What Should We Fund?

An exciting online conference 'How We Can Build Our Common Future and Eliminate World Poverty?' took place on Thursday 9th July 2009 from 10-1:30, for a full report click here, for the original website support click here.

A webquest for students to learn about the DfID, democracy in action and problems of prioritising issues. Get your class researching and debating, and then taking part in an on-line conference about DfID's White Paper.

Click on 'Menu' to go to the tasks. For basic advice teachers can click on 'info'.

(updated 11 December 2009)

To find out about the new White Paper from the Department for International Development, how to get involved in a live web conference on Thursday 9th July, and web links for your students to learn more, click here.

Click on 'Index' to research different development areas for a classroom including: Water, Schools, Health, Integrity and Trade.

You can see how Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for the Department for International Development (2006) responded to the St Paul's Way students' presentations, click here for video clips.

This work is based on the event that launched the White Paper 'Eliminating World Poverty - making governance work for the poor', 2006. Click here for the website.