Students analyze stories of recent work done by the organization in different countries around the world, focusing on why the group was present in each case, the various obstacles that they had to overcome and the difference that their presence made in each country and to the people they helped. Review the Academic Content Standards related to this lesson. Speculate on the work of Doctors Without Borders and analyze the name of this organization. Analyze stories of recent work done by Doctors Without Borders in different countries around the world, focusing on why the group was present in each case, the various obstacles that they had to overcome and the difference that their presence made in each country and to the people they helped. Evaluate the work that Doctors Without Borders does and their selection for the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize in a reflective journal.
Students then share their answers.
The article offers some quotations from the Norwegian Nobel Committee upon giving Doctors Without Borders the Nobel Peace Prize. In other words, each group will be assigned a story of Doctors Without Borders' work in Nigeria, Tibet, China or Uganda. In a future class each group should give a brief overview of its story of Doctors Without Borders' work and their analysis of it. In their journals, students write a one to two page reflection about what they have read and discussed in class. Students should evaluate the work that Doctors Without Borders does, pose any questions that still remain unanswered for them and assess the selection of this group for the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize.