Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development Young Australians Sharing Skills with our Pacific Neighbours Student Activities Click on either of these two links for further information about this case study: Teacher's Notes Case Study Imagine that you had the opportunity to e-mail one of the Youth Ambassadors profiled in the Case Study. (Caralene, Peter, Emma, Dzung, or Luisa). Choose one of them and think about the questions that you would like to ask them about their work on their project and life in their host country. Write the e-mail that you would send overseas to them, asking them some of the questions about which you have thought. In pairs, prepare a proposal for the Ministry of Youth and Sport in The Maldives, outlining the strategies that you can suggest for facilitating and encouraging women to be involved in netball, and sport in general. (eg. you may propose that over the next three years, four netball courts be provided on 20 of the islands) Imagine that you are a Loans Officer for a Savings and Credit Organisation (SCO) in Nepal. Draw up the regulations for the operation of the Co-operative, outlining the rules of membership, and the way loans may be obtained. Prepare a poster for display in a neighbouring village which does not have an SCO, explaining the benefits for the community of the savings and loans scheme, both for individuals and the community. Write the script for the radio drama on banking, or on an issue which you think may be of importance for the people of Vanuatu. For example, you may write a script for a radio drama to promote childhood immunisation, or good nutrition, or to inform women in the community about the advantages of them attending the local literacy and numeracy program which is held on several of the islands for a few hours each week. With a partner, role play an interview with an applicant for the Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development Program, using 6 - 8 questions which you devise, which would give you insight into their suitability for the Program. AYAD conducts an extensive program to prepare the Youth Ambassadors for their time overseas. It includes language classes where necessary, and studies of different cultures. What other sessions would it be important to include in the program? Suggest 5 or 6, and explain their nature and purpose. Write a list of the advantages of the Australian Youth Ambassadors Progam for: the Youth Ambassadors the people overseas for whom the projects are designed to assist Australia In pairs or groups of three, create a television advertisement for the Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development Program, informing young adults about the Program and encouraging them to apply. If possible, make a video of your ad to play to your class. Imagine that you have been selected as an Australian Youth Ambassador for Development. Create the 'Aussie Showbag' that you would take overseas with you to demonstrate aspects of Australia to the people with whom you would work and meet in your host country. You should design/decorate the outside of your 'Showbag' and list and describe (and if possible include) the items that you would take in the bag. Be prepared to present the bag, and explain the reasons for your choices to your class. Contact the Public Affairs Manager of the Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development Program in Canberra. Invite a speaker to your school to tell you more about the Program and the variety of projects on which Youth Ambassadors are working in countries of the Asia Pacific region. Once they have spoken to you, write an article about the Program and all you have learnt for your school newsletter or magazine.   Top © Commonwealth of Australia