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The simulation was extremely impactful and the way the coordinator delivered it only added to the experience. Instead of simply hearing about the extremely pertinent issues that surround us, like we usually do, we experienced them. We always say "you'll never know what it's like until you go through it" and in some form, a diluted one though it may have been, this experience helped us "go through it" thus allowing us to better understand and compare what it's truly like to live in poverty - sab

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The simulation was very powerful and impactful, and I feel enriched by it. I learned a lot more than I had ever believed possible from a short simulation. The subject matter was depressing but the experience was delivered in a way that left me more empowered and aware than disheartened, and I am really grateful for it.

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I found this experience to be very enriching and enlightening, raising awareness about the true extent of poverty and how it's more than just the absolutes "poor" & "rich". It really resonated with me, especially when we discussed the marginilzation of the poor at the hands of people with power such as the women offering their bodies in order for their children to have a safe shelter for 7 more days

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This was a very eye opening experience for me. The chaos and the confusion in the moment whilst making the paper bags, and the sadness I felt from not even making the miniumum requirement necessary for the week, despite every single member of my family working my hardest through the whole 10 minutes, resonated with me. This activity inspired me to help the community via ways that I personally can help. Any help is better than nothing.

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The program was very insightful and has depend my understanding of those in poverty. From this, all the solutions I thought were almost flawless, tuned out to be the opposite (such as education being a solution to poverty, however education requires more investment, time, resources, etc.). I also began to understan that I am able to influence and start changed around the world - no matter how small.

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I think being in poverty must feel very dehumanising. The treatment that you get from anyone else and the treatment that you give yourself when being in 12 hours of labour for doing something like making paper bags, it must feel like you are being trated like a object or machine. This was something i could only barely experience for 30 minutes.

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I was nowhere close to truly experiencing the pain and hardships those in poverty do on a daily basis, but today, I was able to emphasize with the victims sitting below the poverty line and understand how they spend their days working for ungodly hours just to barely get by. My respect for them has reached new heights, and I am extremely grateful that there are organizations and charities that try their hardest to make the lives of these families easier.

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This simulation emphasized to me how terrible poverty is, and also how much I can do to help solve it. I’ve already known for a long time how poverty kills, abuses, and keeps people in barely-alive states. The simulation confirmed to me, in emotional and direct terms, how that belief is correct, and also that I could help way more than I initially thought with the story of Ian.

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this session was a very big eye opener that made me go through a rollercoaster of emotions. my roleplay 'family' and I had a wonderful time learning about the fact that money is not the only symptom of poverty. this helped me understand how it was to live in their shoes and go through their lives and experiences day by day.

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It was really meaningful to experience the activity. I learnt that the things and resources I have are not a must for most people. Therefore I should cherish and utilise everything I have.

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I learned that the desperation of earning money causes you to be unconscious of the environment. The importance of money to ensure the well-being of your family exceeds facing any diabolical means to earn the money.

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This simulation was much more powerful than I expected it to be. Usually simulations that I’ve done before similar to these issues haven’t been effective, but this really opened my eyes. I knew about poverty but I hadn’t thought of it in this way, and now I feel like it needs much more action than I previously did.

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It was really fun I learned a lot more. It was also very entertaining to hear the stories

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I learnt that time goes very fast when you only care about money and making paper bags to live. The shopper also have high expectations/requirements on paper bags.

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I experienced what living a poverty is and I found out that it is hard to get out of debts and once we are in poverty, we were so into our job and ignore the environment and sanity of our living place.

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I learnt that surviving in poverty is hard to get out of and is basically a loop of poverty that you’re not able to get out of. I learnt that the only thing you care about when surviving is yourself and your family and nothing else matters such as the environment or other people.

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This was a fantastic experience for us privileged kids because there’s a high chance that we do not see poverty the way it actually is because we haven’t experienced what they have experienced.

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It’s impressive that the staff uses a lot of ethos in the simulation to make it real. Poverty is a real thing, where people ignore the emotions and only cares about survival.

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