Day 0 - decisions, decisions.

1.4 billion people live on less than US$1.25 a day. Every 3 seconds a child dies. We know the stats. We’ve heard the heart wrenching stories. But until we experience it, can we ever really understand?

dollar25 is a campaign the Oaktree Foundation is running. It has inspired me to live on $1.25 (for food) for as long as I can, because I want to gain a true understanding about what I am fighting and campaigning for. My goal is a month (30 days) and I know it can be done. I have a passion to help end extreme poverty and I have committed my life to it.

Today I went shopping for 5 days worth of food - $6.25. This will last me until Friday. I bought 2 kiwi fruit, 2 apples, 1kg of carrots, a loaf of bread, 500g of pasta and 400g of kidney beans. The process of choosing the fruit was gruelling - so, so difficult. It took me forever, because one extra piece of fruit and I was 5c, 10c over. It really made me think about how to us, 5 or 10 cents is nothing, but in the bigger picture, it actually is a lot.

So here I go. About to have the biggest meal of my life tonight, ready to embark on dollar25 tomorrow, and for the next month.

Wish me luck.