THE CHAIN OF AID BEGINS WITH YOU Hunger Day 15th – 17th September You can help! Leena Koskela Hunger Day 15th – 17th September

THE CHAIN OF AID BEGINS WITH YOU Hunger Day 15th – 17th September What is Hunger Day? Hunger Day is the biggest annual fund-raising campaign arranged by the Finnish Red Cross. Funds are collected for the Disaster Relief Fund, which allows the Red Cross to operate in both Finland and abroad. The funds in the Disaster Relief Fund can be used to provide help quickly, because the donations are not bound to a specific destination.

THE CHAIN OF AID BEGINS WITH YOU Hunger Day 15th – 17th September The Red Cross helps people who have lost their home in a fire, for example. Volunteers offer emotional support and administer first aid. When the worst happens... Jarkko Mikkonen & Tatu Blomqvist

THE CHAIN OF AID BEGINS WITH YOU Hunger Day 15th – 17th September Jarkko Mikkonen & Tatu Blomqvist He brings help where it’s needed. ”After a fire, it might take several days to acquire new identity cards, money and to arrange things with the insurance company. That is when a person needs emergency aid, such as food, shelter and the possibility to go out to take care of things. After all, you cannot send a person out into the cold alone.” Kari Varjonen Volunteer The Finnish Red Cross

THE CHAIN OF AID BEGINS WITH YOU Hunger Day 15th – 17th September Aid during disasters and crises The Red Cross helps, saves and cares for the victims of disasters. Volunteers distribute food, water and other aid supplies in Somaliland and Ethiopia, countries suffering from a drought. Aapo Huhta

THE CHAIN OF AID BEGINS WITH YOU Hunger Day 15th – 17th September Aapo Huhta & Tatu Blomqvist He brings help where it’s needed. ”We can ease peoples’ suffering with our own actions. People would not survive without water for very long, even if they had food. We bring them life by bringing them water.” Ahmed Yasin Bashir Volunteer Somali Red Crescent Society

THE CHAIN OF AID BEGINS WITH YOU Hunger Day 15th – 17th September Help in the middle of a conflict The Red Cross helps those who find themselves in the middle of a conflict, people in the weakest possible position. Volunteers help people who had to leave their homes due to the conflict in Ukraine. Jarkko Mikkonen

THE CHAIN OF AID BEGINS WITH YOU Hunger Day 15th – 17th September Jarkko Mikkonen He brings help where it’s needed. ”I wish that people living in other countries, towns or just next door were not so indifferent. I wish they understood that any help will always be returned to the person who gives it.” Nadežda Soroka Volunteer Ukrainian Red Cross Society

THE CHAIN OF AID BEGINS WITH YOU Hunger Day 15th – 17th September What does money buy? Mosquito nets for a family Four canisters of water A maternity package A package of blankets 100kg millet A course of antibiotics for curing infections for 100 children A bicycle for a local health teacher A share in a field hospital

THE CHAIN OF AID BEGINS WITH YOU Hunger Day 15th – 17th September Anyone can join in! Approximately 20,000 volunteers participate in Hunger Day every year. Anyone can act as a box collector. Last year, Hunger Day generated 4.2 million euros.

THE CHAIN OF AID BEGINS WITH YOU Hunger Day 15th – 17th September So why choose Hunger Day and the Red Cross? The collection funds are strictly monitored. No less than 85% of the proceeds will go towards aid work. The values of the Red Cross, i.e. humanity, neutrality and its voluntary nature, are easy for everyone to accept. 96% of Finnish people know the Red Cross, and the organisation is the most trust-worthy organisation in Finland* * TNS gallup: Trust Barometer 2016

THE CHAIN OF AID BEGINS WITH YOU Hunger Day 15th – 17th September This Hunger Day is the 36th of its kind The Hunger Day box collection 15th - 17th September. Join us! Jarkko Mikkonen