THE FILMS:

Living on One Dollar is a full-length documentary made by four college students who traveled to rural Guatemala to live on just a dollar a day. Upon their return, they created Living On One, a nonprofit to raise awareness and inspire action around global issues like hunger and poverty — and started by publishing the Change Series of video shorts.

Each episode not only succinctly frames an issue faced by people in the developing world and makes it personal, but also offers resource links to learn more — and even better — to do something about it.

THE TASK:

CLICK ON THE UNDERLINED LINKS BELOW AND CHOOSE AT LEAST FIVE OF THE EIGHT EPISODES AND ONE DEEPER DIVE. VIEW THE EPISODES AT YOUR OWN PACE. AFTER YOU VIEW THE EPISODES AND ONE DEEPER DIVE, RESPOND TO THE QUESTIONS ON THE ONE DOLLAR A DAY NOTE CATCHER – THIS IS POSTED IN YOUR GOOGLE CLASSROOM.

Episode 1: The First Step (03:36)

The four college students start their exploration of the issue of extreme poverty by traveling to rural Guatemala and living on just one dollar a day, as 1.1 billion people around the world do.

Dive Deeper:

• StatsCIA World Factbook
• OpinionPoverty Not Always With Us
• VideoWho Sees Poverty?

Episode 2: Water from a Pipe? (06:25)

Access to clean water is one of the most critical issues facing developing countries. Learn more about the global water crisis from the UN-produced video Beyond Scarcity, or donate to bring clean water to where it’s needed most through charity: water or ecofiltro: one.

Dive Deeper:

• StatsWhy Water?
• OpinionWater is a Right
• VideoBeyond Scarcity
  

  Episode 3: Hunger and Tortillas (06:58)

  Malnutrition is more than just not having enough to eat. Explore issues around nutrition and hunger with this video from World Vision, or buy flip-flops to support education in Guatemala.

  CLICK THIS LINK – https://youtu.be/mynnhDFRFYY

Dive Deeper:

• StatsMalnutrition Plagues Guatemala’s Children
• OpinionFood: The Silent Tsunami
• VideoHunger Isn’t Just a Hunger Thing
  

  Episode 4: Disaster Strikes (06:37)

  What resources do the rural poor have to deal with natural disasters when it hits? Learn more about how disasters affect poor people with this video by the World Bank, or donate to help people in need in Guatemala through the nonprofit Mayan Families.

   

  Dive Deeper:

  • StatsGuatemala – Disaster Statistics
  • OpinionSwept Away
  • VideoNatural Disasters, Climate Change, and the Urban Poor

1. Episode 5: We Need a Job (08:03)

   Having unpredictable and irregular income is another problem for people living in poverty. Watch a video about the informal economy, or take a new approach to getting kids involved in change with the Global Citizen project.

   Dive Deeper:

   • StatsInformal Economy Swallows Latin American Workers
   • OpinionThe Precarious New World of “Informal” Jobs
   • VideoRobert Neuwirth – The Power of the Informal Economy

   Episode 6: Extreme Budgeting (07:27)

   Managing money or getting loans for long-term goals is challenging when your income is so small. Dig deeper into the economics of poverty through the Microfinance Gateway, or support global entrepreneurs through the Whole Planet Foundation.

   Dive Deeper:

   • StattsWhat is Micro Finance?
   • OpinionPortfolios of the Poor
   • VideoTEDX 2011- Zach Ingrasci and Chris Temple

 

Episode 7: (Not) Going to School (07:09)

1. Access to education is of the most powerful keys to lifting families out of poverty, but why is it so unattainable, particularly for girls? Watch a video about the value of educating impoverished girls, or donate to the United Nations Foundation’s GirlUp program to send girls to school.

Dive Deeper:

• StatsGirl up in Guatemala
• OpinionEmpowering Women is Smart Economics
• VideoThe Girl Effect
  

  Episode 8: Back in the U.S. (05:50)

  Reflection is a critical part of powerful learning experiences. In this last video, the four college students share how their journey compelled them to start a nonprofit to mobilize young people to make a difference and fight extreme poverty.