Starter quiz
- NGOs improve people's lives and reduce suffering. This is called ...
- 'humanitarian' ✓
- Which are the main types of community organisations?
- community groups ✓
- volunteers
- NGOs ✓
- charities ✓
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- Charities help humans, animals and what else?
- robots
- banks
- environment ✓
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- NGOs work towards change and ______ people.
- 'support' ✓
- Match the community organisation with its example.
- NGO⇔ShelterBox ✓
- charity⇔RSPCA ✓
- community group⇔Neighbourhood Watch ✓
- What do volunteers work for?
- a small wage
- no money ✓
- a good wage
- a lot of money
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Exit quiz
- What are citizens who work at local, national or global levels to solve problems and create positive change in communities called?
- problemfollowers
- changemakers ✓
- problemmakers
- changefollowers
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- Which of these people do not spark change in communities?
- volunteers
- bystanders ✓
- campaigners
- charities
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- Which one of these definitions describes a 'petition'?
- an event to show or express strong disagreement with or disapproval of something
- a written request, which appeals to the authorities to bring about change ✓
- when actions or events are organised by an individual or a group of people
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- Instead of looking at pictures and watching videos on it, young people can use ______ effectively to inspire change.
- 'social media' ✓
- What helps people to become changemakers and influence decisions in their communities?
- active citizenship ✓
- passive citizenship
- family citizenship
- lively citizenship
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- Match the word with its correct definition.
- voting⇔the activity of choosing someone or something in an election ✓
- volunteering⇔the activity of giving your time up for free to help ✓
- campaigining⇔the activity of organising an event to achieve an aim ✓
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Key learning points
- Changemakers work at local, national and global levels to solve problems and create positive change in communities.
- Examples of changemakers include volunteers, community leaders, campaigners, politicians, scientists and charities.
- Citizens can participate in decision-making by voting, joining councils or engaging in activities like protests.
- Young people can drive change by volunteering, raising awareness, organising events and using social media effectively.
- Active citizenship helps people to become changemakers and influence decisions in their communities.
Common misconception
Young people cannot change anything in their communities, only adults can.
Young people, as well as adults, can make lasting change in their communities. Young people have many powerful tools, like social media, to campaign for change.
Keywords
Citizen - a person who legally belongs to a country and has the rights and protection of that country
Change - an act or process through which something becomes different
Changemaker - someone who wants change in the world and, by gathering knowledge and resources, makes that change happen
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