It's not a coffee allowance. In fact, $2 wouldn't even get you a take away coffee.

It's the amount Kingswood resident Frances Chung will

have to feed herself when she undertakes the Live Be

low the Line challenge from August 2 to 6.

The extreme poverty line is defined internationally as

US$1.25 a day, or $2 in Australia, with 1.4 billion people in the world living below this line.

The new campaign is being run by The Global Poverty

Project and The Oaktree Foundation, challenging Aust

ralians to live off $10 spread over five days.

By August, organisers believe they will have more than

2000 participants and are looking at turning Live Below

the Line into an annual campaign and launching it in

ternationally next year.

Richard Fleming and Nick Allardice from the respective organisations first meeting in the slums of Bangladesh in 2008.

In September Mr Fleming set out to live a month on the US$1.25 amount.

Ms Chung saw a story on television about The Global

Poverty Project's Richard Fleming and was inspired.

``I guess I thought it was a worthwhile challenge and

something that wouldn't be too hard to do,'' Ms Chung said.

``I just think probably for a long time I've not understood how we can have so much in the west and there's so little in other parts of the world.''

Ms Chung said the challenge for her will be what the

luxury was going to be, sugar or salt.

``Their [people in poverty] challenges are going to be `do I buy food or do I buy medicine for my child?'''

The registered nurse said she thought the campaign was a good way to become aware and live consciously.

Her game plan is porridge and soup: ``I'm thinking soup,

you can get some vegetables fairly cheaply...oats,

hopefully some milk.''

The campaign's website advises that medical advice

should be sought before the challenge, precautions

should be taken during it and participants should

stop if they feel unwell.

Money raised from the campaign will go to programs such as the Beacon Schools initiative in Cambodia.

Details: livebelowtheline.com.au and to sponsor Frances,

visit everydayhero.com.au/franceschung.