This document proposes a global service learning project partnering American students with refugee students through Respect International. Respect International connects students worldwide through pen pal letter exchanges to increase awareness of refugee issues and build understanding between cultures. The proposal outlines Respect International's operations, and how participating classrooms could implement a letter exchange program and fundraising efforts to support refugee schools. The global service learning project aims to develop students into global citizens with knowledge and appreciation of other cultures and humanitarian issues worldwide.

1. Global Service Learning Project Proposal
Jacqueline Smith, Terrence Veal, Angela Williams, and Kimberly McDonald
EDL/510
June 18, 2012
Stephanie Moreno

2. Global Service Learning Project Proposal
Global service learning opportunities can bridge gaps among
students from all over the world. These opportunities allow
for students to proactively make a difference for
communities across the globe. Students can be exposed to
issues and real-world problems that students in other parts
of the world are facing in their communities. In the following,
there is a proposal for a global service learning project for
American students to learn about and contribute to the lives
of refugee students around the world.

3. Global Service Learning Project:
Ideas Considered
Children Helping Children
UNICEF
JUMP( Juveniles Use Media Power)
Making Friends.com
Children to Children

4. Global Service Learning Project:
Rationale for Chosen Idea
After researching a number of global service learning projects,
including the aforementioned list of projects, the learning team
chose RESPECT INTERNATIONAL.
RESPECT INTERNATIONAL appealed to the team as a distinct global
service learning opportunity for students for the following reasons:
 To increase awareness of refugee issues among non-refugee students in
participating countries.
 To build bridges between non-refugee students and refugee students through pen-
pal letter exchange.
 To encourage students to act to raise awareness of refugee issues and to raise
some funds for their refugee school.

5. Global Service Learning Project:
Outline for Key Points
 RESPECT International has representatives located
worldwide
 RESPECT International is owned and operated by a
board of directors (all volunteers)
 Students and volunteers can help refugees by
participating in the letter exchange, writing
articles, holding fundraisers, and tutoring classes
through RESPECT International University
 All funding goes toward the improvement of Refugee
awareness

6. Global Service Learning Project:
Implementation in the Classroom
 The online form must completed
 Respect International will package letters from refugee
students and forward them
 A video will be watched in class focusing on refugee-
related information
 After the class is registered, RESPECT International will
stand as the connector. Letters will then be exchanged be
tween individuals and read in the classrooms.
 In most cases aid will be requested by the refugees and the
class can decide as a class how they are able to contribute

7. Global Service Learning Project:
Effects on Global Learning
In many countries around the world, living conditions are unsatisfactory.
There are numerous ways students can help improve the lives of others
by creating global service learning projects. These projects allow
students to learn important information about issues and events globally
within the classroom. Students are able to communicate through the use
of technology. They learn to RESPECT others and appreciate the
automatic freedoms people in other countries die for everyday. The
ultimate goal is to produce global citizens with knowledge of the world;
not to solve every issue, but instead help provide resources for a
solution.

8. Global Service Learning Project:
Effects on the World
 The creation of a worldwide network
 The possibility of educating individuals across the globe
 Being able to grow along with individuals across the globe
 Taking actions in helping refugees in many countries

9. Global Service Learning Project:
Effects on the World (cont.)
In many ways students can become zoned into their own
issues and become closed to the world around them. By
developing a relationship with people across the globe
students have the opportunity to engage in different
cultures and obtain a broader worldview.

10. Conclusion
Global Service Learning Projects are very important to our
teachers and students. It gives us a true picture of who we are
as individuals, and allow us to help those around the world
who are in need help. Global Service Learning Projects
allow for teachers to expose to students the value of
respecting the differences in others, particularly the unique
cultures and beliefs of those across the globe.

11. References
Respect International. (2012). Retrieved
fromhttp://www.respectrefugees.org/about.shtml
Global Learning Research.(2002) Retrieved from http:// my-
coach.com/online/webresourcelist.php?rlid=6499
Respect International (2012). Retrieved from
http://respectinternational.org/home/index.php?module=pa
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