Poverty Around the World Currently in my Challenge and Change class were are conducting a major research project.

The purpose of this survey is to detainee whether Nelson High School students are aware of poverty around the world and what programs are in place to help eradicate it. Please be as honest as possible.

1. What grade are you in? a) 9 b)10 c)11 d)12/ returning

2. What is your gender? a) male b) female

3. Have you traveled to a developing country? Yes No

4. What do you think is the amount people in extreme live on? i) a dollar a day ii) 10 dollars a day iii) less then a dollar a day IV) 5 dollars a day 5. Rate on a scale from one to five how each of the following places rank in term of poverty. (1 being the place with the least amount of poverty and five being the place with the most amount of poverty) Africa ( ) Europe ( ) Asean ( ) Canada ( ) USA ( )

6. Check all that apply: a) I help out in my community by:

____ going to the food bank ____ donating my used clothes to charities like Goodwill and the Salvation Army ____ donating to charitable causes b) At school I participate in: ____ the can food drive ____ coat drive ____ any event that occurs within charity month ____ any even that occur outside of charity month 7. Do you think that at NHS the curriculum offers knowledge to the students about poverty around the world? (1 being not at all and 5 being exceptional knowledge)

12344 8. Is poverty around the world and important issue to you? Yes No

9. Do you think that there are programs implemented to help eradicate poverty? Yes No

10. The UN said that by the year 2015 those that are living in extreme poverty will be cut in half. Do you think that is is a realistic goal and why? _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 11. In any of your yours at Nelson High School has there been a class that you have discussed poverty and/or done a research project to help benefit your knowledge of it? Yes No

12. Do you believe there is poverty in Burlington? Yes No

13. Do you believe there is poverty in Canada? Yes No

14. Which of the following do you believe to by the number one cause for poverty eradicating programs to be denied help? a) costs b) the government/ red tap c) infrastructure of foreign country d) politics e) none of the above 15. In Iraq many widows are cheated out of their late supposes earnings and are therefore put into poverty. True False

16. Where do you think most of the worlds street children live? a) China b) The United States of America c) Africa d) a and c are both correct

17. Do most of street children end up on the street because it was their own choice or is it: a) they have a disability and panhandling is their only source of income b) they need to provide for their families c) they were hired by someone and they in return got portion of the profits d) it was their own choice

18. What do you think we can do as high school students to help eradicate poverty around the world? _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________

Thank you very much for participating in my survey!