Highlights of 2009-2010 Year

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TEAR FundFINANCIAL SUMMARY 2010

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Dear Friends,

Afro-American civil rights activist and Christian leader John Perkins said of the Church, that it “over-evangelised too lightly”. Perkins was recognising a lop-sided mission that focused on individual redemption at the expense of Christian transformational witness to every sphere of life, the personal, economic, social and political. In

other words, missing was the dimension of a wider implication for the gospel and what being ‘good-news people’ actually meant. Responding to such a challenge has always been fundamental to the work and ministry of TEAR Fund. Our reply has constantly been to proclaim Christ through tangible and unambiguous demonstration of justice, peace-building, compassion and poverty reduction among the world’s poorest, through our Christian partners and the Church in the world’s most difficult places. It is where our ministry and work begins and ends.

While the year reported on can be enthusiastically marked by financial growth above that of budgeted expectations, the most important success indicator was the impact that we had on the ground with poor communities. That’s where it really matters. Highlights of our year include helping to eradicate Guinea Worm in Côte d’Ivoire, the support of marginalized poor, and rural farmers in Zimbabwe, the strengthening of credit and micro-finance cooperatives among poor Indian women in Bhiwandi slum in western India, and supporting peace initiatives in post-civil war Solomon Islands, to name a few.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you, our donors and supporters, who gave so generously to TEAR Fund on behalf of the people of Samoa following the Tsunami which took lives, homes, businesses and schools. I also want to thank you for your compassion to the Haitian people who suffered the devastating earthquake in January, killing more than 230,000 and leaving millions homeless. You ensured we could respond quickly with food, safe water, shelter, medical support and pastoral care for the victims, and enabled our work to continue there.

These highlights are complimented by the loyal support of Child Sponsorship and our unique TEAR Fund micro-enterprise programmes. We want to acknowledge our special partners, Compassion International, the Integral Alliance and the New Zealand Government’s aid programme. I especially want to thank our dedicated staff, volunteers, Advocates and partners internationally, as well as the wise guidance of our TEAR Fund Board.

To you our supporters and donors, thank you for being part of the TEAR Fund team.

In Christ whom we love and serve,

Highlights of 2009-2010 Year

Stephen Tollestrup Executive Director TEAR Fund NZ

Photo by Chuck Bigger, Compassion International

The Church at the Heart of our Projects

The church is at the centre of all of TEAR Fund’s projects helping children and their communities to overcome the barriers that poverty places on them. Poverty has many faces; it can be physical, economic, educational, health, political and spiritual. TEAR Fund’s approach to development addresses all of these, working alongside the local church and Christian aid organisations in the developing world.

The thousands of Kiwis who partner with TEAR Fund are a vital part in this process, providing the resources to enable this transformation. Children and their communities in the most impoverished countries are finding hope as the church reaches out to the needy. It is in our Compassion Child Development Programmes that they find a safe haven, free from child traffickers, criminal gang life and many other ills faced by the poor. Many of them also find Christ through these programmes.

TEAR Fund works closely with churches in New Zealand to connect them with our child development, Microenterprise and community development programmes, and some churches are using these programmes as part of their mission strategy. Some churches have a heart for particular countries and often we can link them with a project in that country.

View the map on page 6 to see where we have Compassion Child Sponsorship projects or the map on page 17 for our Community Development projects.

Photos by Chuck Bigger3

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Child Sponsorship keeping children out of Gangs Story and photos by

Nestor Reynoza

Children in developing countries face dangers from being trafficked to being drawn into vio-lent gangs, but TEAR Fund’s Compassion Child Sponsorship Programmes provide a safe haven.On June 20, 2010, a gang attacked a bus in San Salvador, El Salvador, shooting at it and setting it on fire. Fourteen people were killed. One child killed was in a TEAR Fund Compassion Child Sponsorship project. Another person killed was the father of a child in a project. Gang activity is one of the largest threats to children living in El Salvador, but it is hard to find anyone who wants to talk about the problem. People are afraid of the reality that is right outside their doors.

The root of the problemGangs offer a quick way out for families in poverty, especially for the children. Children between nine and 12 years of age are targets for gangs because the law doesn’t punish juvenile offenders. They are simply put through a correctional system. In exchange for joining a gang, children receive, clothes, shoes, food. Sometimes the gang is like a family that protects and cares for them away from the troubles they face at home, with alcoholic parents, negligent step-parents or abusive relatives. In order to solve this problem, the most important thing is to understand the root of the issue, and know how to prevent it.

