National Director for @MicahAustralia
Australia
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Huge news! Grateful when I think of the many individuals, churches & orgs that joined our campaign.
Thinking of the Afghan-Aussie friends we've had the privilege of doing this journey with. We know there’s more to be done.
Thank you @AlexHawkeMP
#ActionforAfghanistan #Budget22
Matt Darvas retweeted
Aid Budget Breakdown:
✅Increase of $191.8m over next 4-years
✅Drop-off left by last gov patched
📉Still falling in generosity as a proportion of Australia’s wealth
😔No new significant funding for the global hunger crisis
#Budget23 #HelpFightFamine #AustralianAid #auspol 1/
Matt Darvas retweeted
The Help Fight Famine campaign has renewed a call for $110m in Australian aid $ for Africa. @MsLynM of Oxfam, Lulu Mitshabu of @CaritasAust & Faysel Ahmed Selat @ahmed_selat, Somali community leader, spoke convincingly at the Parliament House launch of a new report on the crisis – at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Matt Darvas retweeted
🍽🌍 There’s a global hunger crisis no one is talking about. Micah is part of the #HelpFightFamine alliance in Canberra today to call on the Australian to help save lives
Please join our urgent call by emailing your MP here – fightfamine.com.au
Matt Darvas retweeted
👏GOOD NEWS👏: The Government has announced $1.4 billion of additional aid to our region over the next 4-years.
We welcome this while continuing to call for further urgent aid to help fight famine in the Horn of Africa, Afghanistan, Yemen & Syria.
#HelpFightFamine #Budget2023
Matt Darvas retweeted
The Aust Govt has gone beyond its election commitments in tonight's Budget in directing a $1.4 bn boost to foreign aid
ACFID warmly welcomes the boost, which helps bring stability to the aid budget & means much-needed programs can be delivered with certainty
ALT Aid sector recognises the importance of the new $1.4 billion boost to foreign aid
Matt Darvas retweeted
📈BUDGET💰
Tonight we expect to welcome $1.4 billion in extra aid to the Asia-Pacific👍
Meanwhile the situation in the Horn of Africa is dire😔
In Somalia, 300,000 people face starvation
We must support our region but also look beyond it
#HelpFightFamine #Budget2023 #auspol
Matt Darvas retweeted
ANNOUNCED: $900 million of additional aid to the #Pacific!
Thank you @SenatorWong and @PatConroy1 👏
"This investment will help create better futures for all and is a positive step towards rebuilding Australia’s aid program to more generous levels." @TimCostello
#Budget2023
Matt Darvas retweeted
ACFID welcomes the Govt's announcement that it will commit an additional $375m in aid in the Pacific
“This is a strong step towards revitalising the intl dev program that is a core component of our intl engagement & foreign policy settings" Marc Purcell
acfid.asn.au/media-releases/…
It appears #AustralianAid will increase at the Federal Budget beyond the Government’s pre-election commitment 👇👇
smh.com.au/politics/federal/…
The framing in this piece is very geopolitical, so it will be interesting to see the detail, and hoping community based poverty alleviation is well represented, along with other civil society strengthening measures.
Matt Darvas retweeted
Thank you Pastor Ray and everyone at Scarred Tree Ministries in Sydney for welcoming us with warmth, prayer, songs of praise and words of hope.
You are ambassadors of Christ and we will continue to walk alongside you in His name on the long journey towards justice and healing.
Matt Darvas retweeted
I relish the rain
but today
I wondered
if somehow I could pray
the rain
upon the horn of Africa
#helpfightfamine fightfamine.com.au/
Matt Darvas retweeted
“Famine is at the door. The world is receiving a final warning." Surely we can do more? Australia please step up to #HelpFightFamine ASAP with a $150M investment in the response: @PatConroy1 @SenatorWong
smh.com.au/world/africa/the-…
I commend you to read @MattWadeSMH's feature from his trip to #Somalia and #SouthSudan with @WorldVisionAus
This is why we've been sounding the alarm through our #HelpFightFamine campaign + calling on the 🇦🇺 gov to provide $150 million in life-saving aid.
#auspol #AustralianAid
The hungriest place on earth smh.com.au/world/africa/the-…
Matt Darvas retweeted
Thanks @MiskyHaji - we stand with the Somali diaspora and look forward to advocating powerfully together for both emergency famine relief and long-term solutions to food insecurity in the region.
#HelpFightFamine #HungryForAction
I'm excited to meet National Director of @micahaustralia & Farah from somali Australian community to discuss ways of providing aid to African countries who have been affected by the drought after the govt announcement of emergency assistance to fight famine in the Horn of Africa.
Matt Darvas retweeted
@WorldVisionAus welcomes the $15 mil provided by the @AustGovernment. But given what I am seeing on the ground in the Horn of Africa a serious commitment of $150 mil is needed to stop #humanitarians from taking from the hunger to feed the starving. #fightfamine @SenatorWong – at Wau, Western Bahr el-Ghazal
Matt Darvas retweeted
The collaboration between 15 @ACFID members - the @eaanow - means trusted and effective Aus NGOs can save lives and #helpfightfamine - please donate if you can!
Australia will provide $15 million to help address the hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa and Yemen. We are working with trusted partners @WFP and @EAAnow to overcome the enormous food insecurity challenges the region is grappling with.
ministers.dfat.gov.au/minist… @dfat
Matt Darvas retweeted
This vital humanitarian assistance will save lives.
Thank you @TimWattsMP for your ongoing strong support of #AustraliaAid 🇦🇺🌍
#HelpFightFamine
Australia will provide $15 million to help address the hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa and Yemen. We are working with trusted partners @WFP and @EAAnow to overcome the enormous food insecurity challenges the region is grappling with.
ministers.dfat.gov.au/minist… @dfat