What is Tearfund's vision?
Our vision is to see people freed from poverty, living transformed lives and fulfilling their God-given potential.
We’re called to live and love as Jesus did, to go to the hardest places and refuse to accept lives being destroyed by extreme poverty. That’s why Tearfund exists. Not just to respond to poverty, but to help end it.
How do we achieve our vision?
Tearfund works alongside communities over the long term, building lasting partnerships with local churches and community organisations. Because they know their communities best.
They understand the causes of poverty and how those causes shape people’s lives. Every Tearfund intervention is led by the people it serves: their needs, their knowledge, their skills. They lead the work and make the decisions.
Our values
As Christians, we follow Jesus’ example. We seek to be Christ-centred, compassionate, courageous, truthful and servant-hearted in everything we do.
Our mission
Our mission is to follow Jesus where the need is greatest, responding to crises and partnering with local churches and organisations to help people lift themselves out of poverty.
