About the 40 Hour Famine
The 40 Hour Famine began in Australia in 1975. Doing the 40 Hour Famine has taught a generation of Australians about global poverty and fighting for justice.
In 2009, funds raised in the 40 Hour Famine will go to help children, their families and communities who are suffering the effects of the Global Food Crisis.
Funds raised in the 2009 40 Hour Famine helped to:
- provide emergency food aid
- provide sustainable agriculture and development programs
- increase reliable access to food and water
- reduce the effects of climate change by creating sustainable environments
- bolster investment in agricultural education and development.
Remaining funds also provide short-term relief to poor countries as emergencies arise.
Who the 40 Hour Famine helps
Hungry children living in the world’s poorest countries...
Currently there are 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 ordinary illnesses like diarrhoea, malaria, tuberculosis and respiratory disease. 25,000 children die from hunger and preventable diseases every day.
Children are under threat of starvation and are most vulnerable when times get tough. Hunger denies children their basic right to adequate food and nutrition.
What you receive
Find out what it’s really like to go without
World Vision believes young people hold the key to freeing the world from poverty. The 40 Hour Famine has become a rite of passage for young, socially-minded Australians. It’s a powerful way to learn about global poverty and fighting for justice.
Help hungry kids living in poverty
When you do the 40 Hour Famine or donate to the appeal, you can be sure that you’re helping hungry kids living in the world’s poorest countries.
Have fun!
Youth Ambassadors for 40 Hour Famine 2010: Names announced
Every year, World Vision receives applications from young people across Australia who want to become our Youth Ambassadors. Once all the Youth Ambassadors are selected, the team is sent overseas to get a first-hand experience of poverty. When they return, they have an important job to do: to talk to the media and their schools and their local community about poverty and what it means, and what actions all Australians can take to help.
World Vision is pleased to announce that in 2010, our Youth Ambassadors are:
