Online games to spread awareness on global poverty
UK government’s Department for International Development has launched a series of online games to help children join the race against global poverty. The idea is to involve young people and raise their awareness on development issues.
Think you know about what’s going on in the world? Put yourself to the test and try out these cool new games!!
Be the first to race against global poverty in three exciting new online games from DFID! You can choose from giving aid by driving your jeep to villages in disaster areas; trading chocolate to get a fair price or competing in a race by answering questions about the world’s poorest countries and what the UK government is doing to help them.
DFID is the part of the UK government which makes sure that aid gets to poor countries and helps to bring poor people out of poverty.
- Fun based learning / Photo credit: DFID
They have created some great new games for children to play with their friends and learn about global issues.
In the main game, pick and personalise your character. Then see if your knowledge and game skills are good enough to beat your friends in the quiz and get to the finish line first! Or race against time in the mini-games to sell chocolate for the best price or get aid to war zones! Are you up to the challenge?
The exciting new interactive games also let you download free wallpaper and create artwork to share with your friends. Join in the fun and challenge your friends to a race at Piczo.
Lord Beckett says in “Pirates of the Caribbean 2” that the world is shrinking. This story may have been set hundreds of years ago, but he’s still right – we are becoming more and more linked with other countries. What happens on the other side of the world matters and affects us. So, it’s really important to understand the things that shape the conditions we all live in.
