Stop Disaster Simulation Friday 2/17

Work at disaster prevention at the http://www.stopdisastersgame.org/en/home.html

Micro-Loan Project

Kiva is an organization that organizes micro-loans to people in need.  We as a class will select 4 people to support in their attempts to make their lives better.  Each group of 5, after discussion and research,  will select one person from the following website to invest in.  The proper amount of research will yield the best candidates.  Team leaders will place in the comments section the name of the person and why he or she was chosen.

http://www.kiva.org/


You have $25 in capital to use towards micro-loans.  Your desire is to have the most impact with this limited amount of money.  Your assignment is to:

1. Find the area of the world where you think this money is:
     a. most needed
     b. will go the furthest
2. Figure out the demographics of those that will receive the loans
     a. Women?
     b. Families?
     c. Children?
3. What type of businesses will you support? Why?


Teams are as follows:


Team One Leader: Heather 
Omar
Francis
Ashley
Marilia


Team Two Leader: Stephan
Hanz-Lee
Shanise
Cindy
Rachael


Team Three Leader: Raishon
Jordan
De-Chelle
Debbie
Brandon


Team Four Leader: Chisom
John
Anna
Emily
Aliyah


Please post your choice in the comments section below.  Loans will go out on Friday, Feb. 17 so have the money turned in and the paperwork complete by then.

On Wednesday, each group will do a Prezzi Presentation on:

1. Who their money is going to
2. Why they chose that person or group
3. What they hope to accomplish withy the loan
4. What their strategy is to get people to invest in that project

Peer evaluation worksheets are due on Friday.