(If my understanding is wrong, please accept my apology, and let me know.)

The reason I am writing is because right now your help can TRIPLE in impact for the children of a refugee Rohingya family like this one …

 … forced to flee their home because of war, and now living in the world’s largest refugee camp, in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh.

Families have been here more than six years.

Trying to survive in rickety shelters. With not enough food. Threatened by disease.

And feeling the world has forgotten them.

Except, I pray, for people like you Friend.

You can change the world for a child of war with help as simple as providing pigeons, or chickens, so a mum can start a little business …

You can provide everything you see in the photo for $199. Which is tax-deductible. And which is TRIPLED in impact by a new partner ALWS has joined with in this work.

(The partner is DECCB – the aid agency of churches in the Czech Republic.)

You can help families start mini-climate-smart vegetable plots …

… by providing tools and seeds for the poorest members of the refugee community for $86.

(Which then has TRIPLE impact!)

You can even do the dirtiest work of all – cleaning drains to prevent the spread of diseases caused by dirty water …

… and then spraying with 2% chlorine solution to destroy mosquito larvae to protect against malaria. The extra benefit is this work provides income for families to buy essentials.

Our ALWS aim is to clear six kilometres of drains. You can clear 10 metres for $27.

What do you think Friend?

Is this something you would like to do for a family who have been forgotten by the world? These children of war growing up in a refugee camp?

If your heart is touched in any way,
now is the perfect time
to put your kindness to work,
and have your impact TRIPLED.

Simply DONATE NOW right here. Or if it’s easier for you – or you have any questions – give us a call at ALWS on 1300 763 407.

NUDGE?

Oh …

… in the subject of this email, I mentioned a ‘nudge’.

A ‘nudge’ is how your kindness and compassion will go to work.

You give a family a little encouragement – a chicken or pigeon set-up / a job cleaning drains / seeds and tools to start a veggie business …

… and then they do the hard grunt work of building a better future for their children, despite the conditions they have to live in now.

Just a nudge to get started.

A nudge that tells them they haven’t been forgotten, even though the world’s governments are distracted elsewhere.

Friend, I hope you don’t mind me giving you this ‘nudge’ – it’s just that the TRIPLE IMPACT is too good to miss to help families who have lost everything.

Simply DONATE NOW, and I will report back to you on what you achieve.

Thank you for taking the time to read my email all this way. I know I have shared a lot with you, so the fact you are here shows your kindness.

You won’t get any headlines for the help you give now.

No one will hail you as a hero.

You just get on with the job and do the humble, hands-on, hard work that makes things happen.

As you do, you will be a blessing – ALWayS!

How your donation is used wisely

[✓] You help with practical care

Your donation is matched with a $307,692 AUS contribution from Diaconia Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren. Your donation will be used to help Rohingya children of war, and their families, who were forced to flee to Bangladesh, and who now face being forgotten by the world. ALWS aims to raise $150,000 by 30 June 2024. Should more money be raised than required for this project, any excess will be used in ALWS-supported projects to help children of war in other countries. Information in this communication is based on data correct at time of writing, and may change. Funds and other resources designated for the purpose of aid and development will be used only for those purposes and will not be used to promote a particular religious adherence or to support a political party, or to promote a candidate or organisation affiliated to a particular party, or to support welfare activities as defined by DFAT. For more information, call: 1300 763 407

[✓] Being careful with your care

In 2023, ALWS ‘overheads’ (fundraising and administration costs as defined by ACFID Code of Conduct) were 15.27%. The 5 year average is 15.7%. A copy of the most current ALWS Annual Report can be viewed at alws.org.au or requested: 1300 763 407.

[✓]  Your privacy is important to us

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Australian Lutheran World Service (ALWS) is The Overseas Aid & Development Agency of the Lutheran Church of Australia – ABN 36 660 551 871

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