Take Away Hunger Day Set to Change Lives on August 21
Australia's Christian broadcasters are partnering with Feed the Hungry this week for Take Away Hunger Day
The campaign, set for August 21, will appeal to listeners on-air and online, to give gifts of just $6, to help refugee children in Uganda.
Children all over the world wake up with a quiet dream to grow, to learn, to become someone. But the chances they’re given aren’t always the same, and the opportunity to chase those dreams isn’t always equal.
For children living in Uganda's refugee settlements, hunger is a daily battle. These children, are some of the world's most vulnerable, having fled violence in South Sudan, they now struggle to survive.
Every day, children like Isaac wake up hungry, yet with dreams for a brighter future. But without food, it’s difficult to learn and concentrate in school.
“I came to Uganda when I was very young,” says Isaac, a South Sudanese refugee. “I don’t have my father or mother. Only my auntie; she’s the one taking care of me.”
Many of his friends in the Kiryandongo refugee settlement are orphaned or separated from their families. The loss makes their very survival even more difficult.
“Everything here, it is too hard because many of us lost our parents,”
Isaac says. “We have nothing to eat.”
But through the support of Feed The Hungry, Isaac receives a hot, nutritious lunch at school every day. Each nutritionally reinforced rice pack contains everything he needs to grow healthy and strong. Importantly, it gives him the energy he needs to concentrate in class and pursue his education.
Just $6 Feeds a Child For an Entire Month
On 21 August listeners can join their local Radio Station in changing the lives of hungry refugee children in Uganda.
By providing a daily meal in school-based programs. Each $6 donation feeds a hungry child at school for an entire month.
This strategy means children don’t have to worry about their next meal anymore, and no longer have to choose between school and food. It means they can be children again, and ensures they are able to get an education, which means a brighter future.
On Take Away Hunger Day, every donation will not only help kids with the urgent meal they need right now, but will change their future and their life.