LIVE IT - Me Whakaora
Caritas promotes authentic human development. This means development of the whole person. It provides for their economic, cultural, political, social and spiritual wellbeing.
Live It - Experience Life in Someone Else's Shoes
Build a temporary shelter and experience displacement firsthand. Around the world, families lose their homes to climate disasters - fleeing cyclones, tsunamis, and floods with nothing, then building makeshift shelters from whatever materials they can find.
Climate change is displacing millions. Homes are destroyed by extreme weather. Communities rebuild with scraps - cardboard, tarpaulins, tin, and plastic. Families sleep in temporary shelters for months or years while recovering from disaster.
Through this challenge, reflect on the Catholic social teaching principle of Solidarity - standing with displaced communities and understanding their reality.
Challenge Ideas:
Build & Sleep: Construct a shelter from cardboard, newspaper, tarpaulins, or scrap materials - then sleep in it overnight or for 24 hours
Outdoor Experience: Sleep outside to experience vulnerability to weather (have a backup plan if it rains!)
Classroom/Community Shelters: Create temporary learning spaces or hold activities in makeshift structures
As You Live It, Reflect:
What would you save if your home was destroyed by disaster?
How does it feel to live without security, warmth, or privacy?
How can we support communities rebuilding after climate emergencies?
Your fundraising helps climate-vulnerable communities prepare for disasters and rebuild their lives through the He Oranga Taurikura programme.
