In term 1 four students from our college travelled to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre to attend the World Vision Youth Conference. The aim of the conference was to inform student leaders on how to Captain the 40 hour famine this year in their schools.
Throughout the day we heard from many inspirational speakers who have been involved in pushing for social justice in their communities. All of these were very informative and each student gained something from each speaker.
This year the 40 hour famine has changed a bit. In order to recognise the massive number of displaced persons in places such as Syria, participants of the challenge have to pack a backpack in 10 minutes and live out of that backpack for 40 hours. In that backpack will be food, clothing, bedding solutions and warmth. Throughout the 40 hours, participants will face challenges given online such as losing electricity for an hour and using small food rations.
The students who attended the day will implement the skills that they used to promote the 40 hour famine at our school.
Tabitha Anderson
School Captain