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Saari MysryDinnr

M a t e r i a l s

N e e d e d

OvrviwThis acTiviTy is intended to introduce World Vision’s Child Halh Now campaign in a

un and engaging way. Through this campaign, World Vision encourages communities to raise

their voices about their right to quality health care, and press national governments to meet their

responsibilities to children, mothers, amilies and communities throughout their country. This

activity is based on a group meal and is a cross between a saari dinner, a murder mystery and

twenty questions!

Inndd AudincThis acTiviTy is suitable or use with small groups, devotions groups and older-age

youth groups. This session could be used in advance o or ollowing the Child Halh Now

Congregational Session. It would work equally well as a stand-alone activity.

» Copies o Resource 1, “Character Cards,” ound on page 7, one or each participant playing a

character role

» Pens or pencils, one or each participant

» Copies o Resource 2, “Cluedo Cards,” ound on page 13, ten to teen cards or each participant

» Copies o Resource 3, “Child Halh Now Prayer Card,” ound on page 15, printed on

cardstock. One card or each participant



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Ndd Prparaion

» For ease oF use, read through the whole plan in advance and amiliarize yoursel with theway that the activity works.

» The session is simple to run and hinges around 10 main characters. You will need to

choose a minimum ve (maximum o ten) volunteers to take on character roles. Plan to do this

at least a ew days prior to the event since there is some needed preparation or them to do. Be

sure to choose people who are prepared to assume a role and wear a costume during the activity.

Assign each volunteer a character and provide them with a copy o their assigned character card

ound on page 7. Each character card has very basic costume suggestions. Encourage players to

do a bit o Internet searching in order to develop and improve on these suggestions or to come up

with better ideas o their own.

» iF you have more than 10 people in your group or i some o the people in your group

are less comortable playing a part, ask them to host, cook or serve the meal. You will also need a

‘acilitator’ to make sure that everybody is playing air.

» you will be Taking on the role o “Master o Ceremonies”, so be sure to review the

character card, and keep a copy with you during the event.

» Find volunTeers willing to provide drinks and music and to prepare/cook and host

one course each o a three course ‘world-ood’ themed buet (starter, main course, dessert). I it

is not possible to nd hosts within a manageable distance o each other, or i you wish to keep

the event as travel-ee as possible, encourage one person to host the whole meal at their house.

Encourage other volunteers to provide the ood and drinks and to set-up and serve.

NOte: All o h incidns and xprincs usd o cra h characrs ar basd on h ral li challngs

rcound by individuals bu h characrs hmslvs ar fcional. Any rsmblanc o ral popl is purly

coincidnal and in no way inndd by World Vision.

Aciviy SpsaT The FirsT locaTion introduce yoursel in character and explain that, people should

converse in character. Ask the players not to give away any o the inormation about themselves,

on their card, until they are asked to. Distribute our to ve copies o resource 1 “Cluedo Cards”

to each participant along with a pen or pencil.

read aloud The Following scenario. Then make sure ThaT

everyone has a welcome drink.

» My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to our Saari-Mystery Dinner. Time is ticking

away and there are plenty o vicious child killers on the loose. So, it’s time to get sleuthing…

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» Just in case you are getting a tight and tingly eeling in between your shoulder blades, don’t

be araid to enjoy some good ood and make some new riends. In spite o their somewhat

roguish appearances, the people in this room are all God-earing and well-respected

members o the community. So, you don’t need to worry about gruesome screams in thenight or mysterious pools o blood. Nobody here is a murderer!

» However, as both a witness to a crime in your own community, and a budding detective,

you need to use all o the wit, guile and cunning at your disposal to solve as many mysteries

as you can. So, at dierent stages during our dinner, I will invite you to put your little grey

cells to work. Using questions that can be answered ‘yes’ or ‘no,’ you will need to nd out

as much as you can about:

• The identities of your fellow detectives

• The things that are threatening the lives of people in their communities

• How people are stopping these killers from leaving a trail of death and destruction

» The super-sleuth that nds out the most inormation about their peers will be awarded the

title o ‘Best Detective.’ Beore we get started, eel ree to introduce yourselves and mingle

away a ew moments in sophisticated chatter. Just don’t reveal any o the inormation on

the ‘highly personal’ section o your character card, until I say so.

give players Time to enjoy their drink, mingle and introduce themselves, in character. It

is important that the participants are not seated ormally around a dining table. They can make

‘polite’ conversation based on their character’s personality but should not give away any o the

Highly Personal Inormation on their card.

assign The FirsT Task as noTed below:

» My ellow-seekers ater truth, now is the time to get detecting. Find out about the personal

and amily background o the other detectives. Just make sure you don’t ask open

questions like ‘tell me about your background.’

» Try to think o a concise question that can be answered ‘yes’ or ‘no.’ For example, ‘are you

a housewie/do you live with your amily etc?’ I you get really stuck, ask the other player

or a clue.

» You can ask up to 10 questions per person but you only have the length o each course tocomplete each task.

» You need to circulate around the room in order to nd out about as many other characters

as you can.

» You can only ask questions to one person at a time. These need to be questions that can be

answered ‘yes’ or ‘no’.

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» Try to ensure that your conversation is not overheard!

» Use your “cluedo” cards to jot down any pertinent inormation you obtain about each character.

when everyone has eaTen, move on To The nexT house and/or parT oF

The meal. assign Task Two as Follows:

» My esteemed dining detectives, we must move on to our second task.

» Find out about the challenges acing each player’s community. Just make sure you don’t

ask open questions.

» Try to think o a concise question that can be answered ‘yes’ or ‘no.’ For example, ‘is the

community poor? Or does this challenge aect people’s health, or does this problem aect

women more than men et.’ I you get really stuck, ask the other player or a clue.

» You can only ask questions to one person at a time.


» Use your “cluedo” cards to jot down any pertinent inormation you obtain about each character.

when everyone has eaTen, move on To The nexT house and/or parT oF

The meal. assign Task Three as Follows:

» The bloodhounds are on the scent. The clues are coming thick and ast. The solution to

the conundrum is in sight. But, beore we nd out who has the best brain or a knotty

riddle, on more task.

» Find out how World Vision is helping people in each o the player’s communities.

» Just make sure you don’t ask open questions. Try to think o a concise question that can

be answered ‘yes’ or ‘no.’ I you get stuck, ask or a clue.

» You can only ask questions to one person at a time.


» Use your “cluedo” cards to jot down any pertinent inormation you obtain about

each character.

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once The meal is over, ask the participants to present themselves to everybody else,

according to the inormation on their character card. While they are doing this, encourage the

others to score one point per correct piece o inormation they have noted down about each

character.

once The parTicipanTs have Finished scoring, vote to decide who the ‘Best

Detective’ award should go to. Then allocate the best costume and best character awards.

Conclude by thanking the hosts and helpers.

sharing a brieF overview abouT world vision’s child healTh now

campaign using The key poinTs noTed below:

» Child Halh Now is World Vision’s rst global campaign ocused on a single issue:

reducing the preventable deaths o children under 5. Every two minutes more than 30

children under the age o 5 die. Most o them will succumb to preventable causes, such as

diarrhea, pneumonia, childbirth complications and malaria. Twenty-our hours rom now,

the total will exceed 22,000.

» This is more than just a problem acing the developing world. It’s a “silent” emergency.

And it is the greatest child rights violation o our time.

» That’s why World Vision has launched its Child Halh Now campaign, a ve-year

commitment to reducing these deaths. Our campaign will draw on the lessons learned in

our 1,600+ community programs, where our development strategies are ully linked to our

advocacy eorts with local and national government bodies.

» Through this campaign, World Vision encourages communities to raise their voices

about their right to quality healthcare, and press national governments to meet their

responsibilities to children, mothers, amilies and communities throughout their country.

» We will also join hands with local government and NGO partners to cooperatively address

the critical health-related issues in specic communities.

» But working locally won’t be enough. As Christians we must also urge wealthy nations to

ulll their promises to improve conditions in the developing world. More than 190 world

leaders have committed to achieve the UN’s Millennium Development Goals by 2015.

World Vision’s Child Halh Now campaign calls on the international community torededicate itsel to these goals.

World Vision wans you o join by urging our lcd ladrs o pu child halh a h op

o hir agndas. L hm know w bliv ha 22,000 child dahs vry day ar no

accpabl, and ask hm how hy’r going o hlp.

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resource 1

Characr CardsmasTer oF ceremonies

n: Yared Abebe (Male)

ntt: Ethiopian

pt tt: You are a born leader and used to getting your own way. You are

charming and have a way o making people eel like they are having a good time. You are

accustomed to public speaking and being in charge o crowds. You never take ‘no’ or an

answer.

ct t: A masterly moustache. A pair o colorul printed trousers and fip-

fops. A chunky wooden necklace.

characTer 1

n: Hana Bekele (Female)

ntt: Ethiopian

pt tt: You are painully shy and hate speaking in public or going out into

crowded spaces. You are a home-body and love having a ew o your closest riends around

or a chat and a good meal.

ct st: Loose white dress with colored abric pinned to the bottom.

Highly Prsonal Inormaion

Task 1 – Your amily and background

You are single and have no children. You live with your sister, who is HIV positive. Her

husband died o AIDS related illnesses. She has one little girl aged 9.

Task 2 – The challenges acing your community

HIV and AIDS is the biggest challenge acing your community. IT is killing both adults and

children. Your sister is living with HIV and or a long time was worried she had passed

the disease on to her daughter. Your sister is so ill that, like others in the community, she is

unable to work to support her child.

Task 3 – Your partnership with World Vision

World Vision is providing education and teaching children how to prevent the spread

o HIV and AIDS. World Vision is working with community health workers to care or

people who are HIV positive. World Vision is working with medical sta to try and prevent

mother to child transmission during pregnancy, birth, and aterwards.



characTer 2

n: Gebre Giorgis (M)

ntt: Ethiopianpt tt: Your happy-go-lucky and laidback personality belies the act that you are

extremely hardworking and have ambitions to improve your lie.

ct st: A dark sheet wrapped like a toga, over trousers.



You are 27, married and the ather o twin baby girls, aged 9 months. Your wie is 24 years old.


Malnutrition aects everyone in your community but children most o all. Severe droughts

over the last couple o years have made this worse. Young babies like yours are mostvulnerable to the consequences o malnutrition. Malnutrition puts children at risk o illness

and disease and leaves them less able to recover rom illness.


World Vision is providing emergency ood supplies. Sta are also teaching people how to

make oral hydration salts. These help to prevent lie-threatening dehydration when a child

has diarrhea. World Vision pays amilies to make the salts. These can be distributed to other

amilies and provide treatment and income at the same time.

characTer 3

n: Adrine Petrosian (F)

ntt: Armenian

pt tt: You are extremely famboyant and very careree. You like to be outdoors

as much as possible and didn’t do very will in school because you elt too cooped up.

ct st: A tasseled shawl. A white rilly apron.



You are 40 years old. You are married and have six children – our girls and two boys.


Most o the neighboring amilies are poor. Jobs are scarce and healthcare is limited. Like

other mothers you have diculty eeding your children. Your amily survives on the ood

that can be grown on a small plot o land but when there is no rainall the crops are

damaged and you risk starvation.


World Vision is helping people to gain skills. They are teaching women about better

nutrition. They are providing new kinds o crops. Most importantly, they are working with

people in the community to setup simple drip irrigation systems. These protect crops orm

drought and help to provide a more reliable supply o ood.



characTer 4

n: Eskin Aroyan (M)

ntt: Armenian

pt tt: You are diligent and hardworking. You are gentle and a good listener but

you also have a wicked sense o humor.

ct st: Loose trousers and a colored waistcoat and turban.



You are 40 years old. You are married. You have two girls and one boy. You are a teacher.


Your community is poor. There are high-levels o malnutrition. It is cold in winter. Manyschools and homes have no heating. The cold, combined with widespread malnutrition can

mean that children develop pneumonia.


World Vision has paid members o the community to install heating systems in the local

schools. Children can nd a warm place to learn even in the winter. School eeding programs

are helping malnourished children.

characTer 5

n: Nyasha Mwanza (F)

ntt: Zimbabwean

pt tt: You are riendly and helpul but also headstrong. You are also extremely

outgoing and can make conversation about anything.

ct st: A colorul skirt and blouse. A water bucket to carry on your head.



