1. Being Part of the Solution
What?
How?
When?

2. Do you need to go there and help? Can you only raise money?
How can you be part of the solution?
What can you do to work towards solutions to global issues, especially if the problems are happening so far away?
Do you need to go there and help?
Can you only raise money?
In fact, there are a range of ways you can be part of the solution. 2

3. Being part of the solution…
You ?
Solutions 3

4. You Solutions POORER COUNTRY GOVERNMENTS PEOPLE THEMSELVES
Who else is involved?
POORER COUNTRY GOVERNMENTS
You
PEOPLE THEMSELVES
GLOBAL CHARITIES
Solutions
LOCAL COMMUNITY
LOCAL CHARITIES
LOCAL/GLOBAL BUSINESSES
RICHER COUNTRY GOVERNMENTS 4

5. You DIFFERENT LAWS THAT PROTECT RIGHTS MATERIALS
What sort of things can help?
You
DIFFERENT LAWS THAT PROTECT RIGHTS
MATERIALS
BETTER SERVICES PROVIDED
MONEY
Solutions
CREATING JOBS
EDUCATION /
TRAINING
CHANGE SOCIAL PRACTICES 5

6. Types of actions that you can take
To help, your actions can be directed at different levels, and you can focus on things you can do yourself, or things you want other people to do.
Local
National
Global
Individual
Changing your own behaviour, e.g. recycling more.
Public focus (awareness raising)
Help more people locally to be aware of issue/solutions.
Help more people nationally to be aware of the issue/solutions.
Help people inter-nationally to be aware of the issue and solutions.
Political focus
Asking local politicians to do things which can help, e.g. supporting local actions.
Asking national politicians to do things which can help, e.g. changing laws/funding.
Asking inter-national bodies (e.g. the UN) to do things which can help, e.g. global agreements.
Business focus
Asking local businesses to change what they do, e.g. products they stock.
Asking national businesses to change what they do, e.g. who they buy from/their policies.
Asking international businesses to change what they do, e.g. their policies/behaviour. 6

7. You Solutions Example… Climate Change Campaign to your government
Change law to reduce CO2
You
Agree law to create ‘climate fund’ for poorer countries ($10 Billion)
Less global warming
Poor country governments have money to adapt to climate change
Solutions
Less impact on poorer people 7

8. You Solutions Example… Climate Change
Raise awareness about climate change
Lower your own CO2 emissions
You
People travel less in cars / turn off lights
Lower CO2 emissions
Climate change slows
Solutions
Less extreme weather for poorer farmers
Poorer farmers crops grow better / have more income 8

9. You Solution Example… Fair Trade Raise awareness about fair trade
Lobby local businesses
You
People buy more fair trade goods
Shops stock more fair trade goods
Global businesses buy more fair trade
Poorer farmers receive more money for their produce
Solution
Poverty reduces for poorer farmers 9

10. You Solutions Example… Health / Education
Campaign to your government about aid
Raise public awareness about aid
You
Agree law to increase ‘development aid’ (e.g. UK £11 billion)
Increase money for poorer governments to spend on services e.g. education / health
Solutions
Better services like health and education for poorer people 10