Here are some community needs that Famine '09 funds will go towards.
Find out below what your money could provide, then set a goal and challenge your friends, school, church to 'Raise the Stakes' and exceed it.
Enter the amount you want to raise for the 40 Hour Famine to see what your money could provide.
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$8 |
Two Food Packets - Bangladesh
Each packet contains rice, beans, nuts, oil and molasses and feeds a child for a day. |
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$10 |
Sanitation - Bangladesh
Water and hygiene training for a community. |
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$30 |
Nutrition Training - Bangladesh
Nutrition workshops for mothers and young adults. |
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$35 |
Healthcare - Bangladesh
Training for 20 health workers and basic supplies for clinics. |
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$50 |
Food Provision - Bangladesh
Vegetable seeds for a home garden |
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$150 |
Learning Materials - Tanzania
Provide five vulnerable children with school materials so they can receive a primary school education.
$30 per child (primary school).
$45 per child (secondary school).
$85 per child (job training). |
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$425 |
Providing Basics - Tanzania
$425 will support 100 vulnerable children (and their foster families) with basic needs such as foodstuffs, bedding and soap.
$4.25 per child. |
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$500 |
Education - India
$500 will enrol 50 children who are vulnerable to child labour into a mainstream school.
$10 per child. |
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$700 |
Treating Disease - Tanzania
$700 will enable 50 orphaned or at risk children to receive treatment for opportunistic diseases such as malaria.
$14 per child. |
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$925 |
Better Incomes - India
$925 will train female “self-help” groups to develop skills that will help their families earn more money. Increased household income will help to meet the needs of 625 children. |
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$1,000 |
Emergency Feeding - Bangladesh
6 months of emergency feeding for 410 children and 240 mothers suffering from malnutrition. $166 per month. |
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$1,100 |
Counselling Children - India
$1,100 will train teachers and counsellors to support 1,250 children annually in their rehabilitation from child labour. |
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$1,500 |
Health and Nutrition Training - India
$1,500 will provide training for 2,650 children and mothers in family health and nutrition. |
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$2,200 |
Housing - Solomon Islands
A chainsaw to help a community rebuild or repair their damaged homes. |
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$5,200 |
Starting a Business - Tanzania
$5,200 will provide equipment such as sewing machines, carpentry and gardening tools to 150 vulnerable teenagers that have successfully completed vocational training.
$35 per person.
$350 for 10 people. |
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$8,700 |
Clean Safe Water - Tanzania
$8,700 will construct one rainwater tank for a school so children have access to a clean, safe water supply. This reduces the risk of sickness caused by dirty water. |
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$15,000 |
Improving Schools - India
$15,000 will improve facilities for 1,250 children attending mainstream schools. |
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$32,000 |
Building Classroom Blocks - Zambia
Three classroom blocks that will provide secondary education for 240 children. |