Getting out of poverty: Luxembourg

A. Watch the following video - Veuillez voir la vidéo:

http://www.tvlink.org/povertyineurope/

Filipe from Erpeldange / Luxembourg. Born in Portugal, spent his childhood going from one school to another, without success. Eventually he found himself sitting at home, unemployed. With the help of the National Youth Service of Luxembourg, which is also funded by Europe, he found a job. Filipe now works in a nursing home.

B.

• Read the script - Lire le script
• Find out via a seaching machine (GOOGLE) the map of the country - Découvrez via une machine de recherche (GOOGLE) la carte du pays .
• Find out a picture of the town - Découvrez une image de la ville.
• Write your impressions on a ppt file - Donnez vos impressions sur un fichier ppt.
• Show your work and discuss the results with the other members of the team - Présentez votre travail et comparez vos résultats avec les autres membres de l'équipe.

Marie-Josée Jacobs - Minister of family and Integration said:

"We must avoid youth leaving school early if we want to eradicate poverty. Also unemployment and housing are an issue. We must have social services and better governance."