Jubilee 2025: Cancel Debt, Choose Hope - Schools

A global debt crisis is stealing hope from the world's poorest people. 

In the places SCIAF works, millions of people do not have enough food, water or adequate shelter to live dignified lives.  

Yet despite this deep poverty, the poorest countries are paying back enormous debts to some of the richest groups in the world.  

Join us this Jubilee year, when we are calling for economic and ecological justice for the world’s poorest communities. Your school can join our campaign! 

Explore professional reading on Jubilee 2025 identifying the structural causes of the global debt crises and highlighting the impacts on the world’s poorest communities through our Career-Long Professional Learning resources.

Explore SCIAF and CAFOD schools' resources below:

SCIAF

• A 10 min activity for primary and secondary schools - watch our animation video and add your name to the Cancel Debt, Choose Hope campaign. 

• Use our Reflection Guide and campaign poster in your school. You'll find these within our 2025 Jubilee Resources.

CAFOD workshops

• Primary workshop - a 40 minute workshop exploring global debt and taking action. 

• Secondary workshop - a 50 minute true crime investigation workshop exploring the global debt crisis for S1-S3 and S4-S6.  (Make sure to scroll down on this page.)

These workshops have been created by our colleagues at, CAFOD, the aid agency of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales.  

While created for KS3 (S1-S3) and KS4/5 (S4-S6) you will find several links to CfE and RERC including: 

• I can critically examine how some economic factors can influence individuals, businesses or communities. SOC 4-20a. 

• I can research the purposes and features of private, public and voluntary sector organisations to contribute to a discussion on their relationships with stakeholders. SOC 4-20b.  

• I have experienced opportunities to engage with issues of social injustice. I can describe how Church teaching in this area has affected my response and the responses of others to these issues. RERC 3-24a / RERC 4-24a.