Posts under Tag: TEAR Fund
Emma Diack discusses the Niger Food Crisis

Concerned young mother Emma Diack discusses the dire situation in Niger and fact that this desperate country is being largely ignored.

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Emergency Appeal – Worst floods strike Pakistan
Emergency Appeal – Worst floods strike Pakistan

News from TEAR Fund emergency appeal. If you follow the news you’ll be well aware of the massive floods which are devastating Pakistan but do you realize that this flooding is becoming the biggest natural disaster in decades, affecting more people than the Haiti earthquake or the tsunami of 2004. Torrential monsoon rains swept into the northwest of Pakistan on [...]

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TEAR Fund Podcast: Alice in Watotoland

Alice Palmer Foreman talks to Frank about her recent trip to Uganda especially her visit to Living Hope and other Watoto projects.

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TEAR Fund Podcast – Farewell Andrew Finlay

Drew talks to Andrew Finlay about his time at TEAR Fund and his upcoming work in Vanuatu with Nasi Tuan.

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Water In Your Back Pocket

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 [...]

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TEAR Fund Podcast with Kevin Riddell

Drew chats with new International Programmes Officer Kevin Riddell about his work prior to TEAR Fund particularly his years in Iraq.

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TEAR Fund Podcast – Beth Harper talks about Insight Tour to India

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

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TEAR Fund Podcast – Kyrgyzstan

A member of the TEAR Fund International Programming Team talks about the situation in Kyrgyzstan and central Asia, plus his recent travels.

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Ian McInnes – Haiti Diary 3 with Images
Ian McInnes – Haiti Diary 3 with Images

TEAR Fund NZ’s senior Programme Officer is currently in the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince. He is there serving our partner, Tearfund UK, and will be acting as the Director of their Disaster Response Team as they go about establishing their work in the area over the next few months. Ian has kindly agreed to share his experience through regular blog [...]

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Up:Link 37 – Sue Braithwaite

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

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Up:Link 36 – Praxis
Up:Link 36 – Praxis

Frank chats with Lloyd Martin, one of the founding member of Praxis. They discuss what Praxis is, how it was formed, TEAR Fund’s partnership with work Praxis is doing in Fiji and Christian short term missions. Are Christian short term mission trips worthwhile? Is there a better way?

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Uplink – Child Sponsorship with Steve Tollestrup

Frank interviews Steve Tollestrup about Compassion Day, the current tours and child sponsorship particularly in Haiti

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Up:Link 34 – Compassion Day
Up:Link 34 – Compassion Day

Sarah Jeffries, TEAR Fund’s National Events Manager, talks to Drew about the upcoming Compassion Day radiothon and tours.

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Ian McInnes – Haiti Diary 2 With Images
Ian McInnes – Haiti Diary 2 With Images

TEAR Fund NZ’s senior Programme Officer is currently in the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince. He is there serving our partner, Tearfund UK, and will be acting as the Director of their Disaster Response Team as they go about establishing their work in the area over the next few months. Ian has kindly agreed to share his experience through regular blog [...]

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Uplink: 33 – Jo Kaybryn on HIV/AIDS
Uplink: 33 – Jo Kaybryn on HIV/AIDS

In this edition of the podcast I catch up with Jo Kaybryn, Director of Policy for Plurpol, an innovative global consultancy, servicing governments, international civil society and businesses. They provide expertise in economic development, global health policy, social protection, natural resource management and conservation. In this discussion we focus on the issue of HIV/AIDS.

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Ian McInnes – Haiti Diary 1
Ian McInnes – Haiti Diary 1

TEAR Fund NZ’s senior Programme Officer is currently in the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince. He is there serving our partner, Tearfund UK, and will be acting as the Director of their Disaster Response Team as they go about establishing their work in the area over the next few months. Ian has kindly agreed to share his experience through regular blog [...]

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