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CARITAS
CHALLENGE
FEBRUARY -
DECEMBER 2022
BASICS
PUKAPUKA
WHAKAATURANGA
1 DAY OF
DIFFERENCE
FOR A LIFETIME
OF CHANGE
CARITAS CHALLENGE CONTENTS
RESOURCES
WHO IS CARITAS AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND? 4
A2 Poster Basics Book WHAT IS THE CARITAS CHALLENGE? 5
THE CHALLENGES 7
MOVE IT 10
LIVE IT 12
SWEAT IT 14
STOP IT 16
A GUIDE TO ORGANISING YOUR CARITAS CHALLENGE 18
HOW TO PROMOTE YOUR EVENT 20
HOW FUNDRAISING WORKS 22
KEY CONTACT INFORMATION 24
See more about the focus of the Caritas Challenge for 2022 online at
www.caritas.org.nz/caritas-challenge
Online Forms Online Resources
Promo Video
ISBN 978-0-908348-81-7 (online)
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WHO IS CARITAS WHAT IS THE CARITAS
AOTEAROA CHALLENGE? TIMELINE OF
KEY DATES
NEW ZEALAND? 1 DAY OF DIFFERENCE FOR
A LIFETIME OF CHANGE
NOW
Start planning and promoting
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is the agency of the A nationwide event held annually for New Zealand youth. your Caritas Challenge
New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference, established to
An opportunity to stand in solidarity with those living in
promote charity through justice, peace and development.
poverty and injustice.
Caritas is the Latin word for love. We take this to mean DECEMBER 2021
‘love in action’, as we work for a world free of poverty and An experience that is fun and informative. Registration open for Caritas
NO MATTER HOW
injustice, through community development, advocacy, A chance to raise awareness and funds to improve Challenge at www.caritas.org.nz/
education and emergency relief. the lives of the most vulnerable through Caritas development caritas-challenge
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand belongs to an international SMALL THE ACTION, projects.
network called Caritas Internationalis, a group of over 165
Catholic aid, development and social justice agencies
YOU CAN HELP In 2021 2022
working across 200 countries and territories. This network TO CHANGE THE Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, communities have
been impacted across the entire planet, yet more than
Promote your event in your local
community through media, social
is one of the largest humanitarian confederations in the
world, working with all people, regardless of religion, gender
WORLD. LEND A $30,000 was raised by groups to provide $120,000 (with media and advertising
or ethnicity. HELPING HAND matching funds) to support communities that Caritas works
alongside with.
We are inspired by Scripture and guided by Catholic social TO THOSE LESS FEBRUARY -
All funds raised in 2022 will go towards many different DECEMBER
teaching, which recognises that each of us is a gift from God
and each of us is loved.
FORTUNATE projects where communities across a range of countries CARITAS CHALLENGE various
EVERYDAY.
face a host of varied challenges. Every dollar donated will be
events happening around the
matched by the New Zealand Aid Programme!
country
STRATEGIC GOALS NELSON MANDELA In Bangladesh... secure housing for Rohingya
refugees
GOAL 1: ADVOCATE AND ENSURE THE HEALING DECEMBER
OF RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE EARTH AND ALL In Cambodia... rice mills, tractors, seed stores and Complete evaluation of Caritas
OF CREATION training for rural farmers Challenge
In Fiji... training youth to become self-
GOAL 2: PROTECT THE DIGNITY OF sufficient DECEMBER 16
MARGINALISED PEOPLE AND THOSE AFFECTED Send all funds and sponsorship
BY VIOLENCE AND CRISES In the Holy Land... health checks for local children forms back to Caritas
In Kiribati... nutrition courses for women and
GOAL 3: STRENGTHEN OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH youth
TANGATA WHENUA OF AOTEAROA
In Papua New Guinea... safe housing for children without
families
GOAL 4: INSPIRE AND EMPOWER CATHOLICS
In the Philippines... nets for fishing
IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND TO WORK FOR
PEACE AND A WORLD FREE OF INJUSTICE In the Solomon Islands... skills training for unemployed youth
AND POVERTY
In South Sudan... emergency food and household
items
GOAL 5: INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND
RESILIENCE OF OUR ORGANISATION In Syria... emergency supplies for people
affected by conflict
In Timor-Leste... food processing equipment for rural
women
In Tonga... new supplies for future emergencies
In West Papua... providing piglets to be raised by
families
Find out more online about how your ONE DAY of
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WHO CAN TAKE PART?
The Caritas Challenge is open to all ages and can be adapted to
suit a wide range of abilities and needs. We encourage all Catholic
primary schools, secondary schools and youth groups to take up
the call to action and to raise awareness of social justice in your
local community and beyond. In this booklet, you’ll pick up lots of
great ideas about how to do the Caritas Challenge. THE CHALLENGES
WHEN IS IT?
WAIHO I TE
TOIPOTO, KAUA
NGĀ WERO
Choose from four Caritas Challenge themes for your
The Caritas Challenge will be launched across the six Catholic
dioceses in February 2022. The Caritas Challenge will then run
I TE TOIROA. event: Move It, Live It, Sweat It, and Stop It. You can
through until December 2022. Groups can choose a date within LET US decide on one specific theme, combine elements of
each, or design your own unique Challenge.
this time to hold their event.
KEEP CLOSE
HOW TO TAKE PART IN THE TOGETHER, NOT
CARITAS CHALLENGE: FAR APART
Register your group for the Caritas Challenge online at www.
caritas.org.nz/caritas-challenge and you will receive an enrolment
pack in the post which has all the information to plan your Caritas
Challenge. You can contact Caritas staff at any time if you have
any questions or would like some help organising your Challenge.
Don’t forget to connect, share photos and ideas with other groups
involved in the Caritas Challenge on our Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/caritasaotearoa.
MOVE IT
ME NEKE
GO THE DISTANCE
The Move It challenge focuses on understanding the
difficulties faced by those who are forced to travel
long distances to access basic needs such as clean
water, food, healthcare and education. It is also an
opportunity to gain insight into the obstacles faced
by refugees and migrants, as they undertake long
journeys to find a safe and fulfilling place to live.
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LIVE IT STOP IT
ME WHAKAORA ME KĀTI
EXPERIENCE LIFE IN GIVE SOMETHING UP
SOMEONE ELSE’S SHOES Many people live without items that we take for
granted, such as television, Internet access, mobile
The Live It challenge provides an opportunity to
phones, and even sufficient amounts of nutritious
personally experience what it might be like to
food, warm clothing and adequate shelter. Give up
live in a make-shift shelter after being forced to
something that you normally take for granted and
leave your home. Experience what living without
develop empathy for those who are less privileged
a home feels like and be in solidarity with the
than you.
poor and vulnerable.
SWEAT IT
ME WHAKAPAU
WERAWERA
WORK UNDER DEMANDING
CONDITIONS
The Sweat It Challenge invites you to stand in solidarity
with many of our brothers and sisters throughout the
world who are forced to work in demanding conditions
for little financial reward.
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TAKE UP THE CHALLENGE
BY MOVING IT!
Challenge yourself to ‘Move It’ across a large
distance or for a long period of time. ‘Move It’
CST PRINCIPLE:
challenges could include walkathons, relay PARTICIPATION
races, bicycle rides or even non-stop sporting
Full participation in the life of a community is
activities. Try to get people to sponsor you for
vital for living a satisfying human life.
every kilometre you travel, or every hour you are
‘moving’, and donate this money to those who Participation in educational oppportunities is
are forced to undertake arduous journeys just to particularly important for children and young MOVE IT ACTIVITIES COULD INCLUDE:
make sure their basic needs are met. people, if they are to make a meaningful
contribution to their communities in the future. DURING THE DAY:
Sometimes the demands of growing enough Setting up some relays where participants have to carry
food, or collecting enough water, can leave little heavy water containers from one end of the grounds to
time for children to attend school. Sometimes the other.
the journey to the nearest school is too long
or dangerous for children to take on foot, and Meeting at a designated location and experiencing a
without adequate transportation children can long walk together as a group, to simulate walking long
distances to access education and basic needs.
miss out on a formal education. FOLLOWING JESUS
Preparing a simple shared lunch for your group, which DEMANDS A GOOD
they can have after going for a long walk to get to it.
DOSE OF COURAGE,
Organising fun team relays involving walking and running, A READINESS TO
and getting students thinking about the distance some TRADE IN THE SOFA
Pacific students have to travel to move between locations.
FOR A PAIR OF
Setting up a running track (e.g. 400m) on the field and WALKING SHOES AND
having a running challenge where participants can
complete as many laps as possible (using team batons or all
TO SET OUT ON NEW
at once) within a given time. Count the total kilometres run AND UNCHARTED
by your group and compare that total with the length of PATHS.
New Zealand. POPE FRANCIS,
FOR 24 HOURS: PRAYER VIGIL WITH
THE YOUNG PEOPLE,
A walkathon or runathon - as groups or as a relay race.
See how many kilometres and hours you can clock up!
WORLD YOUTH
DAY, 2016
Carrying buckets of water long distances to a big well or
paddling pool. Try not to spill any along the way. Make it
a race to see who can contribute the most water!
Cycling, rowing, swimming or running outside, or at your
local gym.
Organising a sports tournament of netball, rugby, soccer or
basketball. Participants need to keep moving throughout
the Challenge. Even when they are not playing they have
to be practising or warming up on the sideline. Teams can
rotate for 24 hours and seek sponsorship for the number of
goals they score or hours played.
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TAKE UP THE CHALLENGE
BY LIVING IT! SOME SITUATIONS SEEM DISTANT UNTIL IN SOME WAY
WE TOUCH THEM… BUT WHEN WE COME INTO CONTACT
Many people are forced to live in WITH LIFE, WITH PEOPLE’S LIVES, NOT JUST IMAGES ON
inadequate accommodation, either as a A SCREEN, SOMETHING POWERFUL HAPPENS. WE ALL
result of poverty or natural disaster. You
FEEL THE NEED TO GET INVOLVED.
could build a temporary shelter out of
tarpaulins, cardboard and ropes and sleep POPE FRANCIS, PRAYER VIGIL WITH THE YOUNG
out in it overnight. This will help you to PEOPLE, WORLD YOUTH DAY, 2016
develop a better understanding of the
difficulties faced by those recovering from
the effects of a cyclone, earthquake or
tsunami, or the plight of refugees living in
LIVE IT ACTIVITIES COULD
temporary camps. INCLUDE:
DURING THE DAY: FOR 24 HOURS:
Closing the classrooms and having lessons Building temporary shelters from
CST PRINCIPLE: outside under a make-shift shelter to cardboard and sleeping in them overnight.
SOLIDARITY simulate the loss of school buildings.
Using tarpaulins to create make-shift tents
We are all part of one big human family Spending some time in a cardboard box outside and living in them overnight.
- one large wha- nau. We need to support with the only light available coming from a
Using large boxes to form a structure
each other and stand alongside each other, plastic water bottle in the roof.
around a trampoline in the backyard and
especially when people are in difficulty, sleeping under the trampoline all night.
wherever in the world they may be.
Sleeping overnight in a hall without any
use of electricity, heating or technology.
Experience what it would be like if you
were staying in an emergency shelter after
a natural disaster.
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TAKE UP THE CHALLENGE
BY SWEATING IT!
Many people are forced to work in demanding CST PRINCIPLE:
jobs, in unsafe and unhealthy environments. In
some places workers have very few breaks, and HUMAN DIGNITY
earn very little money. You could ‘Sweat It’ out Every person is valuable to Te Atua - Creator
in difficult conditions, making small products to God - regardless of their age, gender, race or
sell or give away. You could create a ‘sweatshop’ ability. Every human being has mana and is
environment by dimming the lighting in your worthy of our respect.
work area, and restricting the number of food
and toilet breaks. You could even try working in Obliging people to work in unsafe conditions
silence for several hours! Have your friends and for inadequate pay undermines their
family sponsor you for the hours you work or the human dignity.
number of products you make.
You could also get sponsorship for completing
an outdoor task that requires a lot of physical
labour and ‘sweat’, such as cleaning up a park or
a beach.
WORK IS A NECESSITY, PART OF THE MEANING OF LIFE ON
THIS EARTH, A PATH TO GROWTH, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND
PERSONAL FULFILMENT. HELPING THE POOR FINANCIALLY SWEAT IT ACTIVITIES
MUST ALWAYS BE A PROVISIONAL SOLUTION IN THE FACE OF COULD INCLUDE:
PRESSING NEEDS. THE BROADER OBJECTIVE MUST ALWAYS BE
TO ALLOW THEM A DIGNIFIED LIFE THROUGH WORK. DURING THE DAY: DURING A 24-HOUR CHALLENGE:
POPE FRANCIS, LAUDATO SI’, # 128 Working in small groups during the day to Baking items to sell the next day.
make items (like cards or necklaces) that
Bottling preserves and selling them to
could be given or sold to others.
the community.
Cleaning up your school or workplace.
Doing all the house work (including the
This includes inside the rooms and the
dishes, washing and cleaning) for an entire
outside environment.
weekend – without complaining!
Merging classes together at school so
Setting up a sweatshop to make goods
students experience large numbers in
such as rosary beads or jewellery in ‘sweat
one class.
shop-like’ conditions: poor lighting, few
Organising a garage sale and taking breaks, even working in silence. Items
responsibility for collecting goods donated made, can be given away or sold.
by the community. This demanding work
Donating your labour to help others in
includes setting up stalls on the day of the
the community: chopping wood, picking
event to sell the items to raise money.
up rubbish, planting trees or doing
Busking to raise money for Caritas projects some gardening.
throughout the Pacific.
Making a blanket for someone by
knitting peggy squares and stitching
them together.
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TAKE UP THE CHALLENGE BY
STOPPING IT!
Think about the items that you take for granted
that make your life easy and comfortable: the CST PRINCIPLE:
television, your mobile phone, easy access to the PREFERENTIAL OPTION
Internet, maybe even warm clothing, hot water
and a comfortable bed. Choose to ‘stop’ using
FOR THE POOR AND
one of these things for a number of hours, or VULNERABLE
even a whole day.
The needs of the poor and vulnerable must
You could ‘stop’ having hot showers and have be put first. In his life and ministry Jesus
cold showers instead. Or you could ‘stop’ demonstrated his commitment to those who
watching television, using your phone or the were most vulnerable and marginalised.
Internet for 24 hours. We are called to do the same.
By taking part in the ‘Stop It’ challenge you will
experience what life is like for those who are less
fortunate than yourself.
STOP IT ACTIVITIES
[T]HE GOSPEL ... REPEATS OVER AND OVER AGAIN THAT COULD INCLUDE:
THE MORE FORTUNATE SHOULD RENOUNCE SOME OF DURING THE DAY: FOR 24 HOURS:
THEIR RIGHTS SO AS TO PLACE THEIR GOODS MORE Choosing to give up using screens
GENEROUSLY AT THE SERVICE OF OTHERS. and devices for the entire day.
Having a mini-fast: going without food
until the next morning. Participants should
COMPENDIUM OF THE SOCIAL DOCTRINE OF THE Experiencing an electricity-free day be encouraged to drink lots of water.
CHURCH, #158 with no lights or screens. Living without electricity or batteries at
Being silent for the entire day and home for the weekend: no televisions,
only communicating by writing computers, music, phones, lights, hot
down messages. water, and using alternative options for
washing clothes and dishes (other than
Stopping environmental degradation
using electricity) and doing everything at
by picking up rubbish, planting trees or
night by candle light.
creating a recycling/composting bin.
Taking up the no-junk-food challenge
Stopping people going hungry in your
and giving up certain foods and unhealthy
community by hosting a BBQ.
snacks (like chocolate, lollies and
ice cream).
Not using any form of technology or
social media.
Having a plastic-free 24 hours.
Not talking for 24 hours and experiencing
what it’s like to not having freedom of
speech or being in another country where
you don’t speak the language.
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A GUIDE TO ORGANISING YOUR STEP 5: PROMOTE AND FUNDRAISE
Promote the event in your community by using Caritas
CARITAS CHALLENGE Challenge posters.
Ensure your family and friends know how to use your
unique code, so that funds can be allocated to your group.
Donations can be made in a variety of ways. See ‘How to
Promote Your Event’ on the next page.
STEP 6: LOGISTICS
STEP 1: REGISTER
Secure your venue, helpers, sponsors, supervisors and
Register your group at www.caritas.org.nz/ the equipment needed for your event.
caritas-challenge
Work out your budget, safety plan and risk management.
An enrolment pack with everything you need to start All of these forms are available on our website:
organising your Caritas Challenge event will be sent to you www.caritas.org.nz/caritas-challenge.
(including t-shirts, pens and posters).
STEP 7: CONQUER THE CARITAS CHALLENGE
STEP 2: ORGANISE
Have fun as your Challenge event takes place on your
As a team, decide who will be your Caritas Challenge planned date.
coordinator.
Distribute responsibilities within your group/team
by identifying who will be leading what aspects of STEP 8: WRAPPING UP YOUR CHALLENGE
your Caritas Challenge, such as media, logistics, public Thank everyone involved, including your sponsors,
speaking, social media updates or photography. volunteers, participants, leaders and teachers for their
Get other people on board to help support you contribution to the Caritas Challenge.
(students, teachers, parish priest, Bishop, and Collect in all fundraising forms and send all funds collected
youth leaders). to Caritas.
Consider seeking sponsorship to help fund Complete the online evaluation to provide feedback
your Challenge. on your experience.
STEP 3: CHOOSE YOUR CHALLENGE
Decide on the theme of your Challenge: Move It, Live It,
Sweat It, or Stop It.
You can combine elements of each or design your own
unique 24-hour Challenge.
Decide how long your Challenge will be - 4, 6, 12, 24 hours
or even more.
STEP 4: SET A DATE
Choose your event date during the Caritas Challenge
period between February and December.
Let Caritas know what date you have chosen so we can
offer our support.
Promote the date within your community.
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YOUR EVENT The Caritas Challenge is designed to be highly adaptable to suit your group and community.
You may want to seek sponsorship from friends and family, or from local businesses.
The main purpose of the Caritas Challenge is to raise Alternatively, you could have an entry fee for your Challenge and raise funds that way.
awareness about social justice issues, while inspiring and Be creative!
empowering young people to strive for positive change
within their own communities. The Challenge also provides
an opportunity to raise funds for vulnerable communities
with whom Caritas works. 1. GET SPONSORS TO DONATE TOWARDS YOUR
CARITAS CHALLENGE EVENT:
Donations can be made online at www.caritas.org.nz/caritas-challenge
Find out more about the challenges to life around Display posters about your
the world at www.caritas.org.nz/lent-schools. Caritas Challenge event.
2. SEND IN TO CARITAS ANY DONATIONS RECEIVED:
Promote your event at a school assembly, Caritas Challenge bank account: ASB 12-3192-0003532-01
Tell your story to your local media.
parish Mass or community meeting. Reference your UNIQUE CODE (allocated to you when you register)
NOTE: PLEASE DO NOT SEND US CASH
Use social media to promote the
Seek help from local businesses.
Caritas Challenge online.
RECEIPTS YOUR UNIQUE CODE:
Ask your friends and family to sponsor If your sponsors require a receipt, please fill You are allocated a unique code when you
Pray for a successful Caritas Challenge!
the participants in your group. out the sponsorship form you will receive in your register for the Caritas Challenge. This helps us
registration pack or download this from the to allocate the funds you raised to your group, so
website at the end of the Challenge we can tell you how
Ask a Caritas staff member to join Run a competition amongst your participants
much you raised.
your event and share stories. to get them motivated and engaged. www.caritas.org.nz/schools/caritas-challenge/
resources/forms
Join other groups in your diocese to
WE ARE BUT TRAVELLERS HERE, SO
promote the Caritas Challenge.
WHILE WE’RE HERE WE SHOULD DO
AS MUCH GOOD AS WE CAN.
LET US HAVE SAINT MARY OF THE CROSS MACKILLOP
NOTHING SO MUCH
AT HEART AS TO
WORK FOR THE
GOOD OF ALL.
SUZANNE AUBERT
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INFORMATION
For more information, please contact us
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand
PO Box 12193, Thorndon, Wellington 6144
challenge@caritas.org.nz
0800 22 10 22
JUSTINE DELPORT
Social Justice Education Advisor
justine@caritas.org.nz
MICHAEL STEWART
Social Justice Education Co-ordinator
michaels@caritas.org.nz
1 DAY OF
DIFFERENCE
FOR A LIFETIME
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF CHANGE
Content: Michael Stewart, Gemma Sinnott and
Teresa Shanks
Design: Miranda Lees and Mareta Lavea Leitupo
Photographers: Crispin Anderlini, Mark Mitchell
Emily Benefield and past Caritas Challenge
superstars
Editors: Graeme Siddle and Taneora Ryall
Video design: Michael Stewart
WE MUST REGAIN THE CONVICTION
THAT WE NEED ONE ANOTHER, THAT
WE HAVE A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY
FOR OTHERS AND THE WORLD, AND
THAT BEING GOOD AND DECENT ARE
WORTH IT.
POPE FRANCIS
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Wellington 6144
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