Where the money goes
The money you raise by taking on the Act for Peace Ration Challenge will help support Syrian refugees living in camps in Jordan, having fled eight years of conflict and violence in their own country.
We’ll also use the funds to help tackle injustice around the world through Act for Peace’s emergency response, long-term development and advocacy programs.
HOW THE RATION CHALLENGE HELPS
Over 11 million Syrian people – nearly half the country’s population – have been displaced because of war. They are some of the world’s most vulnerable people; mothers and fathers struggling to feed their children; sons and daughters missing out on an education; people dying for want of basic medical care that we take for granted in Australia; and families who, after losing everything, are not getting the support they deserve to rebuild their lives.
The money you raise will help provide food ration packs to the most vulnerable – the same food you’ll be eating during the Challenge – as well as hygiene kits, medical help and psychosocial support.
Emergency hygiene kits that contain clothing, soap and sanitary items help people living in camps maintain health and prevent disease.
Community medical days each month provide hundreds of refugees with life-saving access to specialist care.
Education forums for children help them continue their education and counselling support helps refugees deal with the trauma they’ve been through.
WHERE WE WORK
As part of the ACT Alliance, Act for Peace works with local organisations around the world, saving lives when disaster strikes, supporting vulnerable communities and helping to build long-term change.
As well as supporting refugees in Jordan, we also provide refugees in Ethiopia with emergency health care, and ongoing counselling and vocational training.
We support internally displaced people and refugees in Sri Lanka and in India to ensure they have the support and skills they need to rebuild their lives when they return to their homes.
We provide emergency supplies to the many thousands of refugees living on the Thailand/Myanmar border.
We help communities living in disaster-prone countries such as Indonesia, the Philippines, Tonga and Vanuatu plan for, and respond to, natural disasters.
We also run long-term development programs in places such as Gaza, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Zimbabwe – for example to improve girls’ access to quality education and to provide healthcare services to rural families.