Ryan W

World Vision 40 Hour Challenge

World Vision 40 Hour Challenge

Offline for a short time, impact for a lifetime!

I'm raising funds so families in Solomon Islands can get the seeds, tools and skills they need to grow crops to feed their children in a changing climate.
 
This kaupapa matters because in the Pacific region, 1 in 6 kids are living in severe food poverty. Together, rangatahi in Aotearoa can help change that.
   
Your support would mean so much to me. Please donate today so kids in the Pacific get enough food to grow up healthy and strong.
 
Now’s the time to stand up and make a difference for our neighbours in the Pacific.

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My Updates

Join me in the 40 hour challenge

Friday 12th Jun
Imagine if reclaiming just 40 minutes of your daily screen time could help lift someone out of poverty without costing you a single dollar. The average person spends over six hours a day looking at devices, often scrolling mindlessly through disposable content. By clawing back just 40 minutes of that digital static, we can redirect our most valuable asset—our time—toward actionable solutions. This minor personal adjustment can create a direct, measurable impact on global poverty through conscious economic choices, targeted civic advocacy, and the virtual donation of our skills.
First, breaking the cycle of mindless scrolling transforms us from passive consumers into intentional changemakers. Spending just a fraction of those 40 reclaimed minutes researching supply chains allows us to shift our spending toward fair-trade certified brands that guarantee living wages for workers in developing nations. Furthermore, this time empowers us to become fierce advocates for systemic change. Instead of absorbing algorithms, we can use those minutes to write to local politicians, sign international petitions, and pressure corporations to support fair trade laws and foreign aid.
Finally, your reclaimed time can be directly converted into human capital through virtual volunteering. In our connected world, 40 minutes is all it takes to log onto global platforms to tutor an underprivileged child, help a refugee practice English, or provide pro-bono skills to a grassroots NGO. Accumulated over a year, 40 minutes a day adds up to over 240 hours—the equivalent of six full work weeks of potential advocacy and human connection. Let’s stop trading our time for likes, put our phones down, and use those 40 minutes to change the world with me!

Help the children

Wednesday 10th Jun
Donating money for homeless children is a vital investment in the future that immediately provides vulnerable youth with food, safe shelter, and emotional support. Financial contributions empower local charities to fund educational programs and mental health resources, helping these children overcome severe trauma, break the cycle of poverty, and build stable, promising lives.

Thank you to my Sponsors

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Anonymous

$31.95

Benson Zhong

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