30-Hour Famine

WHERE THE FUNDS GO

Funds raised will support World Vision’s community development work in the countries below, providing children and families with Health & Nutrition, Livelihoods and Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) assistance. This includes:

Improving access to positive behaviour change trainings among parents, pregnant women and caregivers for child and parental well-being, e.g. reading skills and nutritious feeding

Increasing knowledge of and access to water, sanitation and hygiene facilities among children to prevent diarrhoea, e.g. toilets and handwashing spaces

Improving the capacity of Savings Groups; providing training to farmer groups on livelihood related disaster risk reduction steps such as climate-smart agriculture practices

Increasing access to and use of safe and sustainable water among vulnerable communities and schoolchildren, and sensitising the community on safe household water treatment

Cambodia

DR Congo

Nepal

Sri Lanka

In Malaysia

The 30-Hour Famine 2023 will also fund projects supporting vulnerable children and families in Malaysia.

  1. World Vision’s Malaysia Assistance Fund supports health & nutrition, education, livelihood and child protection projects in Mukim Tulid and Tatalaan, Sabah.
  2. The Community Placement and Case Management (CPCM) Programme by SUKA Society provides safety, permanency and well-being for vulnerable children who do not have any parental care and are at risk of abuse, neglect and exploitation.
  3. Project Always Tell A Friend by Fugee School aims to create awareness of child rights safeguarding against violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect, while creating a safety reporting network within the community.

2022 Accountability

The World Bank estimates that between 2021 and 2022, roughly 2.7 million additional Sri Lankans have fallen into poverty. According to the World Food Programme’s latest food security assessment of Sri Lanka in 2022, three in 10 households across the country face food insecurity.

3 major factors

affecting livelihoods:

Lack of technology, skills and resources for sustainable livelihoods
A lack of agriculture facilities, technology and skills lead to poor harvests, meagre incomes and reduced food purchasing power
Lack of capacity to respond to natural disasters
Droughts, floods and COVID-19 can disrupt the livelihoods of vulnerable families
Inability to meet food needs
Those with no job opportunities or low household income are unable to meet their minimum food requirements

3 major effects

of poor livelihoods:

Unstable household income
Apart from food insecurity, families with insufficient household income are unable to pay for their children’s education, health needs and more
Many relocate to find work
Low levels of education and a lack of livelihood skills have caused many to move away from home to work as daily wage workers
High rates of malnutrition
Nutritious food cost more. Those who cannot afford it suffer from malnutrition

3 major factors

affecting livelihoods:

Lack of technology, skills and resources for sustainable livelihoods
A lack of agriculture facilities, technology and skills lead to poor harvests, meagre incomes and reduced food purchasing power
Lack of capacity to respond to natural disasters
Droughts, floods and COVID-19 can disrupt the livelihoods of vulnerable families
Inability to meet food needs
Those with no job opportunities or low household income are unable to meet their minimum food requirements

3 major effects

of poor livelihoods:

Unstable household income
Apart from food insecurity, families with insufficient household income are unable to pay for their children’s education, health needs and more
Many relocate to find work
Low levels of education and a lack of livelihood skills have caused many to move away from home to work as daily wage workers
High rates of malnutrition
Nutritious food cost more. Those who cannot afford it suffer from malnutrition
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