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LENT 2017
TEACHER
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JUST WATER:
Climate Change
in the Pacific
Your face, LORD, do I seek. Psalm 27:8
Me rapu ahau i tōu mata, e TE ATUA. Ngā Waiata 27:8
Climate change is a global problem with serious implications...
it represents one of the principal challenges facing humanity in our day.
Pope Francis, Laudato Si’, #25
Resources Overview
1 DAY OF
DIFFERENCE
FOR A LIFETIME
OF CHANGE
CARITAS
CHALLENGE
POSTER
31 MARCH - 14 MAY 2017
The Caritas Challenge is an annual fundraising event.
Building solidarity with those living with poverty or
injustice, the Challenge offers hands-on experiences
that are fun and informative. In 2017 the focus is
on helping people in Pacific countries facing real
challenges as a result of climate change.
LAUNCH WEEKEND 31 MARCH - 2 APRIL, 2017
31 MARCH - 14 MAY 2017
Happening throughout New Zealand
To find out more, jump online:
WWW.CARITAS.ORG.NZ/CARITAS-CHALLENGE
Join us on Facebook:
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PSALM 27:8
Additonal
Fact Sheets
An appeal on behalf of the
New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference.
Please give generously so we can help others help themselves.
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PRAYER
BOOKLET
VIDEOS
Explain how a contemporary social action derives from the ethical principles of a
religious tradition
Level 2
God of all creation,
at the beginning of time
you placed a single mandate on humankind:
to be stewards of creation;
to replenish and nurture through all generations
What you have made.
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Turn us from our thoughtlessness.
Help our touch be light.
Help us renew the world that supports us.
So we may once more know creation as it was in the
beginning.
Amen.
Climate Change
in the Pacific
ORIGINAL SKETCH BY JACOB – YEAR 7 STUDENT
Adapted from Catholic Relief Services.
Papua New Guinea
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Achievement
Achievement with Merit
Achievement with
Excellence
 Explain how a contemporary
social action derives from
the ethical principles of a
religious tradition.
 Explain in detail how a
contemporary social action
derives from the ethical
principles of a religious
tradition.
 Comprehensively explain
how a contemporary social
action derives from the
ethical principles of a
religious tradition.
Assessment Conditions:
We kneel today amid that same creation.
A world that is, in many ways, more splendid than ever
But, in too many ways, scarred beyond recognition.
POWER
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Credits: 6
Achievement Criteria
UPPER PRIMARY PRAYERS (Y5-8)
Prayer of Stewardship
Fiji
KOHA
BOX
Vanuatu
Written Assignment
Please hand in your assignment to your RS teacher on ______________________________
Task:
1. Give a scientific explanation of how human beings are contributing to climate
change, and the effects of climate change on people throughout the world.
2. Outline the ethical principles of the Catholic Church that are related to this issue.
3. What action is Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand taking to support those badly affected
by climate change in the Pacific?
4. How is the action of Caritas derived from its ethical principles?
5. Draw conclusions and evaluate the effectiveness of the action Caritas has taken.
6. What are the wider implications of this action?
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Climate Change
in the Pacific
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Background information
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First Week of Lent lessons and worksheets
•
Holy Week lessons (on the last two pages of this module)
Refer to the Teacher Booklet and other country modules for
more information in this series.
LENT
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How to Use the Resources
LITURGY
POWER
POINT
You may choose what you want to cover with your students and how it might best fit into your schedule.
The Lent module has been designed to start and end your learning about climate change in the Pacific.
Five separate country modules have been developed around the theme of climate change in the Pacific. You may
choose to focus on one of these each week and use the suggested lesson at the appropriate level. You could choose to
focus on just one or two of these countries and adapt some of the lessons and materials for the needs of your students.
The
Stations of
the Cross are
a great way
to draw an
end to Lent
during
Holy Week
An example:
WEEK 1
WEEK 2
Lent 2017
Display the
Lent Calendar
in your class
and get
students
to attempt
some of the
challenges
LENT
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Kiribati
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This module contains:
Background information
•
First Week of Lent lessons and worksheets
•
Holy Week lessons (on the last two pages of this module)
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Rising Sea Levels
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Tonga
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Refer to the Teacher Booklet and other country modules for
more information in this series.
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MODULE F
FIJI
MODULE P
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Climate Change
in the Pacific
•
Background information
•
First Week of Lent lessons and worksheets
•
Holy Week lessons (on the last two pages of this module)
LENT
MODULE
Refer to the Teacher Booklet and other country modules for
more information in this series.
Choose between the five Pacific country modules for your lessons during the unit – any order will work!
Use the various videos, PowerPoints, worksheets, fact sheets, prayers and posters referred to in lessons to enhance student learning.
Additonal
Fact Sheets
P3
Worksheet: Impacts
Follow the news this week and take note of any climate change related stories
from New Zealand.
Compare these two lists on the back of this worksheet.
Papua New Guinea: Impacts of climate change…
IMPACT 1:
IMPACT 2:
IMPACT 3:
IMPACT 4:
New Zealand: Impacts of climate change in the news …
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POWER
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UPPER PRIMARY PRAYERS (Y5-8)
Prayer of Stewardship
Summarise the impacts of climate change felt in Papua New Guinea.
God of all creation,
at the beginning of time
you placed a single mandate on humankind:
to be stewards of creation;
to replenish and nurture through all generations
What you have made.
