8.1 Million children under the age of five [5] die worldwide each year, many from preventable causes.
* UNICEF / World Health Organisation / World Bank / UNFPA
Category: Issues
Fact: 1.1 billion children living in poverty
There are currently 2.2 billion children in the world. Of these, approximately 1.1 billion are living in poverty (living on less then US$2 per day).
* UNICEF / World Health Organisation / World Bank / UNFPA
From Cup to Crop
I recently came across this great new program called Cup to Crop.
This sort of thing is something I’ve been thinking about for a while, so I am encouraged that someone is on the ball and doing it! It’s basically a creative way to fight hunger in the developing world, particularly among Children.
“About 5.3 million children under the age of five die each year in developing countries from malnutrition and hunger-related illness.
This is not only unacceptable, but also completely preventable.”
One of the best parts of this is the ‘Dining to Donate’ program. We love to eat, and the Kids in developing countries need to eat! So if you like to dine why not get out there and eat at one of these restaurants and give the $3…not much in the scope of things!
Meet ‘Tenny’
This is ‘Tenny’ – well actually his name is Yeabsira Kidanie Tenny, but in true Aussie spirit we gave him a nickname (plus its way easier to say!).
Tenny is our Compassion sponsor child. We’ve had Tenny for a few years now, and its been awesome to see him grow up each year! When we picked Tenny, we really didn’t know what to look for in choosing a sponsor kid except we knew we wanted one quite young and from Ethopia. Tenny was one of the hundreds of cute little faces on the Compassion website who needed some love…
CAN do…!
I joined the Compassion CAN (Child Advocate Network) yesterday… been thinking about it for a while and decided it’s time to take some action (so to speak!).
I’m excited to get into promoting the awareness of child poverty and challenging those around me (and myself!) to take action to relieve this poverty and to support the world’s most needy kids. Compassion has a big dream:
“At Compassion, our vision is that ‘every Australian Christian is an advocate for children’. Our dream is to see all followers of Jesus in our nation engaged in child advocacy.”
If they can get even close to this…what a massive impact it would have on child poverty! If you are passionate about children, and excited about helping those living in poverty then i’d encourage you to take some action and join the CAN!
If you’re not keen to join, that’s cool, but if you keep reading this blog then I’m going to do my best to challenge people to take some action… so I hope you might consider it!
It begins with you…
If you are passionate about child poverty then this is your chance to take some action and let others know about the plight of the world’s most needy kids, and more than that get more people involved in helping them out.
“The purpose of this special, one-day event is to draw the Church’s attention to the needs of the world’s poorest children.”
It began for me with Tenny, and I’m hoping that this campaign will start some new relationships between some sponsors and some needy kids.
If you want to change the world, it begins with a child, it begins with you. So either think about running a Compassion Sunday event yourself, or just get straight into it and sponsor a child!
For more info & to get involved – www.compassionsunday.com.au
Help Launch a Leader
Check out a new program by Compassion called Compassion’s Leadership Development Program that exists to develop Christian leaders, enabling young men and women to bring changes to their communities and perhaps even their nation.
“Because Compassion believes that releasing children from poverty is the key to transforming nations, we are committed to empowering young people to become the leaders their communities and countries need.”
What I love about this is that not only are Compassion looking to the immediate needs of people in poverty, but this is setting up these communities and even nations for a more positive future by giving the young kids opportunities that most of us in western countries just take for granted! it’s a bigger commitment financially, but what an awesome investment…
Find out more here: http://www.compassion.com.au/cmspage.php?intid=747
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