Simulation game Educational Resources
Basti Life
Related topics: Community Development, Empowerment, Fair Trade, Income Generation, Inequality, Slums
Format: PDF
Audience: Adults, Churches, Colleges, Families, Small groups, TEAR groups, Youth groups
Families become paper-bag makers for survival and have to contend with unfair shopkeepers, debt collectors, and other hazards of slum life. It also explores the possibilities of positive social change through community development work in a Basti.
Revised and updated!
Game Information:
- Complexity: High, considerable setup required
- Played in: A large room or hall
- Intended age group: Junior Secondary and over
- Group size: 25+
- Time Required: 90 minutes
Related files:
Detailed instructions (Portable Document file (opens in Adobe Acrobat), 13.09MB)
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