Caritas Challenge

On Friday 18th of May we stayed overnight at school, doing a lot of challenges like the Live It challenge which is staying overnight at school, the Sweat It challenge which is where we make items that are really needed to help your community, and the Move It challenge which is where you walk, run, swim, cycle or play a sport for 24 hours to see what it felt like carry heavy things for hours in Timor-Leste. 

Now I'm gonna answer 5 questions.

What does “1 day of difference for a lifetime of change” mean to you?
1 day of difference for a lifetime of change doesn't mean much to me all it is that I am doing something bigger than what I would normally do.

What has been a challenge for you so far during the day and what was challenging for you at night?
Well in the day it was hard because I was running so much playing basketball because of the move it challenge and at night it was a little bit hard because I had very little space in my hut.

What connections can you make with the people of Timor-Leste/ those living in poverty from your experience in our Caritas Challenge so far?
It must be very very hard because some people might not even have a box to stay in they might of just had a jersey to sleep with.

What could you do to help those living in poverty in our local community?
We could start a fundraiser (like this) and donate the money you raise to City Mission or Caritas, or if you see someone that doesn't have food or looks poor you could give them some water or some food.

What have you learned about Social Justice and Empathy?
I have learnt thats Social justice is actually helping them by giving them food or water, and doing something nice for them, and Empathy is to be able to know how they feel go inside of them and feel what they are feeling.

What do you think about the challenge?