In this edition of the Podcast, with the Sri Lankan government declaring the defeat of the Tamil Tigers and the Red Cross pulling back from it’s aid operations with the victims of recent events due to the government restricting access, we thought we would catch up with Ian McInnes, one of our programme officers and the former director of our partner organisation in Sri Lanka to get an update on the latest events and TEAR [...]

For the Podcast this week, Drew chatted with a Virologist, Dr. Bryan Schroeder, about the H1N1 flu virus (Swine Flu). For an expert opinion, have a listen.

In this edition of the Podcast we talk to Ian McInnes, former country director for World Concern in Sri Lanka, TEAR Fund’s partner in the area. We discuss the current situation and what TEAR Fund is involved with.

There is a book coming out in New Zealand that looks at 5 Christian perspectives on the Palestinian/Israeli issue and puts them in conversation with each other. One of the 5 contributors is Steve Tollestrup, the Executive Director of TEAR Fund. In this edition of the Podcast we chat with Steve about the book, the Christian perspective of the issue and TEAR Fund’s involvement in the West Bank and Gaza. Click here for instructions on [...]

In this Podcast we talk to Steve Bradbury, former head of TEAR Aus and a man recognised for his educational work around global development. Steve is also significant in furthering the work of the Micah Challenge. If you wish to subscribe to the Podcast – click here.

TEAR Fund now has a Podcast. The Podcast is called up:link and is an audio feature you can get each week that includes interviews with guests involved in development and advocacy around the world. It also offers comment on issues around the globe and covers themes such as development amongst poor communities, justice, advocacy, campaigning for the voiceless, spirituality where it is related to poverty and caring for the poor, activism and many other things [...]

In this Podcast we talk to Patrick McDonald, head of the Viva Network and advocate on child issues. Patrick was recently in New Zealand for TEAR Fund’s Compassion Day.