New Blog!

We here at Challenges to Change are proud to announce the relocation and redesign of our blog! The new blog is designed to make changing the world easier for you to help with :)! You can find the new blog here! :)

GoFair, promoting Fairtrade

GoFair is an amazing website based on creating awareness of and promoting all things Fairtrade ... Check it out at : http://m.gofai1.wix.com/gofair

Happy 1 year Birthday

Thankyou to all the amazing support - we really appreciate every single bit of it :)

Refugee Week

This week is the National Refugee week. This is event is held to coincide with Refugee Day, which is held on the 20th of June (this week). The theme for this years week is 'Restoring Hope'. Across the country, there are many events being held over the week. To find out on what's happening, visit http://www.refugeeweek.org.au/

12th ODD SOCK WEDNESDAY

Tomorrow marks our 12th annual ODD SOCK Wednesday, our final ODD SOCK Wednesday before Challenges to Change's 1 year ANNIVERSARY! So as usual, tomorrow we're bringing out the odd socks again for those who cannot afford socks at all.....

Foreign Aid Mime

Last weekend, hundreds of youthful V-Genners from around Australia took part in a national mime in capital cities in many states! This mime was made to raise awareness for the broken promise of the Australian Government regarding foreign aid. The mime was a national success, and a big congratulations to the many participants and organizers! For more information on the great works of VGen, visit www.vgen.org/ !

Live Below the Line challenge

This week thousands of people around the world took part in Live Below the Line, a business week challenge where from the 7th to the 11th of May you live off $2 a day for all of your food. The campaign was raising money for children in Papua New Guinea to develop schools. The money raised is around 1.6 million dollars, but donations are still open until June. Want to show your support? Donate at http://www.livebelowtheline.com . Also keep eating Fairtrade Chocolate and buying Fairtrade goods - its the official Fairtrade Fortnight! :)!