Posted by Anna R

Program Host	Chapter
Host Region and Chapter	Lonestar Henry Barnston BBG
Program Type	Community Service Education International Service Fund (ISF) Judaic Social Action Stand Up
Time Required	Less then 2 hours
Target Population(s)	Girls (BBG) Boys (AZA) Members Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors
Folds Targeted	Community Service/Social Activism Education Community Service Social Action Jewish Heritage
People Participating	10-30

Program Summary:

After the tragedy in Haiti occurred, Barnston BBG and Reisbord AZA got together to learn more about what it was like in Haiti. They watched a slideshow of pictures and answered discussion questions.

Full Description:

This project took place immediately after the disaster in Haiti occurred. The Reisbord S’gan, Brett, and Barnston S’ganit, Anna, decided to plan a project to make everyone aware of what happened in Haiti and what it was like in Haiti at the time. They wanted everyone to realize that they were lucky that something so traumatic, such as the earthquake in Haiti, didn’t happen here in America. When Reisbord S'gan, Reisbord Shliach, and Barnston S'ganit met to put the project together, they tried to think of the best way to most clearly display what people in Haiti were actually going through. They decided to show a slideshow of 30 pictures. The pictures showed kids without their belongings, people in what was left of the hospitals there, what Haiti looked like after the earthquake, and more. After watching the slideshow, everyone split up into small groups of about five people, and read and answered discussion questions such as “how does the earthquake in Haiti relate to the Jews and what they might have been through in the past?” and  “what are some ways we can help the people in Haiti without donating money?”.  These questions required everyone to really reflect on how different life is for us in America compared to the lives of many citizens of different countries. This also allowed them to realize how fortunate we are to not have to worry about some of the life threatening issues that the Haitian citizens unfortunately have to endure.

Preparation involved finding 30 pictures to use in a slideshow, printing and putting together basic information on the earthquake in Haiti, and accumulating discussion questions. In addition to watching a slideshow, reading information on the earthquake, and answering discussion questions, we also had a donation box out for everyone to donate money, if they wanted to, which was given to a ‘Red Cross’ club to be sent to Haiti. When the project was over, everyone seemed to be well educated on what happened in Haiti and wanted to help Haiti in their own way. Everyone felt great about himself/herself and wanted to continue to learn more.

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