Can you imagine eating only rice, lentils and sardines for three days straight?
This is what Year 9 students and Mr Dale Kelly will do as they take part in the Ration Challenge, where they will eat only what a refugee eats for three days. Their challenge will take place during Refugee Week, which runs from 17 to 24 June 2018.
Students will receive a ration pack consisting of basic food items, and while they raise awareness, they also raise funds for the cause. The food in each ration pack, which includes rice, lentils, chick peas, sardines and some oil, will feed each person for the three days.
This activity ties in with the Year 9 students in two ways:
- Part of the English course is that they are currently studying Anh Do’s The Happiest Refugee
- The Rite Journey aims to explore ideas about advocating for those in need.
Here is the link to their fundraising page https://school.rationchallenge.org.au/st-stephens-school
Students and staff are aiming to recognise and raise awareness of the struggles experienced by people around the world who seek refuge from war, famine, and natural disasters.
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” – Ephesians 2:10