2. The CAFOD Gender Quiz
I’m here to talk about the Run for Women- a sponsored run for CAFOD that raises funds for women and girls.
*Depending on the school’s previous involvement with CAFOD, we may need to say a bit about who we are and what we do here.
But why should we be raising funds for women and girls? To find out, let’s do a quiz.

3. 1. In the world, how many politicians are women?
20%
40%
50%
65%
*Ask 10 pupils to stand up and help you with the quiz.
In the world, how many politicians are women? How many out of these 10 pupils would represent women politicians?

4. 20% Or two in ten. *Ask 8 of the children stood up to sit down.
Gender equality means that there would be an equal number of men and women in government.
In poor countries, there are often many more male politicians than women politicians, but it happens in countries like ours as well. (23% of UK MPs are female). 4

5. The countries are the UK, Egypt, Rwanda and the United Arab Emirates
2. Match the country to the percentage of women in parliament. Women are in yellow.
The countries are the UK, Egypt, Rwanda and the United Arab Emirates
UAE
Egypt
Introduce the slide’s charts and highlight the yellow represents women in parliament and the turquoise men in parliaments
Ask the pupils if they can guess which chart represents the UK’s statistics and which one represents Rwanda?
Once they’ve answered explain that it’s not always obvious which nation has the best record on empowering women. The UK for example still has lots to do itself to make a fairer country here! UK
Rwanda 5

6. 3. What percentage of all people who cannot read or write (15 years and over) are women?
12%
37%
55%
64%
*Ask your 10 children to stand up again and ask 4 to sit down when you read out the answer.

7. 64% 64% is correct. Do you know why?
Because school fees are expensive, families cannot afford to send all their children to school and often boys are chosen to go.
Teenage girls are expected to help out at home
Many girls get married while they are still children and don’t get to go to school.

8. 4. How many of the world’s poorest billion people are women and girls?
10%
50%
70%
90%
*10 children stand up

9. 70% of the world’s one billion poorest people are women and girls
*3 children sit down
Women do most of the world’s unpaid work, which often goes unrecognised – like childcare, cooking and cleaning

10. 5. What fraction of the world’s working hours are worked by women & girls?
1/4
1/2
2/3
3/4
Time to test your fractions with this question...

11. 2/3 BUT women receive only about 10% of the world’s income.
Women work 2/3 of the world’s working hours, yet receive only about ten percent of the world’s income. This is because women are responsible for most of the world’s unpaid labour, which often goes unrecognized – like childcare, cooking and cleaning.

12. 6. Violence against women & girls is very high around the world
6. Violence against women & girls is very high around the world . How many women are affected?
1 in 30
1in 50
1 in 3
1 in 10 12

13. 1 in 3 women are affected by violence globally
Violence by an partner is the most common type of violence affecting 30% of women worldwide!

14. 7. Women and girls produce half the food for the world
7. Women and girls produce half the food for the world. What percentage of land do they own? A. 30% B. 15% C. 1% D.45%
*10 children stand up again

15. Women and girls produce half the food for the world but own less than 1% of the world’s land.
*9 children sit down
Terrible shocking statistics aren’t they!

16. Do you think this is fair?
Do you think any of these figures/statistics are fair?
What do you think is the impact of women not being government?
of girls not going to school?
of women and girls nor being able to read or write?
of women and girls working hard but not being paid?
of women and girls working so hard on the land but not owning it or the harvest or sharing the income?
of women suffering so much violence?
(You can also ask these questions during the answer slides if you’d prefer).

17. CAFOD is fighting gender inequality because we are fighting against poverty and injustice.
Working hard to make sure everyone in the world can reach their potential is very important. This is something that this school works very hard at isn’t it!
Tackling the unfair world for women and girls (known as gender inequality) is not just an issue for women - everyone suffers when so many people are prevented from realising their full potential. We all suffer if our mothers, grandmothers, aunties, sisters, female friends suffer.
As Christians school we are asked to love our neighbour as much as we love ourselves. Therefore we need to work as hard for all the women who suffer around the world as if they are our mothers, grandmothers, aunties, sisters, female friends…
CAFOD know from its years of hard work and research tells us too that equality is essential to tackle poverty … and that is why CAFOD has prioritised its work with women and girls.

18. CAFOD has prioritised its work with women and girls.
Alongside our friends from partner organisations, CAFOD works hard to build a fairer world in many ways, including:
Taking action on violence against women. CAFOD speaks out against violence and provides support and counselling for women.
Challenging things which stop women reaching their full potential. We help women and girls go to school and run their own businesses.
Changing unequal relationships between men and women. CAFOD works with its partners to make sure women can heard and help them become leaders in their communities.
Alongside our friends from partner organisations, CAFOD works hard to build a fairer world in many ways, including:
Taking action on violence against women. CAFOD speaks out against violence and provides support and counselling for women.
Challenging things which stop women reaching their full potential. We help women and girls go to school and run their own businesses.
Changing unequal relationships between men and women. CAFOD works with its partners to make sure women can heard and help them become leaders in their communities.

19. We work with women and girls across the world so that everyone, boys and girls, can reach their full potential.
The countries coloured in are the countries where CAFOD works currently

20. Here’s a story from Nicaragua.

21. But around 70% of the population living in rural areas find it hard to have basic things like food and housing and around 40% (4 in 10) of the population live in poverty.
Nicaragua is the biggest country in Central America. It has two beautiful freshwater lakes as well as a chain
of volcanoes.

22. Mayling is 10 years old. She lives with her grandmother, Marta in Nicaragua.
Finding food is a big problem. Droughts, heavy rains and pests also make it difficult to grow food.

23. She is a very bright young girl, being recognised as the best student at her school two years running.
Unfortunately her family cannot currently afford to send her to secondary school.
The family are very poor and often do not have enough to eat.

24. Mayling’s grandmother Marta now looks after bees.
The honey gives Mayling energy to concentrate at school.
When there is honey left over, Mayling and Marta can sell it.
CAFOD helped women in the area who had no real income before learn how to keep bees and gave them some bee hives. Mayling’s grandmother Marta now looks after bees.
The honey gives Mayling energy to concentrate at school.
When there is honey left over, Mayling and Marta can sell it. Marta hopes that she can earn enough money to send Mayling to secondary school.

25. “Working with the women feels relaxed. I love being with them
“Working with the women feels relaxed. I love being with them. I love being part of a group,” Marta says. .
Working on a shared project like beekeeping also helps reinforce a sense of community.
“Working with the women feels relaxed. I love being with them. I love being part of a group,” Marta says.

26. Things are changing because people like you are helping CAFOD and their partners to support women.
Marta is getting paid for her work producing honey
Mayling has a good chance of going to secondary school and continuing her education.

27. How much does it cost to help women like Mayling and Marta?
£4 can buy a happy queen bee to bring more bees to the beehive!
£33 can buy a beekeeping suit to help women like Marta stay safe while looking after the hive.
£90 can help a family set up their own supply of nutrious honey to eat and sell.
£127 can buy everything a community like Mayling and Marta’s needs start keeping bees, look after the hive safely and produce honey.
It doesn’t cost lots to help women Mayling and Marta. By taking part in the Run for Women fun run, you can help raise funds to help women and girls go to school, grow food and start their own businesses like Marta, not just in Nicaragua but across the world in many different ways too!

28. A 5k fun-run (that you can jog and walk too) To celebrate women, and raise money to support women across the world like Mayling and Marta.
So here is what you can do!
Younger children don’t have to complete the 5 kilometres they could do a shorter distance like 1 kilometre...

29. 2012
The Run for Women has been a great success over the years in 2012:
Around 1700 people from Plymouth’s 8 Catholic schools took part in the Run for Women
Raising nearly £2,000!

30. 2013
In 2013:
Around 3000 people from schools in Plymouth and Torbay took part in the Run for Women
Raising over £6,000!

31. 2014
St Joseph’s, Plymouth

32. All 26 Catholic (CAST) Schools in Cornwall & Devon
Friday 19 June 2015
All 26 Catholic (CAST) Schools in Cornwall & Devon
This year we hope we’ll have almost 20 schools from across Devon with nearly 4000 people taking part.... We hope you’ll all get involved

33. Through the Run for Women you can change the world and improve the lives of women and girls and their communities through CAFOD Spread the word & get sponsored!

34. Will you... ?
*ask them to answer... In primary schools the first yes is never load enough so ask them again and the second will be nearly deafening but really engaging for the children 

35.
Thank you