Issues

Advocacy

Tearfund’s research, policy and campaigning work seeks to ensure that the most biting issues facing people living in poverty today reach the top of the political agenda.

Children

Millions of children worldwide grow up trapped in poverty, fear or despair.

Church mobilisation

We believe that local churches can offer their communities nothing less than total transformation.

Disasters

Disasters destroy the little that people have, and make hard lives even harder. Tearfund’s response to disasters is immediate and long-term.

Environment and climate change

Extreme weather patterns hit the poorest people hardest.

Food, hunger and livelihoods

1 in 8 people around the world currently go to bed hungry. Find out what we're doing to address this injustice.

Gender

70% of those living in poverty are women and more than half a million women die in pregnancy and childbirth each year.

Governance and Corruption

Good governance is essential to releasing people from poverty.

Healthcare

Nearly 10 million children under five die each year, most from preventable illnesses.

HIV and AIDS

Current estimates suggest nearly 33 million people are living with HIV, a virus that devastates communities across the globe.

Integral mission and theology

Integral mission is the church living out its faith in Jesus in every aspect of life.

Water and sanitation

For millions of people across the world, safe water and sanitation are luxuries beyond their wildest dreams.