Welcome to the funzone

Being a Worldbuddy is cool! You get to make friends with a child in another country and help to improve life for them and their community.

Check out the funzone activities – we'll be updating them four times a year, around the school holiday time. Last updated 28/06/2010.

Dear Worldbuddy
The best way to make friends with someone who lives in another country is to write letters to each other. Here’s some letter writing ideas to get you started.
Dear Worldbuddy 9 NEW!
Dear Worldbuddy 8
Dear Worldbuddy 7
Dear Worldbuddy 6
Dear Worldbuddy 5
Dear Worldbuddy 4
Dear Worldbuddy 3
Dear Worldbuddy 2
Dear Worldbuddy 1
Tips for writing letters to your Worldbuddy

Activity time
How is your buddy’s world different to yours?
Find out by completing these activities.
Around the world NEW!
World Map NEW!
My Place
Water matters
Create a Christmas card
Helping out
Play time
Similarities and differences quiz
What's for dinner
Jigsaw puzzle challenge
Create a pinboard

Think spot
Guess what – you’re a change agent. You are helping to make life better for your buddy, and you’re changing too. Take time to think about it.
Show what you know NEW!
Around the world photo album NEW!
Think spot 8
Lend a hand village
Think spot 7
Think spot 6
Think spot 5
Think spot 4
Play Time Photo Album
Think spot 3
Think spot 2
Think spot 1

Fact Sheets NEW!
Find out more about where your worldbuddy lives.
Cambodia fact sheet
India fact sheet
Malawi fact sheet
New Zealand fact sheet
Tanzania fact sheet
Zambia fact sheet

Tell us about it
If you have any questions, want to tell us about what you have been doing as a Worldbuddy, or need to contact us for any other Worldbuddy reason, email us at info@worldbuddies.org.nz or call 0800 800 776.

Making the Connection

 Here's an opportunity for you to find out what life's like for Salifa, Al Amin and Momina.

Download Making the connection, read about their lives and then complete the quiz.   

Click here to download Making the connection

Click here to do the Making the connection quiz