Five things you can do this summer

Summer is a terrific time to do something out of the ordinary with your church or community to raise awareness about the poverty and justice issues that you are passionate about and invite others to get involved.

Students at West Virginia University held a Night of Nets event to raise awareness about malaria.
Photo © 2009 Geraldine Ryerson-Cruz/World Vision


Night of Nets make an impression on participants and passers-by through a visual representation of the issue, while creating a space for people to respond.
Photo © 2009 Geraldine Ryerson-Cruz/World Vision

Here are a few activities you might consider:

Organize a Night of Nets

Raise awareness about malaria’s deadly impact on children by holding a Night of Nets event with your congregation, youth group, or in your community. Take part in an effort to eliminate this threat to children by sleeping under bed nets for a night to raise funds, raise awareness, and call on elected leaders to help. Creative activism events like Night of Nets make an impression on participants and passers-by through a visual representation of the issue, while creating a space for people to respond. Use our free resources to help plan your event. For more information, visit www.nightofnets.org.

Gather for a poverty and justice prayer vigil

Organize a prayer vigil to reflect on and pray for those threatened by poverty, disease, and exploitation. Find current information about these issues and how you can pray and take action at www.seekjustice.org.

Hold an End Malaria Sunday at your church

Keep your congregation informed about the threat that malaria poses to children around the world and invite them to get involved to help eliminate the disease. You can make a presentation before your congregation using resources found at www.endmalaria.org/resources.php.

Start a poverty and justice study group

Lead discussions with your Sunday school classes or home groups about poverty and justice issues and God’s heart for the poor and oppressed. For free products that will help guide your conversations, visit www.worldvisionresources.com.

Host a Broken Bread Poverty Meal

The Broken Bread Poverty Meal allows participants to identify with and intercede on behalf of those broken by the cycle of poverty, disease, and hunger. Through a simple porridge meal, true-to-life stories, discussion, prayer, and advocacy, participants engage their faith and respond with their hearts. Visit www.worldvision.org/brokenbread for more information.

Have questions? Contact us at advocate@worldvision.org.