We kneel today amid that same creation.
A world that is, in many ways, more splendid than ever
But, in too many ways, scarred beyond recognition.
Turn us from our thoughtlessness.
Help our touch be light.
Help us renew the world that supports us.
So we may once more know creation as it was in the
beginning.
Amen.
ORIGINAL SKETCH BY JACOB – YEAR 7 STUDENT
Adapted from Catholic Relief Services.
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Welcome to Lent
‘Your face, LORD, do I seek.’ — Psalm 27:8
‘Me rapu ahau i tōu mata, e TE ATUA.’ — Ngā Waiata 27:8
Lent is a time in our liturgical calendar when we repent
or ‘turn back’ to God. It is a time when we consider
the needs of our neighbours, and traditionally offer
almsgiving to those in need. We also reach out to those
around us, and see Christ’s suffering in people who lack
what they need to live in dignity.
Certainly in his own life and work, Pope Francis
demonstrates the importance of this encounter;
encountering refugees at Lampedusa just three months
into his pontificate, and encountering the homeless
poor of Rome on a regular basis. His pontificate is
marked by this concern for the poor and vulnerable.
This Lent we have chosen as our theme, the phrase from
Psalm 27: ‘Your face, Lord, do I seek’. This phrase reminds
us that when we encounter our brothers and sisters,
wherever they may live, we encounter the face of Christ.
Traditionally Lent is also a time of fasting, or giving up
some things that we might want, so that other people
can have what they need. This Lent, we are drawing
attention to the needs of our Pacific brothers and sisters
suffering the adverse effects of climate change, and in
need of food and water security, and a safe place to live
and earn a living.
Since the beginning of his ministry, Pope Francis has
spoken again and again about the importance of truly
‘encountering’ others. In his message for the Jubilee
Year of Mercy he said,
‘Have the courage to go against the tide of
this culture of efficiency, this culture of waste.
Encountering and welcoming everyone, solidarity
– a word that is being hidden by this culture, as
if it were a bad word – solidarity and fraternity:
these are what make our society truly human.’
– Pope Francis, World Youth Day, 27 July 2013
Pope Francis is calling on all of us, as members of
one human family, to change the way we are living
so that together we can care for our common home.
His 2015 encyclical, Laudato Si’, outlines his concerns
and his challenge to all people on the planet. The
changes we make now, will ensure that vulnerable
Pacific communities can survive, and also that future
generations will have a reasonable quality of life.
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is working with local
Pacific communities as they strive to overcome climaterelated challenges. We invite you and your students to
join with us in our efforts. By raising awareness among
our students about the causes of climate change, and
teaching them more about environmental sustainability,
we will help to create a more sustainable world for
everyone.
Through encountering the stories and the people in
these Lent modules, we hope that your students will
learn the values of solidarity with others, and service
for others. May their encounter with these ‘faces’ from
the Pacific strengthen their resolve to work for the
common good of the whole human family. Pope Francis
himself encourages us to learn to develop a sense of
responsibility toward others through learning how to
properly encounter others.
... the only way to [learn to serve] is to learn how to encounter others with the right attitude, which is to accept and esteem them as
companions along the way… it means learning to find Jesus in the faces of other, in their voices, in their pleas.
Pope Francis, Evangelii Gaudium, #91
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Recent Church Teaching on Climate
Change and the Environment
As early as 1990, Pope John Paul II was speaking about
human-induced climate change.
...the gradual depletion of the ozone layer and the
related ‘greenhouse effect’ has now reached crisis
proportions as a consequence of industrial growth,
massive urban concentrations and vastly increased
energy needs.
Peace with God the Creator, Peace with all of Creation,
Message for the World Day of Peace, John Paul II, 1990
The technologically advanced societies can and must
lower their domestic energy consumption, either
through an evolution in manufacturing methods or
through greater ecological sensitivity among their
citizens. (#49)
In 2005, Pope Benedict XVI began his pontificate with a
homily which directly addressed environmental issues,
and the culture of greed which is harming our planet.
In fact, Pope Benedict spoke so often about the
environment, that he became known by many as ‘the
green Pope’.
The external deserts in the world are growing, because
the internal deserts have become so vast. Therefore, the
earth’s treasures no longer serve to build God’s garden
for all to live in, but they have been made to serve the
powers of exploitation and destruction.
Pope Benedict XVI, Homily at Inaugural Mass, 2005
Pope Francis, too, from the beginning of his pontificate,
made his primary concerns quite clear. He wanted a
Church that was concerned for the poor, for peacemaking, and for the created world: let us be “protectors”
of creation, protectors of God’s plan inscribed in nature,
protectors of one another and of the environment. Homily at Inaugural Mass, 19 March 2013.
Pope Benedict acknowledged the reality of climate
change as a threat to future generations, with the
title of his message for the World Day of Peace in
2010: If You Want to Cultivate Peace, Protect Creation.
In this document, he mentions people facing forced
displacement due to degradation of their natural
habitat.
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In his 2009 encyclical, Caritas in Veritate, he called for a
‘renewed solidarity’ between developing nations and
highly industrialized nations, particularly in regard to
environmental issues.
