Correspondent October 2016 by Tearfund NZ

CORRESPONDENT October 2016

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Not just numbers: Ido Drent and Petra Bagust meet survivors of trafficking in Southeast Asia .

PICTURE Nikki Denholm

Petra and Ido meet trafficking survivors Tearfund’s anti-trafficking ambassador, Petra Bagust, and New Zealand actor, Ido Drent, tell of the bravery of the trafficking survivors they met on a recent visit to see Tearfund’s anti-trafficking work in Thailand and Cambodia.

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Petra takes up the story in Thailand. “In the Nana district of Bangkok, I passed a trafficked girl ‘working’ for the night. We were told all African girls soliciting have been trafficked. I smiled and kept going. The red light district in Bangkok is thriving. Being an observer, in the face of sexual slavery, left me with a heavy heart. The brave people fighting this growing trade of human slavery are dealing with complex situations. It’s volatile and dangerous. Seeing them at work was enlightening and deeply disturbing. I witnessed first-hand women reduced to mere commodities – numbers pinned to their bikinis. Many of them were younger than my daughter, tricked into sexual slavery – their lives changed forever. I realised how much I wanted to protect them, to help them escape, to support their recovery. I wanted to act like their mother – to stand with them – and that’s the reason I’ve got involved. The young people I met were so incredibly inspirational, they showed me it’s always worth standing up for what is right – and it’s never too late to help. Let’s stand together with them.”

Following their time in Thailand, Petra and Ido moved to Cambodia, where Ido talked to trafficking survivors being cared for by Tearfund’s partner, Hagar. “After a while of throwing around numbers, it can be easy to become immune to the weight of what you are actually saying. Twentyone million slaves, 4.5 million in sexual slavery. They could easily just become numbers, devoid of really connecting to the humanity of what you’re saying. But then you sit down with a survivor, like I did on my recent trip to Cambodia.

I witnessed first-hand women reduced to mere commodities – numbers pinned to their bikinis. I met this incredible guy named Longdy. He is the same age as me. He’d suffered from polio as a threeyear-old, losing both of his legs. His parents had got into so much debt caring for him, that when a broker came to town promising him a job, food, somewhere to live, and a future, it gave them hope. So they sent him with this man.

But instead he was trafficked at the age of six. He ended up on the street, forced to beg for a living. He told me of a night when he was seven; he was sick, he was hungry, and he was completely and utterly alone. He told me how he continually cried, just wanting someone to care. It made me think of my son. What would I do if he was left alone? To what lengths would I go to care for him? Seem, that’s the thing. Every one of these 21 million people have a story. They have hopes and dreams. They long for love and acceptance; for someone to stand with them. Longdy was rescued and taken to Hagar. He went through their incredible aftercare programme, and was given a chance to go to school, to play, to be a kid. After many hard years of working through his experiences, Longdy graduated from university as a counsellor. He works with kids who have experienced a similar trauma to him and is helping them find hope. We can too. Let us stand with them by supporting Tearfund’s partners.”

Will you stand with trafficking survivors as they rebuild their lives and courageously testify against their abusers, to see that they are prosecuted? You can give to Tearfund’s anti-trafficking work (Protect) via the response form on page 12, or at tearfund.org.nz

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Thanks for responding By Keith Ramsay Welcome to another edition of the Correspondent. In the last issue, there was a lot of information on our anti-trafficking work, and we want to thank all those who responded to this great need. But it is an on-going one. The focus of our Christmas campaign, entitled Will you Stand with Her, is again looking at this work, but from the perspective of honouring the incredible courage of the survivors of forced sexual exploitation. After enduring unimaginable cruelty, these precious people are supported to testify against those who have so brutally exploited them, often bravely standing just metres from their abusers. This Christmas, we are asking churches and our individual supporters to put themselves in the survivor’s shoes, and stand with them by supporting our antitrafficking work and helping put their abusers behind bars. Television personality, Petra Bagust, and actor, Ido Drent, best known for his roles in Shortland Street and more recently Offspring, have been in Thailand seeing the work that our partners are doing to combat this crime and help survivors . You can read their story on the cover.

