Despite its immense resources Nigeria suffers from widespread poverty. Years of debilitating military rule have left its people vulnerable to corruption, economic instability and human rights violations. More than 7 million people in the north east of Nigeria are in need of humanitarian assistance.

Adeel Rehmat from the Pak Mission Society tells us why he’s so encouraged by a new generation of believers.

The Caribbean nation of Haiti is vibrant and resilient, with a rich history of overcoming oppression. However, it has struggled to develop, due to a combination of corruption and vulnerability to natural disasters.

The cradle of Mayan civilisation, Guatemala's great natural beauty and strong indigenous culture have often been overshadowed by civil war. It is also highly vulnerable to natural disasters: there are a number of active volcanoes in Guatemala, and frequent earthquakes.

Tearfund’s Peter Shaw recently returned from a visit to Bangladesh, where he witnessed first hand the effects of the Rohingya refugee crisis. It’s been six months since almost 700,000 forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals (Rohingya refugees) started to flee violence in Myanmar and flood into Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.

‘Though the news of the Bangladesh flood disaster in September last year quickly faded from our TV screens, thousands of Bangladeshi people still face an uphill struggle to rebuild their shattered livelihoods.’

How a Tearfund partner organisation in Myanmar got their nation talking about the future, with simple pen and ink drawings.

Around 3.4 million people are displaced in Iraq, while around 300,000 have left and are now refugees in other countries.

When armed groups attacked her village in March 2016, Geena, a widowed mother of six, fled with her family into the surrounding bush. They cut down bamboo leaves for bedding and ate forest leaves and roots they dug up by hand.

In a group of small villages in Laos, just a few miles from the Thai border, young people are finding their voice and educating their communities…