hand of friendship syllabus2

8/9/2019 Hand of Friendship Syllabus2

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Activities for Pippins,

Brownies and Guides


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The VSA Hand of Friendship Badge isan opportunity for Pippins, Brownies

and Guides to show friendship to thosein our global community. This starts withlearning and understanding.

This year, GirlGuiding NZ is supporting VSA ProjectFriendship. Girls in your unit have the opportunity to bepart of this project through buying friendship braceletsfor themselves, their family and friends, and by sellingthem to the wider community.

As an organisation, one of GirlGuiding New Zealandsvalues is commitment to cultural inclusiveness andunderstanding our global connections. Working with

VSA (Volunteer Service Abroad) on Project Friendship isa way of putting those values into action.

The Hand of Friendship Badges were jointly created byGirlGuiding NZ and VSA

These badges will be available through E-Shop Limited.

Hand of Friendship Badge

Cost $1.50 each.

Code: B1120

Hand of Friendship Mini Badges

Cost 50c each.

Code: B1121 Code: available online from 1 August 2011

E-Shop Limited

Email: [email protected]

Online shop: www.girlguidingnz.org.nz

Phone: 0800 22 22 92

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By being part of VSAProject Friendship2011, Pippins,Brownies and Guidesare supporting VSAvolunteers workingwith young people indeveloping countries.

Selling $3 friendshipbracelets to family andfriends this August is a fun

way to understand our globalconnections.

Money from each braceletsold supports VSA volunteersworking with young peoplewho are:

Te Tuao Tawahi Volunteer Service Abroad

VSA works in the Pacic, Asia and Africa, adding

the skills and energy of Kiwi volunteers to strengthencommunities striving for change.

Since VSA was founded in 1962, thousands ofNew Zealanders have volunteered in other countrieshelping to make a positive difference.

You can nd out more by visiting www.vsa.org.nz

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Educatingotheryoungpeople

Workingto

lookaftertheir

environment

Bringing

communities

together

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COMPULSORY CLAUSESPippins and Brownies completetwoofthe following; Guides complete threeofthe following:

Note to leaders:An *

indicates clauses thatare more suitable forGuides to undertake.

AGet out there with friends in your area and sell friendshipbracelets.

BFor many children getting a drink of water, brushingtheir teeth and washing is not as simple as turning ona tap. Often they collect water from a shared well or

river. Walk for 10 minutes carrying a bucket with somewater in it on your head. (You can download instructionsfrom VSAs GirlGuiding New Zealand page.)

CMake badges that represent the basic human rights allchildren should have access to. (Vist www.unicef.org/rightsite/484_540.htm for help with this.)

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Catherine van Gessel

VSA VOLUNTEER FROM NELSONVolunteering at the TanzanianEpiscopal Conference (TEC)Kindergarten.

The TEC Kindergarten opened in Januarythis year, with 50 children aged 56 years.

The kindergarten was built because thelocal primary school in the area is

too far for young kids to walkto (about an hour). Togetherwith a Tanzanian teacher,Catherine is working to get thekindergarten running smoothly.

Every day in

the village is different.

It can be challenging,

but its also a lot of fun!

Join me on my assignment

by reading my blogs

throughout August at

www.vsa.org.nz

For more details about VSA Project Friendship,visit www.vsa.org.nz

Order your VSA Project Friendship braceletsthrough your District Coordinator.


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KWash a t-shirt by hand.

LSpend a day without using a computer, PlayStation,

Xbox or any other electronic toys.

MWash your whole body using only water from a bucket

(great practice for Jamboree).

Pippins and Brownies complete oneof the following; Guides complete twoof the following:

DLearn how to tie a kanga baby carrier. (You can download instructionsfrom VSAs GirlGuiding New Zealand page.)

EFind out about foods eaten in the Pacic, such as taro or coconut.

Choose one and nd a recipe that includes this food. (Guides must also

cook the recipe.)

FHelp to grow or collect food from a garden.

GLearn how to say hello, your name and the date and month of yourbirthday in another language.

*HTake time to visit Catherine Van Gessels blogs at www.vsa.org.nzthen tell your unit what Catherine has been up to.

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Spend an hour in the evening with no electricity; plan activities to dowith family and friends during this time.

JMake a broom out of natural materials and sweep an outside area. (Youcan download instructions from VSAs GirlGuiding New Zealand page.)

AInvent a game or make a toy using one plastic bag,rubber bands and natural materials such as leaves andsticks. Try out your game with friends. (Guides teachyour game to a Pippins or Brownie Unit).


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Note to leaders:It isrecommended that girls

aim to complete one MiniBadge a year once theyhave achieved the Hand

of Friendship Badge. An *indicates clauses that are

more suitable for Guidesto undertake.

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*BRequest the VSA DVD and volunteering booklet for your unit. Maketime to show your unit the DVD and lead a discussion about what youlearnt. (Resources available by contacting [email protected]).

