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Web Activity: African Communities Helping Themselves

Part 1: CAMPFIRE

n Go to www.campfire-zimbabwe.org

1. What does the acronym CAMPFIRE stand for?

2. What is the purpose of the CAMPFIRE organization?

n Click on the words “How does CAMPFIRE work?” on the left side of the screen.

3. List at least 2 ways local communities in Zimbabwe have been able to make money from local wildlife without poaching (killing animals illegally):

4. Where do the revenues (money made) generally go?

n Click on “Back.”

n Click on “CAMPFIRE at Work” on the left side of the screen.

5. Choose 3 pages from the following list and answer the questions below: Elephants in the Fields, Education, Fencing, Paying Dividends, Democracy in Nyamninyami, and Poached Eggs.

“CAMPFIRE at Work” 1: Title of page:

A. Describe the problem local people needed to solve:

B. Explain how local people were able to solve this problem under the CAMPFIRE system:

C. Draw a picture based on this page:

“CAMPFIRE at Work” 2: Title of page:

D. Describe the problem local people needed to solve:

E. Explain how local people were able to solve this problem under the CAMPFIRE system:

F. Draw a picture based on this page:

“CAMPFIRE at Work” 3: Title of page:

G. Describe the problem local people needed to solve:

H. Explain how local people were able to solve this problem under the CAMPFIRE system:

I. Draw a picture based on this page:

Part 2: Africa Foundation

The Africa Foundation is based in South Africa. Its goal is to empower African communities to help themselves.

n Go to www.africafoundation.org

1. What are three crucial (very important) areas the Africa Foundation focuses on?

n Scroll down to “featured projects.”

2. Choose one of the featured projects and answer these questions about it. (Click on “read more” to get the full information).

A. Describe the problem which needed to be solved:

B. Describe how the Africa Foundation acted to help the local people help themselves to solve this problem:

C. Where did this project take place? (Which village, town or city? Which country?)

D. Draw a picture based on this information:

n Click on “Back.” Scroll up and click on “Projects” on the left side of the screen.

n Find the three main categories of projects: Education, Health Care, and Small Enterprise (small business). Find one project in each category and answer these questions:

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Education

E. Describe the problem which needed to be solved:

F. Describe how the Africa Foundation acted to help the local people help themselves to solve this problem:

G. Where did this project take place? (Which village, town or city? Which country?)

H. Draw a picture based on this information:

Health Care

I. Describe the problem which needed to be solved:

J. Describe how the Africa Foundation acted to help the local people help themselves to solve this problem:

K. Where did this project take place? (Which village, town or city? Which country?)

L. Draw a picture based on this information:

Small Enterprise

M. Describe the problem which needed to be solved:

N. Describe how the Africa Foundation acted to help the local people help themselves to solve this problem:

O. Where did this project take place? (Which village, town or city? Which country?)

P. Draw a picture based on this information: