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Through Tearfund
you're helping change lives all around the world.

Beyond the headlines and the numbers are real lives, real struggles, and real wins. Through Tearfund you’re not just supporting another organization. You’re helping families all over the world lift themselves out of poverty and find life to the full. Here are their stories.

At 32 years old, Jesca just made a return of 170x!

Jesca and her husband, David, live in Chinoje village, Tanzania with their four children. Two years ago, they were taught conservation agriculture techniques and Jesca joined a savings group. They learned ways to market their new crops, including tools such as gross margin analysis and price scheduling.

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Clinging to her baby boy, she fled for her life.
Through the darkness, Yeshiwork’s maternal instincts led her and her baby son to safety, traveling hundreds of kilometers to a camp for displaced individuals where she received life-changing food assistance.

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She was arranged to marry a man twice her age.
When Sara discovered she was engaged to a much older man, she made a brave decision to flee. Supported by her church and Tearfund’s Trauma Healing Program, Sara continues to trust God with her future, determined to pursue her education and find love on her own terms.

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Browse and watch videos below to learn how you are helping families out of physical and spiritual poverty all around the world. 

Hope Seen - Special Series

Explore this behind-the-scenes video series exploring what it’s like to travel to some of the world’s most difficult places and hear from the people who live there. Come with us as we travel to several countries to give you an unfiltered glimpse of Tearfund’s work and how God and his church is working around the world in amazing ways.

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Mercy's Story

After the death of her mother, Mercy was forced to put her education on pause to take care of her younger siblings. She faced immense hardships. But in the darkest moments, the local church came together to support her and testify to God’s love. Watch and be inspired by Mercy’s remarkable journey. 

Update from Borena

In 2022, donors like you helped us respond to wide-spread drought and hunger in South Ethiopia – providing emergency food and water. Today, the work continues. Watch how our colleagues from Tearfund New Zealand have picked up where we left off to help families transition from relief to recovery.

Nigist's Story

At one point things became so desperate that she had to scavange for edible leaves to feed herself and her family. Due to drought and erratic weather, the farm barely produced a harvest. Just when all hope seemed lost, the local church heard about her situation. They immediately provided her with food to help feed her family. Moreover, they taught her new farming methods to DOUBLE her crop yield. Watch and see how Nigist’s life has been completely transformed. 

Transformation through the Church

Abela Faracho Heywet Church has been faithfully preaching the Word for years. But they didn’t give much attention to the immense poverty around them. “This is how it’s always been,” they thought. Watch how through Tearfund’s church mobilization training Abela Church learned the Biblical foundation for Holistic Ministry, and the increadible results that has come out of it. 

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Lives Transformed Newsletter

Witness God At Work

Twice a month you will receive powerful bite-sized stories on how God is working in some of the poorest places on Earth and transforming lives in incredible ways. 

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Measuring our Progress

Solving poverty is complex and multifaceted. Our programs are designed to the highest level of professionalism to truly lift families out of poverty for good. 

Global Impact (2025)

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individuals hunger-secure

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churches empowered to transformed their communities

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lives saved through emergency relief

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trees planted

Impact Through Time

Over the next three year our goal is to improve the well-being and resilience of over 280,000 people in 160 communities in 10 countries.

Metric

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

Farmers Trained

11,903

18,150

13,303

45,396

18,942

Saving Group Members

9,042

18,744

11,870

63,678

28,575

Families Helped in Disasters

30,075

37,023

149,672

289,087

66,223

Sexual and Gender-Based Trauma Faciliators Trained

228

364

93

206

90

Church Leaders Trained in Church-Based Community Transformation

391

192

144

264

356

Key Figures

Thanks to donations from people like you, lives are being changed all around the world. Below you can see how your prayers and support have contributed in a big way.

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Reports

See how your gifts have made a difference in specific places. Here you will find out how you are making an impact in one country, and another, and another…

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Stewardship isn’t just good practice, it’s Biblical. We’re committed to squeezing impact out of every last penny.

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of every dollar you donate goes directly to our programs

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Become an Outpour Partner

Join a community of devoted monthly donors who are passionate about helping end the cycle of poverty through God’s love. 

Monthly giving is the most powerful way to have a year-round impact on the lives of moms and families in the world’s poorest places. Your monthly contribution of $50 helps release one family from the grips of extreme poverty each year and strengthens the local church to transform their entire community. 

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