Place ‘helping others’ on your to-do list this fall

Canadians will spend the fall season finishing their home renovation projects before winter’s arrival, while many families across the world do not have homes to fix or roofs to re-shingle.  As you prioritize your home projects, remember the ways in which you can help provide sustainable living conditions and safety for families everywhere.

The World Vision Gift Catalogue (Worldvision.ca/gifts) is a great way to provide resources for families in need. Here are three ways you can help change the lives of others:

• Fund a latrine ($125) in an impoverished community and provide proper sanitation for children and families to help prevent illness and improve health.
• Access to clean water ($150) is vital to your health, yet 1 billion people go without it every year.  This gift will provide basic access to fresh water for a community, and will prevent of deadly water-borne diseases.
• Help build a home (1 share=$200) and give shelter to families who live in crowded make-shifts shacks that leave them exposed to some of nature’s harmful elements.