“The main reason children go into gangs is family disintegration,” said Guillermo Iraheta, Compassion El Salvador’s research specialist. “To this you add poverty and the violence within the family.”

Hundreds of children in El Salvador are exposed to threats not only

to their health and safety, but also to their future. The most recent

Census shows that 40% of the population live under the poverty

line with 12.4% living in extreme poverty, and 27.6 % in relative

poverty. In the midst of the poverty, violence and desperation, there

are churches that serve as oases of hope. These churches are

located in areas where violence, crime and murders are so high

that even the police think twice before going into those places.

Children learning to bake at the project

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Teach, care, listen, and open up opportunities“We have many things that we can do. We tell the children that they

are the ones who have to take the decision to grow and become

better people, and not someone else. We also teach them that if

God is not the centre of their lives, it is not possible to get out of

poverty,” said Raul Claros, project director.

The same words are expressed by a TEAR Fund, Compassion

Leadership Development Programme student Patricia Martinez:

“Each project teaches the children that they have a Saviour. It is

important to teach Christian values,” Patricia lives in a town where

murders are becoming normal.

The most important thing needed to keep children safe is to teach

them they are special because their lives are important to Jesus.

Patricia is an example of how sharing the gospel can change,

not only the child, but also the family. She learned at the project

that even though her father abandoned her when she was little,

it was God that raised her up to become a star that shines in her

community.

The churches that work along with Compassion create safe spaces

where children can develop their gifts and talents. Music and arts,

handcrafts, sports, tailoring and bakery are some of the options

that projects offer to the children. In rural areas where more space

is available, children also learn about farming, poultry production

and other agricultural activities that can help them and their families

earn an income.

When the children find at the church a family that cares for them,

it is easier for them to choose a life outside of the gangs. They can

now choose a path that leads to a bright future, a path they will

walk with Christ.

Children show products made at the project

Highlights of 2009-2010 Year

Haiti Children: 612

Dominican Rep. Children: 266

Colombia Children: 293

Ecuador Children: 346

Nicaragua Children: 183

Honduras Children: 292

El Salvador Children: 183

Guatemala Children: 269

Mexico Children: 134

Ethiopia Children: 879

Kenya Children: 606

Tanzania Children: 523

Uganda Children: 1186

Rwanda Children: 614

East Indonesia Children: 164

Philippines Children: 686

Indonesia Children: 593

Thailand Children: 568

East India Children: 504

Bangladesh Children: 166

India Children: 796

Haiti Children: 612

Dominican Republic Children: 266

Brazil Children: 275

Peru Children: 399

Bolivia Children: 401

Togo Children: 39

Ghana Children: 233

Burkina Faso Children: 342

TOTAL VALUE OF SUPPORT

$5, 244, 910

Where Kiwis Sponsor kids

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Major Changes in Government FundingOver the past financial year, there has been a significant refocus in the way the New Zealand Government allocates and distributes its aid budget. This has required a major shift in our own operations to contest these funds, and a concerted effort from our dedicated programme's team to comply with the new system. During this transitional period shifting from the old funding system and strategy to the current approach, there remains a great deal of uncertainty for TEAR Fund and its overseas partners. Among the changes, is an emphasis on supporting the Pacific region where the government intends to see 75% of its Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) focused by 2013. This has opened up more exciting opportunities for TEAR Fund, which will see 25% of our overseas community programmes in the region.

The government has given priority to sustainable economic development. This includes livelihood programmes, which lift household incomes, and the creation of markets for local goods and vocational training of young people, all of which TEAR Fund has a long and respected history. New Zealand has developed an enviable record for world-class relationships between government and Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs), where excellence in developmental practice has been supported and championed. Our hope is that the new government will continue in this approach. Another area of change has been in disaster funding. As well as a different method of funding, the government has placed a greater emphasis on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) as an important factor in enabling communities and countries to be more resilient when disaster strikes, and move towards sustainable economic development. TEAR Fund has always been strong on community based DRR over the years, something the organisation is keen to see strengthened in the Pacific region. Photo by TEAR Fund NZ

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TEAR Fund responds to increasing disastersOver the past fiscal year, the impact of natural disasters have really hit home to New Zealanders. The tsunami in Samoa pulled us together. Throughout the country, we reacted quickly to help our Pacific neighbour, with whom we have such strong ties. The earthquake in Haiti had a catastrophic affect on its people and although their lives are not splashed continuously through the media, most of the survivors are only very slowly piecing their lives back together.

