How can our actions make life better in Kibera?

Starter Activity:

• Imagine that you are David and three months ago you picked up a leaflet from the Kicoshep Youth Centre and you now go there often.

• Read the leaflet from Kicoshep (funded by Unicef)

• List the ways the centre has helped you.

Improving Life in Kibera

Learning Objectives:

• To analyse and evaluate evidence to draw and justify conclusions.

• To understand how places are changing and the implications of this change for people.

So... what is happening in Kibera?

Your Task:• In pairs you are going to complete a “hot seating”

activity.• One of you is a journalist researching the impact

that the Kikoshep Youth Centre has had on the people living in Kibera –you will get questions to help you from your teacher.

• The other is to role play David and his responses to the questions based on your knowledge of the youth centre and its impact.

The Finished Article

Your Task:

You are to rewrite your interview findings as a newspaper article. Here are some questions to help you with your written report.

• What are the main ways that Kicoshep youth centre is helping young people living in Kibera?

• How does the Kicoshep youth centre compare with a youth centre in your local area?

• Is running Kicoshep a good way to spend Unicef money?• What other projects might help people living in Kibera?

Learning Review

• How successful have we been in meeting our learning objectives?

• To analyse and evaluate evidence to draw and justify conclusions.

• To understand how places are changing and the implications of this change for people.

Learning Review

• How many ways is the UK linked to Africa?

• Produce a spider diagram to show your ideas and be prepared to share them with the class.