Supporter Magazine May 2012
Read about a Western Australian family’s joyful meeting with their sponsored child in Sri Lanka.
A new year, renewed gratitude and focus
Returning to work after the Christmas break can be difficult but this year I was overjoyed to see how many new supporters had joined us in our journey to make a difference for children living in poverty around the world. I would like to welcome our new child sponsors and say how grateful I am to have you supporting our work. Our Christmas appeal highlighted the plight of eight-year-old Einoti from Tanzania who used to spend eight hours a day walking to collect water for her family. Thanks to Australian child sponsors, Einoti and her community now have access to clean water and instead of spending her days fetching water Einoti now spends them at school. A World Vision Australia team recently visited Einoti’s village and she told them about her hopes and dreams for the future (see page 12). Hearing about any child’s dream for the future is always inspiring but knowing that Einoti’s dream is being enabled by Australian sponsors is truly fantastic.
Women gather at a food distribution site in East Pokot, Kenya. Photo: Lucy Murunga/ World Vision
“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God’s kindness in your face, eyes and in your smile.”
And there was more good news to greet me when I returned to the office. We had an amazing response to our gift catalogue with many of you generously choosing to make Christmas extra special by buying a goat or a chicken for your friends and family. These gifts support communities in need around the world and you can read more about how they are transforming lives on page five. I also had the pleasure of welcoming a new Foreign Minister a few weeks ago and I look forward to working with Minister Carr to combat global poverty. I was pleased that he has identified the Asia-Pacific region as a key priority. In my line of work these highs are usually peppered with lows and the unfolding tragedy in West Africa is one of those lows. This crisis is escalating quickly with 15 million people in Niger, Mali, Chad, Mauritania and Senegal now in need of food assistance.
World Vision is scaling up its response and hopes that early intervention will help save thousands of lives. We know from last year’s crisis in East Africa that early intervention can save lives and there is an update on how these communities are recovering in this edition, see pages 17-18.
The East Africa crisis also highlighted the importance of our long-term community development. We found that communities with child sponsorship programs, where World Vision runs programs over the course of 10-15 years, showed greater resilience to drought. Child sponsorship programs focus on building up sustainable communities that give children a better future. A key part of this is improving resilience through agricultural projects that help communities build irrigation systems and improve seed selection. This is why child sponsorship is such a powerful program. Thank you for helping us make a difference to vulnerable children and their communities. If you are considering sponsoring another child, now is a great time to consider sponsoring a child in West Africa where World Vision Australia runs programs in Chad and Senegal. Or should you wish to, you can also make a one-off donation to our emergency appeal on our website. Shalom Tim Costello
– Mother Teresa
2
3
Tim Costello: A new year, renewed gratitude and focus
3
World Vision Gifts: Goats and chickens a blessing in Uganda
5
Supporter visit: The day we met Gajaanan
6
What’s the real cost of your winter wardrobe?
8
DIY ethical chocolate
8
Sponsored children love to receive birthday wishes from you! 9 A day in the life of Samphors in Cambodia
10
An update from Einoti in Tanzania
12
Why did you sponsor a child?
14
Child Rescue: Paving a brighter future through education
15
Team World Vision: “a win-win for everyone”
16
Team World Vision 2012 calendar
16
East Africa drought: You’ve helped to save lives
17
Veronica: I see the future with hope, but not yet
19
Left: Tony Blair, aged 5, with some of the chicks produced by a pair of chickens his mum received through a World Vision Gifts-supported livestock project. Photo: Simon Peter Esaku/World Vision
Where do World Vision funds go? This chart demonstrates how World Vision Australia spent total funds in 2011. See page 121 of our Annual Report 2011 for more info: worldvision.com.au/AboutUs/AnnualReportsAndReviews.aspx
Fundraising
9.4% Administration
9.4%
If you wish to unsubscribe from World Vision News, please email service@worldvision.com.au If you wish to receive World Vision News Online, please subscribe at worldvision.com.au/news/newsonline
If you bought World Vision Gifts for friends and loved ones last Christmas, thank you for making a world of difference for children and communities in need! Once again, you loved our selection of animal gifts, with an amazing 15,000 goats and 50,000 chicken and chicken feed gifts purchased so far from our 2011/2012 catalogue. This report from Uganda featuring a little boy named “Tony Blair” (after former British PM) shows how your support through World Vision Gifts can help families to lift themselves out of poverty. Last year, Tony Blair’s mum Christine received a pair of chickens and a pair of goats as part of a World Vision Gifts-supported livestock project in northern Uganda. These four included the offspring of animals that her neighbour Korina had received earlier. Local World Vision worker Freddy Onguu explains that all the families who take part in this project agree to pass on the first female offspring of the animals they receive to a neighbour. This is a practical and very important way of spreading the benefits across the entire community. Giving away animals was an unfamiliar idea at first, but Freddy said people soon appreciated the benefits of paying it forward. “I badly needed something to rear to get some income and something to eat,” recalled Christine, who has four children aged below 12. “My blessing came in April 2011.” At the time of writing, Christine’s she-goat was expecting and the hen had so far produced 22 chicks.
Christine has since sold the rooster for around $14 and she used this money to buy food and school uniforms for her children.
© World Vision Australia. World Vision Australia ABN 28 004 778 081 is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Send all correspondence to World Vision News, GPO Box 399, Melbourne 3001 © 2012 All material contained in this magazine is subject to copyright owned by or licensed to World Vision Australia. All rights reserved.
Programs
81.2%
For a further outline of how World Vision Australia used funds in 2011, see page 118-129 in our Annual Report.
AC F I D
World Vision Australia is a member of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) and is a signatory to the ACFID Code of Conduct. The Code requires members to meet high standards of corporate governance, public accountability and financial management.
This magazine includes references to organisations, products and initiatives which are not official endorsements by World Vision Australia.
Cover: Ethan and Matilda and their parents met sponsored child Gajaanan (right) and his family on a recent trip to Sri Lanka. Read their story on pages 6-7. 4
Tony Blair’s mum Christine with the family’s pregnant she-goat. Photo: Simon Peter Esaku/World Vision
“Our mother bought us foodstuffs including beans and sim sim (sesame),” explained a smiling Tony Blair, aged five. Tony Blair’s family is one of 900 who have so far received livestock through this project, which also includes training on child nutrition, livestock management and marketing produce. Freddy explained that exotic breed roosters and he-goats were introduced so that families can produce healthier offspring that fetch a higher price in the marketplace.
Like her neighbour, Christine will contribute offspring back into the project to share with another family in need. Her long-term plan is to use the money she earns from selling livestock to open up more land around the family home to grow crops such as pigeon peas, beans and sim sim. This will not only help to improve the family’s diet, but also give them another source of income.
Kylie, husband Jason and their children Ethan and Matilda, from Western Australia, travelled to Sri Lanka recently where they were able to meet their sponsored child, Gajaanan. Here, Kylie recounts her family’s joy and excitement at making new friends and seeing firsthand how their contributions are helping to create long-term changes in Gajaanan’s community. The kids have been counting down the days. It’s been a tiring trip – 24 hours en route to get to Sri Lanka followed by little sleep and two long days of driving – but it hasn’t dampened their sense of excitement. We leave Batticaloa early morning on the final leg of our journey and, as we wind our way through a maze of roads and rice paddies, you can almost hear them holding their breaths. We have travelled widely so the sights of a different people living a different way of life is not new to the kids – but this is special. This is the day we meet Gajaanan. Finally – Gajaanan’s village. Our World Vision guides point out important and interesting aspects of the village as we drive through the narrow lanes, but the kids aren’t listening. They are too busy craning their heads: “Is this his house? Is this his house? ” And finally the answer is “yes”. The family are waiting for us at the front gate, which is embellished with fresh flowers and a “Wel Come” sign. Only two small faces amongst the adults – Gajaanan and his sister
have both stayed home from school – but we recognised Gajaanan from our World Vision reports and would have picked his unmistakable smile out of a crowd of children in a moment. Fresh leis, thoughtfully and carefully made that morning, are placed around our necks and we are led to the family home for introductions and morning tea.
Left: Kylie tells Gajaanan, his mum and sister about her family’s home in Western Australia.
The morning began with the expected awkwardness that accompanies the meeting of strangers, compounded by the language divide. But children don’t need words to communicate.
Above: Kylie said meeting Gajaanan and his family helped them to see exactly how their sponsorship was helping to create long-term improvements for the whole village.
At one point our daughter and Gajaanan’s sister were skipping down the road holding hands. And all of us were drawn together, either fielding or cheering, as Gajaanan and our son played out the Australia-Sri Lanka world cup cricket match.
After visiting Gajaanan’s primary school and meeting with his friends and teachers, we stopped in at the World Vision sponsored pre-school. What a surprise it was to be greeted by a guard of honour – all the pre-school children waving Australian and Sri Lankan flags! The children were very proud to show us their work and how well they are learning English.
This journey to meet Gajaanan was rewarding and enriching for all of us. Meeting your sponsored child is an experience you’ll never forget. To find out what’s involved, visit the “My World Vision” page at worldvision.com.au or call our Supporter Service Team on 1300 303 440.
Throughout the day we also visited all the amazing contributions World Vision has made in and around the village. One theme was consistently demonstrated – sustainability; evident in all the education, sanitation and health projects. It was heartening to know that we are contributing to an improved long-term future for the people of the village. The traditional Sri Lankan food prepared by Gajaanan’s family for lunch was so delicious our mouths still water when we think about it. While somewhat spicier than the curries our kids have at home, they did us proud in graciously eating what they could; though there was no stopping them with the rice, curd and honey dessert! We had brought gifts, naturally. But it was the gift of food to us from Gajaanan’s family – a bag of home-made traditional Sri Lankan sweet treats – that triggered the tears. My husband and I came away with a deep-seated sense that this is all worthwhile, and our children came away with new friends.
Our goal in our travels has been to make our children understand their role as global citizens.
7
With winter just around the corner, many of us will be looking to buy new clothes to see us through the cooler months. Cotton is used to make many of the clothes we buy today, but what is the real cost of cotton? Investigations into the cotton industry have found the use of child labour is alarmingly common, especially in China, India, Pakistan, Brazil, Uzbekistan and Turkey. Children as young as five are recruited and forced to work in cotton fields or “ginning” factories (where raw cotton is processed) for little or no pay. They can endure terrible conditions, including exposure to hazardous pesticides, physical and sexual abuse and long work hours.
Unfortunately it’s not only our waists that are affected when we eat chocolate; children on the other side of the world are also impacted. For years the world has known about the use of forced and child labour to harvest cocoa in West Africa. Today, hundreds of thousands of children are still not in school; instead they’re forced to work long hours, often with dangerous equipment like machetes. The big chocolate companies like Cadbury, Ferrero, Mars and Nestle have admitted it’s a problem and have said they will address it, yet little has been done. Take the guilt out of eating chocolate and choose ethical chocolate.* You can also spread the word by giving the gift of ethical chocolate. Here’s our recipe to get you started:
What can you do to make sure you’re not indirectly supporting this terrible crime? • Where possible, check clothing labels and purchase products made from ethically certified cotton. • C heck the website of the company who makes your favourite clothing brand to see they have committed to eradicating child labour from their supply chain. If they haven’t, write them a letter and ask them to do so. Find out more at donttradelives.com.au
What you’ll need: • Ethical chocolate block*
Children in Vietnam’s Quang Nam Province were thrilled to receive birthday cards from their sponsors in Australia.
• C hocolate moulds (try craft and cooking stores) • Food essence for flavour (if desired) • Double boiler or heatproof bowl • Rubber spatula Method: 1. Break chocolate into small pieces into a double boiler on the stove or microwaveable bowl. 2. Stir over low heat as it melts. 3. Lightly coat moulds with oil. 4. P our melted chocolate into moulds – careful not to overfill! 5. Cool the filled moulds in the fridge. 6. Gift wrap chocolate in a small bag and tie with ribbon or wrap individually with foil.
Want to do more? Visit donttradelives.com.au * Check the Good Chocolate Guide at donttradelives.com.au for suppliers and brands.
World Vision sponsorship staff in Vietnam translate sponsors’ greetings before delivering them to the children. Photos: Le Thiem Xuan/World Vision
Samphor’s first job each day is to fold her blankets and the mosquito net that protects her from malaria.