Your response was overwhelming to the disaster in Samoa and Haiti. Generosity from New Zealanders exceeded $800,000 for Haiti and $227,000 for Samoa. TEAR Fund helped provide immediate aid and assistance to the victims of the tsunami and earthquake, as well as ongoing disaster relief, as these disasters moved into the second phase of disaster assistance, so necessary in re-establishing the lives of the victims.

TEAR Fund also responded to the disasters in Africa and Asia, which did not catch much of the media’s attention. A spate of disasters in August and September 2009 (India, The Philippines, Indonesia and Samoa) meant we responded to most of these without launching an appeal. We were able to do this through our General Disaster Fund. We supported our long-term Christian partner, EFICOR in South India, which was affected by major floods due to late monsoon rains. We did the same with a long-established Christian partner in the Philippines, which was affected by the typhoon which also caused floods, and a serious earthquake in Sumatra. In the past year, we also responded to the recently halted conflict in Sri Lanka, which left 280,000 people displaced. TEAR Fund responded to the fears of famine in the drought ravaged Somaliland where it was feared that 3.8

million people were facing food and water shortages.

TEAR Fund is aware that preparation is vital in minimising the effects of a disaster. For this reason, we were involved with disaster preparation in Badakhshan, north east Afghanistan, as this area is prone to floods. This preparation reduced the damage and loss when flooding occurred in May this year. The imperativeness of disaster preparation has meant that TEAR Fund will continue to support partners preparing communities for potential disasters, particularly in the Pacific.

Photo by Gwendolyn Sebastian

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Country When Event Effects TEAR Fund Response and Partner

India (Sth India) Aug-09 Flood (late

monsoon rains)

5 million people affected through displacement, de-stroyed homes and livelihoods

(1.5 mil ha of crops damaged)

Aid relief

EFICOR: Emergency assistance by identifying the most vulnerable; preparing the most

effective emergency kit; and distribution of 5,575 emergency kits.

Indonesia

(Sumatra)

Sep-09 Earthquake 2,702 people injured Medical assistance

Medical Teams International: Mobile medical clinic, which was on the ground within 3

days. Within 7 days they had medically assisted 588 quake victims.

Philippines Sep-09 Flood 500 lives claimed and 1 mil-

lion people effected

Aid relief and medical care

CCT: Relief Distribution of 915 emergency kits; medical assistance.

ASKI: 676 families received emergency kits. COMPASSION: Child Support

Samoa

(Aleipata District)

Sep-09 Tsunami 5,275 people affected, about

685 households

Aid relief and rebuilding

Elim Church and MoEl and Banzaid: Rebuilding project, including houses and primary

school buildings (including school desks and chairs).

Afghanistan

(Badakhashan,

North East)

May-10 Flood Preparation for disaster Disaster preparation

MEDAIR: assisted 134,137 households to help prepare them for a disaster situation,

which they are prone to, including emergency kits and disaster reporting systems.

Somaliland Aug-09 Drought Famine fears risen: 3.8 million

people between Somali and

Somaliland face food and

water shortages

Aid relief

MEDAIR: 5 million liters of water distributed to 30,000 individuals monthly; latrines set

up and washing containers distributed; 6,722 people of received health education and

assistance as necessary

Haiti Jan-10 Earthquake 230,000 died, 300,000

injured, 1 million made home-

less, Over 188,000 houses

were destroyed

Aid relief, medical care, child support

World Relief and MAP: emergency shelter kits, meals, 1.6 million gallons of water while

drilling holes to provide permanent potable water sources, refugee resettlement, and

agricultural recovery to reduce food insecurity.

Medical Teams International: Medical Emergency response

COMPASSION: Child support

Sri Lanka Apr-10 Conflict 280,000 people displaced

after the cease fire ended

in May

Aid assistance

Post-conflict recovery and rehabilitation (from food, water, safety and livelihood secu-

rity) for post conflict Internally Displaced Peoples

Photo by Gwendolyn Sebastian

Hope amongst Haiti’s rubble

Photo by TEAR Fund UK

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On January 12, 2010 a magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocked Haiti to its foundations, killing an estimated 230,000 people and leaving millions homeless. Generous Kiwis supported the victims through TEAR Fund, giving more than 750,000. TEAR Fund also received $85,000 in government funding.

