GLOBAL YOUTH SERVICE DAY FRIDAY, APRIL 15-17, 2016

My dear students,
We are going to celebrate Global Youth Service Day (Friday, april 15, 2016). Please, study the information below and find the attached tasks.

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​Global Youth Service Day

Global Youth Service Day (GYSD), originally launched and known as National Youth Service Day in the United States, is a coordinated annual event which gathers young people around the world in conducting community service, service learning, and youth voice activities that benefit their communities, their countries, and the world. Activities are organized in more than 100 countries each April to help mark the celebrations, and engage millions, making it the largest annual celebration of young volunteers.

Background                                            

Global Youth Service Day was launched as national youth service day in 1988. It is coordinated by youth service america, and most of the projects are based in the united states. However, a growing number of volunteers from other parts of the world take part in the activities each year.

What do people do?

Every year on global youth service day, youth organizations, schools and individuals around the world realize thousands of projects. They focus on voluntary community service and range from learning sessions about current social and environmental challenges to clean-up actions, nursing home visits, and concerts.

Public Life

Global Youth Service Day is a global observance but not a public holiday.

Task 1 
Browse the Access projects and find out more about Community Service Projects that have been implemented in other localities of our country recently.
In order to understand better the idea of these projects, watch some of the final products created by other Moldovan students. Select one you liked best and motivate your chose.
All of me's 
Different but Equal
Colorful town -make your world better
A holiday for everybody
My city and me Survey
Recycling Project Access Ungheni
Healthy lifestyle Ungheni

Task 2
Write how you would implement similar initiatives in our home town.
a) How do you plan to celebrate GYSD with your school colleagues?
b) What activities do you plan to organize?
c) Who is going to help you (your teachers, your parents, the school administration, local NGOs, the mayor office)?
d) How are you planning to tell other people about your project (through Facebook, class website, blog, school newspaper)? 
I’m looking forward your ideas.
Post your answers as a comment.