key words

• Human rights

  The basic rights and freedoms to which all human beings should be entitled.

  
• Social justice

  Ensuring that society treats people fairly whether they are poor or wealthy and protects people's human rights.

  
• Responsibility

  A duty to care for, or having control over, something or someone.

  
• Freedom of religion

  The right to believe or practise whatever religion one chooses.

  
• Freedom of religious expression

  The right to worship, preach and practice one's faith in whatever way one chooses, provided it is within the law.

  
• Prejudice

  Unfairly judging someone before the facts are known; holding biased opinions about an individual or group.

  
• Discrimination

  Actions or behaviours that result from a prejudice.

  
• Positive discrimination

  Treating people more favourably because they have been discriminated against in the past, or have disabilities.

  
• Racism

  Showing prejudice against someone because of their ethnic group or nationality.

  
• Homosexuality


  Sexual attraction to a member of the same sex.

  
• Exploitation


  Misuse of power or money to get others to do things for little or unfair reward.

  
• Living wage

  A wage that is high enough to maintain the basic cost of living.

  
• People trafficking

  The illegal movement of people, typically for the purposes of forced labour or commercial sexual exploitation.

  
• Emergency aid

  Also known as short term aid; help given to communities in a time of disaster or crisis, e.g. food during a famine, shelter after an earthquake.

  
• Long-term aid


  Assistance given to a poor country over a long period of time that has a lasting effect.

  
• Equality

  The state of being equal, especially in status, rights and opportunities.

  
• Disability

  A physical or mental issues that causes a problem for people to perform an everyday task.

  
• Poverty


  Being without money, food or opportunity.

  
• Stewardship


  Christianity idea that humans have responsibility for resources such as wealth.
• Tolerance


  Accpetance of peoples differences