Each week during Project Compassion, we will share a story of someone who

has faced poverty and other challenges, but has made their life and the life of

their community better by participating in a Caritas Australia supported

program.

As you read their stories with your class, complete the Passport tasks each

week and collect the stamp to show you have put compassion in action!

Don’t forget to tell your friends and family about all the great things you hear

and see in the stories of the people you meet during Project Compassion.

Every time you share your knowledge about how to make the world a fairer

place or make a donation to Project Compassion, you are being a social justice

champion!

1. Fact Check: Log on the Project Compassion Passport Hub and collect

your information for the Country Fact Check.

2. Map: Colour and label the feature country and nearby oceans. What

direction is the feature country from Australia? Find out what hemisphere

is the country is in. What is the Longitude and Latitude of the country?

What timezone is the country in? How many hours behind Australia?

What time is it there on a 24 hour clock versus a 12 hour clock?

3. Dollar Street: Dollar Street is a website that has photographs of families

from all over the world. Have a look at the Dollar Street website and

search for families that live in the feature country. Once you have

selected the country, you can explore all of the different categories.

https://www.gapminder.org/dollar-street/matrix Choose 1 category for

that week (e.g. Most loved item; Most loved toys; Next things I plan to

buy; Homes; Bedrooms; Play areas; etc. Select an image from a family in

the feature country. Take a photo from your own home that match the

category you have chosen. Print out these images and place them in

your Passport. Now discuss and describe some of the similarities and

Colour and label Malawi and two nearby oceans. Use the colours of the

Malawian flag. What direction is Malawi from Australia? __________

What hemisphere is Malawi in? ______________ What is the Longitude

and Latitude of the capital city? ______________ What timezone is it in?

_____________ How many hours behind Australia? ____________

What time is it there now? 24 hour time: ______ 12 hour time: _______

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Population:

Poverty rate:

Languages spoken:

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card here

Place photo here Place photo here

Tawonga is a 10-year-old girl living with a disability,

and struggling with food insecurity and discrimination

in Malawi. Since participating in a Caritas Australia

supported program, Tawonga’s life has transformed.

Family in Malawi Your Family

differences between your life here in Australia and the life of a family in

the feature country. How do you feel when you think about these images

(shocked, surprised, interested in finding out more, etc)?

4. Global Goals: As a global community, we have decided there is a

pretty important job to get done. That job is to end extreme poverty in

our world, fight inequality and injustice, and fix climate change. As a

global community, we have set some goals to help us get this job done

– they are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and there are 17

altogether! At Caritas, we think the SDGs are an important set of goals.

Lots of the awesome work our partners are doing in communities

around the world is helping to achieve these goals. Watch this video to

find out more about the SDGs:

https://vimeo.com/138852758 Choose which Global Goal is the focus of

each feature story and place that card on the country page. The cards

are at the back of the passport. Write a short explanation about your

choice.

5. Pray: Write a prayer for the feature community of each country.

https://project-compassion-2020.raisely.com/page/schools

Indigenous minorities in the Philippines face regular

discrimination and disadvantage. Manide woman, Shirley,

faced challenges supporting her children and sending them

to school. With Caritas Australia’s support, Shirley

transformed her life.

Place your

selected Global Goal

card here

Place photo here Place photo here

Family in Philippines Your Family

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Population:

Indigenous population:

Poverty rate:

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Colour and label India and two nearby oceans. Use the colours of the

Indian flag. What direction is India from Australia? __________What

hemisphere is India in? ______________ What is the Longitude and

Latitude of the capital city? ______________ What timezone is it in?

_____________ How many hours behind Australia? ____________What

time is it there now? 24 hour time: ______ 12 hour time: _______

As an unmarried woman with a disability, Sakun was

isolated and unable to earn a living until she joined a

Caritas Australia supported program, where she learned

skills to set up a thriving kiosk. Now involved in village

decision-making, Sakun’s income is growing, along with

her confidence.

Place your

selected Global Goal

card here

Place photo here Place photo here

Family in India Your Family

Colour and label the Philippines and two nearby oceans. Use the

colours of the Philippines flag. What direction is the Philippines from

Australia? __________What hemisphere is the Philippines in?

______________ What is the Longitude and Latitude of the capital city?

______________ What timezone is it in? _____________ How many

hours behind Australia? ____________What time is it there now? 24

hour time: ______ 12 hour time: _______

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Population:

Indigenous population:

Number of islands:

Poverty rate:

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Twenty-seven-year-old Phany (par-nee) was a struggling

farmer and was forced to leave her daughter to take up

construction work in the city. She transformed her life

after joining a Caritas supported program, learning crop

growing skills and better water management, to combat

drought.

Place your

selected Global Goal

card here

Place photo here Place photo here

Family in Cambodia Your Family

Use the map of Indigenous Australia https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/

articles/aiatsis-map-indigenous-australia to find and label your local

Indigenous countries. Find and label Barry’s Aboriginal country Gamilaraay

or Kamilaroi.

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Population:

Indigenous population:

Non-Indigenous poverty rate:

Indigenous poverty rate:

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Barry grew up in a tough environment. With the support of

a program from Caritas Australia’s partner, Red Dust

Healing, Barry has overcome many of life’s challenges.

He is now an inspirational father to his four girls and a

leader in his community.

Tom is the founder of Red Dust Healing, a

specific cultural healing program written

from an Indigenous perspective.

Indigenous peoples in Australia have been

subject to historical discrimination and

marginalization from political processes and

economic benefit. They often face

exclusion, loss of ancestral lands,

displacement, pressures to and destruction

of traditional ways of life and practices, and

loss of identity and culture.

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Colour and label Cambodia and two nearby oceans. Use the colours of

the Cambodian flag. What direction is Cambodia from Australia?

__________What hemisphere is Cambodia in? ______________

What is the Longitude and Latitude of the capital city? ______________

What timezone is it in? _____________ How many hours behind

Australia? ____________What time is it there now? 24 hour time:

______ 12 hour time: _______

https://www.thinglink.com/scene/1250625712029696001

Population:

Poverty rate: