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About Lent Event

Lent Event is your opportunity to change lives (including your own!)

Lent Event is UnitingWorld’s call to individuals and churches to be personally changed by God’s work in the world, by meeting people across the Pacific, Asia and Africa who are building peace, creating justice, offering hope and bringing new life.

 

Since 2009, Lent Event has raised over 3 million dollars for people living in Zimbabwe, India, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, South Sudan, Fiji and many others through long-term partnerships with the Uniting Church in Australia. Together we train Christian leaders for the growing global church, create peacebuilding programs, offer clean water and sanitation, and provide education.

 

In 2019, our focus is on the desperate need to save lives through health education, prevent violence against children and raise up leaders. Alongside our partner church in Timor Leste, Southeast Asia’s poorest nation, we’ll continue Lent Event’s strong tradition of bringing people together to work for real change.

How does it work?

Live Simply   

 

Take the pledge to give up items you can live without for forty days and donate what you save to life changing projects.

Yes, I want to live SIMPLY

Be Inspired

 

Take courage from people in Timor Leste and Australia. Download videos, theological reflections, prayers and more.

Yes, I want to be INSPIRED

Give

 

Access to clean water, health education, leadership training and child protection is saving lives!

Yes, I want to GIVE

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  • Ideas for simple living

  • Encouragement to raise funds to change lives

  • Inspiring video stories of change from Timor Leste and Australia

  • Theological reflections on courage from Uniting Church leaders

  • Weekly prayer resources for your church

Find out more about this year’s projects

Clean Water and Health Education

Church Leadership and Child Protection

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION

What projects does Lent Event support?

We support projects in Asia, Africa and the Pacific that provide clean water, education, healthcare, leadership, child protection, small business startups, empowerment for women, and support in a changing climate change. In 2019 we’re featuring projects in Timor Leste, supporting our health education and clinic, and leadership training for the church, with a special emphasis on child protection.

How much of the money goes to people in need?

All the money you give is used to support the building of hope and wholeness among our partners. 75% goes directly to the work on the ground; 12% is invested into fundraising strategies that raise money at a minimum of $4 for every $1 invested; 18% is used to make sure that the projects you support are properly administered and accountable.

I’m a church co-ordinator- where do I find resources for my congregation?

Go to “Be Inspired” and click on the link “For Congregations”. You can download all the videos, project sheets and the Prayer Powerpoints for your congregation.

I’ve never done Lent Event before. How do I sign up?

Click here. You’ll be guided through the process

What sort of things could I give up to create change?

Give up takeaway for 40 days and you could raise $160 – enough to Give up your takeaway lunch three days a week and you could contribute over $200 Give up meat and ask your friends to sponsor you Give up social media and do the same

Where do I find online fundraising help?

We support projects in Asia, Africa and the Pacific that provide clean water, education, healthcare, leadership, child protection, small business startups, empowerment for women, and support in a changing climate change. In 2019 we’re featuring projects in Timor Leste, supporting our health education and clinic, and leadership training for the church, with a special emphasis on child protection.

What has Lent Event achieved so far?

We support projects in Asia, Africa and the Pacific that provide clean water, education, healthcare, leadership, child protection, small business startups, empowerment for women, and support in a changing climate change. In 2019 we’re featuring projects in Timor Leste, supporting our health education and clinic, and leadership training for the church, with a special emphasis on child protection.

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