is there enough for everyone
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Is ThereEnough forEveryone?
THIS ACTIVITY WILL HELP participants under-stand that resources such as access to education and
appropriate school supplies are not distributed equally
around the world.
T I M E R E Q U I R E D : 3 0 - M I N U T E S | I N T E N D E D F O R G R A D E S 6 - 8
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ATERIALS
NEEDED Four pencils and our pieces o paper (or a number equivalent to 1/8 o your group).
28 pencils and 28 pieces o paper (or a number equivalent to 7/8 o your group).
Preparation Place two piles o papers and pencils at the ront o the room: one pile with our pencils and
our pieces o paper (or a number equivalent to 1/8 o your group), and one pile with 28 pencils
and 28 pieces o paper (or a number equivalent to 7/8 o your group).
An action step is included in this session. The step invites the participants to collect school
supplies or distribution by World Vision. I you choose to include this action step, go to
www.worldvisionresources.com and click on programs and events. Then click on school
tools. or instructions on how to assemble the supplies.
Activity StepsDIVIDE THE PARTICIPANTS into two groups: a small group (1/8 o the participants) and a
large group (7/8 o the participants). Tell the larger group to sit in an area that is 1/8 o the room
area. The smaller group will sit in the remaining (larger) area o the room.1
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TELL PARTICIPANTS that they will be taking a spelling test or which their marks will be
recorded. Explain that you will read six words aloud and that they must each write their answers
on the paper provided to them.
DISTRIBUTE THE LARGE PILE OF PAPERAND PENCILS to the smaller group and the small
pile o paper and pencils to the larger group. Give the groups time to divide the supplies. At this
point the larger group will realize their disadvantage.
DICTATE WORDS such as education, resources, share, group, problem, etc., at a pace that is
challenging but will allow participants in the small group to do well. Respond to objections rom
the large group by telling them to do their best with what they have. Do not allow them to leave
their seats.
COLLECT THE PAPERS, keeping those rom the small group on top. Scan the papers in ront
o the participants and announce who passed. Congratulate the small group members or passing.
Reveal that this was a simulation and not a real spelling test.
LEAD THE PARTICIPANTS in a large-group discussion using the ollowing questions:
How did you eel during this activity?
What words describe the situation you were in? (Examples: unair, unjust)
Did you try to do anything to balance the situation? What did you do? What does this
activity demonstrate? How is learning aected when children dont have access to schools,teachers, or enough school supplies?
What might be the long-term eects o this on children and the communities where they
live?
PROVIDE THE PARTICIPANTS with the ollowing inormation:
Education gives children opportunities to overcome poverty, gain a voice in their
community, and experience a better quality o lie. Without an education, a child has little
hope o breaking ree rom poverty and reaching his or her ull potential.
About 75 million primary-school-aged children worldwide are not in school.
In many countries, ewer than three out o 10 students complete primary school.
One-third o all children do not complete ve years o schoolingthe minimum needed or
basic literacy skills.
Two-thirds o the worlds 776 million illiterate adults are women.
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Studies show that each year o schooling increases a persons earnings by a worldwide
average o about 10 percent, which demonstrates how education reduce poverty.
Approximately 80 percent o the worlds out-o-school children live in sub-Saharan Aricaor South Asia.
Girls have less access to education than boys: 55 percent o children not in primary school
are girls.
Only two percent o children with disabilities in developing countries receive education.
(Source or the above statistics: UNESCO EFA Global Monitoring Report, 2009)
ASK THE PARTICIPANTS TO NAME some o the reasons that many children worldwide are not
able to go to school. Be sure the discussion includes these reasons:
ExpenseMany poor parents cannot aord the costs o sending their children to school
even seemingly simple things like pencils, paper, and books. In some countries, there are ees
simply to attend school, and many schools require that students purchase and wear a uniorm.
Family prioritiesFamilies may need their childrens help in the elds or amily business
just to survive. Some children spend hours each day just collecting water or rewood. Some
must look ater younger siblings and do household chores such as cleaning and cooking. They
dont have time to go to school or, i they do, to complete their homework.
WarIn confict ridden countries, some children must stay home because it is unsae to go
to school. Sometimes amilies have to move because o war, and children have to leave school
to go with their amilies.
Lack o teachersCommunities oten dont have suitable school buildings or qualied
teachers. In some countries, there are 40, 80, or even 100 students in one classroom with only
one teacher! Even worse, sometimes that teacher has not had the opportunity to be trained well.
CONCLUDE BY ASKING THE PARTICIPANTS to brainstorm ways they might be able to help
children who are not able to go to school. Introduce World Visions School Tools program i you
have chosen this as the groups action step. Be sure to develop a plan or collecting the items and
assembling the kits.
INVITE THE PARTICIPANTS to join you in praying or children who are denied the basic right
o an education.
During the preparation o this resource, all citations, acts, gures, Internet URLs, and other cited inormation were
veried or accuracy. World Vision Resources has made every attempt to reerence current and valid sources, but we
cannot guarantee the content o any source and we are not responsible or any changes that may have occurred since ourverication. I you nd an error in, or have a question or concern about, any o the inormation or sources listed within,
please contact World Vision Resources.
Copyright 2010 World Vision, Inc., Mail Stop 321, P.O. Box 9716, Federal Way, WA 98063-9716,
[email protected]. All rights reserved.
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About World Vision
WORLD VISION is a Christian humanitarian organizationdedicated to working with children, amilies, and their communities
worldwide to reach their ull potential by tackling the causes o
poverty and injustice. Motivated by our aith in Jesus Christ, World
Vision serves alongside the poor and oppressed as a demonstration o
Gods unconditional love or all people. We see a world where each
child experiences ullness o lie as described in John 10:10. And we
know this can be achieved only by addressing the problems o poverty
and injustice in a holistic way. Thats how World Vision is unique:
We bring 60 years o experience in three key areas needed to help
children and amilies thrive: emergency relie, long-term development,
and advocacy. And we bring all o our skills across many areas o
expertise to each community we work in, enabling us to care orchildrens physical, social, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
Partnering with World Vision provides tangible ways to honor
God and put aith into action. By working, we can make a lasting
dierence in the lives o children and amilies who are struggling to
overcome poverty. To nd out more about how you can help, visit
www.worldvision.org.
About World Vision ResourcesENDING GLOBAL POVERTY and injustice begins with education:
understanding the magnitude and causes o poverty, its impact on
human dignity, and our connection to those in need around the world.
World Vision Resources is the publishing ministry o World Vision.
World Vision Resources educates Christians about global poverty,
inspires them to respond, and equips them with innovative resources
to make a dierence in the world.
r more information about our
resources, contact:
World Vision Resources
Mail Stop 321
P.O. Box 9716
Federal Way, WA 98063-9716
Fax: 253-815-3340
ww.worldvisionresources.com