You are 18 and unmarried. You live with your mother, ather and two younger brothers.


Health is a big challenge. Most o the members o your community are too poor to buy

mosquito nets. Mosquitoes plague people here and malaria is a big child killer. Young

children are the most vulnerable. Both o your brothers have had malaria and you suered

rom it yoursel as a child.


Children and parents are learning about the dangers o malaria and how to recognize the rst

signs o the illness. Volunteers in the community identiy children with malaria, so that they

can be prioritized or treatment. Mosquito nets, treated with insecticide are distributed. The

nets stop people rom being bitten while they sleep.



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characTer 6

n: Ronald Chuma (M)

ntt: Zimbabwean

pt tt: You are a bundle o energy. You love adventure and like to try things that

people say you won’t be able to master, such as new sports and skills. You get bored very

easily.

ct st: Loose colored trousers and katan.



You are 26 and engaged to be married. You live with your grandmother and your three

younger brothers.


There are many children in your community whose parents have died o HIV and AIDS,

including your own brothers. These children oten suer rom poor access to healthcare and

education. This severely impacts their lie chances. Elderly people are let with the burden o

caring or relatives. Many o the younger people with HIV and AIDS become too weak to

work.


World Vision is educating children and adults about how to prevent the spread o HIV

and AIDS. Groups o community volunteers are being trained to setup support groups and

look ater orphans and vulnerable children. Other support groups provide healthcare and

counseling or people with HIV and AIDS.



characTer 7

n: Chanlina Nimol (F)

ntt: Cambodian

pt tt: You are very wise and the person that your riends always turn to or

advice. You are a calm and contemplative person and would rather listen than talk.

ct st: A printed sarong tied around the neck to make a dress.



You are 59 and married. You are a grandmother. Your husband is dead. You live with your

daughter and her 6 children.


You live in a very poor slum town. Most o the people that live here have migrated rom thecountryside. The most common problems are malnutrition and pneumonia. People scavenge

on garbage piles to nd ood and items to sell. They burn the rubbish as uel.


World Vision is educating children and adults about the common causes o the respiratory

illnesses that lead to pneumonia. Sta teach people how to recognize the danger signs and

to identiy children who need urgent treatment. World Vision sta are conducting health

education campaigns and helping people to plant household gardens to improve nutrition.

characTer 8

n: Meaker Preap (M)

ntt: Cambodian

pt tt: You are easy to get along with and very down to earth. You speak your

mind and can be very rank. You have a highly developed sense o responsibility.

ct st: A short sarong, worn over trouser, T-shirt and fip fops.



You are 16 years old. You are a subsistence armer. You live with your mother and a younger

sister. Your ather died when you were 14. You are now the amily’s breadwinner.


Your community is located at the edge o a major river. The community is poor so somepeople in the community are dependent on the river or their ood and water. However, theriver is polluted with industrial, animal and human waste. Many children die rom diarrhea

as a result o the unsae water.


World Vision sta are working with the community to help teach about better hygiene andsanitation and to prevent the spread o disease. Sta and community members are digging awell that can be covered and kept ree rom contamination. Families are learning skills liketailoring, so that they can generate incomes. With this additional money they buy ood to

supplement their diet and are no longer solely dependent on shing in the river.



characTer 9

n: Namazzi Otunno (F)

ntt: Ugandanpt tt: You are slow-talking and quick-thinking. You are very academic andinterested in learning. You are completely amily-centered and spend as much time as you

can with the people you love.

ct st: Katan over skirt, turban.



You are 31 years old. You are a married housewie with two sons. One o your boys is 7

and the other is 18 months old.


People are poor. Healthcare is limited. Like other mothers in your community, you haddicult pregnancies because you couldn’t enough to eat and were malnourished. Yougave birth to both children at home. One o your boys nearly died because o childbirth

complications. You had no medical help.


World Vision is helping people to gain skills. They are teaching women about better nutrition.They are training local volunteers to monitor the health o pregnant women, new mothers and

babies. They are providing seeds and tools so that people can grow and sell resh ood.

characTer 10n: Dembe Kobel (M)

ntt: Ugandan

pt tt: You are a social activist. You are interested in human rights and support

lots o good causes. You spend lots o your ree time lobbying or volunteering.

ct st: Katan over trouser, beanie hat and beads.



