Aaron (13), pictured in the pink and green shirt, with his mum and siblings at their home in Uganda.
Aaron's family depends on farming for food and income, but without his father and with the challenges of the pandemic, they can barely grow enough to survive.
"Dad and Mum used to work together, and our harvest would be good," says Aaron. "Before, we never went hungry. But things changed drastically when we lost my dad."
Aaron's mum has already spent what small savings she had to meet her children's daily needs. "Now, we eat just once a day. It's not easy. I worry my mum will get sick. People dying scares me the most," he says.
When hunger threatens a child, like Aaron, there's no time to waste. Every minute matters. Every hour counts.
Through this year's World Vision 40 Hour Famine, we'll stand together to give children food for today and a future for tomorrow. Children like Sandra.
Sandra lost both her parents when she was young. Now age 14, she lives with her grandma and sister in Uganda.