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Globalisation / Global Citzenship

Globingo is often used as an icebreaker activity to encourage a new group to interact with each other by finding out more about each other and their links to the wider world. It is used to illustrate interdependence.

You will need a ‘bingo’ sheet that asks questions and each person in the group will need to answer.

Example questions: Find someone who….has lived in another country?....is learning or speaks more than one language?

Questions can be tailored to specific areas of interest. Example questions: Find someone who….. can name 3 countries in Africa? Can name 3 of the G8 countries?

There are a wide range of samples to choose from.

Discussion points:

Nature of the links between the Global North and South, for example the migration of people, trade in commodities, etc.
Gaps in knowledge or experience and reasons are worth exploring
Reference to and definitions of key terms that relate to global issues – such as ‘international development’ and ‘global citizenship’ and ‘sustainable development’ – are useful
Beginning to look at global inequalities and set an agenda
It’s also a useful way for the facilitator to gather baseline information about the different starting points within a group.

Follow on activities that raise questions such as ‘how do you see your world?’ and unpack images of the Global South and values are very useful. Use photographs, postcards, brochures, leaflets, etc. to start to look at questioning stereotypes and exploring values and their impact on how and why we teach and learn about the wider world and our own global footprint. Use futures exercises to envisage the difference we can make.

Specific activities could explore setting specific learning outcomes and appropriate methodologies around specific issues such as Fair Trade, Climate Change and Human Rights.

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NGOs such as Oxfam and UNICEF have websites with further learning materials.