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Scottish Schools Get 'Connected'

Project Connect will bring young people closer to the people they support through SCIAF.

SCIAF has launched an exciting new initiative called Project Connectwhich will give schools in Scotland a greater focus for fundraising and global citizenship.

Project Connect allows pupils to find out more about SCIAF’s work in Burundi, India and Nicaragua by using a new interactive online resource before deciding which country and even which project their school would like to focus on.

Check out Project Connect now.

SCIAF will provide schools with a range of downloadable materials to support their activities on their chosen country, including teacher’s notes with suggestions for classroom activities and interdisciplinary tasks, PowerPoint presentations, and videos.

Importantly, schools will also receive two updates per year from their chosen country informing them of new developments, thanking them for their support, and letting them know how the projects they are supporting are helping people.

Schools will also be given the opportunity to meet people from their focus project when they visit Scotland.

Scottish schools will receive two updates every year from their chosen projects (photo: Sean Sprague).

SCIAF Chairman Cardinal Keith O’Brien is fully supporting the new initiative and said:

“As you know, SCIAF is the official international aid and development agency of the Catholic Church in Scotland. As a Catholic school, this means that SCIAF is, in a special way, your aid agency.

“Project Connect has been developed in response to the feedback from teachers over the last few years that schools would like to feel more closely connected to SCIAF’s work around the world. It is an opportunity for schools to choose which country and even which project in that country they would like to focus upon and support.

“In recent years I have had the opportunity to see for myself the life-changing work of SCIAF and I am delighted that Project Connect will help our schools become more deeply involved in SCIAF’s vital work.”

Project Connect is an online resource so it's easily accessible (photo: Paul McSherry).

John Sharp, SCIAF’s Schools Officer, added:

“Schools throughout Scotland raise huge sums of money to support SCIAF’s work around the world. As part of their fundraising and learning activities we want to offer students and teachers the opportunity to build direct connections to some of the communities we work with.

“As part of Project Connect, we will provide all the resources and support schools need to focus their global learning, cross curricular work and fundraising activities on the country and project they choose. They will also get direct feedback from the communities they support and the opportunity to meet our partners when the visit Scotland.

“This new initiative aims to bring global citizenship and SCIAF’s work to combat global poverty and injustice to life for young people.”

Signing up is so easy.

Just click Project Connect and decide which country the school would like to focus on, and then register your school.

SCIAF will then provide you with everything you need to get up and running.