Healing: Tearfund's partner is helping trafficking survivors recover.

Inside out By Ian McInnes

I love reading this magazine before we go to print. Firstly, I learn something new about Tearfund’s work or our ambassadors every time – like the fact that Naomi Striemer surrendered a lucrative career as a singer-songwriter to use her talents to draw others closer to God. Secondly, I am moved by the resilience and tenacity of the people we serve around the world, including people like Grace. Grace is a beautiful woman born with albinism in Tanzania, and protected from the absurd and murderous

We also want to thank our supporters for the incredible response to the Syrian refugee crisis. You can read an update from the field on how you are helping the most vulnerable, who have been uprooted from their homes by the unimaginable violence brought about by this conflict.

PICTURE Nikki Denholm

intent of witchdoctors through our child sponsorship programme. That Grace wants to be a lawyer, no doubt with a focus on human rights, should not surprise us.

The goats of Nepal, really brought a smile to my face. She would be following in the footsteps of our legal and police support team in Southeast Asia who work tirelessly to uncover humantrafficking and protect the most vulnerable (like Grace) in our world. Also, I love animals. The goats of Nepal really brought a smile to my face. For my wife and I, animals are not just part of our family, they are a tiny source of produce. We have honey bees and

For those of you at the inaugural Justice Conference in Auckland this weekend, we have the full

chickens, in addition to a cat and a gorgeous huntaway dog. To families rebuilding in Nepal, a goat is that and so much more. It is a source of food; producing milk, offspring and helping provide a financial buffer in times of need. It’s nice to hear they also get names, like “The Don”. Similarly, dairy cows in our Sri Lanka dairy project are truly remarkable beasts. They will be generating 1.5 million litres of milk per month. Enough for John Key to pay them a visit! Whether you’re moved by individual stories of resilience, by the creative work of our partners, or by the thought of sending someone a goat this Christmas, read on and enjoy immersing yourself in this edition of the Correspondent.

programme on pages 6 and 7. Tearfund is excited to host this amazing event, which we have brought to New Zealand. The event has been running in several other countries, where it has been stirring Christians to live lives attuned to justice. Now it is the chance for Kiwis to join this movement. Some high calibre international speakers will be addressing the conference, along with some wellknown local names in the justice space in Aotearoa. To those who support our Empower cause, we have included a special update (P8) on what your funds are achieving. We have exciting developments in our very successful Sri Lanka dairy project, where we are now expanding into new areas. We also want to acknowledge the on-going commitment of our child sponsors. See page 11 to find out how our child sponsorship programme helped Grace, a young woman with albinism. African children with albinism are in constant danger of being killed or maimed due to the superstition that surrounds them. We hope you come away from reading the Correspondent inspired to make the world a better place through your actions, whether it be through prayer, giving, or lifestyle changes that improve the lives of the most vulnerable in this world. The biblical snapshot in this issue is a great example of how Jesus responded to the need around him, and it is still his heart to be active in this space through you today.

Pray that churches would get behind our ‘Stand with Her’ Christmas campaign.

Urgent needs met with flexible funds By Keith Ramsay Giving to “where-most-needed” is a God-send for the people Tearfund serves, as these funds give us the flexibility to meet the most urgent needs in the world without having to launch an appeal. But those who generously give in this way don’t often hear how these funds are being used. So to those who have ticked that box on the form, we would love to give you a snapshot of some of the programmes you have contributed to recently; alleviating suffering in droughts and floods.

