The Paper Bag Game!

Will you make enough bags to survive?

We are going on a journey…

You are living in a village near the city of Behala

So how will you survive? Stay with friends? Live in the dump? Beg? Get a job? Steal?

Many people survive on the streets of Kolkata by making paper bags.

The bags are sold to shopkeepers. They put rice and spices in them for their customers. Other items such jewellery, fruit or whatever they are selling.

200 bags per day = 1 dollar

Would you survive by making paper bags?

You will now be shown how to make a paper bag.

Easy? You’ve got 20 minutes to make as many bags as you can.

When you’ve made 10 bags sell them to the shopkeeper

So Get making!

How did you get on? How many rupees did you earn in 20 minutes? How many would that be in an hour? How many would that be if you worked for 10 hours a day?

Are your hands dirty? Where would you wash them?

How did playing this game make you feel?

What can you do to help? Tell other people about what you’ve learned. (and get them to play the game!) As a family send money to a reputable charity.

Now that you know…what will you do?