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Lots of people give their time freely to do work to help others.. Around the world, more than one billion people don't have enough food.. In industry, people use water to help machines

• Who helps refugees?

• What do animal charities do?

Read and discover more about the world!

This series of non-fiction readers provides

interesting and educational content, with

activities and project work

Series Editor : Hazel Geatches

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Word count for this reader: 3,734

3 Food for Everyone 12

4 Water for Everyone 16

5 Helping in Emergencies 20

6 Caring for Animals 24

7 Protecting Life on Earth 28

8 Helping Our Planet 32

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All around the world, people help each other Many people, like doctors and teachers, have jobs that help others They are paid money for their work Lots of people give their time freely to do work to help others

They are called volunteers

What are these people doing?

Do you know people who do work to help others?

Arc there volunteers where you live? What do they do?

Would you like a job that helps others?

Now read and discover more about helping around the world!

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It's wonderful to care for a sick child who needs help,

It's amazing to save someone's life! Many people do

Jobs that care for others

Doctors and Nurses

Workers like doctors and nurses are very important

They help people to stay healthy, and they care for

people who are sick

Doctors often work in clinics or hospitals, and they

find out why people are sick, and help them to get

better Some doctors called surgeons do difficult

operations Nurses work with doctors They give

medication, and care for sick people and their

families In some schools, there's a nurse to help

childr e n who are sick or who have an accident

H Iping People Through Life

' I ' ll ' p 'oplc w h o brin bab i es int o th ' wo rl d a r ' ca ll ed

I () t ' w c ll , in h os pi ta l o r a t h o m

( : hild rcn an d ad ult s ge t h e lp [r I n docto r s a nd n u rses

i ll s ' h I s, clini cs, an d h osp i ta l s T h ey ca n h ave : \ ' in a ti o n s a nd t h ey ca n le ar n a b o ut b e in g h ea lth y ' I ' h 'y a n a l so go t o t h e d e nti s t t o c r e fo r th e i r t ee th nnd m o uth

Every year, about 130 million babies _,' \

250 babies every minute of every day!

It's i lnporta n t to s ay h ea lth y W e s h o ul d ca r e for OUT

A Volunteer Doctor, Macedonia

\/! lunteers give this

do voluntary work in another country They work in

Every year in the USA, about 62 million people do voluntary work About 8 million volunteers are 16 to 24 years old

Go to pages 36-37 for activities •

People who teach others do one of the most important

Jobs Education helps people to get a better job andto

have a better life Education is important for everyone

At Home

When we are very young, we don't know much about

anything ! Our parents and other people in our family

tach us many things at home Before we go to school,

they help us to eat, walk, talk, and play They help us

a much as possible at the start of our life

At School

chool teachers have a very special, important job

' I hey get children ready for adult life School teachers

help very young children to read and write, and to do

art and simple mathematics They also teach older children subjects like geography, history, science,

and languages

Many other people help in schools Classroom

ass istants give more help to children who need it, for

example, children who are disabled In some schools,

oks make snacks and lunch for children and their

t achers Playground assistants help children to stay

safe when they are in the playground

Sadly, many people in the world can't have a good education Today, only about 82% of people who are more than 15 years old can read and write

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At College and University

Education i sn't j ust for ch il dren After s ho I lua n y

y ung pe p I e g to c li ege r univ ers i ty S m e peop l e

g t c 11 ge r un i ver ity w h n th y ar ld e r a dult s

thers st ud y different su bj ects at h om after work

Pr fe sors teach co ll ge and uni vers i ty s tud e n ts

many d i f e r e n t ubj ects - from ar chit ec tur e t o

zo l ogy ! On e of t h e m ost p o pul ar uni vers it y s ubj ec ts

i l aw Professo rs n ee d t o kn ow a l o t a b o ut th e ir

ub j ect so that th e y can help s tud e nt s t o d o we ll

and get b e tt e r job s through lif e

One of the biggest universities is Indira Gandhi National

Open University in India It has about two million students!

or a new language, to help them to do their job better

Education really is for life!

Volunteer Teachers

A ll aro und the world , there ar e volunte e r teach e rs

I oing voluntary work is a wonderful way to see new

l ac s and meet new people Volunteers also help

n any children and adults to learn information that

't m h e lp them through their life

y, l u nte e r teachers work in different ways Some

v ] u nteers move to another country to teach there

for a few months or years Others stay in their own

u ntry Maybe they go to a school for just one

or t wo hours a week, to help young children with

s u bj e cts like reading and mathematics Maybe they

ea ch their country's language, for example, French,

pa nish, or English, to people who move there from

ano ther country

Go to pages 38-39 for activities •

Some people are lucky because they have many

different types of food to eat In other places, people

can't always grow or buy all the food that they need

Many people work to try to provide food for everyone

Growing Food

lthy £ d h e lp s p eo pl e to s ta y we ll b e cau se i t ha s

sugar cane corn rice

Farmers grow most of the food that people eat In Asia, farmers grow a lot of rice, and in Europe, they

the world The chart above shows that in 2007, more sugar cane was grown in the world than any other

Farmers also grow vegetables like potatoes, carrots, and onions, and fruits like apples, oranges, and bananas Some farmers raise animals so that people can eat meat like chicken and beef

Selling Food

We ail need people who sell food Small, local stores sell food Markets and supermarkets sell a lot of food People even sell food on the Internet!

