The root causes of apathy Overcoming indifference to

The root causes of apathy Overcoming indifference to create change

Agenda � Introduction (10 min) ◦ Get to know each other ◦ Setting workshop objectives � Understanding � Overcoming apathy (20 min) apathy (20 min) ◦ Breakout sessions � Conclusion (10 min)

Get to know each other � What do you expect to get out of this workshop? � Have you been to a developing nation? � What is Tied Aid? � What is Fair Trade?

Understanding apathy “When someone lacks interest or energy and is unwilling to take action especially over a matter of importance” � Where does apathy come from?

Understanding apathy (ctd) Selfishness Peer pressure Individuals Goverment policies Lack of understanding Feeling powerless Communities Lack of education Overwhelmed

Understanding apathy (ctd) � Why are people apathetic towards extreme poverty? ◦ Let’s brainstorm the causes together

Overcoming apathy Group Activity � Split in 2 groups � Discuss ways to act on the causes we’ve identified on both levels. � Identify your sphere of influence, as an individual and as as organization. � You have 15 min � Share you work with the other group

Conclusion � Apathy is. . . a lack of interest or concern, indifference � Some causes of apathy. . . � They can be grouped into these two categories: ◦ Individuals ◦ Communities � Your sphere of influence as an organization is. . . � Your sphere of influence as an individual is. . .

EWB Ottawa Professional Chapter � Activities coming up! Development Drinks: Gender Issues in Development Date: Tue, 2009 -07 -21 19: 00 - 21: 00 Location: Royal Oak, 161 Laurier Ave. East -- downstairs July's development drinks will be about gender issues involved in development. Our speaker will be Simran Singh, a Development Officer for Tajikstan and Pakistan at CIDA with a background in gender and development. ◦ She will be speaking on the importance of integrating gender into development and her thesis topic "Women's rights in Pakistan: Between Feminism, Development and Religious Orthodoxy. " ◦ ◦

EWB Ottawa Professional Chapter � Activities coming up! ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Fundraising Pub Night to Support Claire's fellowship in Ghana Date: Thu, 2009 -07 -23 20: 00 - Fri, 2009 -07 -24 02: 00 Location: Patty Boland's Pub (101 Clarence Street, Ottawa) A fundraising pub night where all proceeds from the event will go to help sponsor EWB member Claire Allen on a fellowship aimed at creating an impact for the rural poor in northern Ghana. Claire hopes to work with farmers in Ghana to improve their access to opportunity, while gaining a better understanding of how our lives in Canada and theirs in Ghana, are connected. Advanced tickets are only $4 or at the door : $5. Donations can also be made online at https: //www. ewb. ca/en/whatyoucando/donateonline/index. html? chapter=ottaw. . Please note that donations of $20 or more will receive tax receipts from EWB Canada (Charity number 89980 -1815 -RR 0001). Contact: pubnight@ottawa. ewb. ca

“So much attention is paid to the aggressive sins, such as violence and cruelty and greed with all their tragic effects, that too little attention is paid to the passive sins, such as apathy and laziness, which in the long run can have a more devastating effect. ” - Eleanor Roosevelt Thank you for being agents of change!