This Kahiau Project helped me to understand the concept of being an Action Researcher and Global Citizen because this project made me actually take action. It’s super easy to just say that you’re going to help other people, but not do anything more. This project got me to actually help out and take that next step to help others. This whole process was basically a cycle of planning, asking, and collecting. When we were asking, it came with a lot of patience. That was the most useful tool in this that helped us to collect cans because if we kept bugging people about cans, they weren’t going to donate so it took a lot of patience and planning. A perspective I learned about in the research process was the other side. All we see is food on our plates every day, but the other side of our project-the ones we were helping-don’t have food to supply for their family. It was kind of eye-opening and it really made me more grateful for what I have because food is something that we often take for granted and being able to realize that others don’t have food on the table every night made me want to waste less and help out more. In the beginning of the project, we actually started by saying we were going to do a beach clean up because we wanted to help out. It quickly got changed because we felt it would be difficult to schedule a beach clean up around our busy schedules, so we ended up scheduling a canned food drive. We initially planned the food drive for end of March, but due to lack of donations at that time, we extended it until end of April. I personally didn’t expect to get a lot of cans mainly because when I told people about the drive, they would say they didn’t want to donate. By the end, I started to get more donations, but overall the results were a lot better than we planned since Makana collected about 100 cans. An effective long term plan for action is vital in a project like this. Our plan of action wasn’t too effective because we kept moving back due dates and collecting to the last minute. In contrast, because we extended collection deadlines, we were able to actually collect more cans, but it would be a lot more helpful and organized if we were to just set the deadlines to a specific date and stick with it.
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A global citizen is someone who self identifies as a member of the human race and someone who is prepared to act on that belief to tackle our world's greatest challenges. Project "Can" Do is aligned with being a global citizen because one of the biggest problems throughout the nation and even world is hunger and this project tries to help in solving this problem. Another part with global citizenship is acting on what you say you're doing. It would be a lot easier for all of us to just say that we're going to help out, but actually taking that step to collect the food is what begins our journey as a global citizen. Global citizens also end up facing problems while they're taking action. I know personally, it was a little difficult for me to collect cans because many of the people I asked said they didn't have cans or they didn't want to help out so it got a little frustrating. This project can affect us as the people in charge of the project because it gets us closer to becoming global citizens and it makes us better people. This will hopefully have an impact on the community because we can help to feed those who are hungry or don't have much.
We are still collecting cans from anyone who is willing to still donate. Donations will be collected until Friday, April 28, unless otherwise notified by either Makana, Kialoa, or myself. We will be dropping the canned food off at either a Ruby Tuesday's or Napa Auto Parts store by next week Friday, April 28. At these stores they have donation boxes to collect canned goods and the cans collected there will be donated directly to the Hawaii Foodbank. If you would like to donate but cannot meet up with us in time, feel free to notify us and drop off cans at one of those stores. Mahalo for your support in our project!
We've pushed the deadline for collection back a little so we could get as many cans as possible. We're still collecting cans so you are still able to donate for the next week or so. Our goal is 50 cans between the three of us. Please continue to donate canned goods to benefit those in need! Mahalo for your support in our project!
We have set the dates of the food drive! The food drive will occur from March 13-24. Please check out the handout that is attached to this post and on our home page. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to email any of us. We will continue to collect canned foods past the deadline if we don't have many donations or if you notify one of us. Mahalo!
Over the past week, we've been working towards getting the final dates for the food drive to begin and end. As of right now it's looking like it'll be from March 13-24. Next week, we will finalize the dates and locations we will be collecting from. Also, this past week, Makana was able to begin creating a poster that we will be sharing. Mahalo for helping our project!From December until now, Makana and I have been planning exactly what we would be doing for our Kahiau Project and in what ways we will be giving back. We came up with the idea of doing a canned food drive. We plan on collecting food from friends, family, and those in our communities. Recently, Kialoa joined us. We have began to plan the exact dates we will be collecting canned goods from and the locations we will be picking up from. Keep checking for other updates on the final dates of the food drive. |
AuthorMy name is Sierra Kanoa. I am 16 and a tenth grader at Kamehameha Schools Kapālama. This project is important to me personally because I take so much for granted, and a big thing that I take for granted is food, and this project is making me appreciate all I have since many people don't have what I do. Mahalo nui for supporting our project! Archives
May 2017
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