Samphors is seven and she’s in a big hurry to learn. When she was six, this bright, courageous little girl urged her mum to send her to school “very quickly!” “I love to go to school because I want to write letters and play with my friends. I like my teacher. She is so kind and a good teacher,” she says. Samphors lives with her family in a village in central Cambodia. She loves learning about Australia from the letters and cards she receives from her sponsor. “There are a lot of beautiful animals, houses and people in Australia, unlike our country [where] we have only cows, chickens, horses and ducks.” Samphors’ enthusiasm for learning is matched by her performance. She’s among the top six students in her class.
According to her proud Dad, the child sponsorship program encourages Samphors to study hard and to be a good student and a good daughter as well.
Every day, before and after school, she shares the household chores with her parents. “Before leaving my bed, I fold the mosquito net and blankets up and arrange the bed. Next, I clean [the] house yard, bathe and brush my teeth.” Then she walks to school with her friends and her little brother, who she loves very much. She keeps a careful eye out for him both at home and at school. “I am afraid that he might fight others or play at an unsafe place such as in [a] pond or river.” The school day usually ends with singing and then she walks home with her brother. Arriving home, she washes up before sharing lunch with her parents. “I like food that my mum cooks for us. Especially, I like the small shrimps with vegetables.”
With a full stomach, it’s time for her to take a short nap before helping her mother Teang with the afternoon chores.
Every number tells a story 21,000
“I help my mother feed the chickens, feed the ducks and wash small clothes. Then I feed the cow and the horse.” She also clears the yard of animal waste and cleans the floors. It’s a long list of chores, but there’s usually still time to play games with her brother and her cousins, who live next door.
The number of children who die each day in the developing world from preventable diseases like diarrhoea and malaria.
Teang says both Samphors and the whole family have learned a lot through the child sponsorship program, especially about child health and the importance of good hygiene.
40 percent
“We learned how to keep our place clean and keep ourselves hygienic. In my community, we have changed our attitude to care about health, children and happiness of families,” she explains. Before the sponsorship program, Teang says her children were often sick and almost every cent that she and her husband earned went on medical treatment. “Afterward I could save some money in order to build our house.” Even though she’s still small, Samphors knows exactly what she wants to be when she grows up. “I want to be a doctor because I will be able to cure my mother when she gets sick. To accomplish this dream, I have to study hard.”
The percentage of women in developing countries who give birth at home without the help of a skilled birth attendant.
3.5 million The number of new health workers needed globally to stem the healthcare crisis.
10 minutes The time it will take for you to visit childhealthnow.com.au and take action to help women and children in the developing world. Above: Samphors and her family have learned about the importance of personal and household hygiene through the child sponsorship program. Left: Samphors is among the top students in her class. Photos: Sopheak Kong/World Vision
11
Around Christmas, you might have seen a new face on your television screen. Einoti, an eight-year-old girl from Tanzania, showed us how a simple water tap can mean more than you think when she featured in a World Vision television commercial. Einoti moved many of us here at World Vision deeply. But we couldn’t have predicted the response from Australians who saw the ad. Many of you have told us how much Einoti’s story touched you. We are so grateful for the overwhelming response from caring and generous Australians who were moved to take action after seeing the ad. To everyone who sponsored a child, helped to get the message out by sharing the ad through social media or telling their friends, or simply got in touch with us to give feedback and encouragement, we can’t thank you enough.
Below: Einoti with her little sister. Far right: Einoti with her mother Naishiye and her little sister. Her family is seeing improvements in their community thanks to child sponsorship. Photos: Mike Amos/World Vision
12
Have you been wondering how Einoti is doing? In February this year, World Vision staff checked in with Einoti and her family. Now nine years old, Einoti is going to school and has a new baby sister. According to her father, Melumbuki, “Einoti likes school so much”. “Einoti has just started school, so she is going every day,” he said. “I think it’s important for a child to get education ... because in the future, they will be self-reliant.” At school, Einoti likes writing and numbers. “I like writing number six and number seven,” she specified, and demonstrated by drawing the numbers in the dirt. “When I complete school I want to become a business lady, to run a shop. That’s why I like mathematics,” she said. Life in her community is still hard, though. Einoti’s father talked of poverty and daily hardships, describing how some community members try to find work on other people’s farms to earn a little money. “Here at Mukulat, we have several challenges: drought, hunger,” he said. Despite these challenges, he said there have been some improvements since World Vision began work in the area. “There are some changes we have seen,” he said. “Some people now have started sending their children to school.” He also referred to the water tap which is just a few metres from his house. “We are so grateful that we have some water here just nearby,” he said.
