what if the world held only 100 people ? who would it consist of ? who would survive ? The 100 people project helps examine and helps people become more in debt with what's going on in the world around us. Sometimes we are to distracted with our own problems , that we don't recognize what others are experiencing.
This video shows a basic introduction to the 100 people project. If you were to have 100 people, who would it be?
100 People is all about keeping it simple. We simplify
the world's population by replacing numbers with faces and stories. We've spent
the last five years asking students to help us simplify complex global
statistics by introducing us to the people that represent their part of the
world. 100 People was founded on the principal
that we can only begin to care about our neighbors once we learn a little about
them and hear their stories.
Once we start to care about
the people that share our planet, we can begin to care about our shared
resources, and the planet itself. Teachers around the world have been using our
statistics for years to start a dialogue not just about where people come from
in the world, but also about the challenges they face. If the world were 100 people, how many would have clean water to drink?
How many would be undernourished? How few of us would have the privilege of
owning a computer?
These statistics are
powerful learning tools, and they have inspired us to focus our lens on ten
areas of critical global concern that affect us all: water, food,
transportation, health, economy, education, energy, shelter, war and waste. Our
goal is to create media that illustrates each of these topics
http://100people.org/onehundred_lens.php?section=100people
the world's population by replacing numbers with faces and stories. We've spent
the last five years asking students to help us simplify complex global
statistics by introducing us to the people that represent their part of the
world. 100 People was founded on the principal
that we can only begin to care about our neighbors once we learn a little about
them and hear their stories.
Once we start to care about
the people that share our planet, we can begin to care about our shared
resources, and the planet itself. Teachers around the world have been using our
statistics for years to start a dialogue not just about where people come from
in the world, but also about the challenges they face. If the world were 100 people, how many would have clean water to drink?
How many would be undernourished? How few of us would have the privilege of
owning a computer?
These statistics are
powerful learning tools, and they have inspired us to focus our lens on ten
areas of critical global concern that affect us all: water, food,
transportation, health, economy, education, energy, shelter, war and waste. Our
goal is to create media that illustrates each of these topics
http://100people.org/onehundred_lens.php?section=100people