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GRANDMOTHER
TO GRANDMOTHER New York to Tanzania Discussion Guide
- What was your overall response to this film? What struck you most?
- What was your impression of the African Grandmothers? Which one(s)
impressed you the most? Why?
- What was your impression of the Grandmothers from the Bronx? Which one(s) impressed
you the most? Why?
- Do you personally know a grandmother who is helping raise one or more of her
grandchildren? How is her experience similar to
the grandmothers portrayed in the film?
- What are some of the unique
challenges that grandparents face in raising
their children’s children?
- Did this film challenge any stereotypes or prejudices? Explain.
- Why are these two programs (Bronx and Tanzania) important? What is their value?
- What are the common traits
that are shared by both programs? What’s
different?
- What could you do in your
community to address the vast and growing problem
of grandparents raising grandchildren? Does
something come to mind that would be do-able?
If so, what’s
a practical first step to get started?
For people involved with Senior Services and/or Housing
- What are the possibilities of creating similar programs in your communities?
- What do you imagine the steps in the building process would be?
- What are the key obstacles you believe would need to be overcome?
- What local resources – public
or private -- might be able to help in
the effort?
- Which individuals can you
call upon – grandparents, community organizers,
political leaders, others – to help provide
input, advice and ongoing counsel to shape
a program?
For people involved in Global Health, Public Health, HIV/AIDS, Medical
Schools.
- How might you address the plight of African grandmothers and their orphaned
grandchildren?
- How can a program like that portrayed in the film assist in combating community
health, poverty and educational challenges? Can
it serve as an extension to existing outreach
programs?
- Can a program of the kind
depicted in Tanzania easily “translate” into
other African nations?
- What are the possibilities of creating similar programs in the geographies of
interest to you?
- What do you imagine the steps in the building process would be?
- What are the key obstacles you believe would need to be overcome?
- What resources – public
or private, international, national or
local -- might be able to help in the effort?
- Which individuals can you
call upon – grandparents, health organizations,
religious organizations, community organizers,
political leaders, others – to help provide
input, advice and ongoing counsel to shape
a program?
For Educators and Students
- Would you be interested in creating in an intern program like the one you saw
in Tanzania? If yes, how would you go about doing
it?
- What are the characteristics that a successful intern should possess?
- What can an intern gain from participating in a program of this kind?
- Identify some specific areas in which you believe an intern can make a contribution
to assisting grandparents and their grandchildren
in communities similar to those portrayed in
the film?
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