Scheme!

A Simulation-Based Game About Building Resilience

What does it take to make vulnerable communities resilient? Are existing government schemes adequate at building resilience?

Scheme! is a simulation-based game developed to question how we currently understand what support looks like for vulnerable communities. The game enables players to explore the various goverment mechanisms that are offered as social protection. Players leverage these mechanisms to design schemes that are effective at building the resilience of vulnerable communities.

In the game, participants engage with different personas representing informal workers and navigate a range of life scenarios — from a health crisis, climate-related events to sudden loss of livelihood. Through strategic decision-making, players help safeguard the personas their health, income, and overall wellbeing in the face of adversity.

The game equips players—across the advocacy ecosystem—with a grounded understanding of vulnerability and its intersectional nature. Designed for advocacy professionals and citizens, the game offers an immersive journey into the challenges and risks vulnerable populations face.

This tool equips stakeholders with a nuanced, evidence-based understanding of the vulnerabilities faced by informal workers, supporting more inclusive and impactful policy advocacy.

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