In his 2015 encyclical, Laudato Si’, Pope Francis calls
on all people to ‘hear both the cry of the earth and
the cry of the poor’. He recognises the connection
between environmental degradation and the suffering
experienced by those who are dependent on land and
waterways for their livelihoods.
Climate change is a global problem with grave
implications... Its worst impact will probably be felt by
developing countries in coming decades. Many of the
poor live in areas particularly affected by phenomena
related to warming, and their means of subsistence are
largely dependent on natural reserves and ecosystemic
services such as agriculture, fishing and forestry.
Pope Francis, Laudato Si’, #25
So concerned is Pope Francis about the future of the
planet, that he has recently extended the corporal
and spiritual works of mercy to include care for, and
protection of, creation. He sets out his proposal in his
Message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of
Creation, 2016.
As a spiritual work of mercy, care for our common home
calls for a ‘grateful contemplation of God’s world’ which
allows us to discover in each thing a teaching which God
wishes to hand on to us.
As a corporal work of mercy, care for our common home
requires ‘simple daily gestures which break with the
logic of violence, exploitation and selfishness’, and
‘makes itself felt in every action that seeks to build a
better world.’
These simple daily gestures which we can encourage
our students to make, such as separating rubbish, using
public transport and reducing the use of paper and
plastic, may seem very small and insignificant, but, as
Pope Francis points out in Laudato Si’, ...
...There is a nobility in the duty to care for creation
through little daily actions, and it is wonderful how
education can bring about real changes in lifestyle...
We must not think that these efforts are not going
to change the world. They benefit society, often
unbeknown to us, for they call forth a goodness which...
inevitably tends to spread.
Pope Francis, Laudato Si’, #211-212
These last words are encouraging for us as educators, as
we consider how vital the ‘little actions’ of our students
are for the future quality of human life.
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A Theological Reflection on Water
The title of this series is ‘Just Water’ because many of
the difficulties currently facing the peoples of the Pacific
region involve water; either too much, or not enough!
TOO MUCH water from king tides, floods and other
extreme weather events and NOT ENOUGH fresh water
after droughts and ground water contamination.
The phrase ‘Just Water’ also refers to the position of
the Catholic Church, and in fact, most humanitarian
agencies, who hold that access to sufficient, safe, fresh
water is a human right and a matter of social justice.
However, more than 40 per cent of the global population
are affected by water scarcity, and millions of people
every year die from diseases associated with inadequate
or poor quality water supplies.
In recent years, the Pontifical Council for Justice and
Peace (PCJP) has been prompted to take an ethical
stand against the World Water Forum (a forum made up
of representatives of multi-national corporations) over
their definition of water rights. The World Water Forum
has stated that humans should have access to clean
water and sanitation ‘at an affordable price’. The PCJP
has responded, asserting that water is not a commodity
to be bought and sold.
[Water’s] benefits are meant for all and not only for those
who live in countries where water is abundant, well
managed and well distributed.
— PCJP, 2006
Christiana Z. Peppard in her book, Just Water, explains
the Church’s position:
...it is not the case that a person’s need for water
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correlates to the ability to pay for it. Instead, fresh water
is a fundamental condition for the survival of all human
beings, regardless of ability to pay. In this way is access to
fresh water rightly regarded as a justice issue: the goods
of creation are meant for the benefit of everyone.
— Just Water: Theology, Ethics and the Global Water
Crisis, 2014, p.61-62
Not only is clean water absolutely necessary for a
healthy human life, it is also an important symbol for us
in our spiritual lives.
For the people of the Scriptures, living as they did in
dry deserts where water was so scarce and so precious,
water came to represent God’s abundant gift of life.
The writings of the psalmists and prophets are full of
references to God’s gift of water and life.
I will make rivers flow on barren heights, and springs
within the valleys. I will turn the desert into pools of water,
and the parched ground into springs.
— Isaiah 41:18
Running water was seen as a great blessing, and even
Jesus rested by springs of water to drink and to be
rejuvenated. Jesus took the link between water and life
to a deeper level, explaining that He himself was the
living water sent by God.
Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again,
but those who drink of the water that I will give them will
never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in
them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.
— John 4:13-14
Thus, the Sacrament of
Baptism, through which we
become heirs of this eternal
life, is sealed by the pouring
of water on our heads. The
waters of Baptism bring us new life. Jesus chose the
symbol of water for Baptism for a reason. He knew
that human beings couldn’t live without it, just as
we cannot live, in the spiritual sense, without Christ
himself. He is the ‘living water’ that sustains our lives.
As well as fresh water, many Pacific nations also
depend on the water of the sea. The sea is one of
Oceania’s primary sources of food and livelihoods,
and needs to be protected so that future generations
can continue to enjoy its gifts. The Federation of
Catholic Bishops of Oceania (FCBCO) made this clear
in a recent media statement, in which they criticised
illegal fishing practices and deep sea mining,
The sea is a treasure for all and should never become a
‘playground of exploitation’.
— FCBCO, Media Statement, 24 August, 2016
As you work through these Lenten modules, your
students will begin to see connections between water,
our physical well-being, and our spiritual well-being.
In some lessons and prayers there are particular
opportunities to draw these connections to the
attention of your students.
Catholic Social Teaching and Climate Change
Many Catholic social teaching principles provide guidance in our response to the effects of climate change:
UNIVERSAL DESTINATION OF GOODS ll people everywhere have a right to enjoy the created ‘goods’ that
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COMMON GOOD are necessary to sustain life.
