Solidarity Calendar

This Lent, Development and Peace – Caritas Canada is focusing on Women at the Heart of Change. Women are central actors in creating positive change in their communities, yet they often face di$culties because they are not treated equally. In many parts of the world, women have less access to work and girls have a hard time continuing their education beyond primary school. Women and girls are also more likely to be victims of violence, hunger and displacement. Join us as we learn about the challenges women face around the world, and meet amazing women who are overcoming these challenges in incredible ways. Learn, Pray and Act in solidarity with women throughout Lent!

5 LENT CALLS US TO THREE THINGS: PRAYING, FASTING AND ALMSGIVING

Praying: We pray to grow close to God, the source of our strength and the inspiration for how we live in the world.

Fasting: We fast from things that distract us from God, and return our attention to positive priorities.

Almsgiving: We give alms because we are inspired by God’s love of each of His creations. We respond with charity (helping others in their need) and justice (being transformed ourselves, in order to transform the world into the Kingdom of God).

USE THIS CALENDAR TO LEARN, PRAY AND ACT THROUGHOUT YOUR LENTEN JOURNEY!

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r!

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bra

te

East

er

Octa

ve (

the 8

 days

of

East

er)

with f

am

ily

and f

riends,

esp

ecia

lly

Satu

rday,

April 2

2nd

– In

tern

ational M

oth

er

Eart

h D

ay.

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idar

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ndar

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r yo

ur g

ener

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y!

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rate

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r to

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rish

for

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day

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p.or

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ve t

o do

nate

the

am

ount

to

Deve

lopm

ent

and

Peac

e.

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y ti

me

you

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this

pict

ogra

m, g

o w

atch

our

vid

eo

onlin

e at

dev

p.or

g/le

ntca

lenda

r

Ash

We

dn

esd

ay

Make a

com

mitm

ent

to p

ay

specia

l att

ention t

o g

irls

and

wom

en t

his

Lent,

and t

o f

ocus

on s

olid

ari

ty w

ith o

ur

siste

rs

aro

und t

he w

orl

d.

UN

ICEF

note

s th

at

girls

aged 5

to 1

4

spend 5

50 m

illio

n h

ours

eve

ry d

ay

on

house

hold

chore

s. T

hat

is 1

60 m

illio

n

more

hours

than b

oys

the s

am

e a

ge.

How

many

hours

a d

ay

do y

ou s

pend

on h

ouse

hold

chore

s?

Wo

rld

Day o

f P

raye

r

Pra

y f

or

op

enness

and

und

ers

tandin

g b

etw

een t

he

people

s of

the w

orl

d a

nd

betw

een w

om

en a

nd m

en,

so t

hat

we c

an h

ave p

eace.

Dis

cuss

with y

our

fam

ily

how

 to m

ake p

osi

tive c

hang

es

tog

eth

er

duri

ng t

hese

40 d

ays

of 

Lent!

Watc

h t

he v

ideo o

f Pop

e F

rancis

' p

rayer

inte

ntions

for

May 2

016

and learn

what

his

Holin

ess

has

to s

ay a

bout

the r

ole

of

wom

en

in t

oday’s

worl

d.

Be a

posi

tive lead

er!

If

you a

re

a g

irl, s

peak u

p a

bout

som

eth

ing

that

is im

port

ant

to y

ou o

r encoura

ge a

gir

l in

your

life

to d

o s

o.

Did

you k

now

that

in P

ara

guay,

fa

rmin

g is

traditio

nally

rese

rved

for

men? D

evelo

pm

ent

and

Peace w

ork

s w

ith o

rganiz

ations

like D

ecid

am

os,

who s

up

port

In

dig

enous

wom

en f

arm

ers

.

Inte

rnati

on

al

Wo

me

n’s

Day

Send a

pic

ture

of

an insp

irin

g

wom

an in y

our

life t

o u

s at

devp.org

/insp-w

omen

.

Tell

us

who s

he is

and w

hy

she insp

ires

you.

Pra

y f

or

wom

en a

round

the w

orl

d w

ho c

ultiv

ate

la

nd t

o f

eed t

heir

fam

ilies

and t

heir

 com

munitie

s.

Liz

Benítez,

a 1

3-y

ear-

old

Para

guay

an g

irl,

had t

o a

bandon

school a

fter

her

fam

ily w

as

evi

cte

d f

rom

their la

nd.

Learn

about

her 

dre

am

s at

devp.org/testimonials/liz

.

Donate

$2 t

o s

up

port

org

aniz

ations

in P

ara

guay lik

e

Decid

am

os

and A

MU

CA

P. T

hey

help

wom

en s

up

port

each o

ther

and w

ork

for

eq

ualit

y.

Be insp

ired b

y w

om

en a

round

the w

orl

d w

ho p

art

icip

ate

in

com

munit

y life. V

isit s

om

eone

aft

er

mass,

bri

ng a

neig

hb

our

a

pie

or

spend t

ime w

ith a

fri

end.

Watc

h a

vid

eo a

bout

Ind

onesi

an

wom

en b

log

gers

, in

clu

din

g

Ris

ya, a c

oura

geous

22-y

ear-

old

blin

d w

om

en w

ho e

mp

ow

ers

gir

ls a

nd w

om

en t

hro

ugh

her 

blo

g!

Donate

$2 t

o s

up

port

D

evelo

pm

ent

and P

eace

part

ners

who h

elp

gir

ls a

nd

wom

en a

round t

he w

orl

d t

o

have t

heir

voic

es

heard

.

Watc

h D

evelo

pm

ent

and P

eace’s

vid

eo A

Day in

the L

ife o

f 11-y

ea

r-old

Jonacel

in t

he P

hili

ppin

es. H

ow

is

your

life s

imila

r to

or

di/

ere

nt

from

 Jonacel’s

?

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or

pla

ces

in y

our

com

munit

y w

here

wom

en

lead p

roje

cts

for

the c

om

mon

good. Thank t

hem

for

their

im

port

ant

work

.

Pra

y f

or

wom

en w

ho u

se t

heir

ta

lents

and s

treng

ths

for

their

fa

mili

es

and t

heir

com

munitie

s.

Help

pre

pare

a s

pecia

l din

ner

for

your

mom

tonig

ht,

or

invite

an im

port

ant

wom

an in y

our

life

to b

e y

our

guest.

Pra

y f

or

the m

any g

irls

and

wom

en s

trug

glin

g t

o c

hang

e

law

s and c

usto

ms

that

keep

them

in a

sit

uation o

f in

eq

ualit

y.

Check in! H

ave y

ou k

ept

your

com

mitm

ent?

What

have y

ou

learn

ed a

bout

wom

en’s

rig

hts

and t

he s

ituation o

f w

om

en a

nd

gir

ls a

round t

he w

orl

d?

Did

you k

now

that

In s

ub-S

ahara

n

Afr

ica, w

om

en a

nd g

irls

spend

40 b

illio

n h

ours

a y

ear

colle

cting

wate

r fo

r th

eir f

am

ilies'

needs?

Im

agin

e y

our

day’s

schedule

if y

ou

spent

hours

a d

ay

fetc

hin

g w

ate

r.

Wo

rld

Wate

r D

ay

Giv

e 2

5¢ f

or

every

wate

r

tap y

ou u

sed t

oday (

at

hom

e,

school or

work

).

In t

he D

em

ocra

tic R

epublic

of

the

Congo, half o

f girls

aged 1

5 to 2

4

are

illit

era

te, and o

nly

1 in

3 w

ill

att

end s

eco

ndary

school.

Pra

y fo

r girls

who s

truggle

to a

ttend s

chool,

and s

peak

out

for

girls

’ education.

Tell

a f

riend a

bout

Sandra

’s s

tory

(o

n t

he b

ack p

ag

e)

and let

her/

him

know

ab

out

com

munit

y

radio

in t

he D

em

ocra

tic R

epublic

of

the C

ong

o a

nd its

im

pact

on

wom

en.

Donate

$2 t

o s

up

port

com

munit

y r

adio

netw

ork

s in

th

e D

em

ocra

tic R

epublic

of

the

Cong

o, w

hic

h e

nable

wom

en t

o

com

munic

ate

, b

ecom

e e

ducate

d

and b

e involv

ed.

Jesu

s, m

ay y

ou o

pen o

ur

heart

s to

the w

isd

om

and love o

f th

e

wom

en w

ho b

ring lig

ht

into

our

lives

and o

ur

fam

ilies.

Read H

anan’s

sto

ry a

t

devp.org

/insp-w

omen#hanan

and s

ee h

ow

this

str

ong S

yri

an

wom

an is

work

ing t

o h

elp

her

siste

rs in n

eed t

hro

ugh A

osu

s,

an o

rganiz

ation s

he c

o-f

ound

ed.

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e $

2 t

o s

up

port

Syri

an o

rganiz

ations

like A

osu

s and t

he D

arn

a C

entr

es,

whic

h

help

wom

en g

ain

con;d

ence a

nd

becom

e s

elf-s

u$

cie

nt.

Did

you k

now

that

every

tw

o

min

ute

s, 8

Syri

an c

hild

ren

are

 forc

ed t

o <

ee t

heir

hom

es?

Today,

pra

y e

specia

lly

for 

Syri

an c

hild

ren.

Wri

te a

lett

er

to a

wom

an w

ho

has

insp

ired y

ou. Let

her

know

w

hat

her

exa

mple

has

meant

to y

ou.

Hear

what

Sam

ira, an 8

-year-

old

Syri

an g

irl, h

as

to s

ay a

bout

the

con<ic

t in

her

countr

y a

nd w

hat

she h

op

es

for.

Pra

y f

or

the m

any w

om

en a

nd

gir

ls in o

ur

worl

d w

ho a

ren't

able

to

chase

their

dre

am

s b

ecause

of

war.

So

lid

ari

ty S

un

day

Bri

ng y

our

o/

eri

ngs

to c

hurc

h

today f

or

the S

olid

ari

ty S

unday

colle

ction, or

donate

at

devp.org

/give.

TH

AN

K Y

OU

!

Rig

ob

ert

a M

enchú,

a D

evelo

pm

ent

and P

eace f

riend,

was

aw

ard

ed t

he N

ob

el Peace

Pri

ze in 1

992. G

o t

o t

he lib

rary

or

onlin

e t

o ;

nd o

ut

more

ab

out

this

wom

an.

Go o

nlin

e a

t

devp.org

/insp-w

omen

to learn

ab

out

insp

irin

g w

om

en w

ho

are

part

of

Develo

pm

ent

and

Peace's

his

tory

.

Pra

y f

or

gir

ls a

nd w

om

en

a@

icte

d b

y w

ar, s

o t

hat

they

never

lose

hop

e o

f se

ein

g t

heir

countr

y a

t p

eace.

Inte

rnati

on

al D

ay

of 

Sp

ort

fo

r D

eve

lop

me

nt

an

d P

eace

Invite s

om

e b

oys

and g

irls

to

 pla

y w

ith y

ou t

oday!

Build

peace t

hro

ugh p

lay!

Ask

a f

riend o

r a f

am

ily m

em

ber

ab

out

his

or

her

fem

ale

role

m

od

el, a

nd s

hare

yours

!

Cele

bra

te E

aste

r in

solid

ari

ty

with w

om

en c

ocoa f

arm

ers

by

choosi

ng f

air

tra

de c

hocola

te

options

at

your

local gro

cery

sto

re.

Palm

Su

nd

ay

Wo

rld

Day o

f Y

ou

th

Pra

y f

or

the m

any g

irls

who h

ave

had t

o g

ive u

p t

heir

ed

ucation

and t

ake o

n a

dult r

esp

onsi

bili

ties

too e

arl

y.

Watc

h o

ur

vid

eo A

Day in t

he

Life o

f 13-y

ea

r-old

Ja

nin

e. W

hat

did

you n

otice a

bout

her

way o

f g

ett

ing w

ate

r and h

er

valu

e o

f ed

ucation?

Challe

ng

e! S

ay t

hank y

ou t

o y

our

moth

er

or

anoth

er

imp

ort

ant

wom

an in y

our

life a

t le

ast

10 t

imes

today.

Let

us

pra

y t

hat

wom

en a

nd g

irls

in

all

countr

ies

of

the w

orl

d m

ay

be h

onoure

d a

nd r

esp

ecte

d.

Ask

your

moth

er, s

iste

r or

gra

ndm

oth

er

what

di$

cultie

s sh

e’s

had t

o f

ace a

s a w

om

an,

and h

ow

she o

verc

am

e t

hem

.

Passio

n o

f th

e L

ord

Dedic

ate

your

fasting t

oday t

o

gir

ls a

nd w

om

en w

hose

voic

es

are

unheard

and t

o t

hose

who

work

with t

hem

to h

ave t

heir

sto

ries

heard

.

Ho

ly S

atu

rday

At

the d

inner

table

, sh

are

5 t

hin

gs

you h

ave learn

ed t

his

Lent.

Sta

rt a

convers

ation a

bout

how

our

worl

d w

ould

be d

i/ere

nt

if g

irls

and b

oys

were

tru

ly e

qual.

QUIZ

Try out our quiz! Look these topics up online and explore the issue of women in development. Then, talk about it with your family and friends.

1 According to the World Food Program,

what percentage of countries have an equal

number of girls and boys in secondary school?

a) 19% b) 39%

c) 59% d) 79%

2 According to UNESCO, if all women had

a secondary education, child deaths would be

reduced by how much?

a)10% b) 25%

c) 40% d) 50%

3 According to the FAO, giving women the same

access as men to agricultural resources could

increase production on women’s farms in

developing countries by how much?

a) 5-10% b) 10-20%

c) 20-30% d) 30-40%

4 When did Canadian women gain the right

to vote in federal elections?

This is a tough one! While some women were allowed

to vote in federal elections as early as 1917, many

women were excluded because of ethnicity. Indigenous

women were not able to vote without losing their

status and Indigenous rights until 1960. Inuit women,

who received the right to vote in 1950, were not actually

included in federal elections until ballot boxes were

provided in 1962.

Answers

Lenten Family PrayerLord, thank you for calling us on this Lenten journey.

Help us to grow close to You, to give up those things

which are unnecessary, to learn to listen to You, to help

others and to simplify our lives. Walk with us as we

prepare for Easter. Amen.

1) b 2) d 3) c

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SANDRA MUKEYAYoung radio journalist

Sandra Mukeya, 18, lives in Likasi, a city in the

south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

(DRC). Passionate about journalism, she has

just ;nished high school and will soon begin

her studies at the University of Lumbabashi

in communications and information science.

“I only have one wish: to become a great political journalist. I really like to express myself. My opinion is important and has value. Journalism has taught me what needs to be said and how to say it. You have to tell the truth but you need to elaborate. Radio has had a positive impact on society here. Before, there was no television and no radio, so it was impossible to be aware of what was going on in the community.”

For more than a decade, Development and

Peace has been supporting community radio

stations in six provinces of the DRC, a country

a/ected by more than two decades of con<ict.

From the start, these radio networks have,

among other things, encouraged widespread

and peaceful participation in elections,

improved education for girls, increased social

cohesion and expanded agricultural production.