Building a democracy
During this lesson, you will meet Melkiye, who works as a Secretary for Awra Amba’s 13 committees. You will learn about these committees and the way Amba Amba is run on principles of democracy and gender equality.
Teacher notes
This lesson could be linked to International Democracy Day (15 September 2021). **Lyfta core themes:** Community and Citizenship, Equality and Human Rights. **Lyfta core skills and values:** Active Citizenship and Political awareness, Courage and self-confidence, Human Rights, Leadership. **SDG:** 5 **National Curriculum objectives:** KS2 English Reading: to retrieve information from non-fiction texts, Spoken English: to give well-structured descriptions, explanations and narratives for different purposes, including for expressing feelings. KS2 PSHE L2. to recognise there are human rights, that are there to protect everyone. R32. about respecting the differences and similarities between people and recognising what they have in common with others e.g. physically, in personality or background. R33. to listen and respond respectfully to a wide range of people, including those whose traditions, beliefs and lifestyle are different to their own. R34. how to discuss and debate topical issues, respect other people’s point of view and constructively challenge those they disagree with. KS2 Citizenship 2a. to research, discuss and debate topical issues, problems and events 2g. to lean what democracy is, and about the basic institutions that support it locally and nationally.
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