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Out of the darkness

Churches in Myanmar and China are working together to challenge the dark world of people trafficking. Pray for them and the migrant workers who are particularly at risk.

A new way of thinking

Tearfund is working with families in south Guatemala to reduce violence against children. Read Lucia’s story and please pray for this important work.

Coming home - building a life in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

After decades of civil war in the DRC, additional problems such as a lack of water and sanitation threaten the life and health of people like Fikiri and his family.

Making the impossible, possible!

All Maria ever wanted was to go to school and receive an education. Now, thanks to your faithful support, Maria’s dream of attending secondary school has come true. Read her story and find out how her life is now flourishing.

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The vegetable plot that helps stop trafficking

Life has been a constant struggle for Pastor Lun Phean, his wife and children from Tboung Khmum province in rural Cambodia, South-East Asia. This made them a potential target for traffickers who prey on hungry families...

Tej has a firm hand on the tiller after Nepal quake woes

Tej Lal Shrestha is a man in demand in Nepal. On the day a Tearfund team visits him at Chapdanda village in Dhading district, five farmers are waiting to talk to the 28-year-old.

Hope rises from the rubble for widow Thuli

Tearfund is among the first development agencies to rebuild permanent, earthquake-resilient homes in Nepal since last year’s disaster. And the first person who will benefit from one is Thuli Maya Syangtan, a widow from Makwanpur district.

Making life flow a lot easier

After the Nepal earthquake, lack of easy access to water piled on the pressure for Kalpana, a teacher and a mum of two.

Schoolboy Kashif Danial is a hero to his family