Teaching about Global Poverty for Children
What is Poverty? World Vision Australia has this great video about it. What does poverty mean to you?
The difference between poverty in America and Global Poverty (see the top of this graphic). Poverty in America means living off of less than $25 dollars a day (for one person). Global poverty means living off of $2.15 or less a day, per person. Are you in the top 1% of global wealth?
Global facts: If the World were 100 people (Good Magazine YouTube channel). What fact stood out to you?
What does the Bible say about poverty? 40 Verses and more
What does poverty look like?
1. Edutopia.org has some great resources with their film festival poverty education lessons. What did you learn?
2. Lots of stories of kids in poverty called the ABCs of Child Sponsorship and what life looks like for them. What child’s story did you connect with?
3. Gapfinder.org/dollar-street. What did you find?
4. Take the $2 Dinner Challenge. What was it like? Why do so many people eat rice and beans (see the graphic above)?
5. What we can do:
1. Sponsor children
2. Keep learning more about how other people live around the world—through holidays!
3. Learn about global missions: WorldRenewal.org/kids