We should ensure that ALL people have adequate access to fresh
water, land, and clean air – ‘goods’ that we all need and must share.
Our faith and our religious tradition have much to offer the world at this
time, including the importance of simplicity, and of learning to give up
some things that we want, so others may have what they need. Earth at its beginning was for all in common, it was meant for rich and
poor alike; what right have you to monopolise the soil? Nature knows
nothing of the rich; all are poor when she brings them forth.
New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference (NZCBC), Statement on
Environmental Issues, 2006
HUMAN DIGNITY
We are all created by God and it is only right that we all live in
dignity within a healthy natural environment, as God intended.
PREFERENTIAL OPTION FOR THE POOR The needs of the most vulnerable should be considered before
decisions are made about the distribution and preservation of safe
food and water sources.
St Ambrose
STEWARDSHIP
We are responsible for the care of waterways and all of creation.
It is [our] special responsibility to assume on behalf of all humanity,
stewardship of the Pacific Ocean, containing over one half of the earth’s
total supply of water. The continued health of this and other oceans is
crucial for the welfare of peoples...
Pope John Paul II, Ecclesia in Oceania, #31
As in other parts of the world, those most suffering the consequences of
climate change are those who have played the least part in contributing
to it. People we may never meet, as well as those who are not yet born, will
benefit or suffer as a result of the decisions we make… ­
NZCBC, Statement on Environmental Issues, 2006
Satisfying the needs of all, especially those who live in poverty, must guide
the use of water and the services connected with it. Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, 484
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Introduction:
Climate
Change in the
Pacific
The Pacific region is one
of the parts of the world
most affected by climate
change. Many small island
nations in this region rely on
agriculture and fisheries for
their livelihoods, and they
have few financial resources
to fall back on if crops are
destroyed by drought,
cyclones or floods. Rising
sea levels are also affecting
fresh water supplies on
many Pacific islands, where
ground water is becoming
increasingly salinated by sea
water contamination.
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Cyclones
Āwhiowhio
Drought
Taurakitanga
Rising Sea Levels
Puke Moana
In February 2016, Fiji experienced the
largest cyclone ever to hit land in the
southern hemisphere. Cyclone Winston
had devastating effects on large parts
of Fiji. In the worst affected areas, 100
per cent of crops were destroyed and
whole villages were flattened on the
island of Koro. The Government of Fiji has
predicted food security risks until crops
recover.
In other parts of the Pacific, the effects of
the El Niño weather pattern have added
to the effects of climate change, causing
severe food and water shortages. This
has led to hardship, illness, malnutrition
and even death in island groups such
as Papua New Guinea (PNG). The
government of PNG reports that at its
peak an estimated 2.7 million people
were affected by this crisis. For the Kapo
community in Kimbe an extreme drought
led to a devastating bush fire destroying
25,000 cocoa trees. This has caused
a major setback to the community’s
livelihood, income and the education of
the children.
On the islands of Kiribati and Tonga,
rising sea levels, caused by warmer seas,
are impacting on fresh water supplies.
Communities can no longer rely on
groundwater supplies and are needing
support to fix old rain water collection
systems as well as to put new rain water
tanks in place.
Vanuatu suffered damage to livelihoods
and homes during the cyclone season
of 2014/15, as a result of Cyclone
Pam. Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is
continuing to support local efforts to
rebuild in Vanuatu, where the plan is
to ‘build back better’ so that the new
houses can withstand future extreme
weather events.
Young people in Kiribati are travelling
around their islands helping to raise
awareness about climate change.
There are major adaptation projects
underway, with sea walls being rebuilt
and mangroves being planted to protect
coastlines from the encroaching sea.
Loss of Homes
Kāinga ngaro
Some Pacific Islanders are even being
forced to leave their homeland to find
a more accommodating environment
in which to grow their food, and access
fresh water. People from the Carteret
Islands, in Papua New Guinea, are among
the first peoples to have to move to
another island in order to survive.
Bleaching of Coral Reefs
Te whakakōmātanga i
ngā ākau
Food and Water
Sustainability
He pātaka kai, he waiora
The bleaching of coral reefs, also caused
by warmer sea temperatures, has had
serious effects on the food supplies
of some island groups such as Palau,
the Marshall Islands and the islands of
Micronesia.
As a result of extreme weather events
and changing climate, communities
throughout the Pacific are facing food
and water insecurity. Communities
are looking at new ways of ensuring
sustainable food and water supplies into
the future.
1The Royal Society of New Zealand – Te Apārangi, Climate Change Implications for New Zealand, April, 2016,
www.royalsociety.org.nz/expert-advice/papers/yr2016/climate-change-implications-for-new-zealand/key-risks-for-new-zealand/coastal-change/
CLIMATE CHANGE
IN AOTEAROA
New Zealanders can expect at least a
30cm rise in coastal sea levels by 2100.
However, it is possible that this rise in sea
levels could be up to 1 metre, which will
have serious consequences for people
living in coastal regions.1 As well as
this, damaging floods are expected to
occur more often along the west coast.
In contrast, the east coast and northern
regions of New Zealand will experience
more frequent droughts. So areas such
as the Whanganui River region, which
experienced terrible flooding in 2015, can
expect more of the same, while regions
such as South Canterbury can expect
more water shortages.
