visit Make Trade Fair. Another useful report, "Spilling the Beans" (The Fairtrade Foundation) can be downloaded from www.fairtrade.org.uk/downloads/pdf/spilling_the_beans.pdf

Drug Traffic
The DfES and the Education and Prevention Team at DrugScope/Alcohol Concern have revised the guidance for schools on drugs. This guidance sets out the statutory position on drug education for 5 to 16 year olds (Key Stage 1-4) and supports schools with developing a drugs policy, drug-related incident management and support and welfare of pupils. Visit www.drugscope.org.uk/about/project_hometemplate.asp?id=44 for details.

Focus on Traffic

To consider the future for traffic, the BBC 'docudrama', "The Day Britain Stopped" (2003) is a useful resource that looks at a series of overlapping fictional scenarios when gridlock grips the country's road network.

The beginning of the film, "Falling Down" could be used as a starter activity to provoke discussion on the problem of traffic congestion.

The Royal Geographical Society's 'Geography in the News' site has an in-depth report on congestion charging with follow-up activities.

Visit www.endchildexploitation.org.uk for more information on UNICEF's campaign to end child exploitation. You can download a three minute video, "More precious than gold" featuring Robbie Williams from the site to explore some of the issues in a hard-hitting way. Contact the campaign directly on 0870 606 3377 or email [email protected].

Anti-Slavery International's 'Breaking the Silence' website includes a section on modern day slavery with downloadable teaching resources. Launched in 1998, 'Breaking the Silence' is UNESCO's Associated Schools Project Network Transatlantic Slave Trade Education Project. There is also potential to use the rest of the site to foster links with the History curriculum.

For more detailed coverage of child trafficking and issues to do with child labour, "Child Labour" in the Issues series (Volume 46) contains 48 pages of articles from a variety of sources. Available from Independence Educational Publishers, PO Box 295, Cambridge CB1 3XP or visit www.independence.co.uk for £6.95 plus P+P.

The next edition of Global Eye Secondary (on-line in Spring 2005) will focus on activism in its various forms, with ideas for how students can actively participate in decision-making, and evaluate for themselves the different forms of activism. To complement the issues raised, the Eye On section will look at Burma.

As with previous editions, we hope to provide genuinely interactive learning activities in order to foster understanding of global issues, using ICT to add value to the learning experience of young people.

If you have any suggestions for future editions, or any comments that you would like to make about Global Eye please contact the editor at [email protected].

CREDITS

Panos Pictures, Rex Features, Simon Scoones/Worldaware.

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