College helps in fight against Poverty

Staff and Students at Wakefield College were hand in hand against the fight with poverty yesterday. 200 participants in white tops encircled the Wakefield Campus by forming a human chain around the College as part of the Make Poverty History campaign.

Students and staff take part in Make Poverty History campaign College helps in fight against Poverty

A white band is the is the symbol of the Make Poverty History campaign to encourage the government to drop the debt of developing countries, provide more and better aid and improve trade justice.

The human band was the culmination of two weeks of work for students in the Sixth Form Academy related to third world debt relief. Students have been linking the issues of poverty, aid and debt to their subject areas. Business Studies students looked at Fair Trade, Psychology students learnt about the link between poverty and mental health whilst English Language students have made links with local newspapers writing short press releases discussing poverty.

College lecturer Kate Burland who organised the whole event said “Students who participated have gained a great deal of insight from the studies, many are eager to follow these two weeks with events later in the year”. She continued, “It was particularly encouraging to gather both staff and students together in support of a common cause, I hope the success of the day will stimulate further events of this kind in future as they help to foster a link between the students, the college and world events”.

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