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Last time you were here, you were looking to help vulnerable children and families. Your support can save and change lives.
Last time you were here, you were looking to help vulnerable children and families. Your support can save and change lives.
If you donate
$On a before tax income of
$The actual cost of your donation is
$xx.xx a xxxx
Because you save
$xx.xx a year on tax
This table is based upon 2020-2021 ATO individual Income Tax rates. The above rates do not include the Medicare Levy of 2%. The exact level of your tax deductibility will vary depending on your present financial circumstances. Please seek assistance from an independent taxation professional for formal guidelines.
Six-year-old Jenny’s (pictured, left) entire street was burnt down two years ago. Her family lives in the shell of their home, in Papua New Guinea’s sprawling capital city, Port Moresby.
Infectious disease spreads like wildfire in Port Moresby, where immunisation rates are low, and many people live in overcrowded, poverty-stricken communities with shared facilities and poor sanitation.
Determined parents like Jenny’s mother, Mary, do everything they can to protect their children. But chronic malnutrition and lack of healthcare mean children like Jenny are under constant threat from life-threatening diseases.
Jenny is already battling tuberculosis (TB). Now, during the COVID-19 pandemic, her life is more at risk than ever.
“When I got sick, I was coughing, and my stomach was big. Mum told me if I don’t take medicine, I will get sick and die. I am worried about that.” – Jenny
Every child needs a childhood and no child should spend theirs battling life-threatening infectious disease.
The impact of a progressive, debilitating disease like TB, polio and measles can affect a child like Jenny for the rest of her life, disrupting her schooling and preventing her from breaking the cycle of poverty.
Her weakened health and immune system also leave her highly vulnerable to COVID-19.
“Right now, we need your support more than ever before to help prevent the spread of infectious disease.
Health systems are already overstretched, and many children are already weakened by illnesses like TB, making them especially vulnerable to COVID-19.”
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1 in 2 children under five has stunted growth due to chronic malnutrition. This weakens their health and immunity leaving them highly prone to infection.
PNG has a critical shortage of health workers – just one health worker for every 2,000 people.
Recent outbreaks of measles and polio overwhelmed PNG’s health system. Routine vaccinations were interrupted, paving the way for further outbreaks.
Mothers like Mary (pictured) already face extreme difficulties accessing medical care when their children are sick. An outbreak of COVID-19 would totally obliterate
PNG’s overstretched healthcare system. Many immunisation programs have been suspended during this crisis, so children are more susceptible
than ever to life-threatening disease.
Children like Jenny also face other serious risks as a result of COVID-19. Schools have closed, and many children may never return. Food is scarce, due to disrupted supply chains and lockdown laws. We are deeply concerned about the impact this will have on already malnourished children.
ChildFund has been on the ground in PNG for more than 20 years. We work in close partnership with local governments and communities by supporting healthcare systems and filling gaps in services.
We have experts with ties throughout the community, who are trusted by all our partners. This has only been possible thanks to the generous support of people like you.
Your vital support will help to:
in every dollar goes directly to helping children in poverty
children and families being supported in 70 countries
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If you’re filing your tax return for the first time, have never claimed donations or donated at all, you’re probably wanting to know more about how you can claim donations to charity on your taxes. We’ve answered some of the most important questions about tax deductible donations below.
Tax deductible donations are about giving back, to get back. Donating to ChildFund Australia will help children in urgent need of support. You’ll be helping the most vulnerable children across South East Asia and Africa, and you yourself will be able to receive a greater refund on your tax return.
You can submit any tax deductible donation over $2 as part of your tax return.
You can only claim for donations which are monetary gifts, given without the promise of something in return. Raffle tickets, charity chocolates, events and other donations of this kind, are not tax deductible.
At ChildFund, all regular giving donations over $2 are tax deductible including child sponsorship, community sponsorship and donations to appeals. A few donation categories are not tax deductible, for example, birthday gifts to your sponsored child and are not included on your annual tax receipt.