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Caritas in Action in the Pacific
INTRODUCTION TO CARITAS
AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is the Catholic
agency for justice, peace and development
– an official agency of the New Zealand
Catholic Bishops Conference. We work in
partnership with impoverished communities
throughout the world, and through
advocacy and education for justice here at
home in Aotearoa New Zealand. Currently we
are working in the Pacific, Asia, the Middle
East, Africa and Central America.
Many challenges face our Caritas partners
and other agencies who accompany them
in international development over the
next decade. In this resource, learners
will explore how we are working with
communities to help them adapt to the
impacts of climate change and enhance their
food security. We will also highlight ways in
which local communities are supported to
maintain sustainable livelihoods, despite
dealing with adverse issues that endanger
their basic human rights and right to a safe
and secure environment.
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CARITAS IN FIJI
CARITAS IN KIRIBATI
After Cyclone Winston, Caritas worked with the
Archdiocese of Suva’s Commission for Justice and
Development to continue responding to the needs of
the many affected communities, providing food, shelter
(tents and tarpaulins), seeds, and farming equipment to
replant destroyed crops.
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand supports the Caritas
Kiribati Youth Group who are a small group of Catholic
youth in South Tarawa, committed to increasing
community knowledge of healthy living and how to
combat the effects of climate change.
Psychosocial support through counselling is an
important way that the CJD and Caritas are helping
those affected by Cyclone Winston to overcome their
traumatic experiences. The act of sharing experiences is
vital in rebuilding lives and livelihoods around Fiji.
This aspect of the emergency response and recovery
is being delivered in combination with distributing
emergency supplies and developing a cyclone-resilient
demonstration house to help train local builders in
rebuilding safer homes.
Youth are trained in climate concerns and learn how to
present key issues and mitigation approaches. Young
people then travel in small groups to outer islands
sharing their learnings with remote communities.
A new health and well-being programme focuses on
training a group of local women and youth to become
Health Champions. This health programme will
provide the opportunity for Health Champions to share
mitigation measures and hygiene practices through
their health and well-being promotion activities.
For more information about Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand working in the Pacific go to www.caritas.org.nz
CARITAS IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA
CARITAS IN TONGA
CARITAS IN VANUATU
In Papua New Guinea, Caritas has assisted ten
communities in the provinces of West New Britain,
Bougainville and Manus to improve their quality of life
by providing agriculture and fishery-based alternative
livelihoods, clean water supply, sanitation and hygiene
needs.
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has supported Caritas
Tonga since 1999 and currently supports the Caritas
Tonga Climate Change Officer, Amelia Ma'afu. Much of
her work is focused on the low lying islands of Ha'apai
where drought, coastal erosion, water salination, soil
degradation and changing weather patterns are already
affecting communities.
Caritas partnered with the Diocese of Port Vila and the
Butterfly Trust to train local people to rebuild safer
houses that will be better able to withstand natural
disasters. Five initial trainers passed on their skills to
20 trainees who then repaired 60 houses in Anamburu,
Port Vila (one of the suburbs most damaged by Cyclone
Pam).
Amelia visits communities to gather data and
knowledge of local and traditional methods for
dealing with climate change, and trains others in
climate change mitigation techniques. She assists
communities, and local and national government
authorities in developing action plans to respond to
climate change and build resilience.
In response to extreme weather patterns such as the
recent El Niño, Caritas has pre-positioned crucial
emergency supplies to alleviate serious food and water
shortages in Vanuatu and other Pacific nations.
Each of the communities is located on small outlying
islands that are very susceptible to the effects of
climate change. Caritas has been supporting this
project since 2013 following a very successful pilot
project on Kapo Island in the Kimbe Diocese.
One part of this project supports a community of
Carteret Islanders who were forced to leave their island
due to rising sea levels and who have been relocated to
Tinputz in Bougainville, where they grow and produce
cocoa for sale.
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Curriculum Links
Achievement objectives
Links to the Liturgical Year module – Lent, Holy Week, Ash Wednesday
Y1-2
Religious Education achievement objectives:
God – Te Atua strand and Holy Spirit strand.
Y1 RE
Children will be able to recognise that God
created the universe out of nothing and keeps
it in being.
Y1 RE Children will be able to recognise that all of
creation... is God’s good gift.
Y2 RE Children will be able to recognise that people
who believe in God can respond to the Holy
Spirit in their lives in many ways.
Social Science achievement objectives:
L1 SS Understand different resources that people use.
Y3-4
Religious Education achievement objectives:
God – Te Atua strand.
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Y3 RE Children will be able to describe how God
is present everywhere in the world through
creation.
Y4 RE Children will be able to identify ways of
showing love and respect for God’s gift of
creation by accepting responsibility for
the environment in which people live –
addressing the tapu (sacredness) of whenua
(land).
Social Science achievement objectives:
L2 SS
Understand how and why people work
together to obtain resources.
Science achievement objectives: Planet Earth and
beyond – Interacting systems.
L2 SC
Describe how natural features are changed
and resources
affected by natural
events and human
actions.
Y5-6
Religious Education
achievement objectives:
God – Te Atua strand &
Church – Community of Disciples strand.
Y5 RE
Y6 RE
Children will be able to develop an
understanding of God’s constant faithfulness
despite, at times, people’s unfaithfulness, so
that continually God is calling people to be
reconciled in relationships with self, others,
creation and God – Te Atua.
