Empowering children in Afghanistan

A girl juggles as part of the Mobile Mini Circus campaign in Afghanistan, dedicated to empowering young people. Their website explains the aim is to to teach children to lead; "Children know best how to communicate with other children." The goal is to encourage children to create ways to spread fun education throughout Afghanistan.
 Photograph: Jalil Rezayee/EPA
http://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2015/oct/07/photo-highlights-of-the-day#img-9


- What is the child doing? Why?
- Where do you think she is?

Explain the photo

-What does empowered mean?
- Why do you think the Mobile Mini Circus wants children to be empowered?
- Why do you think they are teaching this girl to juggle?
- Do you think she could juggle straight away? How do you think she felt when she achieved her goal?
- What might she do next?
- Would you like to learn to juggle? What does this tell us about children in Afghanistan? (they like the same things as us)