*CIn partners, imagine you are VSA volunteers packing to go overseasfor two years. Use the To bring or not to bring list (download from

VSAs GirlGuiding New Zealand page) as a guide to help you choosethe 20 items you will take. Remember to pack carefully because you

are only allowed to take 20kg of luggage on your ight.

DEarn $3 by doing a job at home or for a neighbour, buy a friendshipbracelet with the money and give it to a friend, telling them why theyare special to you.

EMake a human paper chain. Draw clothing fromanother country onto each person in the chain,or write or draw something that is really importantfor all children in the world to have.

Pippins and Brownies mustcomplete oneof the followingto achieve a Mini Badge;Guides must complete twoof the following to achieve a

Mini Badge.

AVolunteering to share your skills with others is agreat way to understand what it is like to be a VSAvolunteer like Catherine van Gessel. The possibilities forvolunteering are endless. As a group or individually youcould:

clean up a local park or public space

provide a dog walking service

*coach younger children in the basic skillsof a sport you can play

*teach a younger child how to play a musicalinstrument

*run a reading or craft group.

Volunteering can be very rewarding. Enter our VSAVolunteer Challenge at www.vsa.org.nz, tell us aboutyour volunteering and you could win an iPod Touch.


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your own three-colour friendship bracelet, using coloursand patterns that are meaningful to you. Once you haveshared your design with your group send it to VSA andyour bracelets might be selected as the 2011 GirlGuidedesign winner to be made by the Nga Centre and soldthroughout New Zealand in 2012!

FIt is good for all of us to go without sometimes toappreciate what we have. Think about somethingyou really enjoy doing, like watching TV or eating

chocolate, and spend a week without it. Keepa journal of how you felt each day and share it withyour unit at your next meeting.

*GLearning about a new country can be a lot of fun.

Think about a country you have always wanted tovisit and make a travelers guide to poster to sharewith your unit. Remember, a picture tells a thousandwords so be creative and include lots of pictures.

HIt is lovely to receive cards on your birthday but think

about how great it would be to get a card becauseyou are a good friend. Make a friendship card andsend it to someone you know, telling them why theyare special to you.

*BSafe drinking water is important for VSA volunteers when they areon assignment. It is always good to take water with you to avoiddehydration but there is a danger. Visit a tramping/camping shop andnd out about ways to purify water. Use a travel guide like The Lonely

Planetor The Rough Guideto nd useful tips on safe drinking of water.Share what you have learnt with your unit.

*CRice is a staple food for many children in the countries where VSA

volunteers work. You might be surprised to learn that there are manydifferent types of rice. Find out about one type and the country whereit is eaten. Buy some from your local supermarket and try cooking it toshare with your unit while you tell them about what you found out.

DAll countries have special songs that they enjoy singing. Find out asong from another country, learn it and teach it to your unit. Look in themusic section at your school or local library they are full of ideas.

EEach year VSA works with the NgaCentre in Vietnam to create interestingbracelets for young people like youto sell as part of Project Friendship.(You might have seen our new, limitededition country colour bracelets. Ifnot check them out on our websitewww.vsa.org.nz). Design and draw


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IPlants can be useful for more than just food and shelter. Many peopleuse plants to create containers and baskets. Use natural materials tomake a container to carry food or other small items. You could use ax,

cabbage tree fronds or large leaves its ok to use a few man-madematerials like string to help you hold it together.

*JVSA is very fortunate to have the support of The Body Shop storesthroughout New Zealand. Not only do they make great products but

they are helping many of the communities where VSA works. VisitThe Body Shop and nd out about where their coconut oil comes from,

then share what you have learnt with your unit.

KRead about children in another country to understand about their lives.For Pippins and Brownies we recommend:

For Guides we recommend:

The Stuck There Forever Boat

By Gillian TorcklerIllustrated by Bruce Potter

Tama lives on a beautiful Pacic Island

with one major problem climate change

means that his island is slowly sinking.

When the villages have to be evacuated,

Tamas nanny refuses to leave. She was

born on the island the same night a

Parvanas Journey

By Deborah Ellis

The Taliban still control Afghanistan, but Kabul

is in ruins. Parvanas father has just died,

and her mother, sister, and brother could be

anywhere in the country. Parvana knows she

must nd them. Despite her youth, Parvana

sets out alone, masquerading as a boy. Shesoon meets other children who are victims of

war an infant boy in a bombed-out village, a

storm shipwrecked a boat there, and will only leave when the stuck-

there-forever-boat leaves too. What will Tama be able to do to resolve

this situation and convince his nanny to leave with them?

nine-year-old girl who

thinks she has magic

powers over landmines,

and a boy with one leg.

The children travel together,

forging a kind of family out of

sheer need. The strength of

their bond makes it possible

to survive the most desperate

conditions. Royalties from

this book will go toward an

education fund for Afghani

girls in Pakistanirefugee camps.

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