You have decided that 5 years from now, you will spend 12 weeks implementing a project to provide humanitarian assistance to people in your local community. At that time, you will take a break from work or retirement and spend at least 30 hours per week for 12 weeks engaged in this project. You will be in charge of your own project working directly with people in need, not simply volunteering with an existing organization. In the 5 years between now and the start of the project, you will devise a plan and prepare funding.
Project details in Word
For your project, you will identify a group of local people to assist with a need from the provided list. You will develop a project that has the potential to improve their lives in both the short and
long run. Choose one project from the list below to use for Major Assignment 3. The list is
organized under different topics to help you find a project that interests you.
Education
-An afterschool tutoring program
-School supply distribution
-Day camp for kids
-Vocational training
Health Care
-Pop-up clinic for vaccines, general health care, etc.
-Health care awareness program – mental health, nutrition, maternity care, etc.
-Mental health support groups
-Help lines/call centers
Community Improvement
-Home rehabilitation
-Community safety program
Other Service Projects
-Food distribution
-Clothing distribution
-Companion program for senior citizens
-Homeless assistance
You will contact experts or representatives from local churches, charities, non-governmental and/or governmental organizations to get information about areas of need in your community and/or additional information about what is necessary to run a project like this.For your project, you will provide specifics of what you will achieve and how the success of your project should be measured.
You will also identify the people, resources, and materials needed to provide your service. Your project must include the assistance of other people, either whom you will recruit as volunteers, whom you will pay for expert assistance, or both.
