Tools for Understanding

Poverty Simulation:

  1. Get in pairs to partner up.
  2. To enter the simulation, open this link in a new tab or window: www.live58.org/survive125
  3. After reading the introduction (You are Divya Patel. You work as a brickmaker in India with four children…), press the start button.
  4. If the donation pop-up box comes up, close it by pressing X in the top right corner.
  5. Proceed with the simulation. Follow the instructions and make good decisions to survive. Good luck!
  6. Complete the exit slip with your partner when you are done.
  7. After exit slip: do the simulation again on your own. Make different choices this time.