TOOLKITS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
LEARN includes downloadable resources aimed to help us all work together to spread the
word about Millennium Development Goal 5 (MDG5) and Make Women Matter around the
world today.
Toolkits to help you host your own screening of the films or host a debate
- Toolkits on 'How to Host a Screening' and 'How to Host a Debate'. Suitable for use by anyone
wishing to share the films with their networks or stimulate debate around the issues
associated with MDG5
Lesson plans and classroom activities aimed at teachers and students in secondary and
tertiary education
- Lesson plans and classroom activities using the Make Women Matter films
- Based on the UK education system, materials are suitable for a number of areas on the
curriculum including, Citizenship and Personal, Social, Health and Economic education
(PSHE)
Available for everyone are educational factsheets
- Factsheets to support teaching materials and toolkits including synopses of the films,
country profiles from the countries where the films were shot, maternal health and the
MDGs and a history of family planning
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HOST A SCREENING
Get your friends, colleagues, fellow students, or professional networks engaged with Make Women Matter and bring them together to watch the films. Bring together a group of like minded people and inspire them to act and make a difference.
Download this comprehensive toolkit and you will receive all of the support and resources you need to host a screening of the Make Women Matter films.
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HOST A DEBATE
Who should be responsible for implementing progress towards MDG5? Should all women have the right to universal access to safe motherhood? Get your friends, colleagues, fellow students and professional networks together and stimulate debate around the issues raised in the films.
Download this comprehensive toolkit and you will receive all of the support and resources you need to host a debate on maternal health.
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LESSON PLANS
Get your students engaged with the important issue of maternal health and motivate them to understand the issues that exist for people living in poorer countries, how they relate to their own experiences and how they can make a positive difference.
Based on the UK education system, materials are suitable for use in secondary and tertiary education in a number of areas on the curriculum including, Citizenship and/or Personal, Social, Health and Economic education (PSHE).
Each lesson plan centres on one of the Make Women Matter films to stimulate thought and debate.
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Introduction for teachers
Introduction to the lesson plans
Brenda's Battle
Lesson plan on the issue of safe and unsafe abortion for girls and women in the developing world
Bwindi's Babies
Lesson plan on the issue of access to quality healthcare services for pregnant women in remote areas
Lesson plan on the issue of access to modern contraception and the value of choice over chance when it comes to reproductive healthcare
Zainabu's Decision
Lesson plan on the issue of long-acting permanent methods of contraception and the life-saving impact it can have for women
Love and Life, Live on Air
Lesson plan on the issue of sex, relationships, sex education, first time sex, and the important decisions that girls and women all around the world make
FACTSHEETS
Downloadable factsheets on topics that support and enhance the educational materials and to use with the toolkits when hosting a screening and/or debate.
Country factsheets
Learn more about the countries where the Make Women Matter films were made
Learn more about the countries where the Make Women Matter films were made
Maternal health factsheets
Learn more about the issues associated with Make Women Matter and MDG5
Make Women Matter films
Make Women Matter: Five inspirational stories from the frontline of maternal health
Glossary of terms
Terms used in the factsheets and films
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