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Tasting poverty will boost charity

By Anne-Marie McDonald
Whanganui Chronicle·
16 Sep, 2015 06:49 PM2 mins to read

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LOOSE CHANGE FOR FOOD: Penny de Jongh plans to spend $2.25 per day on food next week as part of the Live Below The Line challenge.PHOTO/STUART MUNRO 150915WCSMPENNY1

LOOSE CHANGE FOR FOOD: Penny de Jongh plans to spend $2.25 per day on food next week as part of the Live Below The Line challenge.PHOTO/STUART MUNRO 150915WCSMPENNY1

For five days next week Penny de Jongh will go without her daily flat white.

But she says it will be worth it to help the millions of women and girls around the world who are forced into prostitution and slavery.

Mrs de Jongh is taking part in Live Below The Line, a five-day challenge in which participants eat food worth no more than $2.25 per day. This figure is the New Zealand equivalent of the global extreme poverty line.

Mrs de Jongh is collecting sponsors for her challenge, with the money she raises going towards TEAR Fund's work in southeast Asia, helping free women and children trapped in sexual exploitation.

TEAR Fund estimates about 21 million people around the world are trapped in slavery.

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Mrs de Jongh said the plight of sexual slaves was one that was particularly close to her heart.

"I've been to Cambodia several times, which is a country that has a lot of problems with sexual exploitation of women and girls."

She said in some cases girls were stolen from their families and locked in brothels, while in others families made the difficult choice to sell a daughter.

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"As a mother myself, I cannot imagine what it's like to be in the situation where you may have to sacrifice one of your children so the rest can eat."

This is the second time Mrs de Jongh, who is a member of TEAR Fund, has taken part in Live Below The Line.

"I was surprised I wasn't hungry at all, but it is quite a challenge managing on $2.25 a day. You have to really simplify what you eat and I found myself feeling quite healthy because I wasn't eating any sugars.

"You become very mindful of every bite you take."

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Mrs de Jongh's treat during the five days will be one coffee per day made of the cheapest brand of instant coffee she can find - which she estimates will cost her about 15 cents per cup.

But obsessing over the food was not the point of the challenge, Mrs de Jongh said.

"It's really about raising money and raising awareness of these women and girls who are being tortured every day."

-It's not too late to join Live Below The Line - it starts on Monday. Sign up at www.livebelowtheline.com/nz.

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