In 2017, World Vision Australia’s 40 Hour Famine shines the light on a humanitarian issue much closer to home – the global refugee crisis. The majority of Australian teens would be very aware of the politics surrounding this issue but are they aware that worldwide approximately 35 million children...
Learning that on average a refugee spends 17 years in exile was particularly shocking; especially considering that most students attending the conference haven’t yet had their 17th birthday.
It is important to remember when facing such big issues that we aren’t doing it alone. To go far and to address displacement we must travel together. Individual actions like raising awareness in our communities and participating in this year’s 40 Hour Famine Backpack Challenge, can create great change....
Work experience at World Vision was a great experience as it helped me to learn about the world and its current conditions as well as the problems that many people and countries face. So much effort goes into what they do and the workplace has heaps of passion and...
In 2014, Grace Jenman hand wrote letters to over one hundred people requesting donations for the 40 Hour Famine, and raised over $20,000. In 2015, she doubled her goal - and became the top individual fundraiser two years in a row!
The 40 Hour Famine might be over for 2015, but there are still lessons to be learnt from it! 16-year-old Asha shares how she did the 40 Hour Famine with a difference - and what it taught her along the way.
