‘Get one. Give one.’ A brilliantly simple campaign to save lives Ingeniously simple, and intrinsically satisfying, the Anglican Missions’ Get one. Give one. campaign is something we can all get behind. Individuals, churches and groups can all take part. Let’s see what a difference we can make for others less fortunate than us in basic life and death healthcare.
The 'Get one. Give one.' campaign protects and supports the world's poorest and most vulnerable from COVID-19
Here in ‘God’s Own’ Aotearoa, we are so fortunate. Love her or loathe her, our Prime Minister Jacinda, has taken us to a very enviable state of minimal casualties, minimal lockdowns, and a vaccine rollout that aims to have the bulk of us vaccinated by the end of 2021. The fact that we can all still walk around, visit friends, go to cafés and continue, for the most part, our daily lives uninterrupted, make us so fortunate. Other countries including the big powers, are not so blessed. However, the poorest countries are the worst off. Vaccines are just not available, or strictly limited, or too expensive. When your country is already struggling due to disasters, natural and man-made, the lack of access to the vaccine compounds the inequality.
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The problem is global and huge—so what can we do? Simply articulated, we can Get one. Give one. A bit like paying it forward, the inspired idea is that we agree to donate the cost of a vaccine, when we get ours. Each of us will at
through vaccine equality. IF YOU HAVE HAD YOUR VACCINE ALREADY (OR ARE GOING TO GET ONE) WHY NOT GIVE ONE?
Use this QR code to take you straight there! some point between now and the end of 2021 get two doses of the vaccine. So, when you are called up, please consider donating to the give–a–little page at the same time. This provides a way for us to give back and follow Christ’s and the Anglican Church’s marks of mission: responding in loving service, and transforming unjust structures. The poorest don’t need to miss out and be at greater risk than ever of dying—people working in the poorest areas of the globe are asking for our help—and it’s totally doable.
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How much do I need to donate? The cost of one vaccine (procured and injected) is about $10 each. So two ‘jabs’ is $20. That’s all they are asking. However, of course you can be more generous and donate enough to cover a whole family or more. (Any $5+ donation can get a tax receipt.)
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