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YAP
International informs students, teachers,
and the public through our online resources,
expanding outreach programs, and a new
series of course curriculum modules
for schools (testing in fall 2004).
The new curriculum
modules currently include: child
slavery, commercial sexual exploitation
of children, child soldiers, and children
infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. By
the end of 2004, we will complete: discrimination
against the girl child, street children,
refugee and internally-displaced children,
and the UN Convention on the Rights
of the Child (CRC).
These
modules are designed with both teachers
and students in mind. Each
module can be downloaded easily
from the Internet (for free) and contains
all the materials a teacher needs to
introduce an issue (teacher’s
guide, discussion questions, activity
ideas, PowerPoint presentation). In
less than an hour, a teacher can have
a clear, basic understanding of an issue,
customize the lesson for their specific
classroom needs, and be ready to explain
the basics of the issue to their students
with confidence.
Our
outreach programs are tailored to meet
the needs of groups
and associations, and the needs
of both children
and youth
who are preparing papers, attending
a conference or event, or traveling
to a foreign country. If you would like
to give a presentation on one of these
issues, simply select any issue, download
the materials, study the module, modify
it to meet your time frame, and call
us if you have questions. With advance
notice, we are often available to offer
presentations, anywhere in the world.
The
goals of the Education and Outreach program,
among others, are: (1) to foster awareness
among students, teachers, and the public,
about the international victimization and
exploitation of children worldwide; (2)
to provide resources for continued learning
about these issue areas; (3) to encourage
constructive, on-going dialogue; (4) to
generate support for the promotion and protection
of the rights and welfare of children worldwide;
and, (5) to help ensure a better life for
children wherever they may live.
YAP
International is seeking support for
our new education program. If you are
interested in sponsoring the program,
promoting our work, hosting a fundraiser,
or making a personal contribution,
click here.
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copyright - Youth Advocate Program International
2003-04
Last updated 7/16/2004
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