Churchmouse reports on the Live Below the Line campaign:
Mouse is very impressed by this initiative from the Methodist Relief and Development Fund as part of the Live Below the Line campaign (itself part of the Global Poverty Project). The idea is pretty simple – between the 2nd and 6th of May, the MRDF is asking people to see if they can live below the global poverty line, with a budget of £5 for all their meals for five days.
The Methodist Relief and Development Fund (MRDF) is challenging people throughout the UK to ‘live below the line’ – and spend just £1 a day on food and drink for a working week. The President of the Methodist Church, Revd Alison Tomlin, and the strategic leaders of the Methodist Church have already committed to take part: Revd Dr Martyn Atkins; John Ellis; Christine Elliott and Mark Wakelin
It is hoped that between 2 and 6 May thousands of people will try living below the global poverty line, with a budget of just £5 for all of their meals over five days. They will ask their friends and families to sponsor them and funds raised will be used to help some of the world’s most vulnerable people to work their way out of poverty. 1.4 billion people globally live on less than £1 a day.
MRDF is one of the charity partners in the Live Below the Line initiative, which is being organised by educational group, the Global Poverty Project. Last year, Live Below the Line in Australia raised over £320,000.