Each year our aid has sent more than a million children to school, vaccinated over 2 million children and supplied almost three million people with clean drinking water.
Australian Aid has helped win the fight of eradicating global poverty which halved over the last 25 years.
But this year Australian aid was been cut to a mere trickle, to its lowest level ever, and we need to get it flowing again.
That’s why we are walking with buckets on our head – to show our solidarity with the world’s most vulnerable people, including the 900 children who will die today because of unclean water, and the millions of women and girls currently labouring right now with water containers on their heads, taking them out of school, paid employment and community life.
Our aid cuts mean millions are missing out. So this election we’re asking all political parties to pledge to increase aid in line with our global responsibility. This means increasing aid from 23 cents to 70 cents in every $100 of gross national income by 2030.
This campaign for Australian Aid represents over 65 aid and development organisations, businesses, community groups and faith communities and over 80,000 Australians who have signed our pledge. We need your help too.
Walk with us and make a difference.
Date: Friday 24 June 2016
Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Place: The walk starts at Forrest Place
RSVP: bit.ly/bucketwalk
http://www.australianaid.org
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