Visual Slides Showcase

Community

and

Citizenship in

COVID times

Age 9-11

Guinea, Beindou

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Guinea is a country in West Africa, bordered on the

west by the Atlantic Ocean.

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Most people in Guinea live in rural areas (the

countryside). Many depend on agriculture (farming).

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A third of the population are going hungry, and are

severely prohibited by poor health and hygiene,

which has resulted in the nation being plagued by

cholera.

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Within Guinea, the majority of the population is based

in rural areas and are heavily dependent on

agriculture.

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United Purpose’s work in Guinea focuses on

developing people’s skills to feed their families,

educating people about hygiene and sanitation,

helping communities to improve health centres, and

supporting women and girls to improve gender

equality.

Guinea

POPULATION: 

12.41 million (UN,

2018)

LIFE EXPECTANCY: 

60 years (men),

62 years (women)

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: 

Guinea is

one of the poorest countries in the

world. An estimated 24% of the

population live below the

international poverty line 

(World

Bank)

.

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I am a

Citizen

My

family

My School

My Town

My country

My World

Community mapping

What does community mean to

you?

Which communities do you belong to?

Me

Name: Jo Smith

Likes: cats, cycling, swimming

What community means to

me: love, help, having

friends to play with, being

safe

Display all the cards around the room.

Everyone walks around, look at the

cards  and conducts an investigation,

taking notes:

1.

What are other people saying that is

the same as you?

2.

Is everyone saying the same things

as you?

3.

Is there anyone who thinks

differently to you?

4.

Does this matter? Why?

Dislikes:  Big dogs

Create a 

Card-o-Rama 

and draw what community

means to you

Belonging to a community - Cynefin

Poem: 

Being kind

I like you, you like me,

We treat each other

respectfully

Helping and sharing

Being kind too,

Being a friend in my

community

Is the right thing to do.

Being kind is…    

(Finish

the poem)

How do we help each

other in our

communities?

Helping at home?

Helping in school?

Helping in my

neighborhood?

Helping in my country?

Helping in the world?

The global pandemic has

impacted on the lives of

people around the whole

world. Communities in

developing countries like

Guinea

 have been

particularly affected.

•

How do you think poorer

countries have been

affected by the

coronavirus pandemic?

•

What would these

communities need for

their lives to improve

after the pandemic?

Belonging to a community - Cynefin

This is Kankou Keita. She lives in the village of

Beindou, Guinea

She owns a small shop and sells food like rice and

sugar and things that people need like batteries

and cooking oil.

Before the pandemic, her business was doing well

and she was able to support her family. When the

pandemic came the food prices went up and were

too expensive for the people in her community.

Even though it was hard for Kankou Keita as she

wasn’t earning much money, she still tried to help

others in her community during these difficult times.

What would other people in the community say

about Kankou Keita?

The elders? The other shop workers? The children?

Parents?

Helping hands in

our communities

What are the challenges that communities face?

Opinion

continuum

Agree

Strongly

disagree

Approximately 200,000 children in

Wales live in poverty. That is 31% or

nearly one in three!

During the pandemic, in Wales and

across the UK families struggled to

afford to buy food. Community food

banks were set up by people in their

local areas, and this meant that children

didn’t go hungry.

Free school meals debate:

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Should the Welsh government pay for

every

 child in Wales to have a free

school meal?

What does Marcus Rashford say about it?