Burnham-On-Sea’s MP will be eating and drinking on a budget of just £1 a day this week to support a campaign that helps some of Africa’s poorest families.
Tessa Munt was challenged to ‘Live Below the Line’ by Bath-based organisation Send a Cow, which helps some of Africa’s poverty-stricken areas.
The group provides training, support and livestock to enable rural families to grow themselves out of poverty.
Its latest fundraising campaign asks supporters to ‘Live Below the Line’ by eating and drinking on just a £1 a day for five days to raise money and raise awareness of the reality of poverty in developing countries.
Tessa said: “This week is definitely going to be a challenge and will require a lot of planning and discipline. I’m constantly on the go either in Somerset or London and like many people I take the availability of food and drink for granted.”
“Thankfully, my challenge only lasts five days but for millions of people living ‘below the line’ is reality and this can’t be right.”
“Send a Cow is a great charity, they don’t do handouts and the money raised will go towards educational projects so that people can grow their way out of poverty, support their families and lead dignified independent lives.”
Tessa can be sponsored here. Send a Cow are one of 35 charities involved in this national campaign and have asked local MP’s to front the campaign and to undertake the challenge.
