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 11/10/2011.

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Playing Ball Games
Plastic bag ball
– Video clip
On the team - Think Spot
Dear Worldbuddy 14

Animals bring smiles
Food for thought
Which makes what? Activity time
Animals bring smiles - Think Spot
Dear Worldbuddy 13

Feeling hungry?
Getting enough food
Getting food stories
Getting food photo album
Measuring hunger
Feeling hungry? Think spot
Dear Worldbuddy 12

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 11
Dear Worldbuddy 10
Dear Worldbuddy 9
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.
My Report - Instructions
My Report
Let's celebrate
Around the world
World Map
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.
What's school like?
What do we celebrate?
Show what you know
Around the world photo album
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
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