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Targeted Giving

Pick a project, see where your money goes and discover the impact you can make for people living in poverty.

How it works

Your money goes straight to the project you choose. No hidden sign-ups or monthly commitment.

  1. Select a project
    Pick a project that matters to you – from helping hungry children to stay healthy to business start-ups for single mothers. You decide where your money goes.
  2. Give directly
    Your money goes straight to the project you choose. Local partners  have the plan. You help fund the final goal.
  3. Start transforming lives
    As soon as the project hits its funding target, we send the money straight to local partners on the ground. We’ll email you to let you know as the project progresses.

Why you can trust us

We are committed to transparency and accountability and certified by a number of independent regulatory bodies.

Our accountability

As an organisation, we have been certified by the Humanitarian Quality Assurance Initiative (HQAI) for our quality and accountability. This means that we have consistently demonstrated our commitment to working with communities in an empowering way: all of our work is based on communication with the communities we serve and involves their active participation and feedback.

We also hold ourselves accountable to our partners, donors and supporters in how we spend the money you so generously give. We are committed to ensuring that your money is spent in a way that upholds the dignity and wellbeing of every person we work with.

Our standards

Tearfund is a signatory to the Red Cross Code of Conduct and is certified against the Core Humanitarian Standard.

As a limited company and registered charity, our accounts are independently audited and submitted to Companies House annually and we also report to the Charity Commission, an independent body that regulates activities of charities in the UK.

Read more about our quality standards

Past projects

The training gave me knowledge and new ideas and ways of looking at things that I can use in my home. Now, I can provide for my family and not have to rely on other people.

Magdalene, Uganda Farmer and community leader

  • The training gave me knowledge and new ideas and ways of looking at things that I can use in my home. Now, I can provide for my family and not have to rely on other people.

    Magdalene, Uganda Farmer and community leader

FAQs

  • Yes. Your gift will be transferred to our trusted local leaders, who will ensure that your money makes maximum impact on the project you’ve chosen.
    Yes. Your gift will be transferred to our trusted local leaders, who will ensure that your money makes maximum impact on the project you’ve chosen.

  • No. Your donation is a one-off gift.
    No. Your donation is a one-off gift.

  • As soon as the project hits its funding target, we send the money straight to local partners on the ground. We’ll email you to let you know as the project progresses.
    As soon as the project hits its funding target, we send the money straight to local partners on the ground. We’ll email you to let you know as the project progresses.

  • We are only asking for the amount of funding that we need for a project so we won’t ever exceed the funds required. We are very grateful for other donors who are also funding these projects, so the project will still go ahead even if we don’t quite get the full funding.
    We are only asking for the amount of funding that we need for a project so we won’t ever exceed the funds required. We are very grateful for other donors who are also funding these projects, so the project will still go ahead even if we don’t quite get the full funding.

  • 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.
    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.

  • Monitoring from Tearfund staff in country, financial checks, due diligence on partners. 
    Monitoring from Tearfund staff in country, financial checks, due diligence on partners. 
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If you have any questions that haven’t been answered here, please email [email protected] or contact our lovely Supporter Care Team on 020 3906 3906.

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