“… having children of my own highlighted the importance of demonstrating a positive role model for my children about the power of giving.” – Penny
“I felt like I needed to give to someone that really needed it.” – Donnamarie
Choking dust. Swirling hot ash. Backbreaking loads. At just 13, Salay knows the punishing and dangerous conditions of working in a brick kiln factory all too well.
“I chose to stop putting off something that I knew I wanted and needed to do.” – Joanne
He’s worked there for years, dropping out of school to help his parents and older brothers chip away at a debt his family owes to the factory owner.
At the same time, the project provided Salay’s dad with hairdressing equipment and training so he could generate extra income for the family.
But thanks to our generous Child Rescue supporters, Salay can now dream of a life beyond making bricks. He’s back in school and loving it.
“At the drop-in centre, I got to enjoy good food, fresh water … play with other children, attend the non-formal education classes … and, of course, there was lots of love and care. All these things encouraged me to want to study more.”
“My ambition is to be a motorbike mechanic,” he says. “I think it’s easier than working in the very hot brick factory.” Like many children born into extreme poverty in Cambodia, Salay has spent much of his childhood working to help bring in family income.
We asked some people who sponsored a child last Christmas to share what inspired them to make this wonderful, life-changing decision. Hear more from these sponsors on our website worldvision.com.au/ChildSponsorship/ australianstelluswhy “I feel blessed to be able to live in a country where I don’t need to worry about the everyday things like clean water, food etc.” – Katie
14
“I want my children to be aware of how fortunate we are, and how much we have to give, and that this is not the case for everyone in the world.” – Danielle
“Having five children that are lucky enough to live in such a great country, I felt I wanted to give another child a chance at a good life, education, clean water, all things we take for granted.” – Melina
When he or his siblings fell ill, his parents were forced to borrow money from the factory owner to pay for medical treatment. In doing so, the entire family became indebted over and over again. The only thing they could offer in repayment was their labour.
Salay is not shy to admit he’s “an outstanding student”. He still helps out at the brick factory when he can, but only if he doesn’t have classes.
“I love attending school and I will not give up studying … I must study hard so that I shall not have to work in this brick factory anymore.”
“I had to work in the brick factory with my parents even though I really wanted to attend school,” Salay explains. “I missed attending classes so much but I had no choice.” A Child Rescue-supported child labour project, however, has helped to provide Salay and his family with the chance to break free from the bonds of the brick factory. A project worker helped Salay’s parents to see the importance of education. They were encouraged to let Salay attend a drop-in centre where he could take part in non-formal classes and prepare to resume his schooling.
Salay realises that education is the key to a brighter future for himself and his family. Photo: Vichheka Sok / World Vision
15
John Tamplin wants to break two personal records when he takes to the road this August to run his second Sydney City-2-Surf race. He wants to beat the time he ran back in 2010. And just as important, he wants to increase the funds he raises for Team World Vision. “I’m feeling pretty confident about both,” John says. “I’ve started training early and my fundraising efforts get a little better each year.” John is one of hundreds of Team World Vision members around Australia who are combining their sporting passions with their desire to make a difference for children in need. John has been a World Vision child sponsor for four years. As a keen runner, he said Team World Vision was an obvious way for him to step up his contribution. Funds raised by Team World Vision members in 2012 will support a range of World Vision projects in some of the poorest places on Earth.
“The money we all raise goes to the best of causes, and I get such a kick out of helping out that it really is a win-win for everyone,” John added. “Whether it’s exercise or donating to a charity, taking the first few steps is usually the hardest part, but is an achievement that will change your life and others in very positive ways.” Whatever your sporting passion, Team World Vision has something for everyone. For more information on how you can join the team, visit worldvision.com.au/teamworldvision
Thank you for giving so generously to help children and families affected by the drought and hunger emergency that gripped East Africa in 2011. At the height of the crisis, 13 million people across the region were severely affected, with famine conditions declared in five regions of Somalia. It was the worst drought the region had seen in 60 years.
