Conversations Group 6: Community Needs by Global Solutions https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj en-us 2021-09-03 14:08:47 UTC 2025-09-24 17:53:25 UTC hello@padlet.com Mariyam Syed - U.S. - Goal 4: Ensure quality education https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1836968725 Chicago Public Schools, specifically those in the South Side are lacking in funds and other necessary resources. The buildings are not up-to-standard, they lack educational materials, the teacher's are underpaid. On top of the low-quality education, many of those students are victimized, known as the "school-to-jail pipeline". Children with behavioral or mental health problems don't get proper care/treatment, due to lack of social workers or councilors. This leads to problems which impact poor and minority race students the worse. All this shows there's a lack of funding in these necessary things to help Chicago's schoolchildren succeed in their education.
I learned about this information from my history professor, Prof. Mitrani, who gave exam prep to students at Bronzeville, the first school for Black students in Chicago. ]]> 2021-10-22 18:14:32 UTC https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1836968725 Samarah Ahmed- US- Reduce inequality within and among countries https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1840645572 More and more low income children and adults die from preventable causes each year. Unfortunately, children experiencing poverty are also susceptible to less education, resulting in low academic achievements. This goes on to affect their futures in terms of employment opportunities due to limited qualifications. This would result in their own children being born into poverty, and so the cycle continues. This is a worldwide issue and people all over the globe need to work together to find a solution to this harmful cycle. Poverty affects so many people in so many ways; and people should not be tackling illnesses and dying all because their government has failed to provide the resources needed for them to succeed and survive.]]> 2021-10-25 04:55:52 UTC https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1840645572 Diana Mahmood - Iraq - Goal 4, Quality Education Diana17m https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1843001273 Upon interviewing a couple of students from our college, specifically those who came from other cities/towns and villages to study, and are staying in dormitory, I’ve learned about some factors that negatively affect the quality of the education they receive. First, it’s the lack of adequate supply of public utilities like electricity, internet connection, hot water in winter or water in general and sanitation in the dormitory. Also, the absence of study rooms as it is very hard to concentrate on doing assignments in a noisy environment, and the shortage of tables and chairs on top of it all lowers the students’ motivation in studying. It is hard to get used to such conditions and it negatively influences students’ mental state putting them in more depression especially at the beginning of the new academic year.  Finally, some of the students cannot afford a sufficient amount of food throughout the day and let alone buying school supplies or study materials like books as they are coming from low-income families.]]> 2021-10-25 21:01:12 UTC https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1843001273 Asmaa Sardar- Iraq -Goal 4 -Quality Education edku02319 https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1845427400 Your mother language important 

Today when I'm going to college, there are too many students in my college, but I decided to interview myself because sometimes we have to ask ourselves “what’s our problem?” 
I took some pictures of my department I mean the “Kurdish language department”, pictures are show my problems,  in the first picture you can see a broken wall, I think it's terrible and as bad as you can't imagine, about the second picture that I took we call it hall 44 you can see broken windows and the broken walls we study in there imagine you studying in this hall, about the third one this is our college department, teacher rooms are in there, it's so bad as you can see in my third picture, the last picture our studying halls, we study in the cabin and sometimes we don't study because we don't have enough rooms, so this is my problem I wanna studying in a beautiful place like any other students in other college in my country not in the cabin, whenever we ask our department to solve our problem they say you can study in anywhere cause you study mothers language and it’s easy , if they wanna solve problems they choose other departments problem they don’t choose us to solve , 
this our right as a Kurdish language students, we studying mothers language they have to take care of us , I think the solving of my problem is spending our parallel student’s money, repair our studying halls, walls, and everything. And i wanna say if you studying mother’s language you have right to studying in a beautiful place , remember the places are matter mothers language is matter.
