Food for Thought Challenge: Share a Meal - Share a Thought September

Exactly a year ago, I was preparing to embark on an adventure to Sydney, Australia to work as the Events & Insight Trips Intern for Opportunity International Australia. The time I spent working there was nothing short of inspirational everyday. Opportunity International Australia is part of a global network that also consists of Opportunity International USA, Germany, Canada and UK. Each focuses on different countries and regions of the world, Opportunity International Australia partners mainly with micro-finance institutions in India, Indonesia, the Philippines and in recent years Ghana and China. Opportunity Progress Report Video

In honor of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17, Opportunity International Australia hosts the Food for Thought Campaign to empower individual, group or community fundraising and awareness. 

So, for the month of September I'm joining the Food for Thought Campaign with my own pledge to Share a meal with a different person everyday and share thoughts, stories and perspectives. I will post weekly summaries on my blog and daily updates on my twitter @Amanda_2858 or instagram @as2858a with the hashtags #foodforthought and #indonesia. 

My fundraising goal right now is $600. A $5 or $10 donation goes a long way in these countries, it's the difference between buying lunch one day in America or Australia and a livelihood in a developing country. So if you could donate one day's lunch money it would make all the difference! My Fundraising Page. 

For everyone who donates, I will create and dedicate a video to you. Since I am engaging my community in this, I plan on keeping them updated on the fundraising progress as well so that they know there are people across the world engaging because of their stories.