AND PRESENT PARAMOUNT THEATRE • AUSTIN, TEXAS About the Nobelity Project Building community, competence, classrooms and more. The Nobelity Project makes films about global issues and takes actions to address them. Partnering with communities around the world, we bridge gaps in information and infrastructure to work for an education for all. Using the power of story to create positive change, we are working for a better way. U.N. Rights of the Child In 1989 United Nations representatives from more than 100 countries agreed that children’s rights deserve to be protected. Whether you live here in Austin, TX or across the world in rural Kenya, all children are entitled to these 37 rights. As you explore this study guide, you will learn about many of these rights that are yours and the students’ you saw in the film, “Building Hope”. Member States of the United Nations Circle which of these countries are in Africa, draw a square around the countries that are in North America. Use a world map to check your answers. Afghanistan Burundi Estonia Jordan Mongolia Rwanda Syria Albania Cambodia Ethiopia Kazakhstan Montenegro St. Kitts Tajikistan Algeria Cameroon Fiji Kenya Morocco and Nevis Tanzania Andorra Canada Finland Kiribati Mozambique St. Lucia Thailand Angola Cape Verde France Kuwait Myanmar St. Vincent and Timor-Leste the Grenadines Antigua and Central African Gabon Kyrgyzstan Namibia Togo Samoa Barbuda Republic Gambia Laos Nauru Tonga San Marino Argentina Chad Georgia Latvia Nepal Trinidad and Armenia Chile São Tomé and Tobago Germany Lebanon Netherlands Príncipe Australia China2 Tunisia Ghana Lesotho New Zealand Saudi Arabia Austria Colombia Turkey Greece Liberia Nicaragua Senegal Azerbaijan Comoros Turkmenistan Grenada Libya Niger Serbia Bahamas Congo Tuvalu Guatemala Liechtenstein Nigeria Seychelles Bahrain Costa Rica Uganda Guinea Lithuania North Korea Sierra Leone Bangladesh Côte d’Ivoire Ukraine Guinea-Bissau Luxembourg Norway Singapore Barbados Croatia United Arab Guyana Macedonia Oman Slovakia Belarus Cuba Emirates Haiti Madagascar Pakistan Slovenia Belgium Cyprus United Kingdom Honduras Malawi Palau Solomon Islands Belize Czech Republic3 United States Hungary Malaysia Panama Somalia Benin Denmark Uruguay Iceland Maldives Papua New South Africa Bhutan Djibouti Guinea Uzbekistan India Mali South Korea Bolivia Dominica Paraguay Vanuatu Indonesia Malta South Sudan Bosnia and Dominican Peru Venezuela Iran Marshall Islands Spain Herzegovina Republic Philippines Vietnam Iraq Mauritania Sri Lanka Botswana Ecuador Poland Yemen Ireland Mauritius Sudan Brazil Egypt Portugal Zambia Israel Mexico Suriname Brunei El Salvador Qatar Zimbabwe Italy Micronesia Swaziland Bulgaria Equatorial Guinea Romania Jamaica Moldova Sweden Burkina Faso Eritrea Russia Japan Monaco Switzerland The Right to CULTURE and LANGUAGE Kenya is an ethnically diverse country with traditional homelands throughout. Although Kenya’s official languages are English and Swahili, there are more than 60 languages across the nation. 35°E 40°E LATITUDE 5°N AND LONGITUDE Mahiga lies in the Central Province of Kenya, which is the ancestral home of the Equator Kikuyu people. Can you find Mahiga Hope High School? Use the map to find the coordinates: 0.4167° S 36.9500° E 5°S KENYAN CROSSWORD 1 Many words and customs that come from Kenya, have found their way into our society. Can you identify the Kenyan vocabulary using the clues in the puzzle below? 1. The capital city in Kenya. 2 3 2. The Lara _____: Tomb Raider film, “The Cradle of Life” was filmed in Kenya. 4 5 3. You will find the legendary Mount Kilimanjaro on the border of Kenya and what other African country? 4. The ocean that lies on the South East edge of the 6 7 country. 5. Other than lions, these big cats are also known to 8 roam the land of Kenya. 6. Kenya lies on which continent? 7. This American president has Kenyan heritage. 8. The main character in the movie “The Lion King”, this word means Lion in the Swahili language. Simba) (8, Obama) (7, Africa) (6, Leopards) (5, Indian) (4, Tanzania) (3, Croft) (2, Nairobi) (1, Answers: The Right to CLEAN WATER _______________________________________ __________________________________________ SOLVE IT! _______________________________ Flushing the toilet = 3 gallons of water In the US, people use A 10 minute shower = 20 gallons about A bath = 40 gallons 100 gallons Brushing your teeth = 2 gallons per minute of water a day. Running the dishwasher = 11 gallons Calculate how many gallons Washing clothes = 25 gallons per load of water you use per day. How many gallons of water do you use per day? -› In the dry areas of Africa people are expected to survive on just 2 gallons of water a day. If you only had access to 2 gallons of water per day, what changes would you make? What is one change you can make to