We work to prevent and respond to disasters by reducing risks and getting support quickly to those in need.
Tearfund's faith-based partners in Venezuela are responding to the practical and emotional needs in areas most affected by the earthquakes, including La Guaira, Caracas, and surrounding regions. Credit: Andres Pacheco/Tearfund
Each year, approximately 124 million people need emergency help after extreme weather events. Droughts, floods and earthquakes cause nearly 50,000 deaths a year and leave more than 300,000 people homeless.
We are called by Jesus to go to the hardest places and refuse to stand by while lives are shattered. We provide life-saving assistance while laying the groundwork for lasting recovery.
Slide 1 of 3: 1.16 million reached through humanitarian responses with the help of our institutional donors and local partners
Slide 2 of 3: 2,036 local churches equipped to understand the risks their communities face, prepared and mobilised to respond
Slide 3 of 3: 45 Local partners equipped to lead disaster preparation, emergency response and recovery
1.16 million reached through humanitarian responses with the help of our institutional donors and local partners
2,036 local churches equipped to understand the risks their communities face, prepared and mobilised to respond
45 Local partners equipped to lead disaster preparation, emergency response and recovery
‘I’ve attended our church for as long as I can remember, but this was the first time I realised our building sits between two rivers and we are in a danger zone.’
After her appendix ruptured, Tala, 14, received emergency medical care from Anera, including visits to her tent in Al Masri Displacement Camp, Gaza. Credit: Anera
Thanks to funding from Tearfund, Anera's medical team began visiting Tala in the tent where she lives in Khan Younis, Gaza. Anera provides vital healthcare and support to people who have been displaced from across Gaza and are now forced to live in tents in Khan Younis.
Their medical team cleaned Tala’s wound, changed the dressing, and treated the infection. ‘The fluids have to drain,’ one of her health workers said. ‘Otherwise, she can become very sick. Cleaning the wound every day keeps her safe.’
After three weeks of home care, Tala’s wound began healing, her strength returned, and she was finally able to go back to school.
We work alongside local churches, equipping them to lead lasting change in their communities with local solutions.
Learn more about how we equip a movement of peacebuilders to work together to prevent and respond to conflict.
We work to empower the most vulnerable people so that they can participate equally in society and increase their income.
We support communities with clean water, safe sanitation and better hygiene habits so they can thrive.
We are committed to protecting and standing up for the rights of women and girls, and promoting healthy relationships.
We seek to change policies and practices to address the root causes of poverty at a local, national and global level.
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