Children will be able to recognise how people
use their gifts for the mission of the Church.
Social Science achievement objectives:
L3 SS Understand how people make decisions
about access to and use of resources.
Science achievement objectives: Planet Earth and
beyond – Interacting systems.
L3 SC Investigate the water cycle and its effects on
climate, landforms and life.
Y7-8
Religious Education achievement objectives: God –
Te Atua strand & Jesus Christ – Hēhu Karaiti strand.
Y7 RE Children will be able to: recognise that all
creation, seen and unseen, is graced by God
and redeemed, and therefore even though it
is affected by sin it has its own tapu and mana
which should be respected.
Y8 RE Develop an understanding of how Jesus
is an advocate for the poor, the weak, the
powerless and those without mana; and how
this challenges Christ’s followers today to
bring about justice-tika and peace-rangimarie
in the world.
Social Science achievement objectives:
L4SS
Understand that events have causes and
effects.
L4SS
Understand how people participate
individually and collectively in response to
community challenges.
Y9-10
Religious Education achievement objectives:
Topic 9E Creation and Co-Creation: Students will
understand the concept of Co-creation and recognise
that Christians are called to co-operate with God in
building up creation.
Topic 10E Inspiring Men and Women: Recognise what
it means to be an inspiring man or woman and identify
men and women in our own time who fulfil this role.
Social Science achievement objectives:
L5 SS Understand how the ideas and actions of
people in the past have had a significant
impact on people’s lives.
L5 SS Understand how people’s management of
resources impacts on environmental and
social sustainability.
L6 SS Understand how individuals, groups and
institutions work to promote social justice
and human rights.
Geography achievement objectives:
L6 GE Understand how people interact with natural
and cultural environments, and that this
interaction has consequences.
Science achievement objectives: Planet Earth and
beyond – Interacting systems.
L5 SC L6 SC
Investigate how heat from the Sun, the Earth,
and human activities is distributed around
Earth by the geosphere, hydrosphere, and
atmosphere.
Develop an understanding of how the
geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and
biosphere interact to cycle carbon around the
earth.
Y11-13
Religious Education
achievement objectives:
Topic 11B Conscience,
Morality, Values: Students
will understand the nature of
pono (integrity), freedom and
moral responsibility.
Topic 12B Justice and Peace: Through the study of
Scripture, Church statements and other documents,
students will explore justice issues relevant to
contemporary society and culture.
Topic 13C Ethics and Ethical Issues: Students will
understand the principle of the consistent ethic of
life which is based on the fundamental dignity of the
human person and interdependence of the community.
AS90822: Explain how a contemporary social action
derives from the ethical principles of a religious
tradition [6 credits].
Social Science achievement objectives:
L6 SS Understand how different groups and
institutions work to promote social justice
and human rights.
L7 SS Understand how communities and nations
meet their responsibilities and exercise their
rights in local, national, and global contexts.
L8 SS
Understand how ideologies shape society
and that individuals and groups respond
differently to these beliefs.
Geography achievement objectives:
L6 GE Understand how people interact with natural
and cultural environments and that this
interaction has consequences.
L7 GE Understand how people’s perceptions of,
and interactions with, natural and cultural
environments differ and have changed over
time.
L8 GE Understand how people’s diverse values and
perceptions influence the environmental,
social and economic decisions and responses
that they make.
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Key Messages and Values2
•
Climate change is very real and the effects are being felt around the world right now.
•
Many Pacific communities have been forced to respond to the effects of climate change.
•
Climate change has led to cyclones, droughts, rising sea levels, and the insecurity of food and water in the Pacific region.
•
In parts of Tonga, PNG and Kiribati, people face TOO MUCH water with rising sea levels.
•
In many Pacific communities, people they have been forced to cope with NOT ENOUGH fresh water.
•
Extreme weather events like Cyclones Pam and Winston are becoming more severe due to climate change.
•
Some families have been forced to relocate their homes due to the effects of climate change.
•
Caritas is partnering with local organisations in the Pacific to help communities respond to challenges that threaten their livelihoods.
•
New Zealand is not immune to the impacts of climate change and we are experiencing related floods and droughts.
•
Everyone can slow down the impacts of climate change by reflecting on their own actions that have an impact on our planet.
•
Church teaching emphasises the fact that we must care for our planet and share the benefits with everyone.
WHĀNAU
FAITH
RECONCILIATION
HOPE
COURAGE
COMMUNITY
JUSTICE
AROHA
SERVICE
WHENUA
The ecclesial nature of the Catholic school is reflected in its educational activity
‘in which faith, culture and life are brought into harmony’.
The Catholic Education of School-Age Children, New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference, #9, 2014
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2Refer to the New Zealand Curriculum and Taking The High Ground: Virtues And Values In Catholic Schools for more information on applying these values.
CHALLENGING
ALL YOUTH!
The Caritas Challenge is a nationwide, 24-hour
event for schools and youth groups in New
Zealand. It offers hands-on experiences that
are fun and informative, while raising funds and
providing an opportunity for young people to
experience some of the challenges faced by
those living with poverty and injustice.
In 2017 the focus will be on our Pacific
neighbours as they face many challenges as a
result of climate change.