Your donations have helped to provide life-saving assistance to people in Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia and Tanzania. Along with providing emergency food and healthcare, you’ve also helped families in the long term. New water supplies and advice on how to grow drought resistant crops and better care for livestock are among activities that will help people to cope better with future setbacks. In Kenya’s East Pokot District, efforts to improve the local water supply have brought relief. Last year, most families moved out of the district with their animals, desperately searching for water. But with the help of donors like you, new boreholes and surface dams have been dug and several wells have been rehabilitated. “Last year, we also distributed water tanks to schools to enable them to collect and store rain water,” says local World Vision worker William Chebii. “We received some rains between October and December, and I am confident this will help reduce the effects of the drought.”
What you’ve made possible in East Africa Between July 2011 and January 2012, your generous donations and those of other World Vision donors around the world helped to provide:
1,055,444
people with food aid
375,521
people with healthcare and nutritional support
223,434
people with support and advice to restore and improve their farming livelihoods
30,000
people in refugee camps with tents and items such as kitchen sets, mosquito nets and tarpaulins
411,549
people with clean water and improved toilets
1,729
National events
2012 calendar
Run Melbourne – Sunday 15 July Sydney City2Surf – Sunday 12 August Perth City to Surf – Sunday 26 August
International events*
16
Bridge to Brisbane – Sunday 2 September
113,080
people with the chance to take part in peace building and conflict resolution activities
Adelaide City-Bay Fun Run – Sunday 16 September
New York Marathon – Sunday 4 November
Sydney Running Festival – Sunday 16 September
Trek Kilimanjaro – 9-21 March 2013
Melbourne Marathon Festival – October 2012
* Places are limited and a fundraising minimum applies.
Melbourne City2Sea – Sunday 11 November
John Tamplin, running for Team World Vision.
vulnerable children with protection and learning opportunities
Thank you! Selina and her son Kanyakera wait for food aid at a World Vision distribution centre in Kenya. Photo: Lucy Murunga/World Vision
17
The food crisis is not over
How you can help
These rains in late 2011, along with aid from around the world, have improved the food situation in some areas. Nevertheless, more than 11 million people across East Africa still need ongoing help.
You can help to provide children and families like Selina’s who are affected by drought or other emergencies with immediate, life-saving aid, as well as long-term support to make sure they can better cope with disasters in the future.
One of those is Selina, a mother of eight from Kenya, whose family’s survival depends on the monthly food rations she receives through World Vision.
Make a donation today by heading to our website – worldvision.com.au – and click on “Donate now”.
Selina said that everyone was excited when the rains finally came, but their joy was short lived.“…Before we knew it, the lands were already very dry with no grass for our livestock.”
Veronica, 36 years old with her daughter Musyawa, 11 years old.
Yes, I would like to help provide life-saving food aid for families like Veronica and Musyawa.
Hunger, and the fear of hunger, stalks Veronica. Years of drought have devastated her food crops. Her husband died when their daughter was just a toddler, and Veronica has HIV, making her too weak to work for an income, so she can’t buy food.
1
enough to feed 15 families of six for one month
Hunger could be deadly. Veronica can’t take her HIV medication on an empty stomach, and without it, she can’t survive. If she died, there would be no one left to look after her daughter, Musyawa.
Selina dreads waiting to receive the next monthly food ration. But for now, she has no choice. She knows she must satisfy the hunger pains of her three-year-old son Kanyakera and the other children any way she can.
$160 that can provide up to $1,600 worth of life-saving food, enough to feed 32 families of six for one month
$350 that can provide up to $3,500 worth of life-saving food, enough to feed 70 families of six for one month OR
But she never speaks of her fears to Musyawa. “She’s a singer,” Veronica says proudly. “She comes home and sings for me, good songs.” Elevenyear-old Musyawa practises her English, writing her name, school and year level next to a picture she drew of herself. They could be any mother and daughter, giggling and chatting together after Musyawa’s day at school.
World Vision’s work with drought-affected communities across East Africa will continue throughout 2012.
Other amount $______________ Amounts shown are indicative (based on contracts in the 12 month period prior to September 2011).
2
First Name _______________________________________________________ Surname _________________________________________________________ Address _________________________________________________________ Suburb ______________________________ State ______ Postcode _________ Email ___________________________________________________________
Veronica’s voice is soft as velvet, but the pain in it when she talks of Musyawa is clear. “Sometimes she feels very hungry,” she says quietly. “I’m very sorry for her because I can’t provide food for her.” Veronica describes how hunger makes her dizzy and weak. “It’s not a good feeling,” she says.
HOPE: Songs and words to renew your soul Olivia Newton-John, young chart-toppers Mark Vincent and Stan Walker, and other well-known artists have brought their talents to a unique new CD that also features our CEO Tim Costello. Hope: Classic Songs of Inspiration combines uplifting music and spoken word to soothe and inspire listeners. This collection of classic spiritual songs is woven together by Tim’s own reflections on hope. “The artistic community who lend their talents to this CD, in partnership with the ABC and World Vision, share a common goal – that hope would filter indiscriminately through communities around the world and that you,
the listener, would also discover threads of hope encouraging you to celebrate your own life,” Tim explains. Others featured on the Hope CD include acclaimed Christian artist Darlene Zschech, The Idea of North, Anna-Maria La Spina, Annalisa Kerrigan and Andrew Naylor. Part proceeds from sales of the CD will support World Vision’s work around the world.
To buy Hope: Classic Songs of Inspiration or find out more, visit hopeinthislife.com
Mobile __________________________________________________________ Home (______) ___________________________________________________ DOB ______/______/_________ If you know your World Vision Supporter number, please write it here.
Musyawa runs out to play with her friends, wearing a painfully ragged pink dress. The zip is broken but it’s the only dress she has, so she wears a t-shirt underneath for modesty. She is far thinner than she should be, but her smile is shy and beautiful.
3
My payment details:
If another person’s payment details are provided below (ie. another person will make the payment(s) for your gift) we will issue the annual tax receipt to that person.
MasterCard Diners Club number
Recently, Australian supporters have given Veronica the chance to ease Musyawa’s hunger, through their donations to the Multiplying Gift Appeal.
American Express Expiry date:
Name of Cardholder Signature
Veronica says that after a food distribution, she is happy because her daughter can take lunch with her to school. “I have a vision for my daughter,” she says. But, “I am greatly challenged by the kind of life that I’m leading now.”
Address
C10807-A3747
OR
My cheque/money order made payable to World Vision Australia is enclosed Donations of $2 or more may be tax deductible depending on your own personal tax position.
Each year, World Vision partners with the UN World Food Programme to distribute food aid to people like Veronica and Musyawa, who simply do not have enough to eat. By donating to the Multiplying Gift Appeal, you can help ensure that children like Musyawa can get the food they so desperately need to survive.
Please do not attach anything to this Action Slip with paperclips.
“When my daughter is hungry she cries much, and she keeps on calling my name, ‘Mummy, Mummy, I need some food’.” – Veronica, Kenya
18
My details: (Please print)
Dr/Mr/Mrs/Ms/Miss (Please circle)
But when Musyawa runs into their mud hut to change out of her school uniform, Veronica can talk openly about their day-to-day struggle to survive.
Left: World Vision food aid is helping to cushion the impact of drought in East Africa. Above: Thousands of children are benefiting from renewed water supplies. Photos: Lucy Murunga/World Vision
I’d like to give:
$75 that can provide up to $750 worth of life-saving food,
By phone
Please call 1300 303 440 (local call cost), and have your credit card handy.
Online
Please visit worldvision.com.au/foodaid
By mail
Simply complete and return to: GPO Box 9944 MELBOURNE VIC 3001.
Information that you provide to us is used to enable us to process your gift, as the law permits or for other purposes explained in our Privacy Statement (see at worldvision.com.au or call 13 32 40). We don’t rent, sell or exchange information we hold. Your contribution will appear on your annual tax receipt. © 2012 World Vision Australia. World Vision Australia ABN 28 004 778 081 is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Ref # 6834