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Goodwill
Secondary School Small islands Voice Report 2004-5
By
Jahisiah
Benoit
The
objectives and goals of the Small Islands Voice programme were
as follows:
- Obtain
more computers for the IT room
- Ensure
that internet connections are in place
- Rally
a large number of participants for the programme
- Ensure
that the participants actively take part in SIV
- Ensure
that the participants organise activities that address the issues
they discuss in the forum
- Ensure
that the students are still actively involved in the programme
during the summer
Highlights
were:
- Successful
fund raising campaign to have an environmental summer camp
- Snorkeling
trip to the Soufriere Scotts Head Marine Reserve
- Numerous
community clean-ups
- Hike to
the Emerald Pool at the Morne Trois Pitons UNESCO World Heritage
Site
- Painting
of garbage bins made from old drums
- Planting
of palm trees to beautify the school
- Anti-drug
poster competition
Achievements:
- With the
support of UNESCO, two computers were donated to the IT room
and one was donated to the library
- With the
support of UNESCO, internet facilities are up and running
- There
are now 50 active members in the club with many prospective
members
- The students
have organised and implemented numerous fund raisers
- We have
done numerous community clean-ups
- We have
adopted a site which was riddled with litter and it has been
litter free for the last three months
- A summer
programme for the club has been developed to ensure the club
remains united and active during the holidays
Challenges:
- The local
internet provider was very inefficient at getting the internet
facilities in place
- Many of
the participants do not have access to the internet outside
of the school
- Some students
dropped out after the delay with internet access
- The internet
facilities were set up very close to the final exams and the
students had to devote their attention to their studies, particularly
the 5th formers
Threats:
- If the
internet facilities are not up during the summer our programme
will suffer
Looking
ahead - plans for 2005-6
- Launching
a new membership campaign at the start of the school year targeting
younger students
- Launching
of a fund raising campaign to ensure a larger environmental
camp in 2006
- Continued
assemblies on environmental and cultural days
- Development
of a website for the group
- Increased
number of articles submitted by the school's participants
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