1. (Name of School) [name & date]
CHANGE
THE WORLD
One step at a time!
Welcome and thank you for coming to this short presentation on the World Partnership Walk.
For RETURNING Team/Participants: Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. We truly appreciate your past support of the Walk from our students and I'm excited to talk to you about the way that your support is helping transform lives.
For NEW Teams/Participants: Thank you kindly for the opportunity to speak with you today. I’m very happy to meet all of you and excited to talk to you about how Canadians, young and old are helping to stop global poverty
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(Name of School)
[name & date]

2. [SPEAKER NOTE: If there is time, start with the group activity explained below]
We live in a time when we are more connected to other parts of the world than we have ever been before.
We are lucky we live in Canada where we have good schools, good food and hospitals to look after us if we are sick
So we are all in a position to help those who need our help
QUESTIONS:
Ask students for connections to countries outside (where their parents were born? Have they travelled outside Canada?)
What are we doing to contribute to this kind of global community?
After a few minutes, briefly review the answers. You may want to bring their attention to connections that they may not have identified.
Conclude the exercise by stating that we live in a time where we are more connected to other parts of the world than we have ever been before.

3. Change IS Possible We are globally interconnected.
Global development works!
In the last 20 years, there has been a 50% reduction in those living in extreme poverty
But there is a NEED and OPPORTUNITY to do more.
There are still ONE BILLION people living in extreme poverty
We are all connected and we live on one world and we are helping each other and making a difference but hundreds of millions of people are still living in poverty
People like you, your parents, your friends are making a difference and we can continue to do so and together and be part of the solution to end poverty in this world

4. World Partnership Walk
An initiative of Aga Khan Foundation Canada
Canada’s largest public event to fight global poverty
10 cities across Canada
A movement of globally minded Canadians that started in 1985
For Canada’s 150th anniversary, join us to make an even bigger difference in the world!
So one of the ways our students can make a difference is to participate in The World Partnership Walk
The Walk is an initiative of the Aga Khan Foundation Canada — a registered Canadian charity and non-profit international development agency that works with communities in developing regions of the world, to find sustainable solutions to the complex problems of global poverty.
The Walk is Canada’s largest annual event dedicated to raising funds and awareness to end global poverty.
It is a national movement of tens of thousands of Canadians who come together to have a global impact.
For the last 30 years, thousands of Canadians from across the country have joined the World Partnership Walk to make a difference beyond our borders — and they ARE making a difference.
In 2017, to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary and to mark our nation’s longstanding tradition of generosity, AKFC invites Canadians to step forward to raise funds and awareness and make an even bigger difference in the world!

5. Meet Acidiri EDUCATION
He and his mother Betty sit together and read. Betty, who never finished high school, proudly watches as her son practices what he learns.
Acidiri
Let us look at some of the ways you are making a difference
Meet Acidiri
He and his mother Betty sit together and read. Betty, who never finished high school, proudly watches as her son practices what he learns.
·      Acidiri is from Uganda.
·      The cost of his education is approximately $35 a year.
·      Acidiri and his classmates saw their older siblings graduate from primary school barely able to read.
·      These kids are reaping the benefits of a new approach to education, including a richer learning environment, a more engaging curriculum and better training for their teachers.
·      AKFC supports programs to transform education in the region and help children like Acidiri.
·      Acidiri’s story is one of many that demonstrate how Canadians, people like you and I, are making a profound impact, by helping people improve their lives and their communities.
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6. HEALTH
Meet
Meet Nafiz
She was delivered by a midwife who has helped mothers bring healthy babies safely into the world for 15 years.  
A $50 donation to the World Partnership Walk helps train a midwife to safely deliver a baby like Nafiz.
·      Nafiz was born in a hospital in Faizabad, Afghanistan.
·      She was underweight, with a blood infection and treated by Homa.
·      There are many women in Afghanistan that don’t have access to proper healthcare. By training midwives we are improving both maternal and newborn health conditions through increased access to health professionals.
·      AKFC supports midwife training to help children reach their full potential. This is a perfect example that shows just how far funds raised from the WPW can go.
·      Nafiz’s story is one of many that demonstrate how Canadians, people like you and I, are making a profound impact, by helping people improve their lives and their communities.
She was delivered by a midwife who has helped mothers bring healthy babies safely into the world for 15 years.  
Nafiz
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So what can you do?
So what can you do?

8. You can 1. Start or join a School Team 2
You can 1. Start or join a School Team 2. Organize a bake sale or other fundraising activity 3. Join us at this year’s walk
If you believe that no one should live in extreme poverty,
If you believe that Canadians – people like you and I – can play a role to better the conditions of our global community,
If you believe that global development works,
If you want to help end global poverty,
I invite you to step forward, come together, and help end global poverty. Because together, we can make a difference...

9. Join us at this year’s Walk:
City
Date
Location
We invite you to step forward with us to continue to instill this HOPE for families and communities who really need it.
What can you do?
You can form a school team with your class and school.
You can help talk about you learnt about global poverty so everyone you know can help fight poverty in this world
Visit us at worldpartnershipwalk.com and feel free talk to me today.
Thank you for your time and the opportunity to connect with you. I hope we can do this together.

10. I invite you to step forward with me to continue to instill this HOPE for families and communities who really need it.
You can visit worldpartnershipwalk.com for more information and feel free talk to me today or send me an afterwards.
Thank you for your time and the opportunity to connect with you. I hope we can do this together.
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