SERVICE PROJECT

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SERVICE PROJECT
  Names: Gusceac Ion, Gherasim Vasile
  School: The High School “Academy of Sciences of Moldova”
Member Country: Republic of Moldova
Contact Email: pprut@mail.ru
Service Project Title: Organization process simulated with the generic "The G-8 - has a higher obligation to combat climate change.
Dates of Service Project: 21 March 2009
In one sentence, describe your service project goal.
We are going to discuss the developed leadership position in a simulated judicial process and to submit suggestions for improving the world environment and state.
What will be your message to people who participate in your service project (focus on being positive!)?
We propose you a simulated judicial process draft which includes the fallowing characters:
  Judge
  Prosecutor
  Defense lawyer
  Court clerk
  Witnesses
  Prime juror
There are the judge's table, the Secretary’s table, two lawyers tables and accused box (here are "Heads of governments of Member G-8) on the scene. Spectators will form the judging process and the first juror will be a previously appointed student. People present at the simulated judicial process will listen to the prosecution of developed countries governments, reveling of G-8 Member attitude towards the environment. G-8 became guilty of climate change processes through excessive use of natural resources and environmental pollution. We want that our discussions bring into light the mistakes committed by governments of developed countries and the economical operators, also, their attempts to prevent the global warming, in the order that the sentence will be right. We listen to both defendants and defenders very carefully and we consider only those samples, examples, testimonies that are based on truth. We will proceed, continue to hear witnesses.

Defendants:
Witness 1: Your Honor! I blame the governments of developed countries (USA, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan, and Russia) which have not taken measures for the prevention of global warming. Please note that, governments of developed countries have approved programs of economic development, ignoring the consequences of environmental pollution on climate change. -Your Honor! Ask them if they have complied with the promises. I require punishment because the government did not respect the commitments and for the damage caused to nature. Analyzing the statistics in the media and the Internet, I asked myself whether the governments are aware of the need for urgent measures to prevent the greenhouse effect, climate change etc…
Witness 2: Honor! I blame not only the governments of developed countries but also managers of companies, as they only think of profits, they use the huge opportunities offered by nature, but do not undertake anything to improve the ecological environment. Please allow me to introduce appropriate records.
Defenders:
Witness 3: Your Honor! I consider that governments of developed countries do not have a grater blame for climate change as the less developed countries. This is a problem of previous governments adding the fact that climate change took place also caused by the changes in universe. If you compare the developed and less developed countries, namely the first ones use more environmentally friendly technologies and costs for scientific researches and educational programs.
It is true that the governments of the developed countries also bear the responsibility of climate changes, but I think that everyone should be responsible for this huge problem of our planet because each contributes to environmental pollution.
Witness 4: Honor assistance! I blame the legal and international organizations which do not take measures correctly and when they should be taken to punish the guilt of environmental pollution. The fines are low and for economical agents are more convenient to pay them than to invest in environmental technologies.
I require that all representatives of the governments of G-8 be removed under the accusation.
The accused and the defenders answer the questions of the prosecutor to clarify the status of things. The representatives of the governments of developed G-8 that puts forward their position against the controversial discussions and propose solutions to combat climate change are listened to, too.
President: Your Honor! We have listened to charges and defenders affirmations towards the governments of G-8 members and I come with the following decision:
I recognize that much has been done and there is still something undertaken to combat climate change, but there are many reservations to improve ecological status of our planet. I consider that along G-8; can be accused and other states, too. But I still consider that the developed countries have a greater obligation to contribute to the fight against global warming.
  So, as a result of the discussions we have assisted, met today, 30 March 2009, the High Court

