Ben Affleck has teamed up with the charity Live Below The Line, which means he’ll be living on a mere $1.50 a day for five days to raise awareness for world poverty.
According to the group’s Facebook, participants in the awareness campaign will subsist on less than $2 a day for five days next week, from April 29 to May 3. Those participating are also not allowed to rummage through the pantry for snacks.
The campaign is meant for participants to “better understand the daily obstacles faced by 1.4 Billion people trapped in the cycle of extreme poverty.”
The extreme poverty line, according to current World Bank estimates, equals roughly $1.50 per day in the US.
TIME reports that last year, more than 15,000 people participated in the challenge, raising over $3 million in the process, and more than 20,000 people are expected to participate this year.
Besides the Oscar-winning “Argo” director, celebs like Josh Groban, Sophia Bush, Debi Mazar and Gabriele Corcos are also taking part.
Groban took on the challenge last year. According to a released statement, the singer said the campaign was “a humbling experience for me, and I was so proud and heartened by my fans that joined me.”