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About Me

Hi I'm Tim Costello, Chief Executive of World Vision Australia . I hope you can join me and the millions of people around the world that think it's no longer OK for children to die every 30 seconds because of poverty. We have the resources to turn it all around - but we lack the political will. You can help change this by keeping the pressure on your elected representatives to Make Poverty History.
I've started this blog to share some of my discoveries, experiences and reflections on the road to making poverty history. I hope they help inspire you to keep fighting the good fight. Thank you for everything you can do - it all helps. I'll try to update this blog as regularly as I can (you might want to subscribe).My Experience in a Sudanese Refugee Camp (2004)

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More people passionate about Making Poverty History!If you're a young Australian and you suspect there's more to life than the red carpet, if you want to do something to change the world but don't know where to start. I recommend you become a Stirrer and find out more about being a part of the Vision Generation .

If you're a not-so-young Australian we need your voice too. Why not Connect with World Vision's fight against global poverty?

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Church and State

13th August 2007 Most of you will be acutely aware that over the past weeks we've been working through one of the most significant marketing campaigns in our year - the 10,000 appeal. This appea...
Posted by Tim Costello on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:57:00 PST

The Pacific Challenge

IT is indisputable that many of the nations of the Pacific confront enormous challenges to overcome poverty, unrest and violence. The magnitude of these challenges are underscored by World Vision res...
Posted by Tim Costello on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 10:35:00 PST

Suspected malaria in my blood, but Congo in my heart

Thanks to those who heard I became ill whilst travelling in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and wished me well. I was given great care by our DRC staff and taken quickly to Goma Hospital ...
Posted by Tim Costello on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 05:27:00 PST

Staying the course

Staying the course It is hard to stay the course. It takes courage and vision to endure. Bradfield, the visionary engineer who conceived the Harbour Bridge for Sydney, which celebrated its...
Posted by Tim Costello on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:04:00 PST

Keeping our promise to the poor

Keeping our promise to the poor Last week I addressed the NZ Board on the new model for decision rights in the World Vision Partnership. It also gave me some time to meet with the new WV New Ze...
Posted by Tim Costello on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 06:32:00 PST

Welcome to 2007

Welcome to 2007 Happy New Year! Welcome back to the challenge ahead of us in 2007. I hope your break proved to be as refreshing as mine. Ever the sucker for self-improvement I went i...
Posted by Tim Costello on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 06:05:00 PST

The Age of Aids

Last night I watched on SBS TV the program 'The Age of Aids.' It was a comprehensive documentary showing the unreported story Bono had told us himself over dinner when he was in Melbourne. ...
Posted by Tim Costello on Mon, 04 Dec 2006 08:03:00 PST

A Make Poverty History Weekend

Firstly let me thank you for the prayer that has surrounded the Make Poverty History campaign and particularly the events over this significant weekend in its history. It certainly was a big we...
Posted by Tim Costello on Mon, 04 Dec 2006 05:22:00 PST