Here’s a spotlight on one of the communities where your support can make a real difference.

Maulafa is made up of nine villages, just 10 kilometres from the city of Kupang in Indonesia, with a population of just over 70,000 people. For the wealthier families in the region, houses are made of brick walls and zinc roofs. For other families, houses are constructed of palm branch walls while reeds make up the roofs.

A typical meal in Maulafa for mothers like Norlina (pictured) is fish with some vegetables and rice, costing about Rp.20,000-Rp.30,000 (A$1.85-$2.78) to make. If you lived in the area and wanted to pick up the ingredients, you would have to travel 10 kilometres to the markets in Kupang.

Many families run kiosks or food stalls, while others work on farms, harvesting vegetables such as corn or cassava. While clean water is usually accessible in the villages, in the dry season from June to October, water is limited and has to be fetched from unreliable wells or bought from trucks that deliver to the area.

You can invest in mothers in communities like Maulafa and help them leave poverty behind. Your gift can help a mother start a business and earn the income she needs to afford nutritious meals, clean water and education for her children.