Wednesday, 04 August 2021 — Tearfund New Zealand
Today marks one year since the devastating explosion at Beirut’s port in Lebanon killed more than 180 people. As one of the largest non-nuclear explosions ever recorded, it left hundreds injured and hundreds of thousands of people homeless and unemployed. Your support enabled our local partner MERATH, a Christian NGO in Lebanon, to help thousands of vulnerable individuals and families. Here’s what we were able to do with your donation.
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Monday, 02 August 2021 — Juliette Epstein
When it comes to ethical fashion, there’s always a bigger picture. Here are three things I have learnt since being an ethical fashion intern at Tearfund. I hope these tips will help you think about how and what you're consuming and that my journey will help yours!
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Monday, 26 July 2021 — Morgan Theakston
On July 30, it is World Trafficking in Persons Day and we're shedding light on why the recent US TIP Report has downgraded New Zealand to Tier 2. When it comes to government efforts to prosecute and prevent human trafficking, New Zealand is falling behind the UK, US, Australia, France and many other countries.
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Thursday, 01 July 2021 — Compassion International
Claudia is committed to looking after 300 children at the Compassion centre. She goes to great lengths to ensure the children are safe and being looked after, especially during Covid-19. But her work can be heartbreaking. She knows that if she and her team don’t intervene, no one else will.
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Thursday, 24 June 2021 — Compassion International
When a woman from Yerosen’s village offered her a ride on her motorbike, she did not realise she was being abducted. When the news broke of her disappearance, her Compassion centre director immediately organised a search. He contacted the police, and three months later, managed to get in contact with Yerosen to bring her home safely.
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Friday, 18 June 2021 — Grace Ellis
On World Refugee Day, a former Rohingya refugee who lived in a refugee camp for 16 years shares his story. In 1992, Hanif, his new wife, and their baby daughter fled Myanmar with nothing but the clothes on their backs and as much as they could carry. They both now live in Auckland with their five children.
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Friday, 18 June 2021 — MERATH
Before the Syrian war, we were living on a farm in the western Homs province. We had a humble house, where we lived a safe and happy life. At the beginning of the war, our area was targeted by shells. That was when the scariest and worst day of my life happened.
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