WHAT R U GIVING UP?

So. You want to do the 40 Hour Famine and experience what it’s like to go without. You’re prepared to spend 40 hours not doing/having something that you believe you need and/or love, just so you can understand a bit better what it’s like for kids you don’t have a choice about going without.

The question is: What R U giving up? Because food isn’t the only thing you have an appetite for.

You can choose to go without anything you like. Why don’t you sacrifice, for just this limited time, something – anything – that you love? It will definitely help you to see what children around the world do without every single day.

YOU COULD GIVE UP… FOOD

Food

Do something really traditional.
Go 40 hours without food.
Go to bed hungry, wake up hungry, spend the weekend hungry.
Get a taste of what it’s like for 925 million people. Now that’s doing something real.


YOU COULD GIVE UP… FURNITURE

Furniture

Do something really uncomfortable.
Sit on the floor, sleep on the ground, eat standing up.
Give it up in the classroom, at home, and when you’re out and about.
You sure will like your bed when you get it back.


YOU COULD GIVE UP… TRANSPORT

Car

Do something really hard on your feet.
Forego the car, the bus, the tram, the train, your bike, your scooter, your skateboard.
See how you go walking everywhere you need to get to.
How long does it take?


YOU COULD GIVE UP… THE INTERNET

Internet

Do something really offline.
Think you can spend the weekend without Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Google and Perez Hilton?
Can you go off radar?
Give it a go – we bet you’ll be surprised by how much you miss it.



YOU COULD GIVE UP… YOUR MOBILE PHONE

Phone

Do something really disconnected.
Give up your phone for the weekend. Stop texting, calling, surfing, app-ing, playing.
Go without a clock and an alarm too. Now try to find your friends in a crowd.




YOU COULD GIVE UP... SHOPPING

Shopping

Do something really cheap.
What if you didn’t buy anything, all weekend? Not even a soft drink or a bus ticket? How would you go?





YOU COULD GIVE UP… VIDEO GAMES

Game

Do something really, um, outdoorsy?
If you switch your games off for the weekend, what will you do with your time?
Turn off your Playstation, Wii and Xbox. Now, what else can you possibly find to do???



What R U giving up? Tell us here.

Let's talk about it

  • jasmine - 06 Sep
    “i am giving up food and furniture”

  • sav - 06 Sep
    “im giving up food, furniture and technology go me!!”

  • Ashley Anderson - 06 Sep
    “i am giving up talking and shopping omg i lov shopping its gonna be hard and to all of the people that r going this u r the best of the bunch”

  • Bob Loblaw - 02 Sep
    “40 hours seemed really short, so i did 72 hours without sustenance.”

  • dean - 01 Sep
    “i am giving up furniture”

  • carlo - 15 Aug
    “how old do you have to be to give up food?”

  • Louis - 15 Aug
    “I'm giving up technology- it's hard :P”

  • Maddey - 15 Aug
    “I'm going without food to prove to my family I can do it ”

  • lorna harris - 15 Aug
    “I'm giving up food. its gonna be hard, but i'll get through. good luck to everyone, You Can Do It!”

  • Bjorn - 15 Aug
    “Myself and three other mates are giving up sleep and food for 40hrs”

  • Bjorn - 15 Aug
    “Myself and three other mates are giving up sleep and food for 40hrs”

  • Dr Crazy - 15 Aug
    “I'm giving up my Wii, 3ds, DSixl and Playstation 1. I'm a huge gaming freak, so this is going to be difficult...”

  • jemima - 15 Aug
    “im giving up food for the famine, and my friend heidi is giving up her legs ”

  • Binh Ta - 14 Aug
    “I am giving up both foods and drinks since drinking can offer a quick relieve to the feeling of hunger”

  • Kiera - 14 Aug
    “Furniture! No sitting down, and must sleep on the floor. I have done food the last couple of years, this will be more challenging i think!”

  • chloe - 14 Aug
    “hello my name is chloe and i might be doing the 40 hour famine right and my bff she is musle so she is fasteing so i m doing this with her kind off so yeah i will be not eatng when the un is out or drinking water i will be giveing up the internet omg i m soooo obsesed with fb so that will BE SO HARD also im thinking about lseing my sight so yeah i think this is is a great idea and t evreyone who is doing this i love uzzz and ur awesme ”

  • Dragana - 14 Aug
    “Im giving up food , shopping , video game's :)”

  • Melissa-Rose Kay - 14 Aug
    “I am giving up furniture, food and talking :)”

  • Chook - 14 Aug
    “I am giving up food and furniture. This will be a challenge as i have never done this before. Im hoping to raise $150.”

  • Caitlin - 14 Aug
    “I'm going to give up food for 40 hours.”

