Kaela's Cause powerpoint
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Promoting Civic Outcomes for Chadian Youth
HEHD 806
Terricka AlexanderSaMaria AshfordTanisha English
Kawana Woodson
Landlocked, Central Africa
Culturally & Geographically Diverse
Civil War since independence in 1960
Underdeveloped Infrastructure
Constant Political Upheaval
Historical Violent Exchange of Power
Current Situation
The development and implementation of a curriculum to educate Chadian youth about local and political processes andto engage their participation in the upcoming election
Chadian Youth in Context
• POWER-SHARING– Zimbabwe
• 3 main parties, lack of true partnership, no inclusive government, lack of trust
– Kenya• 2 new committees, reparations, positive conflict resolution
• DECENTRALIZATION– Indonesia
• local districts vs. provincial, People’s Representative Council, continuing national and local discussions on goals and processes
• PEACE AGREEMENTS– Ghana
• Ethinic war, issues of citizenship and nationhood• RESTORATION
– Nigeria• Civil liberties regained, political parties legalized, national elections in
place
Target Population:• Age: 16-24 • Capital city of N’Djamena, Northern Chad, & areas of no
coverage by NGOs working on civic education
Methodology:• Phase 1: Coordination of Curriculum (Washington, DC) Fact finding and consensus building
• Phase 2: Development of Curriculum (N’Djamena, Chad) Fact finding, consensus building, & curriculum development
• Phase 3: Implementation and assessment of Curriculum (N’Djamena, Chad) Implementation, project review and assessment
Phase
By educating the youth in Chad about
their history in addition to aiming
to advance education for democratic citizenship
participants will be positively impacted
in the areas of political knowledge,
attitudes, values and participation in upcoming elections.
By educating the youth in Chad about
their history in addition to aiming
to advance education for democratic citizenship
participants will be positively impacted
in the areas of political knowledge,
attitudes, values and participation in upcoming elections.
Project will: create pedagogical tools adapted to the Chadian context. produce a timeline & develop benchmarks
Youth will: gain knowledge of politics, democracy and civil society. gain knowledge of social issues. develop the belief that they can make a difference in their
homeland. participate in project review and assessment. begin to actively engage in politics and community affairs
Chadians will: possess increased capacity to monitor election activities. possess increased awareness and use of fraud prevention
safeguards.
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Framework. Retrieved December 4, 2008, from http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5694&l=1
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/college/collegespecial2/coll_aascu_defi.html http://www.nytimes.com/ref/college/collegespecial2/coll_aascu_civicresources.html• http://www.apa.org/ed/slce/civicengagement.html• http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/other/engagement/Journal/• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civic_engagement• http://www.securitycouncilreport.org/site/c.glKWLeMTIsG/b.2873273/• http://caringforkaela.org/files/file/08_09_24%20SC%20RES%201834.pdf• Finkel, S. (2002). Civic education and the mobilization of political Participation in
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construction of society in guinea-bissau. Anthropology Quarterly, 73(4, Youth and the Social Imagination in Africa, Part 2), 195-203