Working with partners, Compassion International and Integral partners, World Relief (WR), Medical Teams International (MTI) & Medical Assistance Program (MAP), TEAR Fund provided emergency relief in the form of food, critical lifesaving surgeries, medicines, emergency shelter, hygiene packs and clean water, and importantly, trauma counselling to those struggling in the aftermath of this catastrophic event. In particular, our partners focused on the most vulnerable. The emergency support was prioritised for families, mothers, children, senior citizens and the disabled, during the first weeks of the disaster.

Following the emergency phase, our partners have been hard at work helping the people of Haiti put their lives back together. This was an incredibly complex disaster and the damage to lives and property has been huge. One of the first things following the emergency was to try to get life back on track, and getting children back to school was important in this process. It was also a way to get help for the many traumatised children, many of whom had lost family members. Re-establishing communities and the many Compassion Child Sponsorship projects, and establishing safe water supplies, was also critical to the recovery process.

TEAR Fund’s Kevin Riddell visited Haiti recently to assess the work that has taken place almost a year on from the disaster. Kevin reported positively on the hard work of our partners throughout this long and challenging year. The most difficult aspect to comprehend was the scale of destruction, he said. “There is rubble everywhere, and even if the number of front-end loaders and dump trucks were to increase a hundredfold, it will still take a long time to clear the mess before you can even begin the rebuilding. Even then, there is nowhere to relocate the people in the interim.” Many of our partners were preparing four to five-year plans just for this period alone, he said.

“Nevertheless, the resilience of the Haitian people is remarkable. They try their best to get on with life as much as they can, and the role of the Haitian church has been significant during these months.” Kevin said, the church played a crucial role, especially in the emergency relief effort, and as a result, many communities have turned to the church, not just for their spiritual needs, but for their educational, social, emotional and many of their physical needs.

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Opposite page: Aid relief brings a smile

to a Hatian girl.

Above: Aid is distributed through a local church.

Left: A church, reduced to rubble in Haiti, but hope still stands.

Photo by Shaun Stanley

Photo by Shaun Stanley

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Kiwi donations help Pacific NeighboursJust more than a year on from the Samoan Tsunami, villagers are enjoying their new homes. While grief of loss and fear still exists, the villagers helped by TEAR Fund supporters are grateful for the help they received. Recent media reports have criticised the amount of money sent in comparison to the number of houses that have been built, TEAR Fund is happy to announce that it has built seven brick homes with money raised through our appeal.

The Committee for Tsunami Shelter Recovery Project (CTSP) recommended an open Fale design as the minimum requirement. TEAR Fund and our Elim Church partner took advice from the local communities where they were assisting, opting for a reinforced closed construction design, using bricks to meet the wishes of the community to feel secure and safe. As a result, the community took ownership of the programme early on, providing the labour and contributed towards the cost with gifts in kind. This lowered the cost so that seven houses instead of the original estimate of five could be rebuilt within the project budget. All homes were completed with water tanks and sanitation systems.

TEAR Fund’s Jon Horne says that, “all the workers and their families come from the local villages and when you are with them, you can feel the satisfaction that they take in helping themselves and their neighbours with a job well done. Employing locals to carry out the work was a key consideration in our commitment to the project. Nothing brings a community together like everyone helping each other. It gives villagers the feeling of independence and pride, and helps the community recover after such a tragic event.” TEAR Fund believes in using local labour and expertise as it is cheaper than sending in teams and paying New Zealand wages. The local people who built the homes are proud of their achievement, and they

ended up with homes that meet their specific needs.

TEAR Fund’s other projects included, helping to rebuild a school with BanZaid, and equipping other schools damaged or destroyed that day. TEAR Fund’s contribution enabled eight classrooms to be completed in time to commemorate the 1st anniversary of the Tsunami tragedy on 30th September 2010.

TEAR Fund would like to acknowledge the kind and caring support offered by its New Zealand supporters, who donated a total of NZ$227,000 towards the Samoan Tsunami Disaster. Consequently, TEAR Fund did not apply for or use NZ Government funds with any of its emergency intervention in Samoa. To ensure good practice and Sphere standards, a rapid needs assessment was performed by TEAR Fund programme staff in the early days of the disaster. Based on this, projects were identified and coordination with national authorities and UN Cluster groups was assured. Throughout accountability systems and controls were in place through funding agreements, timely reporting, and a follow-up field visit by TEAR Fund’s Chief Financial Officer. Once all projects are completed, a TEAR Fund programme officer will undertake a Monitoring and Evaluation trip.

