SOS

More on this project later, but here is a link to SOS's sponsor a child programme. I spent a very interesting morning at SOS Children's village here in Baku today - they do fantastic work and we are about to become more involved.

Wouldn't it be amazing if each homeroom in the Diploma programme sponsored a child for the two years of their programme? Or if every individual student did so...

It's a minimum of GBP20, or 25AZN a month. That's a dollar a day. Do you think you could manage that between you?

A CAS/TOK cross over here...

...especially for all you keen Economists. This woman, Jaqueline Novogratz, leads Acumen Fund, which takes a business based approach to poverty solutions. Why not watch and listen to her talking to an audience of US senators about her approach.

"Acumen Fund is a not-for-profit group (but not a charity) that is supported by investors (not donors) who want a good “social return” on their capital."

Fortune

Think about the links between CAS and TOK. What Knowledge Issues arise from Novogratz's speech? What are the ethical implications of charity?

And here is CAS!

OK, so CAS Manager, or ManageBac, is all well and good and does all sorts of great things, but I can't work out how to make great user-friendly notice board style adverts for you all on it, so I am making this blog for CAS as well.

Here is a link to the recent note I sent you all about I. S. Manila's Disaster Appeal.

And here is their blog where you can follow the progress of any money donated.

Why not organise a bake sale? A singing in the rain event as students at IS Manila have done. Every little bit counts, and any money you raise will literally go straight to the people who need it.
More to follow....