Flood relief in India Sharda and Ramesh Devi had recently sold most of their land to pay for Sharda’s cancer surgery. When the evacuation warnings came for Cyclone Komen in early August 2015, they fled to the temple which was on higher ground. After two days, the water receded enough for them to return, but what faced them was further heartbreak. Their home and everything in it had been destroyed by the flood. The flood waters from the cyclone affected south-eastern India killing, 103 people and damaging or destroying about 500,000 houses. Many people suffered the same fate as Sharda and Ramesh, but Tearfund was able to respond through our partner EFICOR in West Bengal and

Biblical Snapshot: Mark 5:25-34 By Frank Ritchie In Mark 5, crowds were pressing around Jesus, and a woman who had been suffering from a discharge of blood for 12 years had the courage within it all to seek out Jesus, with the faith that if she could just touch his garment, she would be healed. She managed to do it, but the story did not end there. Jesus, realizing that something had happened, sought her out. Even though she was scared, she had the courage to come forward. Jesus blessed her in front of everyone. In her culture, her condition would have rendered her ‘unclean’ in the

Rajasthan by providing emergency food and essential household items. Altogether, 24,809 people were covered through this relief operation.

War relief in South Sudan Conflict in South Sudan has seen tens of thousands fleeing for their lives across borders. Many have experienced the trauma of extreme violence against themselves or the ones they love. Tearfund has been able to respond to the needs of those who have ended up in refugee camps in Uganda. Our partner, Tutapona, is offering trauma counselling to 4,200 refugees who have fled the violence.

Water for an Indian slum Getting enough water is a daily battle for those living in Bhiwandi slum community near Mumbai, India. However, in the middle of a severe drought, it threatens the survival of the most vulnerable. Despite huge pipes carrying hundreds of cubic metres of water past the community to supply bustling Mumbai, members of Bhiwandi slum community don’t have access to it. Instead, they rely on water truck deliveries and during a drought, deliveries are less frequent. Because they don’t know when the truck will come, they queue for hours in case they miss out. Sometimes this leads to

eyes of everyone else. It’s likely that she was ostracised by society. The story also tells us that she had spent all her money on physicians who had done nothing to alleviate her suffering, instead they had made it worse. Those physicians had exploited her and lined their pockets in the process. In seeking Jesus out, she was a survivor rather than a victim. Even in the face of fear, she put herself forward and Jesus stood with her. Not only did that contact heal her physical condition, also, in standing with her, Jesus granted her peace and would have restored her cultural place in the eyes of those present for the event. In the same way, through the work of Tearfund, we do not primarily view people who have been trafficked and exploited as victims, but as survivors. Often, even in the face of crippling fear, they stand against the very people that cruelly and forcefully exploited them. When we encounter these survivors we are given a chance to

Flight from fight: Refugees from South Sudan are flooding into Uganda as the conflict intensifies. violent quarrels, as members vie for this limited resource. Tearfund responded to the need through its partner, Saahasee, by supporting 100 of the most at-risk families – a total of about 600 people. Along with drinking and washing water, Tearfund’s partner provided food and essential household items, as many of the most vulnerable were

PICTURE Helen Manson

new migrants to the community. Those who needed it were also given materials for building a temporary shelter.

Give thanks for all those who trust Tearfund’s work with ‘where most needed’ donations.

“Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.”

PICTURE Helen Manson

do what Jesus did with the woman in the gospel of Mark; we have an opportunity to stand with them. Right now there are women caught in sexual exploitation and survivors rebuilding their lives. There are also survivors, who need to face court systems to testify

against those who brutalised them in order to stem the flow of this oppressive and destructive industry. Through our Christmas campaign, Stand with Her, we all have the opportunity to tell survivors that they are not alone, and all of us have an opportunity to stand with them.

