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Our Country
Our Country
Our Country
 Official Name: The Republic of Mauritius
 Capital: Port Louis
 Population: 1.2 Million
 Official Language: English
 Religions: Hinduism more than 50%
Christianity more than 30%
Islam more than 17%
 Currency: Mauritian Rupee
 Employment: Mining,Farming and Fishing 25.4%
Industry and Construction 29.9%
Banking and Services 44.7%
 Education: Primary 100%
Secondary 51%
Further 4%
Our School
Our School
Sookdeo Bissoondoyal
1908-1977
Our School
Our School
 The school has known two laureates, namely Vidia Mooneegan and Darmendra Sookur
 1St Computer Professionals Programming – contest in 1990
 National Drama Festival – Souvenir Shield for Second best play in 1993
 Model United Nations participation award in 1994
 Drama competition – Inter College Zone level – best play(French) in 1996
 Inter College Drama competition – National level – 3rd best play (French) in 1996
 National Drama Festival – Souvenir Shield for best beginner group in 1996
 Essay Competition (inter college) in July 1998
Most recently…
 Winner of Secondary School Athletics Competitions
 Winner of Football Tournaments
 Civic Action Team
 Winner National Unity Award 2004
 Winner National Computer Board IT Competition 2004
The Present Team
 Anas Aubdoollah
 Adil Jhungeer
 Girish Lowtun
 Nanreshsing Sungkur
 Heman Shamachurn
 Ranganardha Thielamay
Purposes of the Mauritian SIV
 Obtaining the views of the general public in small islands on environment and development
issues at the local level through meetings, opinion surveys, talk shows and other activities,
supported by radio, television and print media;
 Debating these views regionally and globally through internet-based discussions;
 Encouraging young islanders to discuss environment and development issues
among themselves using new technologies;
 Identifying key issues emerging from these debates and channeling them back for appropriate
action at the local level, and at the global level, especially towards international programmes
dealing with sustainable development of small islands.
 Brainstorming and Identification of Problems
 Problem Prioritisation
 Problem Analysis
 Elaboration of Action Plan
 Acquirements
Brainstorming and Identification of
Problems
 Racism
 Ragging as a nuisance for proper adaptation into a school
 Courtesy towards one and all
 Relationship between state representatives and lay people
 Drug abuse
 Corruption and fraud in Mauritius
 Unemployment
 Degradation of family cell
 Quality of healthcare
 Child abuse
 Degradation in moral values
 Domestic violence
 Sex discrimination
 Diversification of agricultural sector
 Reduce poverty
 Provide small islands with more economic facilities
 Piracy
Brainstorming and Identification of
Problems
 Loss of cultural heritage
 Violence towards tourist
 Driving under influence of alcohol
 Road safety measures
 Violence towards night workers especially taxi driver
 Too much freedom to the media
 Violence towards animals
 AIDS problem
 Propagation of non-communicable diseases in society
 Violation of human rights
 Overpopulation
 Erosion
 Braindrain
 Waste disposal
Problem Prioritisation
 Economy
 Employment
 Health care
 People’s mindset
 Education
 Environment
 Tourism
 Decline in moral and/or traditional values
 Increased crime and violence
 Good governance
Problem Prioritisation
Economy
 high cost of living
 high taxes
 less spending power
 increased poverty
 sluggish economy
 economic stress
 national dept
 economic stability
 economic downturns
 shortage of foreign exchange
 foreign investment
 need for banking services
Problem Prioritisation
Employment
 lack of jobs
 job security
 low wages/salaries
 unfair hiring practices
 increased number of foreign workers
Problem Prioritisation
Health Care
 insufficient public health services
 mental health
 health care services
 HIV/AIDS
Problem Prioritisation
People’s Mindset
 Negative thinking always present
 Prevent advancement both for the individual and for the country
 Prevention is better than cure
Problem Prioritisation
Education
 improvements in school infrastructure and facilities
 educational opportunities
 tertiary education
 vocational training
 education for special groups such as teenage mothers
 loss of qualified people (brain drain)
Problem Prioritisation
Environment
 waste management
 pollution
 deforestation
 drainage
 beach erosion
 global warming
Problem Prioritisation
Tourism
 new tourism development and improvement of tourism facilities seen as positive changes
 concern about control of tourism
 over-dependence on tourism
Problem Prioritisation
Decline in moral and traditional values
 breakdown in moral fabric of society
 decline in moral values
 bad behaviour among young people
 lack of respect for elders
 eroding traditional values and customs
 decline in traditional leadership
 lack of community spirit and collaboration- in part due to people being resettled
from adjacent islands
Problem Prioritisation
Increased crime and violence
 increased crime rates especially violent crime and crime among youth
 public safety
 revised penalties for criminals
 more crime as a result of increased drug abuse
Problem Prioritisation
Good Governance
 political corruption
 political greed
 political victimization and a desire for international peace
Problem Analysis
Each member was allocated some marks and each had to give marks ranging from 1
to 99 to each problem according to their importance.
Name
P1
P2
P3
P4
P5
P6
P7
P8
P9
P10
A.Aubdoollah
18
16
11
30
10
17
13
6
11
11
A.Jhungeer
15
17
11
20
12
11
8
8
8
11
G.Lowtun
15
15
10
41
17
12
16
8
18
17
H.Shamachurn
20
11
13
35
11
13
9
10
9
12
N.Sungkur
12
13
14
32
14
14
10
9
10
11
R.Thielamay
13
14
18
22
11
11
8
11
12
14
Total
94
86
77
180
75
78
64
52
68
76
Percentage %
9.4
8.6
7.7
18
7.5
7.8
6.4
5.2
6.8
7.6
Problem Analysis
Pareto Diagram
Percentage
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
18
20
10
0
P4
% CHOICE
9.4
8.6
7.8
7.7
7.6
7.5
6.8
6.4
5.2
P1
P2
P6
P3
P10
P5
P9
P7
P8
Problem analysed
Elaboration of Action Plan
Ways of Improving Mindset
 Sensitisation Campaigns
Posters, Stickers, Leaflets
 Use of mass media
Radio, Television, Newspapers/Magazines
 Education at early childhood
Specialised teacher for Citizenship Education
Our Leaflet
Acquirements
 Identifying issues
 Enhance our general knowledge
 Image and academic status of our school
 Opportunity for young people to express their feelings
 Forum has enabled us to learn about the views of young islanders
 Personal Experiences
 Opportunity to see any response to our opinions from the decision-makers
 Sense of awareness on vulnerabilities and problems
Vote of Thanks
- Our hardworking teacher
Mr. Ayrga
- Our Rector
Mr. L.Despois
- UNESCO
- Miss Chambers
- Our friends…
The End