Launch Weekend 31 March – 2 April 2017
Events happening throughout New Zealand
31 March – 14 May 2017
Join us to stand in solidarity with those living
in poverty and injustice around the world.
MOVE IT
LIVE IT
SWEAT IT
STOP IT
For more information contact:
[email protected] or 0800 22 10 22
WWW.CARITAS.ORG.NZ/CARITAS-CHALLENGE
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Modules
Lent Module
Module F: Fiji
Module K: Kiribati
WEEK 1 FOCUS: Introducing Lent and focusing on a
personal response to climate change
MAIN ISSUES:
Extreme weather, food insecurity, trauma and
relocation
MAIN ISSUES:
Rising sea levels, water salination and food insecurity
WEEK 6 FOCUS: Holy Week and Stations of the Cross
NUMBER OF PAGES: 23
RESOURCES:
WORKSHEETS:
C1: Caring for the Earth
C2: Looking after the Planet
C3/C4: Live Simply
C5a: A Global Challenge
C5b: Inspiring Men and Women
C6a: Values and Attitudes Towards Climate Change
C6b: Climate Change and the Common Good
C6c: Climate Change Advocacy
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KEY STORIES:
Joelli’s story; Vasiti’s Story; CJD Response; Winston and
Natovi; Paulina’s Story; Master Iosefo’s Story; and Loss
and Community.
KEY STORIES:
Rabaere Matai and Troubles with Sea Walls; Namoriki
Rotitaake and Lost Trees; Boore Moua and the Caritas
Kiribati Youth Group; Teaote Davies and High Tide; and
Mangroves - An Excellent Solution.
NUMBER OF PAGES: 27
NUMBER OF PAGES: 29
RESOURCES:
RESOURCES:
WORKSHEETS:
F1: School
F2: Prayer Points
F3: Responding to a Storm
F4: Helping with Psychological Recovery
F5: Leaders Bringing Hope
F6: Working Through Grief and Loss to Find New Meaning
WORKSHEETS:
K1: Home Protection
K2: Land and Rising Seas
K3: Responding to Challenges
K4: Poster Design
K5: Share Your Thoughts
K6: The Next Generation
All of the modules and worksheets can be found online at www.caritas.org.nz
Module P: Papua New Guinea
Module T: Tonga
Module V: Vanuatu
MAIN ISSUES:
Rising sea levels, relocation and food insecurity
MAIN ISSUES:
Fresh water access, coastal erosion and extreme
weather
MAIN ISSUES:
Extreme weather, food insecurity and disaster
preparedness
KEY STORIES:
Amelia Ma’afu; Katalina Vea’s House; and Soane Vili.
KEY STORIES:
Montmartre High School; Building Back Better in
Anamburu; Nursery Rhymes; and Cash for Work
Programme
KEY STORIES:
Ursula Rakova’s Story; El Niño Impact; New Britain –
Losing Ground; Manus Island – Food Chain Change; and
Sinking Paradise.
NUMBER OF PAGES: 27
RESOURCES:
WORKSHEETS:
P1: Home Sweet Home
P2: How I Feel
P3: Impacts
P4: Plan B
P5: Leader and Role Model
P6: Caritas and Papua New Guinea
NUMBER OF PAGES: 30
RESOURCES:
WORKSHEETS:
T1a: Water
T1b: Is it Safe to Drink?
T2a: How Much Water Did You Use Yesterday?
T2b: Make a Rain Gauge!
T3a: Testing Water Quality
T3b: Water Filter Creation
T4/T5: Advocate for the Vulnerable
T6a: What do we Value? Ashburton Water Tension
T6b: The Business of Drinking Water
NUMBER OF PAGES: 26
RESOURCES:
WORKSHEETS:
V1: Earthquake Rhyme
V2: Tsunami!
V3: Rhyme for a Reason
V4: Sustainability
V5: Resilience
V6: Understanding Subsidiarity
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Fact Sheets
Focus
Fiji
Kiribati
Papua New Guinea
Tonga
Vanuatu
Country Profile
Module F Page 2
Module K Page 2
Module P Page 2
Module T Page 2
Module V Page 2
Climate Related Issues
Module F Page 3
Module K Page 3
Module P Page 3
Module T Page 3
Module V Page 3
Caritas in Action
Module F Page 4
Module K Page 4
Module P Page 4
Module T Page 4
Module V Page 4
Cultural Connection
Module F Page 5
(Paper, Scissors,
Rock, Petals!)
Module K Page 5
(Play Oreano!)
Module P Page 5
(Iou Naiong)
Module T Page 5
(Sweet Treat)
Module V Page 5
(Sakem Ol Roks)
Science Says
Module F Page 6
(Storms)
Module K Page 6
(Rising Sea Levels)
Module P Page 6
(Ocean Acidification)
Module T Page 6
(Fresh Water Facts)
Module V Page 6
(Heating Up!)
