Farming for his family's survival
Chiquito relies on farming for survival but with unpredictable weather, his entire family is just one crop failure from hunger.Â
This tax time, your support is urgently needed to help farmers feed their families.
Chiquito in his farm in Timor Leste. Photo: Tim Lam/Caritas Australia
Your support is urgently needed this tax time.
Many families in Timor-Leste are facing hunger with nearly half the population living below the poverty line. Many children are malnourished with 47% of children under 5 years of age with stunted growth. Fathers like Chiquito who rely on farming, struggle against droughts, floods, and rising prices.
Chiquito's two-year-old daughter, Carabela, outside their home in Timor Leste. Photo: Tim Lam/Caritas Australia
$100 can help fight hunger
Supply hard-working farmers with seeds to survive drought and flood, so they can feed their families.
Chiquito can now produce a wide variety of crops and earn income to support his family. Photo: Tim Lam/Caritas Australia
$250 can create a full harvest
Empower farmers with life-changing training, enabling them to diversify their crops and transform their farms.
Chiquito and his employees in Timor Leste. Photo credit Tim Lam for Caritas Australia.
$1,000 can prepare for a disaster
Support a village in implementing a disaster risk reduction action plan, helping to protect farmers from devastation.
