You didn’t stop there!
Hundreds of you took your 40 Hour Famine challenge one step further by using your voice to advocate for change to New Zealand's refugee policies.
World Vision Youth Advocates, Clench, Tessa and Cole, delivered your letters on New Zealand's refugee policies, directly to Parliament asking the Minister of Immigration, Iain Lees-Galloway to make it easier for refugees from Africa and the Middle East to find protection in New Zealand as soon as possible.
The Minister received your letters, expressed gratefulness for our advocacy and acknowledged it is an important issue to discuss. He confirmed he wants to use New Zealand’s quota to help those who need it most, and that he is currently talking to Immigration NZ to see what can be done.