At the start of this year, I travelled to Cambodia with 7 Youth Ambassadors and another World Vision staffer. Read my blog post about it here. It was full-on in many ways - from the shadow of the Khmer Rouge, the bustling city of Phnom Penh and then the poverty we saw first hand near Battambang.
This video features Lennon, our (Youth Ambassador from Western Australia) and Chanra, who battles the Global Food Crisis each day
Why did we go?
- To see the people who are living the Global Food Crisis (like Kak Da, Chanra & Klooun)
- To fire these Youth Ambassadors up so that they would come home and tell everyone about the plight of Cambodia's poor.
- To see the work World Vision is already doing there, with the potential to do so much more with our Help.
Quick Facts about the Global Food Crisis:
The world's biggest food crisis is on now.. and you probably didn't even know it!
- People in over 30 countries are suffering from the effects of the Global Food Crisis.
- There are now over 900 million chronically hungry people around the world, and approximately 1.4 billion live in extreme poverty.
- Malnourished children are more likely to die from illnesses like diarrhoea and malaria.
- Every day, an estimated 25,000 children die from hunger and preventable diseases.
For plenty more information and videos on Global Food Crisis, head here:
http://trans.worldvision.com.au/40hourfamine/factsGFC.aspx
Doing the 40 Hour Famine
I'm giving up food for 40 hours to raise money to help hungry kids affected by the Global Food Crisis. I've seen the work that World Vision does on the ground and I believe by supporting World Vision I'm doing the right thing and that I am investing in 'responsible development'.
Would you like to help?
Doing the 40 Hour FamineI'm giving up food for 40 hours to raise money to help hungry kids affected by the Global Food Crisis. I've seen the work that World Vision does on the ground and I believe by supporting World Vision I'm doing the right thing and that I am investing in 'responsible development'.
Would you like to help?
Just $40 helps 5 kids for 1 month!
My target is to raise $ 500.
My 40 Hour Famine Number is: 29010029-6 My target is to raise $ 500.
thanks....
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