Advocacy
‘Speak up for those that cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute’ Proverbs 31:8
Each year, more than 8 million people around the world die because they are simply too poor to survive. More than 800 million go hungry each day. More than 100 million primary school-age children cannot go school. The injustice of our world is shocking.
For Tearfund advocacy means seeking with and on behalf of the poor, to address the underlying causes of poverty by influencing the decisions of governments, companies, groups and individuals whose policies or actions affect the poor’.
Act Now – Deliver on Ireland’s Aid Promise 
Ireland has promoted sustainable development in poor countries and has been vocal in speaking up for those most marginalised around the world.
Ireland signed up to the Millennium Development Goals in September 2000, as world leaders came together at a landmark moment to insist that they would not tolerate the extreme inequality in the world and would do all in their power to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger.
But the commitment of the Irish government is waning. Since January 2009 the Irish overseas aid budget has shrunk by €195 million – an astonishing 21.8%. These cuts will hit the world’s poorest.
So we urge you to join a campaign to urge the Irish government to keep their promise. Write to your TD today.
Superbadger is here!!
Superbadger is Tearfund’s Facebook campaigning application
It allows Facebook users to send emails direct from their profile to the people making the decisions. Whether it is badgering politicians about climate change, or badgering supermarkets to stock more Fairtrade products, we need you to start badgering now!
Find SuperBadger on Facebook now! (Facebook sign up required)
(You need to set your Hometown setting to a place in the Republic of Ireland. This is easy; just go to Profile -> Edit -> Hometown)
Partnership
Tearfund is working in partnership with;
Act Now 2015- a coalition of the main Irish relief and development agencies
Micah Challenge – a global coalition of Christians holding governments to account for their promise to halve extreme poverty by 2015.
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