]]> 2021-10-26 15:35:47 UTC https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1845427400 Victoria Nguyen - U.S. - Goal 4: Quality Education https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1847064900 Chicago Public Schools, or shortly known as CPS, is the 3rd largest public school district in the United States. While the top public highschools in Illinois are under the CPS system, so are the worst public schools in the state. “Half of the more than 5,000 students attending [the city’s lowest-performing high schools] scored in the lowest category on the state exam in math, meaning they can only do basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division problems.” Students at Chicago’s lowest-performing high schools drop out at nearly 12 times the rate of average Illinois students. There is a huge disparity in the CPS system, where one school in the district is significantly in a better shape than another. Schools in lower income neighborhoods usually with POC--or people of color--are more likely to be short on teachers, compared to white schools. In one situation, a special education teacher had to fill in for another general teacher’s absence and the special education teacher had to leave his or her students behind. In some cases, students are left with no teacher. There are not enough resources. These school and community problems are just left neglected.]]> 2021-10-27 03:40:11 UTC https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1847064900 Andi Hubbard, USA, SDG 3 Good Health & Well-being https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1847363133 1 out of every 4 people experience a mental health episode in their life.  Bullying is very common in our schools that does unfortunately lead to suicidal thoughts and self harm. Suicide is the second cause of death among young adults. ]]> 2021-10-27 06:32:12 UTC https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1847363133 Zaynab Razaq_Iraq_Goal 5:Gender Equality. eden02320 https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1848282994 According to the interview that I did with a girl that was forced to drop out of school and following her marriage when she was 16 years old.And I´ve come to the coclusion that child marriage is a complex issue.It is rooted in gender inquality and lack of education.Like there is undoubtly a link between education and ending chlid marriage.But it is complex.Education is not only a human right,but also a powerful for women´s empowerment.Because education is pathway to getting all over rights[as women].And by keeping girl in school,girls would have a better chance for safety, security,health,education and to make thier own life choices and decisions.]]> 2021-10-27 13:53:03 UTC https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1848282994 Zina Azad - Iraq - Goal 5, Gender Equality eden04118 https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1848387787 As a Kurdish citizen in Kurdistan - Iraq, there are many inequalities between both genders in many fields, not just in our community but around the world. I wanted to focus on one of the most important field that we all need in our lives which is the differences in requirements between male and female when it comes to hiring for a job. Besides the lack of jobs and job opportunities that we have in our community, when it comes to hiring or announcing a job offer, the requirements for hiring both genders differs a lot. 
I interviewed one of my classmates at college whom is a mother and wants to work but the requirements for the job that she searched for is a woman should be single (not married) and should have no kids, but it differs for the man which he can be married and have kids, this does not matter at all. 
Also about clothes, a female/woman should wear what the boss tells her, a man can wear whatever he wants. ]]> 2021-10-27 14:21:50 UTC https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1848387787 Didan Hamad-Health care Didan12345 https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1848579192 -The awarenesses of using drugs should published everywhere and not taking it randomly ,especially without the permission of doctor then pharmacist .
-Reading leaflet before using every drug is very important .
-through the interviewing of Dr.Marwan we learned too much about importance of reading leaflet in kurdistan and Iraq also because Iraqi members do not have this much knowledge about drugs plus the dosage of the drug which used to be given ,if it is more than the needs or if it is less than the needs both can make problem for the society .

Interviewing Dr.Marwan-pharmacist ]]> 2021-10-27 15:15:16 UTC https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1848579192 Shayan mawlud - Classroom environment https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1848588452 In Kurdistan There are many problems related to education, but i chose the problems in class that impact students the most.
So I interviewed one of my classmates, 
Some of the problems that can be found in class are:
The number one problem is the building itself, the walls are so poorly built that if it weren’t for air conditioning the classrooms would be freezing in winter and very hot in summer, and there are a-lot of noises coming through the walls and windows that distract students from their work.
Another problem is the cleanliness of the classes, they are so poorly maintained it could cause health problems, and the visual of the class subtracts from the professional mindset of the teacher and the students.
Yet another problem is the situation with the electronics and the electricity, the lights and the projector often go out in the middle of a lecture, and this disrupts the flow and the thought process which has a very negative effect on education. 
