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street talk conferences

street talk is an opportunity to discuss a series of topics which affect youth living in poverty around the world with field experts who know the issues best.

Interact with other people concerned about global issues confronting youth.

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street talk: connecting canadians with street youth issues globally

Street Kids International has produced a series of audio conferences on issues confronting youth around the world. These conferences discussed important themes concerning youth living in poverty both here in Canada and around the globe. Each of the conferences was built as interviews with an expert trainer from one of the regions where Street Kids International works.

The archives of these conferences are available via the links below and may be helpful to organizations, individuals, teachers and students seeking to learn more about the issues facing youth living in poverty.

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Already registered? Need help? call us at 416.591.0882 or, send us an email.

teachers curriculemcurriculum for teachers

Street Kids International has developed an ESL curriculum using the Street Talk audio conferences with the help of ESL teacher Mandi Gerland.
This curriculum:

  • Meets Ontario Ministry of Education expectations for ESL level 4
  • Is composed of 23 lesson plans with associated learning and assessment tools
  • Includes a CD-ROM of all 4 Street Talk audio conferences
  • Includes a DVD of Street Kids International's award winning animations
  • Expands students' knowledge of their rights and responsibilities as Canadian youth to their own community and within the global context

For teachers who are interested in learning more about this curriculum, please contact Kristy Vanderplas at kristy [at] streetkids [dot] org or 416.504.8994 ext. 10.

Street Kids International gratefully acknowledges the generous contribution of the Canadian International Development Agency in making this project possible.

Street Jibe

WEBCAST ARCHIVE:
Fourth Learning Event: Laurel Rothman speaks with Bindu Dhaliwal and connects the challenges that street youth in Canada face with those in developing countries.
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street work Third Learning Event: Ivan Unzueta of Bolivia, a former actor-turned youth educator, discusses entrepreneurship, livelihood and effective savings and loans programmes for youth. GO!
street rights Second Learning Event: Lena Vinogradova of Kazakhstan speaks with Bindu about effective responses for supporting the rights of street youth as they face the challenges of migration and accessing the informal economy in the Former Soviet Union. GO!
street health First Learning Event: Edith Ng’oma, a social worker from Zambia discusses with Jeffrey Baikowitz the impact of HIV/AIDS on marginalized youth. GO!
   

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...on the topics of discussion, see our resources sections on: