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I enjoyed many things. Seeing others products, making sales, earning money, and just the thrill of trying to convince people to buy my product. I really believe this will benefit in the long run. Just the experience from being an entrepreneur is very important in this day and age.
I learned that it’s not that easy to convince people to buy my product. And i believe as a class we learned the basics skills of setting up a business. You need ads, a kitty (change), and the product itself. We also learned how to be salespeople–we were a public and crowded place, fighting for sales–the people who made money understood what goes into getting one sale. It’s not easy, but we learned.
3. What was one problem you had? How did you overcome it?
One problem I had was, getting my customers to stay after just squishing my stress balls a few times. The way I overcome this problem was putting on a smile and a more kind way of talking. Thus, creating what I believe to be a more calm and peaceful area. Making them able to stay for 30 seconds while I explain my prices, and ask them if they would like to buy.
You must also consider the success of your product. Remember, the amount of money you made is not what’s most important. The main goal with this program was to have fun learning about business.
Responsible business owners help others by donating a portion of their profits to their communities. Think about how your business helped others.
Twenty awesome grade 7 students in Me to We walked for water on Thursday, May 24th, 2018 during their lunchtime. Each of them committed to collecting $25 in pledges. Twenty-five dollars gives one person water for life.
I am proud of walking for water because I get to participate in a charity that helps children (mostly females) that can give a child water for life ($25 gives a child water for life), as well as letting children have an education instead of wasting hours and hours on collecting unclean water.
2. Something new that I learned and understand better…
Something I learned and now understand much better now, is how tiring it is to carry jugs and buckets of water, DAILY for eight hours. As well as how much time children have wasted collecting water when they could be attending to an education for a successful future.
3. My biggest challenge was…
My biggest challenge was definitely carrying two buckets of water for half an hour, but at least I was able to go around the school eight times, and I got a taste of the work many children had to go through around the world.
Why mostly girls have to spend most of their childhood life fetching water, why not boys, what makes girls not as important as boys? I think both genders are quite equal, we are both nothing but human beings that all deserve a fair life.
We walk for water was a total success!
I walked 11 laps and was one of the people who walked the most!
I’m so happy that I got to contribute and pay my respects!!!
1. I am proud of this because….
I am proud because i got to contribute to such a great cause, like that warms my heart and makes me feel good 🙂
I feel like i made a change even if it wasn’t big.
2. Something new that I learned and understand better
that there are people crying, suffering, and dying just to get water… That hurts my heart. Everyone should have equal privileges.
No one should be broken because of water.
I learned that there are people extinguishing because of water.
3. My biggest challenge was
Trying to not spill water from my bucket. Like for some reason the water would just hop out and soak me. \
It like jumps out of the bucket and tries to eat me or something :/
4. I still have questions and uncertainties about..
I have no questions.
It’s pretty self explanatory!
some people are born with mansions and lots of money, whilst others are born with no home no safe life and little chance to live.
We need stop this!!!
People should have the same privileges and treated the same as everyone else!!
Twenty awesome grade 7 students in Me to We walked for water on Thursday, May 24th, 2018 during their lunchtime. Each of them committed to collecting $25 in pledges. Twenty-five dollars gives one person water for life.
1. I am proud of this because…
I am proud of walking for water because there are lots of females in Sierra Leone who have to take very long trips just to get a bucket of dirty water from the rivers. I am proud to say that I walked for water because it was an experience that I will never forget, females everyday in Sierra Leone have to walk long trips just to get dirty water and they can’t get an education because of that!
2. Something new that I learned and understand better…
Something new that I learnt and understood better was that females have to go through the dreadful pain everyday. Everyday their hands, fingers, backs, and feet will ache and they also don’t get any education because of this situation.
3. My biggest challenge was…
My biggest challenge was that almost every minute or so, I would have to stop and put my two milk jugs on the ground to give my aching fingers a rest for a few seconds. I would then have to continue walking around the trail until I would have to stop again for a rest because it was heavy.
4. I still have questions and uncertainties about…
I still have questions about why females have to still walk to get dirty water.
People from different countries should come to Sierra Leone and build a water dispenser so that the girls will not have to walk very far and also get an EDUCATION!
Twenty awesome grade 7 students in Me to We walked for water on Thursday, May 24th, 2018 during their lunchtime. Each of them committed to collecting $25 in pledges. Twenty-five dollars gives one person water for life.
I am proud of this because I did we walk for water around the school for 25 minutes while carrying 2 jugs of water. I also raised $25 which can give one person clean water for life.
