CHARITY FOR NEPAL
Nepal is the 93rd largest country in terms of size and the 41st most pop-
The Red Cross, the International Children’s Fund, UNICEF and the
ulous with 27 million in population. It is a landlocked country located
American Himalayan Foundation, Christian Children’s Fund of Canada
in the Himalayan Mountains, located to the north of India where the
are all working to raise fund to help build temporary structures to house
tallest mountain in the world, Everest is located. Nepal is also one of
the displaced. More funds are needed to help a desperate poor country
the poorest countries as it has little natural and man-made resources
rebuild. On May 29th, the Himalayan government unveiled a new bud-
and its mountainous terrain makes farming difficult. It also experienced
get of $9.78 billion to rebuild the country. Over $1 billion is for rebuild-
a decade long civil war involving the Communist party against the rul-
ing and the remainder for infrastructure development and agriculture
ing Shah dynasty until a new constitution was created in 2015. Nepal is
enhancement across the country.
ranked 145th out of 187 countries on the Human Development Index in
My project is to create an instructional and cooperative board game to
2014. It struggles with poverty and hunger and is known as one of the
raise awareness to the plight of the Himalayan people and to make an at-
least developed countries in the world (Wikipedia). Its only claim to fame
tempt to solicit donations. It will consist of factual knowledge as well as
is the number of foreigners who attempt to climb Mount Everest and the
information on how to help the people of Nepal including the names of
inherent death toll.
charitable agencies and request for donations in terms of money, foods,
Nepal’s GPD was estimated at $17,921 billion. Industrial income is only
clothes, etc that are necessary for the country’s recovery as well as for its
15.4% while agriculture employs 76% of the workforce. Both agriculture
future development.
and industry are contracting. While the percentage of poor people has
Job cards
declined since 2003, and the people living below the poverty line has
Players can draw one job card each turn and complete the job by doing
halved in seven years.
what it says on the card. Players get reward after completing each job.
Nepal was destroyed by a devastating earthquake on April 25 with a
Resources
quake that measured 7.8 on the Richter scale. 9,000 lives were lost and
Players can earn money, foods, and clothes from completing the jobs.
entire villages were turned into rubble. Tens of thousands of people are
By having enough resources that satisfies the requirement to access the
still without homes. Schools need to be built and human traffickers prey
charity foundations, the player successfully unlock the access to charity.
on the desperate populace (American Himalayan Foundation).
How to win
After 10 rounds of game. If players successfully unlock all access to Charity Foundations, all players win.
players start up with 2 money, 1 cloth, and 1 food.
Amendments
players have 8 rounds to unlock all the charity.
The International Children’s Fund
Each players have 3 actions for each turn.
money x 6
On each turn, players get to choose to pair up with one teammate and
cloth x 5
decide to unlock certain charity card.
foods x4
players will have to shuffle career card every round.
American Himalayan Foundation
When players decide to unlock the charity, they put the card face up, if
money x 6
the resources they have in hand is more than it requires for the charity,
cloth x 5
they unlock the charity. And the reminng rescources stay in their hands.
foods x 5
If what they have in hand is not enough for what the charity requires,
one of the other player can choose to donate everything in hand to make
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up for what is lacking. After they unlock the charity. all resources they
Roll 2 dice,
have in hand will go to the charity.
doubles money,foods,clothes x 2
Players can draw 2 job cards for each round and take 1 money 1 cloth 1
food each round.