We Kiwis have a real connection with farming.  It’s been the backbone of our economy from the start.  Many of us come from farms, have farming friends or family, or at least have stayed on a farm for a while. We’re not too happy when we see big chunks of our farmland being sold to overseas buyers but at least we’re sure the Kiwi land owner agreed to the sale and sold at a very [...]

Laura Freschi over at Aid Watch has written an interesting blog post looking at the work of Devesh Kapur and the idea that the brain drain in India has a positive effect on democracy in the country. Basically the idea is that the migration of the elite out of a country allows for minorities and socially disenfranchised groups to be heard more than they otherwise would as they are given more room to access the [...]

By Carl Worthington In March this year I had the privilege of visiting villages in Paratawada, India. Each of these remote rural communities are served in different capacities through TEAR Fund NZ and their partner EFICOR. A large part of their vision is to provide water to the impoverished local people through water harvesting techniques. It was very hot the day we visited the Mazarkapadi Village. All of our team carried bottled water in our day packs. My dry thirst [...]

TEAR Fund Advocate Phil Ryburn describes his recent trip to India, particularly his time with Saahasee and Freeset.

Tear Fund’s Advocate Manager – Beth Harper – talks about the Insight Tour she recently led to visit our partners in India.

Sue Braithwaite, TEAR Fund’s Resource Development Advisor talks about her recent trip to India and her seminars for elderly supporters around Aotearoa.

TEAR Fund’s Easter Focus for 2010 has been empowering women in the slums of India, specifically focusing on the work of our partner, Saahasee in the Bhiwandi area on the outskirts of Mumbai. Recently a group of our advocates had an opportunity to visit that project. One of the them was Carl. This is Carl’s reflection on that visit. It includes a gallery of his images at the end of the article. In March I [...]

While in India, I had the opportunity to talk to a few young people living in poverty who have New Zealand sponsors. I asked one young guy (11 years old) what he would wish for if he could have one wish and know without a doubt that it would come true. The circumstances that young man lives in could only be described as poverty. This is where he lives: This young man was doing well [...]

Frank Ritchie talks about his recent trip to India, visiting TEAR Fund partners ASHA and Sahaasee and learning more about slum life first hand.

Her Eyes, originally uploaded by made2serve. Yesterday I got back from India. I was there with one of our International Programme Officers, Jared, to look at the work of ASHA in Delhi and Saahasee in Mumbai. Both of these organisations are partners of TEAR Fund NZ. If you help support our work, then you also help support theirs. After seeing their work, I cannot sing their praises enough. What they are doing is phenomenal! One [...]