Not Enough Food

as they need to be healthy People in other parts of the

world don't have enough to eat and, sometimes they

are so hungry that they can die

In some places, people can't grow crops because the

weather is too hot and dry, or too wet This often

means that they don't have enough to eat Sometimes,

people can't buy food because of a war, or a natural

themselves and their families

Around the world, more than one billion people

don't have enough food Without food and water,

people can die after only four weeks

Helping Hungry People

enough food Some charities give people seeds, so that they can grow food Experienced farmers teach other farmers how to grow the strongest, healthiest crops, like corn or sugar cane Some charities help farmers to become Fairtrade farmers Fairtrade farmers usually sell their crops straight to stores and supermarkets, so

buy more seeds and to grow more food Now scientists are even making seeds that can grow with little water

learned to make rain! They put special chemicals into very cold clouds

Go to pages 40-41 for activities

Water.r

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Our planet Earth and almost everything on it needs

water Without water, plants, animals, and people

would die In some places, there's a lot of water In

other places, there isn't enough water, and this

makes life very difficult

How Water Is Used

This chart shows how fresh water is used by people

around the world A lot of water is used for farming

Crops need water to grow, and animals drink water In

industry, people use water to help machines to work,

and so that they can make the things that we need and

enjoy Water is also important at home We drink water

We use water to wash

ourselves, clothes,

and dishes, and to

clean the home

or under the ground

People build reservoirs to store this water They also build pipes to take it to different places

In places where there isn't enough water, volunteers sometimes work with local people to build wells to provide water for families

They also help to keep water in wells and springs

as clean as possible

Most of Earth's water is saLt water in the oceans or frozen into ice OnLy about 1% can be used by peopLe for drinking, cooking, washing, farming, and industry

Clean Water

If people drink or touch dirty water, they can get

v e ry sick People need clean water to stay healthy

People in richer countries are lucky, because they

have all the clean water that they need In the water

industry, people use chemicals to clean the dirty

wat e r that people have used

In many poor countries, people have no clean water

Every day, they have to use dirty water for cooking,

drinking, and washing More than one billion people

don't have clean water to drink 'II.I/d'\ / /

Q ~ In some countries, charities give

people LifeStraws® LifeStraws® make

dirty water clean and safe to drink

Saving Water

Today, there are about six billion people on our planet Every day, there are more! Many people don't have enough water, or they have to travel a long way to collect water

We need to do things now to make sure that people

in the future will have enough water We can all help

to save water Don't use too much water when you wash your hands and face, brush your teeth, and wash the dishes Turn off the water when you have enough Put water in the refrigerator, so that you don't have

to turn on the water and use lots of it every time you want a cold drink Take a shower, not a bath If you have to take a bath, don't fill the bathtub

+ Go to pages 42-43 for activities •

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lMe"eades

Some emergencies are because of a natural disaster

like a tsunami or an earthquake Others are because

of something that people do, like fighting in a war

In emergencies, people need help very quickly

Help for Refugees

refugees have had frightening experiences They have

where refugees can live and be safe

Refugees try to help themselves, but this can

be very difficult They usually need help from others, too Refugees need food, water, and somewhere to live They also need to see a doctor if they have been hurt or if they are sick Sometimes a country's government cares for refugees International organizations like the United Nations usually help, too Charities are also important Some charities help to build refugee camps, and to give refugees food and clothes Other charities help people who are hurt or sick Charities also help refugees to go back to their home when it's safe

The Tsunami in Indonesia, 2004

n f the w rst natural di a ter happ e n ed in

Ind nesia n December 2 I.h in 2004 A hug e

earthqua k und er the Indian Oc an caused a giant

wave, r tsunami, that trav l e d thousands of

kil m t ers across th e ocean at great sp e d By the

nd of that day, mor e than 150,000 p eo pl e had di e d

Many thousands more people were hurt, and millions

f people in many countries lost their homes

Lots of people helped after the tsunami Families,

friends, and neighbors helped each other Many

p eop l e came from countries all around the world

to help, too Governments sent workers to help, and

charities sent volunteers

One of the biggest jobs was to clean up the beaches

and towns People saved things like wood and stones,

to build new homes and buildings

Another terrible natural disaster happened on January 12th in 2010 There was a huge earthquake near Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti More than 250,000 homes were damaged, and thousands of other buildings were destroyed More than 200,000 people died, about 300,000 more people were hurt, and more

· than a million people lost their homes

The people of Haiti worked with many people from other countries who came to help One of the most important jobs was to care for people who had been hurt, and to find people who were lost Dogs also helped to rescue people from under damaged buildings People helped to get food and clean water

to everyone, and medicines to people who were sick They also made refugee camps for people who had lost their homes

+ Go to pages 44-45 for activities •

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Th ere are more than six billion people in the world, but

there are very many more ani mals Lots of people help

animals Do you know any people who help animals?

Vets

Veterinarians, or

vets, care for animals

SOlne vets work in

veterinary centers

in towns and cit i es

People take their

pets, like cats and

hamsters, when they

are sick or hurt, or

for vaccinations

Other vets go to

farms, wi l dlife parks,

and zoos to care for

animals

Some volunteers from an animal charity in Germany collect toads that are migrating near dangerous roads

An animal charity in Indonesia helps young

Animal Rescue

Some people rescue wild animals Volunteers rescue

animals that are hurt after disasters like oil spills Birds

and fish that are covered

people don't

clean them

Whales liv~ in 0 '~ans, and th ' y of't~n travel thousands

crober, they swim south, and they travel about

and they can hurt themselves Volunteers try to move

they would die