This short film provides an insight into Laxmi's life.
Laxmi is 16. She lives with her mother and siblings in a remote area in Nepal where nearly half the people live below the poverty line. Laxmi joined a child’s club at her school that was run with the support of Caritas Australia’s partner, Caritas Nepal.
Laxmi has now finished school, but she is still involved in the child’s club. Now, she helps guide the next generation of young leaders.
Suitable for primary school, secondary school, catechist classes and parish audiences.
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This short film provides insight into Thu's life.
Thu lives with his wife in Vietnam. When Thu was 12 years old, he lost his leg when he stepped on a land mine. With the support of Caritas Australia’s partner in Vietnam, Thu was able to open a barber shop to earn an income. The program also supports Thu and others living with a disability to come together to socialise, support and learn from each other.
Suitable for primary school, secondary school, catechist classes and parish audiences.
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This short film provides insight into Priscilla's life.
Priscilla lives with her husband and two of their grandchildren in Zimbabwe. The impacts of climate change such as drought, poor quality soils and high temperatures have made it much harder to grow enough food. With the support of Caritas Australia’s partner in Zimbabwe, Priscilla has learnt new ways to farm so she and her community can be more resilient to climate change and grow enough food to eat and sell.
Suitable for primary school, secondary school, catechist classes and parish audiences.
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A teaching resource for secondary students that explores the Australian Aid program.
Learn MoreThis resource for secondary students and youth and parish groups suggests a lesson on the disaster which has just occurred, allowing students to research and to prepare elements of the liturgy. It also offers a script for the liturgy itself, and information and suggestions for a further lesson on Caritas Australia’s emergency responses.
Keywords: Critical and Creative Thinking; Personal and Social Capability, Ethical Understanding; Intercultural Understanding
During this lesson, students will discover what a 'disaster' is and do some complete activities that explore how they could be prepared if one happened.
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