save water in your daily life? ______________________________________________ Use the maze to figure In order to out how to bring provide clean the water from the water to rainwater court into the students at Mahiga the school’s cafeteria. Hope High, the architects decided to build a rainwater basketball court. The court is complete with a shade structure that collects rainwater, a UV purification system, and solar panels for electricity. The Right to NUTRITIOUS FOOD ___________________________________________________________ _______________________________ Some families in the Mahiga Hope High School’s cafeteria serves up food world are unable to access that may seem very different from what we eat nutritious food. The USDA for lunch here in Texas, but look closer and some defines parts of The United of these ingredients might start to sound familiar. States vapid of fresh Try cooking the traditional dish, Ugali at home for fruit, vegetables, and other an authentic taste of Kenya! healthful whole foods as Recipe food deserts. 1) Grab an adult to ensure you are being safe in the kitchen. Can you think of some 2) Bring the water and salt to a boil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Stir barriers that prevent families in the cornmeal slowly, letting it fall though the fingers of your hand. from accessing the food they 3) Reduce heat to medium-low and need? continue stirring regularly, smashing Ugali any lumps with a spoon, until the Example: No car to drive to the closest grocery store mush pulls away from the sides of the pot and becomes very thick, Ingredients about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool somewhat. Water: 4 cups 4) Place the ugali into a large serving Salt: 1 teaspoon bowl. Wet your hands with water, White cornmeal, finely form into a ball and serve with your ____________________________ground: 2 cups favorite veggies! The Right to an EDUCATION The Nobelity Project saw that in some parts of Kenya, public education stopped after the 8th grade. Every child in the world deserves a good education, so together with the community, they decided to create a model school for these students. MY SCHOOL, THEIR SCHOOL Did you notice anything about Mahiga Hope that is different from your school? Did you notice any similarities? Fill in the Venn diagram below. In the outer circles, write down differences between your school and Mahiga Hope. In the center, write down some similarities. My School Mahiga Hope hange- You can be a C Maker, too! tart with the 5 R’s A change-maker makesS it their mission to make the world a better place. The Pipkins decided to build a school for children in Kenya. What will your mission be? How will you make the world a better place? Use the 5 R’s to make a plan. RESEARCH RESOURCES ROAD MAP AND RUN WITH IT 1. Reason 3. Resources O O RESULTS List things you care about. It TIME • MONEY • SKILLS REASON can be anything! There are no Maybe you can draw, maybe wrong answers! you can sing, maybe you are good at getting people involved. All of us have skills. List your skills here: O5. Results Look back and document Now circle which one of these your effort and the results. topics you want to focus on. Write it down, take photos or video, interview the 2. Research organization you helped. O 4. Road Map Next, find out about current O Sometimes this can be conditions and what is being Make a plan to use your hard, but it is important to done to make a change. If Resources. Your plan might make sure your effort was you haven’t discovered your include having a fundraiser, impactful in case you want Reason yet, do your Research circulating a petition, to do it again. first to find out. What did volunteering, or organizing you learn from your research? an event. Make your road map below. What is your plan of action? STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP STEP 1 4 Think Global, Act Local Cut out and make this windmill to remind you to keep thinking of ways that your own actions can make a difference around the world: Planting a tree or some milkweed, making a short film, or stopping the use of plastic straws are just a few of the things you can do from right here at home. Keep those ideas spinning! Reduce plastic straw consumption. Make sure you use a paper straw or a pencil to attach to your pinwheel! Americans throw away 500 million plastic straws EVERY DAY! How can you reduce your use of straws? Want to grow a forest? Short Films, Raise funds Big Changes. with bake Film your own sales, lemonade documentary stands, car about an washes, and issue that’s lunch time important games - every to you. dollar plants a Share your tree in Kenya. work with Celebrate classmates, your success teachers, by planting a family, and tree at your more! school with the Nobelity Project! Help Migrating Monarchs.