DECIDES:
1.Imposition of the total extinction of the facts as: indifference to the environment, promises made in vain, pollution actions.
2. Developed countries should develop a set of measures to combat climate change:
- Governments of developed countries will propose concrete measures to reduce substantially the quantity of gas from transport and factories thrown into the atmosphere;
- Governments should help the less developed countries to use new technologies and to train the entrepreneurs, also they should create investment funds of long standing. This will curb environmental pollution, spreading of diseases, forest fires, glacier melting, droughts and floods;
- Governments of the developed countries should strongly contribute to promoting democratic principles and human rights, transparency and accountability of governments and citizens;
- Governments of the developed countries should take measures to curb climate change processes that will lead to reduction and even disappearance of species and animals;
- Granting more funds for scientific research and practical actions in all countries to reduce dumping gas into the atmosphere;
- Use of transport-based biofuel, according to the current limitation of energy resources, which contributes greatly to environmental pollution;
- Developing technologies to prevent climate change, gas collection and conservation, waste, prevent accidents and disasters;
- Intensive planting of forests, the environmental actions in all states.
Measures of success: List three ways you will know that your project was successful
We believe that the judicial simulated process will have success, because it will deal with the current problems of climate change and will propose concrete measures to resolve environmental problems:
a) The thorough study of the literature and existing sources with reference to improve the environment.
b) Within the framework of this project will be involved high school students and other pre-university educational institutions, teachers, scientists from the Academy of Sciences of Moldova, journalists, students, parents and friends;
c) As a result of the our activity a message to world governments will be drew up to project measures to combat climate change;
d) The participants of the simulated judicial process will plant an alley of trees, which will become living witnesses of climate change in the future;
e) Students and adults will have the possibility to communicate effectively with reference to global environmental problems, as well as to those local and will propose solutions for improvement;
f) Students will organize a photo exhibition of materials, from magazines and internet, which will elucidate the environment and will sensitize the participants to work on environmental problems;
g) There will hold a press conference with representatives of developed governments countries that will propose solutions to combat climate change in the coming 10-15 years.
Describe how your service project takes your debate and makes it actionable.

The information presented in the judicial process will be useful in organizing public debates, but also in involving young people in studying environmental issues and proposing concrete ideas for solving the environmental problem of the community.
Also such activities will be organized at other school subjects. Students who were involved in work experience will send their research problem, and discuss other environmental issues in a round table and training other colleagues, where they will invite their friends and their parents, and community members, too.
The period of time March-April is designated for a number of actions in the bi-monthly environmental (planting trees, cleaning of parks, territories, the eve of aquatic ecology activities in rural areas, public debates etc..
What resources do you need to make it happen? Where will you get them?
Project resources will be used for planned budget, but the local economic agents will be asked to support young people, using volunteer labor, the parents etc.
List five ways you will engage your community - friends, family, neighborhood, city, school etc.
All participants of this activity will be motivated to participate with interest and help in practical undertaken activities. Owing to the fact that these participants make a single united team they will contribute to the strengthening of the image of the school community, family and will establish partnership relations with other organizations and state structures and NGO.
As part of activity, but also in the preparation stage we will apply to the help of specialists in the field at the Academy of Sciences of Moldova (Chairman - Mr. A. Duca), workers from the National Institute of Ecology (director Mr. D. Drumea), specialists in the field from the Ministry of Ecology, which will contribute to the review and evaluation of projects as well as the corrections for further improvement.
Mostly, the participants classmates will be motivated to participate in organizing and conducting the project, because they have a moral obligation to support colleagues and that is a lesson of life. They will present project ideas and ways of applying them in the community, and the results will be discussed in other activities. Their classmates will help to arrange the room, fixing furniture, etc.
Friends involved in this activity will contribute to taking pictures and making materials, posters and others.
We are convinced of the contribution and assistance of family members who will support the moral and financial part of the costs for project implementation, will participate actively in the implementation phase of projects.
We believe that the project will succeed if we will attract and motivate community members who will engage in supporting the completion of projects in the city.
The initiative at the Academy of Sciences of Moldova competition will ensure project continuity in the future.
How will you make sure that what you do on the day of your service project has a lasting effect?
The proposed project will have a successful lasting effect because:
- Students participating in the project will gain necessary skills for discussion and analysis of ecological problems, which they later use in organizing and implementing other projects in the community. Students participating in the activity will be stimulated in producing materials for completing the e-portfolio: communication thematic, drawings, pictures, videos, projects, letters, steps, articles etc.
- More than 10 students will work on a scientific thesis, which where will be studied topics related to environmental change, environmental education, education on law, etc..
- There will be formed groups of students who will participate in competitions and school Olympiads, municipal, republican and international issues related to global environment especially ecological ones;
- There will be prepared requirements addressed to specialists in the field, responsible for local bodies to find the key of environmental problems.
List the groups in your area that work to raise awareness and take action on your issue of focus. Will you collaborate with any of these groups? If so, how? If not, what are you doing that no one else is doing?
As a farther step we will work with several interest groups. Firstly, we will get involve in our activity young school people and pre-university students in the presentation and implementation of this projects which has environmental content, which we hope that will be supported by the government that will help to mobilize young people to achieve designed actions.
We are convinced that we will strengthen the partnership with NGO, local government that we expect to support the projects through the allocation of resources for its achievement;
We will work with specialists in the field at the Academy of Sciences of Moldova, who will present us necessary information and materials in research of environmental issues. In addition we hope that they will provide lessons for students, with references to environmental problems. In our actions we will alert the media correspondents, we will ask for help in writing and publishing articles and summaries about environmental activities in school and community.