Internationa l development charity, Tearfund, is driven by the belief that the local church is a powerful force for transformation in communities living in poverty in the developing world.  Inspired by the example and teaching of Jesus, they recognise that people's material and spiritual needs are closely connected and seek to meet those needs by working through our local church partners.  

Working in Africa, Asia and South America – and also across Eastern Europe and the UK they are focussing on some of the biggest ch allenges facing the world today. Find out more about what they do and where....

Registered Charity No. 265464 

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Smile Train

This charity provides free surgery for cleft lip and cleft palate to hundreds of thousands of poor children in developing countries.   They also supply comprehensive, rehabilitative care including speech therapy, general dentistry and orthodontics.   They train doctors and medical professionals in over 75 countries to carry out this procedure.  Every single child with a cleft can be helped with surgery that costs as little as £150.

Clefts are a major problem in developing countries where there are millions of children who are suffering with unrepaired clefts. Most cannot eat or speak properly. Aren't allowed to attend school or hold a job. And face very difficult lives filled with shame and isolation, pain and heartache. Their clefts usually go untreated because they are poor – too poor to pay for a simple surgery that has been around for decades.

Registered Charity No. 1114748