Where do the funds go?

INDIA: Child labour, trafficking and slavery

Funds go towards World Vision's work to protect kids like Kajal from child labour. Famine funds will be used to raise awareness in poor urban communities about the damage caused by child labour and the importance of education. We will also help provide poor families with income-generation opportunities so they don't have send their children out to work and fight to ensure that laws to protect children are enforced.

Funds will also be used to free trafficked children and to help restore their childhood through rehabilitation services, which will give them access to education, health and recreation opportunities.

Find out more about child rights and child labour, trafficking and slavery!

Plus: Laos and East Timor

Food and clean water shortages are still big problems in these countries, and often children are denied their basic childhood rights to education and play because they are forced to work in the fields or search for their family's meal every day. Your support means you'll be helping to teach families better ways to grow new crops and earn a livelihood, and provide new seeds, tools and access to clean water.

Read the latest news on how past years' Famine funds are continuing to help kids in Laos and East Timor.

Emergencies around the world

Your funds will contribute to emergency aid for poor families around the world affected by conflicts or hit by natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes or hurricanes.

Get the latest news on how Famine funds are helping emergencies around the world.

The 40 Hour Famine is a community education and fundraising initiative of World Vision Australia.