Also some students have a problem with understanding the teachers, this lead them to get poor grades and sometimes fail in the subject’s, and they complain that this goes back to the teachers teaching method.]]> 2021-10-27 15:18:00 UTC https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1848588452 Niki Spencer - US - Goal 10, Reduce inequality within and among countries spencern125 https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1848710480 Income inequality in Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries is at its highest level in the last 50 years. The top 10% of the population controls almost half of the total wealth, while the bottom 40% earns only 3%, representing a 700% disparity in the past 25 years alone. A large, prosperous middle class is vital to a strong society and economy. The middle class drives consumption, most of the investment into education, and through its tax dollars, supports social safety programs. Societies with a thriving middle class enjoy higher levels of life satisfaction, health, lower crime rates, as well political stability and elected officials who care about their needs. Economic insecurity concerns much of the population: more than one in three people lack the money needed to maintain a poverty level standard of living for at least three months. The economic crisis has increased the urgency to address inequality. Fears of social and economic decline, uncertainty, and exclusion have reached the middle classes in many societies. The benefits of growth are not evenly distributed, with high levels of income inequality rising faster and faster. ]]> 2021-10-27 15:54:55 UTC https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1848710480 Dana Nasih - The problem of administration and employment in kurdistan eden04119 https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1848723951 Generally kurdistan have the problem of administrating especially nowadays which is under many issues that can be solved then opening toward the administrating but first of all we have to go to the reasons  I have asked my college teacher to answer my questions about how it can be solved  ,and he answered me it can not be done in a very easy way ,it needs plan ,it needs money ,when he talked about money It reminds me that kurdistan is under the bug problem which is giving the salary of the administrating people in the right time...]]> 2021-10-27 15:59:09 UTC https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1848723951 Julissa Alvarado, USA,-GOAL#5-Gender equality and women’s empowerment https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1848724210 Women for generations have been dealing with and fighting for their rights. Every woman in the world is facing gender discrimination. Some women in third world countries in this day cannot still have the freedom to drive or go to school to make a better future for their selves. For example, some girls in third world countries are expected to marry at such young age and are not able to do what they actually want to do for their futures. The UN has decided to take a stand in this social issue and defend and fight for the women and girls who are still facing these issues based on their gender. The major issues that women are facing in these issues are the gender pay gap, education equality, STEM equality, workforce. The UN has been working with women around the world who face discrimination against them such as in human rights and having the right humanitarian action to fight for the rights for women around the world. There is a lack of empathy for this kind of issue where women and girls cannot have the same rights as men. These women not only fear for their lives but have no knowledge about their own rights.]]> 2021-10-27 15:59:15 UTC https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1848724210 Sidad Muhsin-Iraq-Goal 6:Clean water and sanitation. eden03920 https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1848762789 In this year we faced this disaster, and it'll be worse if we don't find a solution about this catastrophe.And as I interviewed with a few families in Shorsh neighborhood in Erbil city they have been suffering about this problem for months"A month ago we didn't have a single drop of water and we couldn't take shower,despite that we had to even buy drinkable water".Mr Taib said that who has suffured because of this problem.In Iraq we have so many problems that we should find a solution for each of them,but water problem is a real disaster because it has negative effects such as:Destroying farms and farmers loose their farm land ,not enough water for people's needs,and environment like global warming..ect .So in the end,we must take responsibility and find a solution before it gets worse.]]