<low priority email> This May I’ll be living on $2 a day

[Flora Salim]

Hi all,

Sorry to send you an email which is out of the usual topic. Apologies for cross postings.

From the 16th - 20th May I will be living off just $2 a day of food and drink as part of the AUS Live Below the Line challenge.

I’m taking part in the challenge to get a better understanding of the challenges faced by the 1.4 billion people who live below the Extreme Poverty Line every day, and to raise funds for crucial anti-poverty initiatives. I will refuse to eat out, forgo my daily coffee, and eat homemade low cost meals.

If you would like to support my efforts, you can make a secure online donation by clicking the link below.

http://www.livebelowtheline.org.au/FloraSalim?SID=404645&Lang=en-CA 

Every cent in this challenge will go directly to an initiative by the Oaktree Foundation in Papua New Guinea for building new schools, training teachers, and providing scholarship for disadvantaged children.

Btw, the picture on http://www.livebelowtheline.org.au/FloraSalim was taken in one of my life-changing trips to Cambodia. In 2008, we had a chance to visit a poor village who had to drink contaminated water from the river, stayed in an orphanage for a week, tasted and saw poverty firsthand. I learnt that those kids, who have very little to live with, often are more happy and content than us. Unfortunately, they often are the victims of their own family or society. 

I also learnt that every dollar counts! In Cambodia's child market, a child could be sold just for $12. So let's do something for kids like them around the world. 

If you would like to join me and Live Below the Line this May, please visit  http://www.livebelowtheline.com.au and sign up to participate!

http://www.livebelowtheline.org.au/RiceLovers 

Thanks for your support!

Cheers,

Flora