The basics of life: where to go?

Learn about different places in the city where you can find support if you're confronted with a problem

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A step-by-step guide to play the game

1

One player closes his/her eyes and points to the “poster” to pick a random place on it.

2

Another player (or the same player) tells something that could have happened here (for ex. you broke your leg, or someone has stolen your bag, or you are an unaccompanied minor and you have just arrived in this city etc.).

3

Now the entire group, discusses this scenario and which solutions exist for it in the city. What can I do if “this” happens to me in this place? Where can I ask for help? Who does what?

4

You can ask open questions to facilitate the discussion or more specific questions to “guide” the discussion to the topic.

5

The players can continue the game with another place on the poster.

6

The game ends when you discussed five different situations with the group or when you want the game to end.

Extra game information

The 'Basics of Life' poster is the overview poster for the right to survival. This poster depicts different ways of access to basic needs like food, health or housing. It's one of the four storytelling posters linked to one of the dimensions of children's rights: survival, protection, development and participation. The storytelling poster is closely linked to the Basic Needs Bingo (see further).


All children's rights icons used on the posters are created by UNICEF for their child-friendly version of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Variations

  • Depending on the age of the players you can also give the situation yourself to the group.
  • Let the players practice explicitly how they would ask someone for help in these specific situations. What are important elements they should include in their help question?

Specific learning objectives

Learn about basic needs.

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