Jessamy Taylor

18 years old, Western Australia

I live north of Perth on a small rural property with my parents and my younger brother. I am blessed to have a supportive family, both immediate and extended.

In 2009 I graduated from Quinns Baptist College. This year I’m taking a gap year, devoting it to my involvement with World Vision, a bit of part time work, and also having some fun.

Next year I plan on studying Nursing, which I hope will open doors for me to assist either in Asia or Australia's North West community. My role-model for life is Jesus and I try to live by His instructions.

I have been actively fundraising in the 40 Hour Famine since Year 7, however, it wasn't until I attended the Perth Global Leadership Convention in Year 10 that I really grasped the concept of World Vision and I needed to get on board.

So why have I been stirred?

Poverty is real and I’ve realised the people living in poverty are often not to blame for the circumstances they find themselves in. I am blessed to be born into a good family in a wealthy country. I have been given the resources and the education to make a difference and to help make poverty history.

I am so excited to have the opportunity to work with the people at World Vision and to have the chance to inspire and stir the youth of WA!

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Jessamy : VLog #3 - Meeting Jumla

Thursday, 19 August 2010

Video Blog of 2010 Youth Ambassador for WA, Jessamy Taylor Jessamy's third and final Video Log (VLog) from her time in Nepal at the start of 2010 on the World Vision Study Tour.

In this video, Jessamy had recently met a 17 year old girl named Jumla, who had recently been freed from a life as a domestic worker. For eleven years, Jumla had done a wide range of hard work that is unimaginable to us as Australians. Her situation really puts into perspective the life that we lead here in Australia.

Although not funded by the 40 Hour Famine, Jumla's situation is an example of the complex nature of life in Nepal and also some of the other work World Vision is doing in the country.

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