Zambia

How and why Canadian kids raised funds to provide more than 20,000 school kids in Zambia with health care and nutrition programs.

Materials

Videos:

Program Five: Zambia

Website:

Other:

  • Holy Childhood Prayer Card*
  • Teachers Guides for Primary (Grades 1-3), Junior (Grades 4-6) and Intermediate (Grades 7-9)*
  • Student newsletters*
  • Mission Banks*
  • Holy Childhood posters and liturgical calendars*

*Available by writing Holy Childhood Association

 

Study Guide

Goal

The goal of Program Five is to introduce students to the ongoing situation of poverty for many people in Zambia and how the Church is involved, thanks in part to the support of young Canadians through the Holy Childhood Association.

Steps

1. Show Program Five: Zambia.

2. Ask students to form small groups to describe the following:

  • Name five facts about Zambia and its people.
  • How do Canadians help through the Holy Childhood Society?
  • Why does the Church help people who are poor?
  • Give three reasons why Canadian Catholics should support the work of the Church in Zambia.

3. Option for Take-Home Assignment

Via the Internet find more facts about:

  • Poverty in Zambia and what it is like to be poor there.
  • What happens when young people get a better education than their parents can afford.
  • Find out how Canadian Catholics support the work of the Church in Zambia.
  • Describe how students can help Holy Childhood Association and the Church’s work in Zambia.
  • Imagine a classroom project that would help the work of Zambia's Catholic Church.

In groups, make presentations to the class about any or all of the above.