40 Hour Challenge FAQs

While the World Vision 40 Hour Challenge began in response to the Ethiopian famine, the campaign has evolved over the years to support a variety of causes, from the Syrian Refugee Crisis to the Global Water Crisis. The incredible Kiwi kids who take part support so much more than famines, and our new name reflects this.

The new name also better reflects the way young people are choosing to take part. From a 40 hour film festival to 40 hours in a gondola, every year we are blown away by the courage and creativity of young people in coming up with new challenge ideas.

We are making this change as a positive step into the future.
 

All you need to sign up for the World Vision 40 Hour Challenge online is an email address. 

It is easy to get started and set up your fundraising page. You can then personalise your page, your fundraising goal and share your page with your friends and family. It only takes a few minutes.

You can link your page to your school, church or team to reach your fundraising targets together.

Check out our handy 10-step guide for tips to taking part in the World Vision 40 Hour Challenge!

Check out our handy 10-Step Guide for steps to taking part in the World Vision 40 Hour Challenge!

The easiest way to fundraise for the World Vision 40 Hour Challenge, is with your own online fundraising page.

Set up your own personalised fundraising page, which you can link to your school or church team to reach your fundraising targets together. Share your fundraising page with your friends and family - you could even ask them to share the link on to their friends and family, or people they know would also love to support you. 

You can also use a World Vision 40 Hour Challenge Sponsorship book which you can get from your school or church World Vision 40 Hour Challenge organiser. If you’re not part of an organised team you can order a Sponsorship book here.

The money you raise in this year’s World Vision 40 Hour Challenge will help regreen our future and fight the impacts of climate change.

You’ll equip farmers to unlock underground forests and regrow trees fast. You’ll help young people to learn about climate-smart agriculture, climate-smart businesses, and how to keep forests healthy for years to come. You’ll provide communities with beehives to help forests thrive.

When we stand together, we can be a force of nature!