  • Keely Swan - 14 Aug
    “hi, this is my 3rd time doing the 40 hour famine and i'm giving up talking and my right arm, which is pretty hard with my crazy schedule i've got! :) ”

  • Louise - 14 Aug
    “Im giving up facebook. One work colleague wouldnt sponsor me cause she thought I'd cheat. I will accomplish it even though Im a fb addict.”

  • Euwina - 14 Aug
    “I'm going to give up technology, since i'm so ADDICTED to it. i'm probably also going to give up my right arm, furniture and dinner. Breakfast only :) it's for a good cause !”

  • sonia - 14 Aug
    “im giving up all technology ”

  • Siobhan - 14 Aug
    “on friday i gave up food, and 10am this morning i ate a massive breakfast. HA. i read some comments and i was even more convinced 2 give up talking, i might even give up my right hand.(im right handed!!!) people r giving up sleep. i dont no if ill b able 2 do that!!!! i wonder if i could (and my friends) hav a campout at my party????”

  • katie - 14 Aug
    “i'm going without food for 40 hours and its my first time doing this i dont think i can do it but im doing it any way”

  • Sam - 14 Aug
    “" I'm giving up food. Its my first time so i hope i can do it. Next Year its furniture and talking. hahaha I want to make 300 dollars. ”

  • Roxanna - 14 Aug
    “This is my first year but I am going straight to giving up food. ”

  • Roxanna - 14 Aug
    “I wish I coul give up furniture or talking but mum is not letting me. I would like to see her give something up.”

  • Roxy - 14 Aug
    “I am 12 years old .I'm giving up food. It will be a challenge for me but I think I will survive. Think about it kids go with no food for a few days if they are poor. People somewhere in the world right now are looking through a bin for food. That is how poor they are.”

  • Alex Fuery - 14 Aug
    “im givin up food, my xbox and furniture. oh wat will i do”

  • Paige - 14 Aug
    “i'm giving up food and my phone, T.V, inernet and my house. Me and my two other friends are sleeping in the backyard! :P”

  • Georgie :) - 14 Aug
    “hey, im giving up technology, i was going to give up food 4 the 40 hour famine, but i fell sick and i didn't want to get any sicker :(”

  • Kelsey - 14 Aug
    “Im going to give up food and its going to be really hard cause when i get home from school i like eat EVERYTHING in the fridge and i eat ALOT ”

  • Liam - 09 Aug
    “I'm giving up food and my left arm. Going all the way.”

  • Liz Cawthorne - 09 Aug
    “Im giving up the computer, my phone and the tv.”

  • rachelle - 09 Aug
    “im giving up food and talking. lets give it a go”

  • 4JM - St Marys Primary Ascot Vale Melbourne - 09 Aug
    “We as a class are all participating in a 5 hour famine here at school. We can't eat here at school for the day.”

  • jasmine - 09 Aug
    “i am giving up furniture internet mobile phone shopping and video games also maybe talking and food.”

  • Emma - 08 Aug
    “I am giving up food for 40 hours :) ”

  • ashvina De Zoysa - 08 Aug
    “Im going up 2 meals of the day becuase ive never done this before :P so im only going wit toast on the saturday morning and nothing else”

  • danielle - 08 Aug
    “giving up internet gaaaaaaah noooooo facebook i will struggle but its for a great cause :)”

  • amba - 08 Aug
    “im giving up food yay me ”

  • my name is mia and im 12 - 08 Aug
    “im giving up food, furniture, shoes, shopping and talking. which i hope will get me allot of sponsors ”

  • Sophia - 08 Aug
    “I am giving up technology, shopping and transport. When I say technology, that includes computer, mobile phone, tv, food that has been prepared with technology, lights, air conditioning and many more. During the weekend, I will be going to music lessons which are quite far away, and since I am giving up transport I will have to walk. Please donate: 40hf.com/SophiaTorkel”

  • Jazminn - 08 Aug
    “i am giving up food for the first day then my bed for the next so im gonna be sleeping on the floor!!! :[ ”

  • cello (Seh-loh) - 08 Aug
    “If you give up talking, remember to bring a pencil and paper with you! Im giving up talking and my right hand so i will have troubles not talking. (I am right handed!)”

  • grace - 08 Aug
    “i am giving up food talking and furniture could be hard so wish me luck. iv wanted to do this for a relay long time and i am finally doing it and its all to help a good cause. ”

  • Czarinah - 08 Aug
    “I went to a poor country once it had high crime rate it was really scary we slept on a dirt floor in a crammed room with 14 others their walls where just a few planks of wood i have been doing this for 3 years im giving up hunger and talking”

  • KaylaMaree. - 08 Aug
    “I am possibly giving up sleep. I love sleep. So I chose to give it up. (:”

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