Hunger Response International is Abbotsford Rugby 7’s offical charity
24 June 2009
Hunger Response International is honoured to be selected as the featured charity for Abbotsford’s first Rugby 7s International Tournament.
Abbotsford Rugby Sevens is a new and highly entertaining version of the traditional game of rugby. On July 25, 2009, Abbotsford will host its first ever ‘International Rugby Sevens’ event from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm.
- Abbotsford Rugby 7s www.abbotsfordsevens.com
This exciting news means that during the Abbotsford Rugby 7’s International Tournament on July 25, 2009, Hunger Response International will provide a great opportunity to honour the visiting and infamous Kenyan team through a food sustainability project we are working on in that country.
One of the four global projects the Rice Raiser Campaign has been raising funds for this year is in Kenya – in the community of Boro, which is located in the Siaya District of the Nyanza province in the southwest part of Kenya. The Siaya District is in a food deficit for eight months of the year, and imports basic foods from other countries and districts in Kenya. More than 50% of the district is unable to meet basic food requirements while rural self-employment sits at 8%.
Our global partner for this project in Kenya, Hungry For Life International, has just been awarded a $3 -$1 matching grant from the Canadian International Development Agency for their ‘Home and Market Gardens’ project. As we partner with them, we will be improving the health and general well-being of the people living in the Siaya District by equipping them with methods of food sustainability in addition to income generation.
Rugby is a robust, enduring game requiring players to be in top physical condition. Hunger Response International recognizes that now over 1 billion people live in hunger world wide. Nearly one sixth of the people in the world do not have sufficient nutritious food and it is for this reason we encourage you to give generously honouring the strength and vitality that the human body can achieve as on display in this Rugby tournament.
Support Project Kenya and your money can quadruple its value…for every dollar donated; the Canadian Government will match with three! You can donate here from our website or from our facebook cause page: The Rice Raiser Cause http://apps.facebook.com/causes/63540
But that’s not all…
ACT LOCALLY – ACT GLOBALLY is our motto. We will have rice for you to purchase at our booth that will go to the Abbotsford Food Bank and will help people locally. All funds received (100% of designated funds) will go towards Project Kenya. In addition you can pick up information about global hunger to help you learn more of how you can help change lives. There will be buttons and other promotional items available as well.