Ethiopia’s beauty collides with a horrific reality that millions face. Three years of failed rains have pushed the country to the edge of famine. 

Despite severe famine threatening 20 million people in southern Ethiopia, the crisis has received minimal international attention and aid, highlighting a dire need for urgent global action and awareness.

East Africa is on the brink of famine due to severe drought, but with immediate aid and sustainable farming support, the crisis can be averted.
 

Tearfund asked female humanitarian photographers from New Zealand and around the world, to share their favourite empowering image and story of a mother who left a lasting impression on them. 

In a world of plenty, it is hard to understand why people can die from hunger in 2024.

From a desert in northern Columbia to a rainforest in Peru, these sponsored children live in diverse and challenging communities. But amid daily hardships, these four children find beauty in where they live.  

A health diagnosis, conflict on the Thailand-Myanmar border near Teedoh’s family home, rising food prices and depleting food supplies combined to push the mother of three to the brink. But in the face of adversity, Tearfund’s partner provided a glimmer of hope. 

It turns out we have. Read about the progress that has been made throughout the years and why it's important we still respond.

God has hidden people on his radar and that they are not forgotten by Him – and should not be overlooked by us as we are called to follow in Jesus’ footsteps in caring for the vulnerable.