Choose a service project at an accessible location where
you have an interest and passion for making a difference. The project must be
feasible in scale and scope for a student’s time and budget. Choose a specific
location rather than a grand scale project like ending world hunger. Your plan
must be 1,000–1,250 words, use Times New Roman 12-point font with 1-inch
margins, include a cover page, the required sections (shown below), a reference
page, a map, and a realistic budget. Cite at least five scholarly sources
(other than Scripture, the textbook, and Wikipedia) in current APA format.
The project can have an environmental focus, e.g., access
to clean drinking water; preserving natural habitats; reducing air and water
pollution; or dealing with the aftermath of natural disasters like floods,
tsunamis, and earthquakes. Many students choose humanitarian projects focused
on health, education, and financial needs, e.g., educating illiterate
populations; helping start businesses; feeding the malnourished; or resourcing
underserved schools, health clinics, hospitals, or orphanages. Your project may
be as simple as building a wheelchair ramp for your neighbor or building a new
playground at your church. The project may expand upon an existing service, but
you must identify what services currently exist and how the services may be
expanded based on your contribution. You must include realisitic materials,
transportation, labor, and other associated costs. For example, is there a need
for additional homeless shelters? If shelters exist, where are they located and
what populations do they serve? Is there a need for shelters to safely house
families, or just women and children? How much would it cost to erect and
operate a homeless shelter for the number of clients that you are proposing?
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Step 1: State
the objective (what will be accomplished) and location of the project, e.g., “I
will provide clean drinking water to the rural population in Nimba, Liberia by
digging three wells.” Then give a brief explanation based on your initial
research for why this project is needed.
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Step 2: Research,
analyze, and describe the problem through a geographic lens. Consider the terms
and concepts in the textbook and the five main themes of geography.
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Step 3: Describe
a feasible course of action to solve the problem. The paper must explain the
who, what, why, and where of this project. In the end, this paper is about the
proposed solution, or Project Plan.
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Step 4: List
and describe the detailed costs of
the project (i.e. materials, transportation, labor, etc.)
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Step 5: Utilize
and bold highlight at least five geographic terms from the text.
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Step 6: Incorporate the five main themes of geography into
their required section headings.
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