Halloween for Hunger
Halloween for Hunger is an annual campaign with the goal of helping to alleviate hunger while raising awareness of global poverty. This campaign was started by Professor Jonathan White and first adopted by Free The Children in October of 2000. The goal of this campaign is to encourage 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.
Halloween for Hunger addresses poverty at the local level by encouraging youth to collect non-perishable food items instead of candy on Halloween night. The Halloween for Hunger campaign gathers community efforts to strengthen the capacity of local food banks, and increase community involvement. For those individuals at home who cannot afford to provide enough food for themselves or their families, the Halloween for Hunger campaign will help strengthen the capacity of local food banks.
Adopt a Village (Brick by Brick)
Adopt a Village supports community development projects for disadvantaged children and their families as a way of helping to provide a better quality of life. The campaign serves to help families in Kenya, Sierra Leone, China, and tsunami-affected areas of Sri Lanka, become self-sufficient and send their children to school.
Through Adopt a Village your school can provide impoverished families in developing communities with access to quality primary education, alternative income opportunities, accessible health care, and clean water systems.
By participating in the Adopt a Village campaign, your school can make a lasting difference in the lives of children and their communities.
The Vow of Silence
In recognition of youth around the world who do not have a voice, this campaign will raise awareness and encourage dialogue on the importance of upholding the rights of all 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?
So why not take a Vow of Silence for all the children in the world who do not have a voice? Those who are taking a Vow of Silence will collect pledges from sponsors for each hour they are silent. The quieter you are the more people will listen; our 24 hours of silence will speak to the world. Money raised from this campaign will go towards supporting projects which aim at providing children with the opportunity to realize their full potential.
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