Your partnership in compassion can help make hunger history
Help farmers like Chiquito in Timor Leste to feed their families
Extreme weather, spiralling food costs and the lasting scars of conflict have left almost one in ten children in neighbouring Timor-Leste suffering from acute malnutrition.
You can help provide farmers like Chiquito in Timor-Leste with training in modern agricultural techniques, as well as provide them with support to protect their crops, improve yields and realise the full potential of every last acre of arable land.
With your generous donation, parents like Chiquito can have enough food to feed their families both today and tomorrow, as well as extra produce to sell at the market – giving them the means to pay for medical care and the basic necessities needed to live a healthy and dignified life.
Your donation this tax time can help support farmers like Chiquito to feed their families and help make hunger history.
How your support this tax time can help fight hunger
Agricultural training
Farmers like Chiquito can access training and tools to maximise the potential of their land and grow a variety of crops to sell at markets.
Improved nutrition and food security
During lean seasons, farming families can produce enough food to feed their children three nutritious meals per day.
Resilience against disasters
Communities can participate in Disaster Risk Reduction activities to help mitigate the impact of natural disasters like floods and droughts.
Income generation
Families can sell their produce and have the safety net of extra income to pay for basic necessities and support their children’s education.
Our neighbours need your urgent support today
Chiquito's life changed after he participated in the Sustainable Livelihoods program, but there are thousands of other farmers like him that need your support.
With the onset of the El Nino weather event causing dryer conditions and skyrocketing food prices, the most vulnerable families are at even greater risk of hunger. More than 1 in 5 people are now facing acute food insecurity.
We believe that communities have the solutions to tackle hunger. All they need is support from people like you to support them with the tools, training and seeds they need to kickstart their dreams.
This EOFY, you can help make hunger history by supporting vulnerable and food insecure communities like our neighbours in Timor-Leste to have improved access to food.
Your donation this EOFY can support communities to create long-term, sustainable change
The funds from your donation will be used to support genuine change that can break the cycle of poverty for future generations. We do this by working with local partners on-the-ground who are trusted by local communities and understand the local needs and context.
Help farmers like Chiquito take the next step towards making hunger history - once and for all.