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Voices International - September 2005
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Halloween for Hunger
Started by Professor Jonathan White, Halloween for Hunger is an annual campaign whose goal is to help alleviate hunger while raising awareness of global poverty. First adopted by Free The Children in October of 2000, the campaign pushes people to think globally but act locally.
Poverty exists all around us. It is neither a desired reality nor a necessary component of
either society or community; yet still it persists and people go hungry. Poverty and hunger are universal challenges that need to be met head-on by youth, community groups and governments alike.
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Halloween for Hunger addresses poverty at the local level by encouraging youth to collect non-perishable food items instead of candy on Halloween night. In the first year alone, the Greater Toronto Area Youth in Action Group collected more than 10,500 pounds of food. In the United States, just last year, the Scarsdale Youth in Action Group collected more than 2,000 pounds of food!
Halloween for Hunger gathers community efforts to strengthen the capacity of local food banks, and increase community involvement. On Halloween, instead of trick-or-treating for candy, why not get together with friends and family, and trick-or-treat for canned goods instead?
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Vow of Silence
March 1st, 2006, will kick off our new Vow of Silence campaign. In recognition of youth around the world who don't have a voice, this school-based campaign will raise awareness and encourage dialogue on the importance of upholding the rights of children.
Why was March chosen? In this month in 1876, Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone; a mass means for global communication. Through technological innovation, communication between people has never been easier. Why then are so many children kept silent?
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You, your friends, and classmates, who are taking a vow of silence, will collect pledges from sponsors for each hour you are silent. The quieter you are the more people will listen.
On March 1st, our 24 hours of silence will speak to the world.
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Adopt a Village
Adopt a Village began in 2004 when Free The Children responded to the South Asia tsunami disaster. The campaign has since evolved into an effective tool for helping communities in need. The program delivers holistic community development to children and their families in Kenya, Sierra Leone, China, and Sri Lanka.
Through this new and ongoing campaign you can buy important resources for a family in need, help a mother support her children, and build a future for a smiling child. Working with Free The Children, you can help provide impoverished families with access to:
- Education
(by building and supporting schools through Brick by Brick)
- Alternative Income
- Health Care
- Water and Sanitation
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Through these programs, we provide families and communities in need with access to quality primary education, micro-savings and credit initiatives, health care services, safe and clean drinking water, and sanitation systems.
To learn more about how you can make a lasting difference in the lives of children and their communities,
visit www.freethechildren.com/adoptavillage. Sign up today and Adopt a Village.
We will provide you with great fundraising kits for each section of Adopt a Village:
For schoolbuilding you will receive the Brick by Brick: Education for All Children kit!
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