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16-year-old Mphatso Luka (left) talks to Rajesh Mirchandani of BBC Radio Five Live about the Chisomo Children's Club football team in Malawi.

Welcome to the News zone

In the News Zone, you'll find all the latest about our work in countries where we have appeals such as Myanmar, Zimbabwe and Darfur, western Sudan, plus the big stories that are impacting most on poor people's lives.

And in world news you'll find stories from Tearfund's projects that don't always make the media headlines.

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Latest news

Myanmar cyclone: Tearfund partners help more than 55,000 survivors.

Myanmar cyclone: Read a partner's account of the aftermath.

Zimbabwe: Fresh attacks on partners in election aftermath.

Gordon Brown: The Prime Minister praises the work of Tearfund.

Darfur: Grim outlook as bandit attacks on food aid begin to bite.

Kenya: Tearfund programme enables Kenyans to cope with drought.

Malawi: Bringing life back to thousands of street children.

DR Congo: Partner helps injured after airliner crashes.

Sudan: Tearfund projects helping those displaced by civil war.

Bangladesh: Cyclone Sidr brought misery to hundreds of thousands of people. Find out how Tearfund has been responding.

Tearfund in Darfur: Find out the latest on what Tearfund is doing.

Madagascar: Tearfund funds aid for cyclone-hit island.

World Water Day: Read the inconvenient truth about the disgrace of global sanitation.

Kenya: Church steps up reconciliation efforts as politicians agree peace deal.

Tearfund in Kenya: Background information on what we are doing

Peru: Seven months ago an earthquake hit rural Peru. Find out what Tearfund has been doing to help.

Tearfund's water and sanitation report: Urgent action is needed.

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Myanmar cyclone appeal

Tearfund has launched an appeal to help the people of Myanmar (Burma) in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis. With UN estimates of up to 100,000 dead and 2.5 million affected, disaster relief efforts look set to last many months. Find out more about the situation and how you can help our work.

 

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