Photo by TEAR Fund NZ

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Christmas Focus 2009 Restoring hope in Zimbabwe

New Zealand churches and individuals responded to TEAR Fund’s Restoring Hope to Zimbabwe Appeal giving more than $275,000. Our partners report that with this money, change is taking place and hope is being restored.

Filling the hunger gapTake a drought-prone area with inhabitants who rely on subsistence farming, throw in an increasingly unpredictable climate and what do you get? Failed harvests, hungry people living in poverty who no longer feel in control of their lives, and dwindling hope. It’s a set of circumstances all too common in Zimbabwe’s Matabeleland South province, one of the driest in the country. Finding ways to cope with such conditions is increasingly important and in one corner of the province, the local church is leading the way. Thanks to generous donations from New Zealanders, TEAR Fund’s partner is equipping a new breed of farmer in Zimbabwe with the skills to not only survive, but to thrive. This is just one of the projects being supported by Christmas Focus.

Set just beyond the boundaries of a national park, in a stunning landscape studded with towering rocky outcrops, our church partner teaches techniques for cultivation, which produce more food using less land, making the most of the natural resources. It sounds too good to be true, but the results are clear in the hectares of fields growing maize, tomatoes, onions, peppers,

enabling them to return to their home areas not only trained but sugar beans, and sweet potato.

So how does it work?With water being scarce, instead of ploughing, the students are taught to dig holes to plant their seeds, retaining moisture in the soil. They then use dead plant material as mulch to form a protective layer around the budding plants, not only shielding the soil from the baking sun but also preventing weeds from growing.

Reaping rewardsWeeding is one of the most time consuming and back breaking jobs a farmer has to do, so the mulch layer helps free up his or her time for other work. Training is also given on making compost; using old crop stalks, chicken or goat manure, dead leaves and other waste, which the farmer can use to bring on the growth of their crops. It is reaping rewards for poor farmers bringing good yields, which not only feed their families, but often produce surpluses, which can be sold to pay for other needs, such as school fees.

Pastor Stephen Manhanga, said, “One of the principles we teach is that you don’t need to plough to make something grow. If these guys can grow crops here, then they can do it anywhere. That’s why we have developed a model that replicates the conditions they will face at home.”

A total of 8ha are under cultivation and each student is assigned an area of land and given training in horticulture. At the end of the first year, the crops they grow are sold and earnings are returned to the college to offset training costs. At the end of

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the second year, all the students’ earnings are retained by them, with capital to start their own agricultural enterprises. They also receive training in how to run a business, learning about accounts and book-keeping.

Underpinning all instruction is spiritual teaching based on biblical principles, with particular reference to the parable of the talents. With 300,000 school leavers every year in Zimbabwe and many ending up unemployed, the course aims to produce students who will return to their communities as role models, sharing their knowledge.

“Pastor Manhanga said the sense of hope be-ing created is tangible. It’s summed up by a sign next to one student’s crop which has the word ‘Zenzele’. It means ‘able to do it myself’.”

Photo by TEAR Fund UK

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TEAR Fund has more than 26 Community Development projects around the world, providing basic necessities to the poor such as, clean water and sanitation, healthcare, as well as agricultural and livelihood programmes, which help raise their incomes. Most of our Community Development projects are funded through individuals giving regularly to TEAR Fund ChangeMaker from $25 a month, and from the government funds. However, there are other ways our supporters are transforming communities, one is through giving to our popular Gift for Life, where individuals buy an item for a loved one which benefits a poor family overseas, such as buying an animal.

Our annual Easter and Christmas Focus appeals and our Winter Appeal, are another way supporters help fund our Community Development projects. Through these appeals, we highlight a

The most popular Gift for Life Items 2009-2010 Financial YearItem Amount Sold Total Value

Chickens 1,949 $23,403

Bible 1,760 $9,419

Children's School Materials 1,524 $15,225

Child Immunisations 1,494 $15,942

GOAT 1,018 $51,060

Clean Water for a Family 986 $31,056

Birthcare for Newborns 585 $17,645

Women's Literacy 401 $16,245

Sheep 399 $19,950

particular project where there is a great need. Our Christmas Focus appeal last financial year was aimed at projects in Zimbabwe, (you can read about this project on page 15) while our Easter 2010 Appeal focused on empowering women in the slum community of Bhiwandi, in India. Our Winter Appeal focused on helping to eradicate Guinea Worm in the Côte d'Ivoire.

www.giftforlife.co.nz

0800 800 777

Today, make someone happy!

TEAR Fund has a range of practical gifts for people who really need them. Items starting from $5

$1630

Noah’s Ark

$50

A Live Goat

$12Cheeky Chicks

Many ways to fund Community Development projects

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1 Colombia: Empowering the Disabled with Microenterprise

2 Côte d’Ivoire Guinea Worm Eradication

3 Ghana: Youth Apprenticeship programme

4 KwaZulu-Natal: Sustainable Agriculture, Entreprenuerial Development, Adult Basic Education + Training, HIV / AIDS awareness

5 Zimbabwe: Bridging School for Children in Crisis, Conservation-Farmer Training / Livelihoods

6 Uganda: Watoto-orphans + war victim rehabilitation

7 Malawi: Agriculture Programme / Farmer training + Microenterprise

8 Ethiopia: HIV/AIDS awareness, Agriculture farming, Entreprenuerial Development

9 Somaliland: Peace building / HIV/AIDS (Hargeisa)

Afghanistan: Language and Literacy programme (Badakhshan) Disaster Risk Reduction

India: Safe Drinking water, Rural development/ water, Health + Slum community dev. in Delhi and Mumbai, Livelihoods / Social empowerment of women in Bhiwandi

12 Nepal: Anti-trafficking / Livelihood Programme + Microenterprise

13 Mongolia: Agricultural Cooperatives

14 Indonesia: (GitGit) Livelihood Programme Health Awareness

15 Philippines: Indigenous Community development Restoring lives of the Homeless (Manila)

16 Pacific Region: Youth training / community development

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Where TEAR Fund worksCommunity Development Projects from around the Globe

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Advocate Network

Regional News

Every New Zealand Christian should be an Advocate for the poor. To paraphrase Bono of U2; God’s heart is for the poor, and he is with us, if we are for them. It is a call to obedience. We must do what we can to improve the lives of the poor and oppressed in our world. The TEAR Fund Advocate Network is a great starting place. Our Advocates

are trained in the ministry of TEAR Fund and given support as they stand up for those who cannot speak up for themselves.

Over the past financial year, our Advocates have responded with energy and creativity to the disasters that have impacted our poorest neighbours. Muffins for Haiti is one standout example. Wendy, a full time midwife, wanted to do something for Haiti, so for three weeks she rose early before work and baked muffins which her daughter sold at her workplace. The muffins were so popular that eventually orders were taken to keep up with the demand. Wendy’s baking efforts raised $2,000 for Haiti and with every muffin, awareness about the disaster and TEAR Fund was heightened, as well as funds raised.

It is not uncommon for our interest to ebb after the initial crisis of a disaster, leaving the community to struggle on alone in the re-build. Not so for Advocate Ruth Matheson who has tirelessly worked to raise awareness of the need in Samoan schools since the tsunami shook the island nation. Ruth has gathered desks, chairs, curriculum resources and other school supplies for Samoan schools all of which have been generously been donated by Kiwis.

Tear Fund could not manage its relationships with churches and individuals without the energy and dedication of its two southern regional managers Jane Laurie (Southland/Otago region) and Bruce Morriss Canterbury, Westland, Nelson & Marlborough). The following are highlights from their regions over the past financial year.

Southland/Otago Regional reportBy Jane Laurie

I have been busy with speaking engagements around the region highlighting the work of TEAR Fund and sharing my testimony of God’s healing power in my life. TEAR Fund has had

a presence at many high profile events in Southland and Otago, including the Invercargill Rocket Film Festival, Mosgiel’s Samstock music festival and various expos and conferences. I would like to thank all the churches and individuals who have supported the poor through TEAR Fund over this period and the Advocates for their dedication to the cause.

Other Highlights include: • Having National Staff members and guest speakers involved in meetings in the region • Maintaining relationships with the 31 Advocates in the region, who help promote TEAR Fund’s programmes to their Church and communities, and who help at events.

Beth Harper Advocate Manager.

Jane Laurie visiting India last year.

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• Hearing stories from child sponsors of how their letters are impacting their sponsored child. For example, one letter from a child in Africa said: “I was as happy as a queen in a palace when I received your letter.” • Touring the region with TEAR Fund’s Sue Braithwaite presenting the Greys Fully Giving seminars Sue has designed. These seminars are such a fun way of positively approaching the ageing process, yet with a serious message of being able to help the poor in the developing world.

Canterbury, Westland, Nelson & Marlborough Region By Bruce Morriss

It has been another encouraging year,developing relationships with churches, supporters and the local community. Churches and schools continue to provide many speaking engagements. The local volunteer

Advocate network plays a key part in raising the public profile of TEAR Fund. I am encouraged by their resourcefulness.

This year advocates and their family members have: • Been sponsored to walk the Heaphy Track. • Raise funds for Gift for Life through a sponsored walk.

Events SnapshotTEAR Fund is well-known around New Zealand for the number of quality events we run every year. From the delightful Watoto children’s choir, and perennial favourites, Steve Apirana and Derek Lind, to worship rocker, Grant Norsworthy. Events are one of the main ways we promote child sponsorship and through events we have seen 681 sponsored over the past financial year.

Artists we worked with included...Shooting Stars, Steve Apirana and Derek Lind, Watoto Children’s Choir, and the artists on the right.

Hannah Donald

Peter ShurleyRestoration

Bruce Morriss in Singapore.

• Sold their own artworks to support the work of TEAR Fund.

• Raised funds for Guinea Worm Campaign by making and

selling flax flowers, ear rings and sherbet.

• Ran Gift for Life “shops” at churches, local markets, etc.

Highlights this year have included:

• Musician Grant Norsworthy sharing in Nelson & Motueka in

January which resulted in 26 new child sponsorships.

• Compassion Tour in February with band Shooting Stars and

speaker Mick Duncan who shared with over 1200 people.

The tour resulted in more than 90 new child sponsorships.

• A church that succeeded in fundraising for a Watoto school

classroom and had a team visit Uganda in January.

• A church that partnered with us in a major way to support a

water project in Somalia.

• A church that raised funds for Microenterprise Development

with a mid-winter dinner.

• The child sponsor who provided their child’s project with a

gift of a kitchen and wants to do more.

• Presenting the new Greys Fully Giving seminars for over 60s

throughout the region.

In March, I travelled with nine others to India to see the work

we are doing. It was exciting and encouraging, but humbling

compared to life in New Zealand.

Grant Norsworthy

Chairperson’s Report

… If you spend yourselves in behalf of the

hungry and satisfy the needs of the op-

pressed, then your light will rise in the

darkness, and your night will become like

the noonday.

Isaiah 58:10

Our purpose: The purpose of TEAR

Fund is to glorify God by extending

His Kingdom in ministry to the poor,

oppressed and disadvantaged,

and to encourage God’s people in NZ

to live out the values and principles

of His Kingdom by sharing

with those in need.

Photo by Provashish Dutta, Compassion International

Cover image by Chuck Bigger, Compassion International

This past year has been another busy and eventful one. There continues to be growth, and again, we as a Board of TEAR Fund give thanks and praise to God for His faithfulness. We also give thanks for the team at the TEAR Fund office led by Stephen Tollestrup, who all work so incredibly hard. The constant challenges are turned into opportunities, helping to fund and resource the poor around the world; examples were the Tsunami in Samoa and the earthquake in Haiti.

As a Board, we strive towards excellence in governance and in understanding the issues that face a Christian NGO in this current world, with its economic climate and political setting. These are interesting and exciting times to see how we as an organisation, Board, management and staff, can be used to help the poor of this world in many different ways. We are not able to do this without the help of you, the supporters, who continue to give faithfully and generously.

Blessings

Dr. Rachel Appleby Chairperson TEAR Fund New Zealand

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Income & Expenditure 2010 2009Income

Private Donations-Designated 10,554,240 9,198,529

NZAID - Development Grants (KOHA) 2,540,572 2,650,390

Private Donations -Undesignated 464,776 378,682

Other Income -Interest and Events 317,991 495,295

Total Income 13,877,579 12,722,895

Expenditure

Programme Expenditure 10,317,278 10,357,880

Education and advocacy 245,437 144,962

10,562,715 10,502,842

Promotional Expenditure 699,547 756,525

Administration & Overhead Expenditure 2,119,403 2,012,710

Total Expenditure 13,381,665 13,272,077

Surplus (Deficit) of Income less Expenditure 495,915 (549,182)

Movement in Equity and Funds 2010 2009Total General and Designated Funds Opening Balance 4,135,287 4,684,469

Increase (Decrease) Project funds awaiting disbursement 495,915 (549,182)

Increase (Decrease) Capital Replacement Reserve

Increase (Decrease) General Reserve Funds

Total General and Designated Funds Closing Balance 4,631,202 4,135,287

Statement of Financial Position 2010 2009Funds

Accumulated Funds 480,191 480,191

Capital Replacement Reserves 229,495 229,494

Designated Funds 3,921,516 3,425,601

Total 4,631,202 4,135,287

Represented by:

Current Assets 6,365,663 5,720,645

Less: Current Liabilities 1,943,723 1,830,958

Net Current Assets 4,421,940 3,889,687

Fixed Assets 209,261 245,600

Total Assets 4,631,202 4,135,287

FinancialReviewOnce again, we give thanks for God’s faithfulness and provision in what was another difficult year economically. Two significant disasters impacted TEAR Fund this year; Haiti and Samoa. TEAR Fund received $730k from private donors and $87k from the New Zealand Government for the Haiti earthquake, and for Samoa, we received $230k from private donations only. Both contributed to the overall income increase of more than $1m.

The year-end surplus of $495k, is mainly due to funds for two projects. These funds have been received but held for various reasons. In the case of Zimbabwe, it was to mitigate risks as TEAR Fund believed it more prudent to release these funds in smaller amounts as directed by our field partners. In the case of Haiti, it allowed better cash-flow management for our field partners for ongoing reconstruction work. There was also a progress payment of $48k unpaid to our Samoan partners at the balance date, which has since been sent.

Funds unable to be paid as at 30 June 2010;

Haiti $275,000 Zimbabwe $120,000 Samoa $48,000

The financial figures show an administration and overhead, including marketing of 21% of expenditure and a total programmatic/education and advocacy expenditure of 79%. However, this would have been incremental had the above funds been able to be released to our field partners.

We thank our supporters for your financial contributions throughout the year which has empowered all of our partners working in the field, to demonstrate the love and compassion of Jesus.

Jon Horne Chief Financial and Operations Officer

Child Development

Community Development

Disaster Relief

Micro Enterprise Grand Total

Africa 170,524 160,152 466,786 204,995 1,002,457

Côte d'Ivoire 107,218 107,218

DR Congo 99,179 99,179

Malawi 3,434 21,659 25,093

Niger 54,774 54,774

Somaliland 291,174 291,174

South Africa 144,995 144,995

Uganda 170,524 170,524

Ethiopia 60,000 60,000

Zimbabwe 49,500 49,500

Asia 51,999 1,394,193 136,893 577,726 2,160,811

Bangladesh 4,402 25,401 29,804

Cambodia 32,229 32,426 64,655

India 941,923 60,000 1,001,923

Indonesia 6,920 12,500 14,758 34,178

Philippines 45,079 326,000 59,991 505,141 936,211

Sri Lanka 79,978 79,978

Rwanda 14,063 14,063

Central Asia 730,668 113,826 844,493

Afghanistan 225,428 99,862 325,290

Kyrgyzstan 13,964 13,964

Mongolia 163,903 163,903

Nepal 341,336 341,336

Middle East 2,075 2,417 4,492

Palestine 2,075 2,417 4,491

Other 430,747 430,747

Haiti 430,747 430,747

Pacific 57,630 123,889 9,422 190,941

Fiji 20,120 20,120

Samoa 123,889 123,889

New Zealand 4,000 9,422 13,422

Solomon Islands 33,510 33,510

South America 26,667 26,667

Colombia 26,667 26,667

Grand Total 222,523 2,344,718 1,274,557 818,810 4,660,608

Project Spend by Country

A full set of audited financial statements is available on request email:Business_services@tearfund.org.nz or by calling 0800 800 777

What was the money spent on?

Administration and Overhead Expenditure 16%

Promotional Expenditure 5%

Education and Advocacy 2%

Programme Expenditure 77%

Donation Income by Category

TEAR Fund’s Ministry 4%

Community Development 18%

Disaster Relief 11%

Micro-Enterprise 8%

Child Sponsorship & Development 59%

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