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Almost $1m tagged for our Syrian refugee response Thanks to all who responded so generously to our recent Syrian refugee appeal. Your generous donations will provide further assistance to more than 2000 refugee families in Lebanon this winter. Tearfund's Alice Banfield visited Lebanon recently to see the difference Kiwis have already made for Syrian refugees in Lebanon. On my recent trip to Lebanon, I found myself winding through the streets of Beirut in search of a small unmarked church. We passed apartment blocks and shops sign-written in Arabic, French and English, as the sun set over the Mediterranean. The groups of Syrian men I had become accustomed to seeing, seeking daily labour, had gone home for the day. They were some of the million-plus Syrian refugees who had fled to Lebanon, a country which until then, had a population similar to New Zealand’s. I was in Lebanon to visit our partner, who works through local churches to provide urgent assistance to Syrian refugees. Through funds raised by Tearfund supporters, and matched by the New Zealand Aid Programme, our partner has provided critical support – like vouchers for food,

fuel for heating, and blankets and mattresses – for 1,000 Syrian families over the winter. When we found the church, they were preparing for a relief distribution to refugees. The distribution was different to how I had imagined. I had envisaged people lining up, being identified by number and checked off a list. It wasn’t like that at all.

It was heart-breaking to hear these stories, each one with the same underlying theme of loss. David,* the church leader responsible for the distribution, called each family. He would then chat and joke with the families, most of whom he knew by name, as they completed the paperwork for their food voucher. With each, David would tell us their stories: • “This guy, Yousef,* was a basketball coach in Syria.

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Help with dignity: Alice Banfield reports from Lebanon. But his leg was injured by a bomb. He can no longer play.” • “This woman, Amira,* is a widow. Her husband was killed in Syria. She also lost her daughter in a road accident here.” • “This man, Nadim,* is going to Australia under the resettlement programme.” It was the last time they would see each other. It was a touching moment, especially when Nadim expressed his immense gratitude for David's support. It was heart-breaking to hear these stories, each one with the same underlying theme of loss. Story after story showed the devastating impacts of the war: people being uprooted, undergoing unthinkable experiences, fleeing and having to start over, not knowing when they will return home. I couldn’t even imagine what it must be like. David responded with love and empathy. The way he knew individual families’ situations enabled the church to help those who needed it most, in a situation

where need hugely outstrips assistance available. Such is the empathy among the refugees that sometimes they offer to forego their assistance when they hear of other families in greater need. Receiving aid can sometimes be a shameful process; most Syrians are not used to being on the receiving end of charity, with the country not having experienced any major disasters or conflict for several decades until the current crisis. But the way David approached the process afforded people such dignity, with real care and respect shown to each person. It really struck me as a unique part of the way we work; through local partners, who know people from their community as individuals, and not just as numbers on a list. * The names have been changed to protect the identities of those in the project.

Pray that all Syrian refugees would know that they are valued and loved. Pray for peace.

On the fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me … a Goat? By Barbara-Anne Lewis The Gift for Life goat has shot to the top of my Christmas gift list after I witnessed a Nepali community receiving goats. Usually when I visit our projects in Nepal, I am the star attraction –not this time – the goats stole the show! The recipients, mostly women, hardly noticed me as they excitedly chatted and compared their goats. One women nicknamed her's “the Don”, as it stood nearly a metre taller than the other goats. I commented on how peaceful the distribution was; no squabbling over the goats. To make the distributions fair, a lottery is drawn.Even smaller goats were lovingly accepted.

Goats represent hope to a community who are rebuilding their lives after the devastating Nepal earthquake in April 2015 that left over 8,000 dead. The women in our partner’s communities have been at the core of the recovery through women’s groups. These groups save together and give small loans to members to start small businesses, including goat-raising. Training is provided to ensure the goats are well-cared for and fetch a higher price. Even teenage girls groups raise goats, to cover their school costs. Goats provide financial security for Nepali communities. Receiving goats means their families don't have to borrow from money

Totes their goats: Barbara-Anne with a Nepali woman and her goats. lenders to aid their recovery. Debt can drive family members to migrate for work, increasing their vulnerability to trafficking and exploitation. Ramdevi Gurung lost her property in the earthquake. The fifty-twoyear-old also lost hope for a better future. Receiving a goat and training has encouraged her. With new skills, she plans to

increase her goat herd and turn it into a viable business. Meeting women like Ramdevi, you realise the significance of receiving a goat. This Christmas, give your loved one the gift of hope – give a goat!

Find out more at giftforlife.org.nz

Advocate! Bring Tearfund’s expertise to your church or group: Get our hot-of-the-press group study resources; be a catalyst; sign up for ‘Awake in Advent’. Change-maker: Learn some advocacy tips by booking a Tearfund workshop.

Tearfund launches Traveling Workshops Our supporters tell us they want deeper input to help them and others understand the need for justice and compassion, and to find practical ideas for action. We have responded by designing two workshops – and we can come to you. Sarah and Elliot Rice, pastors of Papanui Baptist, recently asked us to come to their church for a weekend. They found that many people have a God-given desire to participate in redemptive work, but this seems be overwhelming. Where do you start when you are

saturated with information on global and local injustices? Sarah says, “Jesus calls us to follow him, but that’s dangerous because it calls us to go beyond charity and into the very communities for which the Spirit has moved us with compassion. He calls for our lives, not just our pockets.”

in knowing how we can make

She says, “Tearfund gave a brilliant biblical framework, offering insights into these questions in the Gospel and Justice workshop. We heard about global development, which gave a vital framework for discernment and wisdom needed

transaction, to a way of life, where

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positive contribution. Our church was encouraged to participate in Christ’s mission, to live so that redemptive change can happen.” Sarah says, “Our community found it refreshing to go beyond social justice being just a monetary the most vulnerable of the world are seen, heard and cared for.”

Enquire now! email: advocacy@tearfund.org.nz

Hot off the Press:

– October 28 to November 9

More free stuff

Naomi Striemer is a critically acclaimed, chart-topping singersongwriter, renowned speaker and author.

Over the past 10 years, the number of people affected by natural disasters and conflict has almost doubled, and this is expected to increase.

Naomi went from milking goats and gathering eggs in Nova Scotia, to signing a multimillion dollar record deal with Sony Records in New York. After a dream from the Holy Spirit, she chose Christian ministry instead. She walked away from her pop career, her ‘once-ina-lifetime’ opportunity, to see what Jesus had in store for her. God has been using her ever since.

Order your copies of our next study booklet, Restore: Studies on Natural Disasters and Conflict. This booklet takes you through humanitarian work in natural disasters and conflict zones around the world, drawing on over 40 years of Tearfund working experience to prevent and alleviate death, human suffering and loss of livelihoods.

Naomi Striemer has been nominated for multiple Christian music awards, received CCM radio chart success and has written a book titled, Backstage Pass, which documents her journey from the world of pop music to Christian music ministry.

Each study has space for reflection and discussion. The booklet ends by asking and suggesting what we can do as New Zealanders to make change and impact in this area.

This will be the third time Naomi has visited New Zealand to share her incredible story. Naomi is a passionate advocate for the work Tearfund does through Compassion to set children free from poverty. Join us at one of the

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many venues she is appearing at during her tour. “Like many great artists, Naomi inspires in people a force of compassion and hope.” —Carlos Santana.

For more details www.tearfund.org.nz

Resources for living life well

Blown-away: Devastation following Cyclone Haiyan. PICTURE Tom Price

Enjoyed Living Lent? Try Journey Through Advent Advent is almost here. Sign-up for our reflective and challenging series, Journey Through Advent. You’ll receive a reflection by email twice a week featuring a connection to justice through the work of our partners, and multi-media content.

Call us on 0800 800 777 or email advocacy@tearfund.org.nz to find out more about either of these. Also check out projectact.org/ take-action.html for our very accessible primer on trafficking and slavery.

