Resource Title

The Paper Bag Game

Summary

An interactive game that gives an insight into what life is like for poor people who are trying to earn a living. The game focuses on children living in poverty in India. It challenges young people to find out if they could survive on the streets of Kolkata

Resource Details

Description

The objectives of the Paper Bag Game are to help young people to explore some of the issues around child labour in India and to understand some of the pressures of trying to survive in an economy with massive unemployment and no social security. It challenges young people to question our own use of the world’s resources and how global economic systems exploit vulnerable communities.

Further reading

The website includes how to play the game, instructions for making the bag, a PowerPoint presentation of the game, additional information on child labour and suggested follow-on activities with a particular focus on religious education.

Available from:

The game comes in separate downloads from the Christian Aid website, which are made available here: