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The SDG Toolkit for Young Changemakers is an engaging and practical resource designed to help children and young people understand the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their role in creating a better future. Through simple explanations, real-world examples, and interactive games, the toolkit introduces all 17 SDGs and encourages learners to explore issues such as poverty, hunger, education, gender equality, climate action, and sustainable living.

Earth Protectors Circle is an interactive game that explores how everyday choices affect the environment, climate, and biodiversity. Through positive and negative impact cards, players examine actions related to waste, energy use, water conservation, sustainable consumption, pollution, and ecosystem protection. 

The game encourages participants to think critically about personal and collective responsibility, helping them understand how small actions can contribute to a healthier and more sustainable planet. 

Green City Builder is a collaborative problem-solving game that challenges players to design solutions for complex urban issues such as flooding, heatwaves, traffic congestion, waste management, water scarcity, and digital exclusion. By balancing environmental, social, and economic priorities, players explore how sustainable planning and informed decision-making can create more resilient, inclusive, and liveable cities. The game encourages systems thinking, teamwork, and an understanding of the interconnected challenges facing urban communities.

Fair Work Courtroom is an interactive role-playing game that invites players to examine real-world cases involving discrimination, unsafe working conditions, environmental injustice, labour rights, and workplace exploitation. By debating evidence, considering different perspectives, and delivering judgments, players develop a deeper understanding of fairness, dignity, accountability, and social justice. 

The game encourages critical thinking about rights and responsibilities in workplaces and communities, while exploring the impact of inequality on people's lives. 

Who Controls the Switch? is a discussion-based game that encourages players to explore everyday energy-use decisions in schools and communities. Through real-world scenarios involving lighting, appliances, transportation, water pumps, and school events, players examine who is responsible for energy consumption, who bears the costs of waste, and how collective actions can improve efficiency. The game promotes critical thinking about energy conservation, accountability, and sustainable resource management. 

Water Crisis Simulation is an interactive game that helps players understand the challenges of managing limited water resources. Participants must allocate water for essential needs such as drinking, cooking, sanitation, and livelihoods while responding to climate-related shocks, infrastructure failures, and changing demands. 

The game highlights the importance of water conservation, equitable distribution, and resilience in the face of growing water scarcity. 

Please see below the full manual for instructions on how to play the game. 

Education Journey is an interactive board game that explores the opportunities and barriers that shape a student's educational journey. Through real-life scenarios such as scholarships, supportive teachers, child labour, unsafe commutes, and social discrimination, players experience how different factors can either support or hinder access to education. 

The game encourages discussion on equity, inclusion, and the systemic challenges that influence educational outcomes.

Please see below the full manual for instructions on how to play the game. 

Food Security Run! is an engaging educational game that introduces players to the concepts of nutrition, food security, and balanced diets. As players collect food items under conditions of abundance and scarcity, they learn how food availability influences dietary choices and overall health. 

The game encourages discussions on nutritious eating, access to diverse foods, and the challenges that affect food security in everyday life. 

Please see below the full manual for instructions on how to play the game. 

Need vs Want Market Place is an interactive board game that challenges players to make everyday spending decisions within a limited budget. By balancing essential needs such as food, housing, healthcare, and education against personal wants and unexpected expenses, players learn about financial planning, prioritisation, and the impact of social support systems. 

The game encourages critical thinking about household budgeting, consumer choices, and economic resilience. 

Please see below the full manual for instructions on how to play the game. 

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