Be a Catalyst Our Catalyst Network is for those wanting to live as global citizens. There are two ways you can be involved. The first is to sign up to receive our Catalyst Network news on what is coming up and opportunities to be involved. In this way, you can join us in advocating for policies that help the poor, stay in touch with Tearfund’s education and advocacy action, as well as snippets of global development news. The second is to join or form a group in your church or town that focusses on living justly. We resource these groups with study guides, lifestyle ideas, and pathways for action – and can visit you.

Interested?

advocacy@tearfund.org.nz.

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Programme FRIDAY 28TH OCTOBER 5.30pm

Registrations Open

7.00pm

Evening Session

Creative Expression Great North

Alt. Folk Indie Musician Collective

Andrew Becroft

Location: Ngātahi Room

Katie Boom

Children’s Commissioner

Joel McKerrow

Eugene Cho

Founder, One Day's Wages: Lead Pastor Quest Church

Shoeless

SATURDAY 29TH OCTOBER 7.30am

Registrations Open

8.45am

Morning Session

Artist and Educator, TEAR Australia

Creative Expression Chem Singer Songwriters: Charles and Emily Looker

Isabella Denholm

Location: Ngātahi Room

Youth Advocate

Danielle Strickland Salvation Army USA

Olivia Luxon

Youth Advocate

Chem

Singer Songwriters

10.15AM MORNING BREAK Electives:

10.50am First Seminar Electives

Details: See following page

Homelessness and the Standard of Housing Panel

Reconciliation: Prickles and Pounamu

Business for Community

The Experience Human Trafficking

NOON LUNCH BREAK

1.15pm

Creative Expression

Afternoon Session Child Poverty in New Zealand Facilitated by Tim Wilson Location: Ngātahi Room

Strahan Coleman

Prof Susan St John

Kieran Madden

Child Poverty Action Grp

Maxim Institute

Judy Matai'a

Anglican Trust for Women and Children

Singer songwriter

Steve & Riley Hathaway Young Ocean Explorers

2.30PM AFTERNOON BREAK

3.00pm

Second Seminar Electives

Electives:

Details: See following page

Creativity, Imagination and Justice

4.15pm

Third Seminar Electives

Living with our Neighbours: Intentional Communities

A Climate of Hope? Panel

Electives:

Details: See following page

The Refugee Story

Just Activism

International Development: Where are we at?

The Experience Human Trafficking

5.25PM DINNER

7.00pm

9.15pm

Evening Session

Creative Expression

Location: Ngātahi Room

Micah Bournes Spoken Word

Closing

Wilderness Love

Ken Wytsma

Founder, The Justice Conference

My 44 Slaves By Himali McInnes

Forty-four slaves. That’s how many slaves I may have working for me, according to slaveryfootprint.org. The site estimates the number of forced labourers that were likely to be involved in creating and manufacturing the products you buy. The figures may not be entirely accurate. Nonetheless, to have even one slave is one too many. The insidious fingers of slavery reach into our own homes, and they creep in quietly and with little fan-fare. Coltan (a mineral used to make the capacitors in electronic devices, like my cell phone) is mined in

the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where warlords use slaves in mines to fund their militias. Mica, the mineral that gives make-up its sparkle, is largely produced in India where child labour is endemic. Due to our own ignorance, are we purchasing goods that help keep other human beings in appalling conditions? Small children inhaling toxic dust in mines when they should be in school, educating themselves out of poverty. Garment workers being made to work in unsafe buildings at the cost of their own lives. Agricultural workers being paid less than peanuts to give wealthy Westerners their daily caffeine fix. Not just blood diamonds from Africa, but blood red rubies from Burma. In the 1700s, slavery was seen as normal. Slaves were considered as being somehow less than human. It took the decades-long efforts

