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Some cuban and canadian organizations have for several years been supporting an electrification project for schools and medical clinics in remote areas of Cuba. The students are invited to first read the informative text, and afterwards, to respond to the questions that follow in order to verify their degree of understanding of the text. [Source : In-terre-Actif website]

The student is given the role of a journalist on the local student radio station, interviewing a Canadian aid worker who witnessed the situation in Indonesia the day after the 2004 tsunami. He or she must create ten pertinent and complete interview questions that would help the young listeners of the station to realize the value of Canadian humanitary aid in countries affected by the 2004 tsunami. [Source : In-terre-Actif website]

Based on the available information, the student will write a descriptive text of 250 words imagining that she or he is a young volunteer returning from an international cooperation project. The student must write about this experience, which took place in Nicaragua. [Source : In-terre-Actif website]