You are 35 years old and a qualied doctor. You are single and live alone. Your amily all

died rom AIDS related illnesses.


Your community is very poor. The hospital is a day’s walk away. Measles, which wouldn’tnormally be a problem or healthy children, kills many in your community. This is because

some are already severely malnourished and suering rom diarrhea or pneumonia.


You are working with World Vision and some local volunteers to run a drop-in clinic. Youare making sure that all o the children in your community are vaccinated against easilypreventable illnesses, like measles. You also run classes or rst-time mothers. Motherslearn to spot the rst signs o measles and to keep their children away rom others, while

the illness is contagious. They in turn teach other women what they have learned.



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resource 2

Cludo CardscharacTer’s name:

personaliTy TraiTs:

Task 1

» CLUE: use ‘yes and no’ questions to nd out things like age, amily/marital status, who the

character lives with etc.

Task 2

» CLUE: use ‘yes and no’ questions, whenever possible, to nd out thinks like the economic

status o the community and who has been most aected by the challenges.

» CLUE: use ‘yes and no’ questions to nd out whether challenges in the community are

related to child-mortality, health, nutrition, or poor provision o services like hospitals, or

diseases like HIV and AIDS etc.

Task 3

» CLUE: use ‘yes and no’ questions to nd out i projects involve improving nutrition,

sanitation, or disease prevention.

» CLUE: use ‘yes and no’ questions, wherever possible, to nd out i projects involve

educating children and adults, or enhancing people’s skills or providing new services or

setting up community groups.



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characTer’s name:

personaliTy TraiTs:

Task 1

» CLUE: use ‘yes and no’ questions to nd out things like age, amily/marital status, who

the character lives with etc.

Task 2

» CLUE: use ‘yes and no’ questions, whenever possible, to nd out thinks like the economic

status o the community and who has been most aected by the challenges.

» CLUE: use ‘yes and no’ questions to nd out whether challenges in the community are

related to child-mortality, health, nutrition, or poor provision o services like hospitals, or

diseases like HIV and AIDS etc.

Task 3

» CLUE: use ‘yes and no’ questions to nd out i projects involve improving nutrition,

sanitation, or disease prevention.

» CLUE: use ‘yes and no’ questions, wherever possible, to nd out i projects involve

educating children and adults, or enhancing people’s skills or providing new services or

setting up community groups.

Permission to reproduce is granted. © 2010 World Vision, Inc.



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resource 3

Child Halh Now Prayr Card

Grant us, Lord God, a vision o our world as only your love can make it:

A world where the vulnerable are protected,

Where the hungry can eat their ll,

Where the oppressed nd comort and rest,

And where the poor have the same chances as the rich.

Please give us courage to stand up and work or a better world,

And help us to make it a place where peace is built with justice,

And justice guided by your love.

Amen.









Amen.









Amen.

Grant us, Lord God, a vision o our world as only your love can make it:A world where the vulnerable are protected,







Amen.

Permission to reproduce is granted. © 2010 World Vision, Inc.



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Abou World Vision

world vision is a Christian humanitarian organizationdedicated to working with children, amilies, and their communities

worldwide to reach their ull potential by tackling the causes o

poverty and injustice. Motivated by our aith in Jesus Christ, World

Vision serves alongside the poor and oppressed as a demonstration o

God’s unconditional love or all people. We see a world where each

child experiences “ullness o lie” as described in John 10:10. And we

know this can be achieved only by addressing the problems o poverty

and injustice in a holistic way. That’s how World Vision is unique:

We bring 60 years o experience in three key areas needed to help

children and amilies thrive: emergency relie, long-term development,

and advocacy. And we bring all o our skills across many areas o

expertise to each community we work in, enabling us to care orchildren’s physical, social, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

Partnering with World Vision provides tangible ways to honor

God and put aith into action. By working, we can make a lasting

dierence in the lives o children and amilies who are struggling to

overcome poverty. To nd out more about how you can help, visit

www.worldvision.org.

Abou World Vision Rsourcsending global poverTy and injustice begins with education:

understanding the magnitude and causes o poverty, its impact on

human dignity, and our connection to those in need around the world.

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