Youth Ambassadors
Youth Ambassadors get to find out about poverty first-hand overseas, then come home to talk to the media and schools about their unforgettable experiences. These guys and girls have a chance to shape Australia’s future by inspiring others to bite back at hunger.
In 2009, we have seven awesome Youth Ambassadors representing each state in Australia. They headed to Cambodia in January to see the crippling effects of the Global Food Crisis with their own eyes, as well as World Vision’s work.
How do I become a Youth Ambassador?
Aged between 15 and 20 years old?
Raised over $200 for this year’s 40 Hour Famine?
Sweet - you’re eligible to apply!
Download and submit the Youth Ambassador Application form (PDF: 1.37 MB) before 30 September 2009.
Request a Youth Ambassador to come and inspire you
If you’d like to request a Youth Ambassador to visit your school, church or organisation, please drop us a line via our contact form.
Meet the 2009 Youth Ambassadors
Naomi Dickson
17 years old, QLD
I have been involved with World Vision since I was nine! And I am very proud to say that I have never missed a Famine weekend since then! This year I’m giving up furniture and electricity.
My idol is Nelson Mandela ('coz he had the ultimate goal, and he didn’t stop till he got it).
When we were in Cambodia we met the dedicated World Vision team who are helping and caring for their own country.
But they can’t do it alone! They need us! DO THE 40 HOUR FAMINE!!!!
Joseph Thompson
15 years old, TAS
I wanted to become a Youth Ambassador to see people living in poverty first-hand and how World Vision is helping them. In the future I’d like to work for World Vision, possibly as a youth representative.
I live by my motto: Hope is Freedom. I think it’s a quote from Gandhi. We can give our gift of freedom simply by giving people hope to end poverty.
For the 40 Hour Famine this year I’ll definitely ask my school again, and hopefully get something happening at my youth group.
Ashlee Randell
17 years old, SA
I’ve done the 40 Hour Famine five times, and last year my school’s VGen group raised nearly $14,000!
This year I’ll give up food and try living like a Cambodian family, with minimal shelter, having to fetch water, no technology and no education.
I was amazed by the dedication and compassion of the World Vision staff that are working in the field, personally helping families to get a better situation.
Being a Youth Ambassador is a great opportunity to learn and grow, and make positive changes in the world.
Jesse Poulton
18 years old, VIC
The 40 Hour Famine is a fantastic opportunity for people to do something real. I’ve now seen the amazing effect that the 40 Hour Famine can have on those in poverty.
We saw a family that is now fully self-sustainable due to a US$120 loan. Last year our school raised $5,500!!
Last year I was the 40 Hour Famine Group Leader for my school. This year I’ll be running it at school again and will also try to get everyone involved from my home town in Leongatha.
Cory Duker
18 years old, NSW
The 40 Hour Famine is such a real and doable thing for young Aussie kids, and it is so effective in fighting poverty.
So many kids say that poverty is too far away, or I don’t know how to help, but this is the answer.
This year will be the fifth time I’ve done the 40 Hour Famine.
I’m thinking about going blind for 40 hours (I met a blind man in Cambodia) and maybe give up food as well.
Jocelyn Clark
16 years old, NSW
Last year I wanted to make a difference and the Youth Ambassadors were such an inspiration to me. I started the 40 Hour Famine in my school and gave up all food for 40 hours.
I’m so excited that I have the same chance to inspire others, and open their eyes to what’s happening out in the world. It’s awesome to see the hope that World Vision gives to people who are so broken and in need.
Lennon Rowell
17 years old, WA
I really love the work that World Vision does and want to help people.
Last year I organised the 40 Hour Famine for my school and gave up food, furniture, technology, electricity and transport. I will do the same this year but add something like no talking to get more money raised.
In Cambodia I learnt that poverty can be wiped off the face of the earth. If the world cared and wanted to do something we could have poverty gone by 2015.
