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Youth Topics
CWS’s poster resource for young people. Designed for youth leaders to use with groups aged 12-18. Games, activities, discussion starters, quizzes and worship material to engage young people in global issues
 YT 13: Engaged? 2.6 billion people do not have access to clean, safe and adequate sanitation. Justice - Do it! This issue of Youth Topics explores some of the issues around water and sanitation. Looking at water-borne diseases, access to clean water and how where you live affects the level of sanitation you have.
YT 12: Climate Change, What does it matter? "A child born in a wealthy country is likely to consume, waste, and pollute more in his/her lifetime than 50 children born in developing nations.
Our energy-burning lifestyles are pushing our planet to the point of no return." George Carey former Archbishop of Canterbury. This issue explores issues around Climate Change and helps us to discover what it is we can do to make a real difference.
YT 11: Down the Gurgler? Although 70% of the world’s surface is covered by water, only 2.5% is fresh water and less than 1% is accessible for human use. Water a necessity for life and a resource to be protected from exploitation. People in developed countries on average consume 10times more water daily than those in developing countries. It is estimated that the average person in developed countries uses 500-800 litres per day, compared to
60-150 litres per day in developing countries. (UNEP 2000).
YT 10: Absent from School? Right now over 115 million children wake up everyday, without the opportunities that education offers. Many of these children are already in work, often exploitative conditions with little hope of escape.
 YT 9: Do your clothes sweat? a skilled worker in a Sri Lankan garment factory works 223 hours a month in sweatshop conditions and receives $0.30 an hour. WHY?
Sweat or No Sweat? Have you got your trendy shoes from Trade Aid? Learn more about the garment industry and what we can do about it here in New Zealand!
YT 8: Earthquakes, Wars, Tsunamis. 96 out of every 100 people in the world who die as a result of a natural disaster lived in the poorest countries...Why? Activities include: The bigger picture where and what disasters happen in our world, a disaster quiz how much do you know, an interview with a young hurricane survivor in Nicaragua. For further information on CEPAD for activity 3 DOWNLOAD the booklet Now!
YT 7: Sweet as? Chocolate; sweet as, right? Not if you grow the  cocoa. hile we experience chocolate as delicious it can be a very bitter experience for those who farm cocoa and live in poverty. Learn about the dark side of chocolate and discover how chocoholics can work for sweet justice. Activities Include: A chocolate Quiz. How much do you know about this delicacy? Are you a chocoholic? Reflect on the factors that influence our chocolate decisions. Chocolate destroys rainforests: Learn about the connection between chocolate and the rainforests of Malaysia.
YT 6: Don't dump on me! New Zealanders use over 22 million plastic bags  every week. Each plastic bag takes 500 years to break down. Every month New Zealanders throw out enough rubbish to fill a football field 30 stories high. This rubbish ends up in landfills affecting the environment in Aotearoa and people in other countries through global warming.
Activities include:
Bye bye Tuvalu? Guess the contribution of different countries to global warming - which is threatening to wipe out entire Pacific nations
Taking action for the environment: how one group is fighting to protect their drinking water
Waste log: What is YOUR impact on the environment? Download your waste log here and see YT 6 Activity 4 for instructions
YT 3: I was a stranger and you welcomed me.... focuses on the plight of refugees. It looks at the causes of refugee crises, what happens to refugees and what we can do to help. Click here for an information sheet on Refugees.
YT 2: Give Child Labour the Red Card! Looks at the issue of child labour, highlighting the experience of children who stitch soccer balls in India and Pakistan.
These are previous Youth Topics which are now Out Of Print! but if you want to know more about the topics please contact us for resources!
YT 5: Hungry? Everyday 840 million people go hungry. Every 3.5 seconds someone, somewhere dies from the effects of hunger. This isn't a headline grabbing famine. This is the day to day reality for 1 in 7 of the world's people. Globally there is enough food for everyone. We just need to learn how to share it.
Activities include:
make it, move it, eat it! Guess the food and where it comes from
food facts: Fact or fiction?
Food security role play: what would you do if all the food shops were closed for a week? If the world's big banks decided all New Zealand's farms had to grow tobacco or tulips instead of food for local people? This resource has been so popular that it is now out of print.
YT 4: “What’s brewing?” in the coffee industry? Coffee, after oil, is the most traded commodity in the world. Yet millions of people in developing countries who grow and pick coffee are facing poverty and starvation. This YT illustrates how current trade practices exploit the world’s poorest people, the people who grow and pick the coffee beans. We choose to change this and hope you do, too. This resource has been so popular that it is now out of print.
YT 1: - JUSTice Do It! Looks at who are the real winners and losers of the sports shoe trade. This resource has been so popular that it is now out of print.
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