NGO
Another Way (Stichting Bakens Verzet), 1018 AM
Edition
02: 24 April, 2010
01. E-course : Diploma in
Integrated Development (Dip. Int. Dev)
SECTION A : DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS.
Study value :
04 points out of 18.
Indicative
study time: 112 hours out of 504.
Study points
are awarded only after the consolidated exam for Section A : Development
Problems has been passed.
First block : Poverty and quality of life.
Study value :
02 points out of 18.
Indicative
study time: 57 hours out of 504.
Study points are
awarded only after the consolidated exam for Section A : Development
Problems has been passed.
First block : Poverty and quality of life. [57 hours]
First Block : Section 1.
Analysis of the causes of poverty. [26.50 hours]
First Block : Section 2. Services needed for a good quality of
life. [26.50 hours]
First Block : Exam. [ 4 hours each attempt]
First Block : Section 2. Services needed for a good quality of
life. [26.50 hours]
Part 1 : Introduction
to the services needed for a good quality of life. [06.50 hours]
01. The bases of a good
quality of life.
05. Typical drawing of a
well/borehole area.
09. Complete system for waste
recycling.
Part 1 :
Introduction to the services needed for a good quality of life. [06.50 hours]
02. Physical safety.
(At least 30 minutes)
Look at slide :
The protection of the state.
Reflect
on the aspects of the physical security
of members of a community that they alone cannot guarantee.
1. Opinion.
On one page, put your conclusions in
relation with :
-Territorial occupation.
-Competition for water (drinking water
and other water).
-Competition for foods.
-Control of natural resources.
A few ideas on the value of things.
The monetisation we are used to, is just one measure of
the value of things. Often, it is not even the most important measure.
Several peoples, including the North American Hopi,
the Tibetans, and the Australian Aborigines know and practice sand painting.
Aborigine women have been filmed making a great effort to make magnificent art
works on and/or from sand. Once they have finished their work, they happily
abandon them to the natural elements. The value of these works, which are often
linked to religious experience and dreaming, is internal. The benefits to the
artists refer to the honour and to the pleasure of the act of creation in
itself.
Even in industrialised countries, things most
cherished may not be those with the highest monetary value. A small collection
of photographs may means more than a Maserati where a choice has to be made in
an emergency.
The value of tings is often related to the situation
one is in :
Disney’e Scrooge McDuck could swim proudly in his gold
reserves on a desert island. However,
his gold is not edible, and would not help him to avoid dying from hunger.
« A horse !
A horse ! My kingdom for a horse. » (King Richard
in battle in Shakespeare’s play Richard
III).
In his film
A piece of bread may be valued in different ways by a
vagabond and the President of a Republic. It is the same piece of bread.
The luckiest among us may enjoy a life-span of 80
years. Of this, 60% represents the period between 15 and 65 years of age. It
includes our productive or «working » period. This is often based on 40
years, or 14.600 days, or 350.400 hours. Most of us sleep 8 hours a day, or
116.800 hours of the 350.400 hours. We spend at least two hours a day (or
29.200 hours of our working life) on personal hygiene and for eating. There are 14 hours a day, or 204.400 hours of
potential productivity left over. This includes time for leisure and social and
sporting activities.
Some of us may love animals more than humans.
Until 13.000 years ago, small groups of nomadic
hunter-gatherers would have known neither the concept of property nor the
concept of money.
Look at illustration :
Money is just one example of a notional value. The slide mentions the
transfer of goods and services. Leaving
direct barter aside, a «catalyser »
is needed to make the transfer. That’s what we call “”money”.
Cooperative, notional, social, and
cultural possessions.
2. Research.
On one page,
beginning with the examples given above, make a list of five personal
possessions, 5 cooperative possessions, 5 social possessions, 5 cultural
possessions, and five notional possessions.
3. Opinion.
Take the personal, cooperative, social, cultural, and
notional possessions on your list in turn.
On one page, indicate which of them are
worth stealing.
Which of them can be stolen? Why would
someone want to steal them ? Where applicable, why couldn’t they be
stolen ?
4. Opinion.
Take the personal, cooperative, social, cultural, and notional
possessions on your list in turn.
On one page indicate which possessions
can you lose. How can you lose them ? Where applicable, why can’t you lose
them ?
Some insurance aspects.
5. Research.
Take the personal, cooperative, social, cultural, and notional
possessions on your list in turn.
On one page
indicate which possessions on your list
you think can be insured. Why would it be useful to insure them ?
Which
possessions cannot in principle be
insured ? Why not ?
◄ First block : Poverty
and quality of life.
◄ Index : Diploma in Integrated Development (Dip.Int.Dev)