Fact Sheet 1: Facts and Figures about Water
Fact Sheet 2: Sustainable Development Goal #6
Fact Sheet 3: Remarkable and Alarming Facts about Fresh Water
Fact Sheet 4: Fresh Water in New Zealand
Fact Sheet 5: Climate Change and Fresh Water in New Zealand
Fact Sheet 6: The Royal Society of New Zealand on Climate Change
Fact Sheet 7: The Paris Agreement
Fact Sheet 8: Greenhouse Gases in New Zealand
Fact Sheet 9: New Zealand’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan
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Videos
LENT MODULE
Video A: Climate Change Animation
Video B: The Common Good
FIJI
Video A: Winston and Natovi
Video B: Paulina’s Story
Video C: Master Iosefo’s Story
Video D: Loss and Community
KIRIBATI
Video A: High Tide
Video B: Kiribati: The Islands Being Destroyed by Climate Change
Video C: A Call to the World
Video D: Boore, James and the Caritas Kiribati Youth Group
Video E: Mangroves - An Excellent Solution
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Video A: Ursula Rakova on Climate-induced Relocation
Video B: Life on Han Island
Video C: Sinking Paradise – Carteret Islands
VANUATU
Video A: Nursery Rhymes
Video B: Tackling Disasters One Rhyme at a Time
Video C: Sustainability at Montmartre
Video D: Cash for Work Programme
All of the videos for each module can be
found online at www.caritas.org.nz
PowerPoints
PowerPoint A: Caritas Helping in the Pacific
LENT MODULE
Introducing Lent 2017
Stations of the Cross Liturgy PowerPoint
FIJI
PowerPoint F1: Caritas and Fiji
Story A: Joelli’s Story
Story B: Vasiti’s Story
KIRIBATI
Story A: Rabaere Matai and Troubles with Sea Walls
Story B: Namoriki Rotitaake and Lost Trees
Story C: Boore Moua and the Caritas Kiribati Youth Group
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
PowerPoint P1: PNG: Food and Homes
PowerPoint P2: Ursula Rakova’s Story
TONGA
PowerPoint T1: Welcome to Ha'apai (Y3-4)
PowerPoint T2: Welcome to the Ha’apai Islands (Y5-6)
PowerPoint T3: Tonga’s Climate Change Officer – Amelia Ma’afu
VANUATU
Story A: Starting Again
Story B: Montmartre High School
Story C: Building Back Better in Anamburu
All of the PowerPoints for each module can be
found online at www.caritas.org.nz
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Prayers
JUNIOR PRAYERS (Y1-4)
Water for All
Creation
Rising Water
Leaving Home
Starting Again
UPPER PRIMARY PRAYERS (Y5-8)
Water
Rising Sea Levels
Care for Creation
Take Action
Your World
Prayer of Stewardship
Water and Baptism
Taking Time
SECONDARY PRAYERS (Y9-13)
Creation
May it Please You
Water for Life
Walk Lightly
A Prayer for our Earth
Climate Change
Help us Lord
Climate Justice Prayers of Intercession
Relocation due to Climate Change
All the prayers listed above can be found in the
Climate Change Prayer Booklet at www.caritas.org.nz
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Stations of the Cross
Liturgy PowerPoint
These Stations of the Cross allow us to meditate on Jesus’ journey to the cross
whilst reflecting on the lives of our Pacific neighbours who are struggling with
the effects of climate change.
Each station has two slides: the first is the scripture text and the prayer,
‘We adore you O Christ…’. The following slide shows an image to help people
reflect as the leader reads.
There is one PowerPoint for both primary and secondary schools available at
www.caritas.org.nz.
There are two sets of accompanying liturgy notes with parts for several readers;
one for primary level and one for secondary.
Between each station, you may wish to sing a chant, such as ‘Jesus remember
me’ or ‘Bless the Lord my soul’.
Relevant Websites
For more stories and voices from the Pacific read the latest
Caritas Environment Reports for Oceania at www.caritas.org.nz
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand
www.caritas.org.nz
Small yet strong
VOICES FROM OCEANIA ON THE ENVIRONMENT
Caritas in Oceania
www.caritas.org/where-we-are/oceania/
Caring for our
Common Home
Hungry for justice,
thirsty for change
CARITAS STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT REPORT FOR OCEANIA 2016
CARITAS STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT
REPORT FOR OCEANIA 2015
Climate Change News
www.climatechangenews.com
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
www.ipcc.ch
Land, Air, Water Aotearoa
www.lawa.org.nz
Ministry for the Environment
www.mfe.govt.nz/climate-change
New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference
www.catholic.org.nz/nzcbc
Pacific Climate Change
www.pacificclimatechange.net
The Royal Society of New Zealand
www.royalsociety.org.nz
Tulele Peisa
www.tulele-peisa.org
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2015
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Content: Michael Stewart and Gemma Sinnott
Contributors: Romchalee Kanokngamwitroj,
Michael Start and Martin de Jong
Design: Rose Miller (Kraftwork)
Editing: Graeme Siddle
Photographers: Crispin Anderlini, Emily Benefield,
Murray Shearer, Julianne Hickey, Petra Wheatley,
Anna Robertson-Bate, Adrian Watson and Caritas
Internationalis
Prayer booklet contributors: Students from St Anne’s
Catholic School (Manurewa), Sacred Heart Cathedral
School (Wellington), Cardinal McKeefry School
(Wellington), and St Joseph’s School (Balclutha).
ISBN 978-0-908348-14-5 (print)
978-0-908348-15-2 (online)
2016
Main phone:
04 496 1742 Free phone: 0800 22 10 22
Website:www.caritas.org.nz
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We must regain the conviction that we
need one another, that we have a shared
responsibility for others and the world.
Pope Francis, Laudato Si’, #25