Today in class we are learning about knowledge communities. We are picking specific topics and researching about them and learning how to find and create a knowledge community. The topics in my class are pretty interesting, ranging from social issues to cooking to reality TV.
I will be finding and creating a community about aid efforts in Guatemala. I chose this because I have twice been to Guatemala as a part of a missions team in high school. I am interested in how the impoverished people there are being helped.
My first step is a common one: Google. I type in "Aid in Guatemala" and wade through the results to get to what I really want to know.
A website from USAID is fairly helpful. This website describes the history of USAID working in Guatemala and gives many facts about the people and the need for aid there.The site also explains the different programs and factors that the organization is working through.
This website gives statistics about Guatemala and provide links to other articles about the need there.
This website is useful because it also gives links to "profiles" of Guatemala on websites such as Wikipedia and BBC News.
On Facebook, The country has its very own fan page where people can share their sentiments as well as pictures
Some members of my church in Lawrenceville, Georgia are going on a trip to Guatemala this summer to help and love the people there. In a blog, they are sharing their preparation and eventually their experiences.
A very general Wikipedia entry on the country of Guatemala provides the history and demographics of the country itself with some facts about aid thrown in.
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