Water Walk: Walk two miles to collect a bucket of water. Choose a high-profile, two-mile return route to raise awareness in the community.

Water Rationing: Limit supply by closing off most water in the building, except during specific times. Cope with long lines, using less water, etc.

Fast: Fast for a day or for two meals a day for a week.

One-Food Diet: Eat just one food (potatoes, rice, beans or bread) for several days.

Gender Banquet: Give a status card to each person attending a banquet. Serve portions according to status and gender, with all men as servers. They are not allowed to eat until everyone else eats. Give most people (and all males) small servings of rice. Serve elaborate, multi-course meals to a few high-status females.

Disease Simulation:Simulate the effects of disease or the impact of a handicap by using blindfolds, slings, crutches, etc. If handicap access is available, don't use it, as few developing countries have facilities for the handicapped.

AIDS Orphans: In some regions AIDS is decimating the young adult population, resulting in unparalleled numbers of AIDS orphans. Many are taken in by grandparents or extended family members. It is not uncommon for one elderly couple to care for 16 or more orphaned children.

Have your family take in 10 or more friends and relatives for several days to simulate this situation. Cope with a typical supply of food, towels, etc. to learn what it is like to care for the equivalent of four families without additional resources.

Free Speech: Limit rights of some groups (blue eyes, brunettes) or forbid discussion of some common topics (music, sports, etc.). Fine people who express opinions about "forbidden" topics or restrict group members who are caught speaking out loud.

Women Know Best: Make male group members complete a mundane task, like writing out "Women know what's best for our community" 500 times. Give them enough work to make them miss half the class. Give a test at the program's end. Since the males missed much of the class, most will not perform as well as the females. Cite their low test scores as evidence that "Women know what's best for our community." Assign leadership roles based on the test scores.

Caste System: Assign a caste level based on hair color. Give more rights to higher castes. Make lower castes appeal through several levels of bureaucracy to perform everyday tasks, get a seat, etc.

Prison Wear: Design T-shirts and posters honoring people imprisoned for their faith, political beliefs, etc. Organize a petition or letter-writing drive pressing for the prisoner's release.

Candlelight Vigil: Hold a "candlelight" vigil for the victims of war. Light 10 candles, flashlights or lighters every three seconds, symbolizing the people who have been killed or injured in the wars since 1945.

Literacy Code: Give some people in the class or group a code. Use the code in the class, school, etc. Write signs regarding events, locked doors, etc., in code. Only those who have the code will know what to do. Penalize anyone who doesn't understand the code.

This Is Democracy?: Use this "rigged" election to explore the relationship between literacy/education, human rights and democracy.

Disaster Dominoes: Have each participant prepare a domino illustrating one step leading to an environmental disaster. Assemble the dominoes in a public location and set off the domino effect.

Count By Trees: Many people in developing countries rely on trees for fuel. Determine how many trees it would take to provide the fuel for an average person in your group.