2. Something new that I learned and understand better……..
I understand more clearly now that when girls go to fetch water for very long periods of time and far distances, it is very painful to walk to and back for water and that girls have very tire-some times fetching water.
3. My biggest challenge was…
The biggest challenge I had was the walk around the school while carrying water jugs.
4. I still have questions and uncertainties about…
A question I have is how will the water get to the people who need the water? Is it with a pipe? Are other people going to bring it?
https://www.we.org/we-schools/program/campaigns/we-walk-for-water/
Twenty awesome grade 7 students in Me to We walked for water on Thursday, May 24th, 2018 during their lunchtime. Each of them committed to collecting $25 in pledges. Twenty-five dollars gives one person water for life.
1. I am proud of this because…
I never walk a full lap around the school, without having to take a break. I’m not a big fan of exercising, and I dread to do it daily. I would rather sit on the couch each day, with chips on my lap, and the screen on, but I am proud of myself and my other peers for walking with 2 heavy milk jugs/buckets, because I wanted to experience what the girls in Africa have to go through everyday-walking 8 or more hours a day for collecting DIRTY water…without going to school. I am proud to say that I’ve walked 10 laps with the outcome of having a freaking,sore back, shoulders, legs, arms, but I haven’t screamed yet, but I feel like we need to experience the toughness of it all.
2. Something new I learned and understand better…
I understand what (mostly) girls go through on a daily basis, and the dark pain they have to suffer everyday, without a negative attitude and compliant. That they don’t have a chance to go to school, I’m realising that even the most important, basic things are what sadly some people don’t have. My heart goes all out to those girls!
3. My biggest challenge was…
WALKING! You know what, I can’t even carry my backpack up the stairs. Therefore, carying 2 heavy milk jugs around the school, but somehow I mange to do…without dieing.
4. I still have questions and uncertainties about…
I don’t have any questions right at the moment, but maybe I will have some pop into my head soon.
Thanks for reading, xo
May 24, 2018 | 1 Comment
https://www.we.org/we-schools/program/campaigns/we-walk-for-water/
Twenty awesome grade 7 students in Me to We walked for water on Thursday, May 24th, 2018 during their lunchtime. Each of them committed to collecting $25 in pledges. Twenty-five dollars gives one person water for life.
1. I am proud of this because…
I just experienced the hardships that most girls in South Africa had to go through, I am proud that I did 9 laps around my school for only 25 minutes, most girls in South Africa have to walk hours just to collect water that’s not even clean! I had to carry one big bucket full of water and every step I took; the water splashed on me. The outcome that came out is sore shoulders, legs, and arms.
2. Something new that I learned and understand better…
Something I can say that I understand better is that it’s very important to have clean water, we have many uses to water like cooking, bathing, and for drinking. Some girls don’t even get to go to school due to collecting water everyday, I can’t even handle walking for 25 minutes! Big appreciation to these girls!
3. My biggest challenge was…
My biggest challenge was walking, I can barely get out the door in the morning what more these girls waking up very early just to get water! My other biggest challenge was to STAY DRY.
4. I still have questions and uncertainties about…
Sometimes I wonder what’s it’s really like to be in their shoes or what it’s like to have to drink unclean water?
Twenty awesome grade 7 students in Me to We walked for water on Thursday, May 24th, 2018 during their lunchtime. Each of them committed to collecting $25 in pledges. Twenty-five dollars gives one person water for life.
Why am I proud?
I am proud because I raised $30 and $25 gives one person clean water for life! Have you ever gotten the sense pride from doing something that helps others. My group of students in MetoWe raised $339 rounded to the nearest dollar, just in pledges! Isn’t that amazing!
Something new that I learned and understand better is…
How difficult it must be to fetch water for your family. Children (more commonly girls) have to walk for hours often with bare feet just to get water that may not even be clean. We only walked for 25 minutes, imagine walking for six hours everyday! It must be extremely difficult.
My biggest challenge was…
I would probably say my biggest challenge was try to carry the jug or bucket without putting too much stress on my shoulders and elbows. Carrying two milk jugs or one milk jug one bucket is difficult in case you didn’t know! It put a large quantity of stress and discomfort on my shoulders and elbows. I feel bad for all those people having to collect water.
I have questions about…
How much money did MetoWe as a whole across Canada raise in this fundraiser?
How will MetoWe donate the money to the civilisations in need ?
I hope you enjoyed my post!