January 21, 2014 by Caroline Maxwell For the launch of Tearfund’s media report ‘Overcrowded and overlooked’ this is a guest blog post by Rupen Das. Rupen is the Director of one of Tearfund’s partnering organisations helping Syrian refugees in Lebanon. As the crisis in Syria and its neighbouring countries enters its third year, it is… Continue reading Caroline Maxwell – Tearfund's Policy Blog

October 4, 2013 by Rosanne White Over the last three weeks, all visitors to the UK might well be forgiven for thinking that the titan of British business is marigold manufacturing. Whether it be David Cameron rolling up his sleeves to mop up Labour’s mess or Ed Miliband preparing his hard hat for some serious… Continue reading Prime Minister – Tearfund's Policy Blog

October 15, 2013 by sarahwiggins1 Cyclone Phailin, although a frightening and powerful display of weather, was not the disaster it could have been. We have reason to be glad: the tremendous evacuation efforts of the Indian government, supported by the pre-emptive disaster risk reduction work locally by organisations including Tearfund, paid off and saved lives.… Continue reading Lives saved, but that’s only part of the story – Tearfund's Policy Blog

October 1, 2013 by sarahwiggins1 Last week I reversed into someone’s car and, sincerely sorry for the damage to their passenger door that I had caused, of course I immediately provided my details and paid to put it right – it diminished my household budget, but was the human thing to do. The leading climate… Continue reading Tearfund's Policy Blog

April 12, 2013 by stephaniekgill Yes that’s right, for those of us ‘special few’ who pride ourselves in working on this subject, today marks the launch of a WHO & UNICEF global plan with the ambitious title ‘Ending Preventable Deaths from Pneumonia and Diarrhoea by 2025 – The integrated Global Action Plan for Pneumonia and… Continue reading An exciting day in the world of diarrhoea… – Tearfund's Policy Blog

October 4, 2013 by Rosanne White Over the last three weeks, all visitors to the UK might well be forgiven for thinking that the titan of British business is marigold manufacturing. Whether it be David Cameron rolling up his sleeves to mop up Labour’s mess or Ed Miliband preparing his hard hat for some serious… Continue reading David Cameron – Tearfund's Policy Blog

October 4, 2013 by Rosanne White Over the last three weeks, all visitors to the UK might well be forgiven for thinking that the titan of British business is marigold manufacturing. Whether it be David Cameron rolling up his sleeves to mop up Labour’s mess or Ed Miliband preparing his hard hat for some serious… Continue reading Nick Clegg – Tearfund's Policy Blog

November 21, 2013 by jokhinmaung The cruelty of fighting to the death continues with more games; the victors of the first games, Katniss and Peeta, are warned by their mentor Haymitch: ‘From now on, your job is to be a distraction so that people forget what the real problems are.’ The Games and its victors-cum-celebrities… Continue reading Food Security – Tearfund's Policy Blog

This is a guest blog (originally posted here, also seen on Huffington Post) by Jeremy Lefroy, Conservative MP for Stafford and a member of the International Development Select Committee. From 1989 to 2000, he and his family lived in Tanzania where he worked in the coffee industry. Upon returning to the UK, he continued work assisting… Continue reading jokhinmaung – Tearfund's Policy Blog

November 21, 2013 by jokhinmaung The cruelty of fighting to the death continues with more games; the victors of the first games, Katniss and Peeta, are warned by their mentor Haymitch: ‘From now on, your job is to be a distraction so that people forget what the real problems are.’ The Games and its victors-cum-celebrities… Continue reading Catching Fire: The odds are never in our favour – Tearfund's Policy Blog