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Carter, Jimmy – Social Education, 1994
Asserts that the medical advances taken for granted in the United States are not available to citizens in many nations. Describes the Task Force for Child Survival and Development at the Carter Center in Georgia and its cooperative work with the World Health Organization. (CFR)
Descriptors: Child Health, Conflict Resolution, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Westphal, Leanne – 1999
In this lesson, students work in teams, role-playing a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life in rural Africa. Teams focus on four goals: (1) grow more food; (2) develop water resources; (3) improve health services; and (4) protect the environment. Each student team is assigned to one of five regions in Africa. Teams…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Agriculture, Area Studies, Community Health Services