> 2021-10-27 16:11:24 UTC https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1848762789 Hunter Murphy - U.S.A. - Goal 13 - Climate Action murphyhunter709 https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1848811659 Many people know that climate change is going to cause inevitable and irreversible damage to our ecosystems and planet, but where I live it seems like people tend to ignore the effects we can already see. For example, in Illinois climate scientists have said that massive rain fall, increased tornadoes  as well as  heat waves will be the most noticeable changes. When briefly talking to people about these issues, it seems they've chalked it up to unlucky or bad weather rather than actual effects of inaction against climate change. A tornado recently hit a town very close to me (Darien, IL, about 10 min away from my home), and destroyed a relative's house. However, the local governments of Darien, surrounding towns, as well as the state of Illinois itself have generally been underwhelming in trying to help these people who've lived through disaster. In the heart of Chicago, as the water lines of the lake right next door grow wider, people all across the city experience flooding, and the destruction of their homes. Heat waves have led to increased death from overheat, as well as water accessibility problems. Although we may be the richest country in the world, we are doing very little to take care of the citizens who are seemingly forgotten instead of helped. For my relative who had her house destroyed, the insurance companies helped cover some of it, and she hasn't received much help since. Instead of simply watching as these things occur and feeling empathy, we should put money, research and resources into not only the reduction of our carbon footprint and to prevent further climate change, but also to help victims of climate disasters to recover from their unfortunate situations. ]]> 2021-10-27 16:27:27 UTC https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1848811659 Olyvia Lennox, USA, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1848923465 My whole life, I have been hyper aware of the things I consume and my footprint on the earth. I try my best to minimize my impact, but it’s hard, as I am just one person. Because I have lived in many countries, I’ve been able to compare recycling habits, and I’ve found that Germany is very on top of this, and I admire their efforts. However, to make the earth livable for as long as possible, everyone needs to pitch in, and I think it’s our duty as citizens of this earth, to do that to the best of our abilities. ]]> 2021-10-27 17:05:33 UTC https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1848923465 Faiza Mohamed, USA Goal 8: Decent work and Economic Growth mohamedf327 https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1849040689 If you look online right now and look at the u.s unemployment rate you'll see that there is a boom in jobs despite being in a pandemic. This labor surplus has been hanging on many of our heads since the beginning of the pandemic Many americans are currently fighting to increase the U.S minimum wage from $7 to $15 to adjust the current rates. Many people are working more than 2 jobs just to survive. The past year alone increased the wealth gap between the rich and poor.1% of americans make up more than half of the worlds total wealth. 1We are also experiment with the idea of having a 4 day work week. The 8x8x8 model is not enough for anyone and doesn't allow people to rest. We are also looking to protect more worker rights while also promoting safety. Nobody should be risking their health to survive.]]> 2021-10-27 17:46:54 UTC https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1849040689 Martin Sekyi Jonah, Ghana, Goal 14: Life below Water https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1852939444 Our waterbodies have been polluted due to several bad human practices such as Illegal mining, Bad practices of fishing in the oceans, disposal of wastes in the ocean. Statistics has proven that nearly 8 million tons of plastics ending up in our oceans each year and this is a great threat to our wildlife and ecosystem. In my short interview with stakeholders; Martha Jonah(Care- Love Charity Foundation Executive Director, Fiifi Abbey(Fisherman), Emmanuel Mensah(Fisherman), it was brought to notice that Human activities such as using harmful chemicals(Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane-DDT) for fishing destroys the livelihood below water. Moreover disposal of waste from factories into the ocean is really harming the livelihood below water and even affecting our health as we consume from the water bodies. 
Sustaining our water bodies requires strict enforcement of the law to protect the livelihood under water by banned worldwide with effective sensitization.  
 ]]> 2021-10-29 02:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/1852939444 Sergio Vitier Miami FL USA -Ocean Pollution mt8zshq9m6 https://padlet.com/globalsolutions/c2g3xkzvahvpy5uj/wish/2109980314 Beach pollution is a significant issue in Miami. During high season the beach gets overcrowded. Restaurants increase their orders of disposable ítems, like to-go containers, straws, and cups. Even though the city workers clean the beach every morning, most of the trash goes to the ocean. The city is full of cups, bags, straws, plastic bags, and waste in the early morning hours. There should be a City ordinance that prohibits noncompostable Togo containers. A no plastic at the beach policy enforced by the police department with fines for loitering. Public schools should offer environmental programs that reward students who protect and clean the environment.
 
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