Kiwi doctor Himali McInnes on Ethiopia’s famine, Tearfund aiming to raise $750,000 to help. “What I saw was confronting. I felt a deep sense of shame I knew nothing about this.”

To celebrate Mother’s Day, Tearfund asked female humanitarian photographers around the world, to share their favourite empowering image and story of a mother who left a lasting impression on them.

Kiwi dollars are being committed to teaching Ethiopians how to adapt. Starting with the basics - providing seeds to grow drought-resistant crops like beans and peas.

The lack of food and the lack of variety in what people are eating in the drought-stricken regions is why so many are requiring life-saving medical care.