Simply Sharing Week Resources

May 5th, 2008

Caritas and The National Council of Churches have just released the Simply Sharing Week material for 2008. 18-24 May 2008 are the suggested dates for Simply Sharing Week, the motto of which is “Live Simply so others may simply live.”

I used to be on the South Australian Council of Churches team that worked with the Simply Sharing material and promotion, I’m so happy that it is still going oh so many years later, it’s a great idea for churches and youth groups to use in order to focus on their lives and how their consumeristic lifestyles affect the world around us and to also begin to raise issues around injustice, poverty, hunger, starvation, war, slavery.

The resource includes ideas for study, worship, action, reflection, discussion…

Alongside the Make Poverty History health campaign for 2008, Simply Sharing Week is encouraging Australians to ensure that children at risk worldwide have access to a nutritious diet and health care. Suggested dates for Simply Sharing Week are 18-24 May 2008. However, please feel free to participate at the time of year that suits your schedule best.

These education resources focus on UN Millennium Development Goal 4 – reduce child mortality (under the age of five) and have been designed to help students understand our relationship with the global community.

Today in our world:

About 27,000 children under the age of five die every day, 21 each minute, mainly from preventable causes.

More than 70% of almost 11 million child deaths every year are attributable to six causes: diarrhoea, malaria, neonatal infection, pneumonia, pre-term delivery, or lack of oxygen at birth.

Link: Simply Sharing Week Website

Link: Caritas Website