Students participated in a workshop on microfinance and its effect on 3rd world countries.
DALLAS–Nearly 300 students from across the city gathered at George Bannerman Dealey International Academy for the 2013 Human Rights Day sponsored by the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth.
The event was designed to introduce middle school students to human rights and help them understand what human rights are and how they, many times, are unequally granted throughout the world. The program also helped students learn about human rights in current times as well as in the past.
Throughout the day-long event, students had the opportunity to attend nine different workshops which included presentations on the Dallas Holocaust Museum, The StewPot, Lost Boys of Sudan and others.
The day concluded with an assembly to debrief and share the lessons learned throughout the day.
Students seemed to agree on some of the greatest lessons learned, “I feel really lucky for what I have now,” one student commented. “I feel more influenced to help others,” another responded from the audience.
“I truly hope that the students present feel lucky for what they have and develop a calling to make this world better for all people,” said Jennifer Bowden, education director, World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth. “That could be as big as volunteering for an international NGO (non-governmental organization) or just being more kind to others in our own neighborhood.”
