General 50 Years Strong: Kiwis transforming lives with Tearfund For 50 years and counting, the unwavering generosity of our supporters has fuelled life-changing and innovative work.Together we’re offering vulnerable people hope and empowering them to live with dignity. Read more... Keith Ramsay, Monday, March 10, 2025
Sponsorship Child Sponsorship hits the right note Stephen Oundo's life began with tragedy; but through a locked piano, some encouraging words and a child sponsorship programme, he discovered his purpose. Read more... Tearfund NZ, Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Sponsorship Planting Seeds Beneath the Mango Tree This International Women’s Day we honour Sreyra, whose faith and compassion is transforming lives through education and ministry. Partnering with Compassion, she brings hope to children and mothers in her community. Read more... Tearfund NZ, Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Modern Slavery Hope in action: Tearfund supporters visit human trafficking work in Thailand Seeing the anti-human trafficking work of our partner LIFT in Thailand, was an eye-opener and an inspiration for the group of visitors who support this work. Read more... Tearfund NZ, Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Sponsorship Kids around the world: where I get my water When you need a glass of water, or need to brush your teeth or wash your dishes, where do you get your water? Do you turn on the tap in the kitchen? Or get water out of the fridge? For many kids around the world, access to safe water is still a huge issue. They walk many miles to gather water that is contaminated. This makes them vulnerable to diseases like cholera, dysentery and typhoid. Read more
Sponsorship Meet the World Changers! For Tony, receiving encouraging letters from his sponsor played a huge part in helping him escape the cycle of poverty. And the same is true for many children in Compassion’s program. But … Read more
Sponsorship Your sponsored child knows your name Are you curious about what it looks like when your child learns your name? Watch this video to get a glimpse into that sweet moment for kids around the world. Read more
Sponsorship Practical ideas for writing letters to your sponsor child Do you sponsor a child but feel lost and confused about how to write them? Don’t worry, you’re not alone! These feelings do not make you a bad sponsor. Writing to your sponsor child shouldn’t feel like a burden, so we’re here to provide great tips on how to write an encouraging letter to your child. Read more
Sponsorship Protection against violence When Eva’s father got drunk or high, which was often, anything could upset him. And when he was upset, he spoke harshly to Eva and beat her mother. “In addition to his alcohol addiction, my father seriously abused drugs,” recalls Eva, now 17. “When he was on drugs, he had really bad behavior. Sometimes he said that I was not his daughter. Read more
Sponsorship Why Your Efforts to Tackle Child Poverty Matter Now More than Ever The United Nations recently released the 2020 report on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), sharing sobering data on the world’s progress towards goals like ending extreme poverty and increasing global food security. The outlook already wasn’t positive prior to the outbreak of COVID-19. Now, the COVID-19 crisis is devastating global progress towards the Goals. Read more
Farming and Enterprise Meet the woman changing the lives of thousands of war victims Imagine experiencing war and destruction. Imagine not being able to enjoy life as a child because you always lived in the fear of death. Read more