The kindness we extend to others in their hour of
Weakness will return to us at the time we most need.
Harriet Johns

The Cyrus Cylinder, which dates from the Persian Empire, is possibly the first declaration of Human Rights.
The inscription, on a clay barrel, refers to the freeing of Babylonian slaves.
The cylinder is kept in the British Museum.

The Salvation Army's Missing Persons Service was set up in 1885.
1000's of people are traced every year, on behalf of their families
In 1998 they reunited a brother and sister who had been separated for 81 years!

Potential:
Possibilities

Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others
cannot keep it from themselves.
James M. Barrie

Should children from different religions be taught in separate schools?

For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.
Audrey Hepburn

If fees for healthcare were abolished in 20 countries in Africa, the lives of about 250,000 children under the age of five would be saved each year.
Source: Save the Children

Kindness is the golden chain by which society is
held together
Goethe

Around the World 1.2 billion people struggle to survive on less than a dollar (56p) a day.
Source: Oxfam

During the second world war many fighter pilots were badly burned in 'dog fights'.

Sir Archibald McIndoe invented many plastic surgery techniques, which enabled him to reconstruct faces and fingers.

What was the 'Guinea Pig Club?'

The world's biggest company is a supermarket- Walmart (which owns Asda in the UK)
Source: Friends of the Earth

Is it right that some people are rich while others don't have enough to eat?

Your friend Tom has shouldered the blame for your brother, so that he won't get into trouble with your parents, who are likely to beat him.
Tom's parents are stopping his pocket money by way of a punishment.
What do you do?

Lobbying:
Getting people on side!

You discover that your older brother is using drugs.He has sworn you to secrecy.
He says that he will run away from home if you tell on him.
What do you do?

Your friend has recently been getting excellent marks in her tests. Her teacher is very pleased with her, particularly as she doesn't usually do very well.
Your friend is really happy because the teacher has called her parents in to tell them the good news.
The trouble is, you know that she is copying
your work.
What do you do?

Recycling: Is it worth it?

Medecins Sans Frontieres was created in 1971 by a small group of French doctors, to provide medical care in war-torn countries and places facing widespread disease.

Where was their first mission?

Lobbying:
Getting people on side!