Alt. Folk Collective

Stevie Wills

Christian Blind Mission

Micah Bournes

Spoken Word Artist

of a group of abolitionists, spearheaded by William Wilberforce, to shift public opinion from ignorance and apathy to a sense of outrage, and thus enact a change in the law. Former slaves wrote books and petitioned parliaments, dispelling commonly held perceptions of African slaves as being mere savages. In 1807, the British Parliament passed the Slave Trade Act; and then, in 1833, the Slavery Abolition Act, which abolished slavery in most of the British Empire. Poignantly, Wilberforce died just three days after this last act was passed. Sadly, in 2016, slavery is far from a thing of the past. Despite being illegal worldwide, there are millions of slaves – far more than in the days of Wilberforce. It is not that people are apathetic and don’t care. It might be that not enough of us are aware of how the things we use have come from the hands of a

Winner of The Justice Poetry Slam

slave. Perhaps if enough awareness was raised, and enough of us took some small action – buying less stuff, buying second hand items, petitioning industries to have transparent supply chains and pay fair wages, supporting organisations fighting against trafficking – there might be a ground swell of change that surpasses that which was seen in Wilberforce’s day. Almost 21 million people are victims of forced labour – 11.4 million women and girls and 9.5 million men and boys. Almost 19 million victims are exploited by private individuals or enterprises and over 2 million by the state or rebel groups. Of those exploited by individuals or enterprises, 4.5 million are victims of forced sexual exploitation. Source: International Labour Organisation

First Seminar Electives 10:50am Ngātahi Room

Whakapono Room

Hohou Rongo Room

Maranga Room

Homelessness and the Standard of Housing Panel

Reconciliation: Prickles and Pounamu

Business for Community

The Experience

Campbell Roberts Salvation Army Social and Parliamentary Policy Unit

John Sax

Hannah Haiu

Ben Thompson

Alistair Reese

Emeline Afeaki-Mafile’o

Thankyou NZ

Parenting Place

Affirming Works

Chair: Karuwha Trust

Executive Director, Southpark Corp

Justin Duckworth

Anglican Bishop of Wellington

Prof Innes Asher

Paediatrics, University of Auckland; Child Poverty Action Group

Families living in cars or garages are becoming too common as inequality in New Zealand grows. How do we deal with the social fallout? Our panel includes practitioners and policy activists giving insights into the issues: from the personal challenge right up to policy options.

Limited to 30 People Sarah Scott-Webb

and team from Hagar International

Tim Shallard

How do people’s hearts and minds transform amid the brokeness of the world? Through storytelling, and an interactive conversation on bi-culturalism, we explore the beauty, hope and assurance that enters the brokeness when relationships of different cultures, genders and generations are founded on a shared trust in the Spirit of God to inspire and guide.

Crave Café; Mosaic Workshop

Business has the capacity to shape economies and bring positive change in communities. More and more businesses are including social and environmental good as a goal in their business activities. Welcome to the new world of social enterprise! Hear about the successes, limitations, and how you can support ‘just’ businesses.

The Experience is an interactive human-trafficking simulation involving story, role-playing and participation. You will gain a new level of understanding of the complexities and issues surrounding human trafficking in a powerful way.* * Due to the nature of The Experience, it is suggested that participants acknowledge the mature content and its potential effects and attend knowing they can leave at any time. This elective is not suggested for those under the age of 15.

Second Seminar Electives 3:00pm Ngātahi Room

Whakapono Room

Hohou Rongo Room

Creativity, Imagination and Justice

A Climate of Hope?

Living with our Neighbours:

Joel McKerrow

Artist and Educator; TEAR Australia

Panel

Sponsor: Caritas

Rod Oram

Business Journalist

Prof Jim Salinger

Creativity and artistry are often seen as peripheral in the church – as the frilly bit around the edges of our doctrine – but what if they are not? What if our creative telling of stories, in fact, lies at the very centre of who we are and thus at the centre of what it takes to reshape this world?

Climate Scientist & IPCC author

Martin de Jong Caritas

Intentional Communities Dave Tims Urban Neighbours of Hope

Jenny Duckworth

Ngatiawa River Monastry

Elliot Taylor Zeal

Niamh O’Flynn 350 Aotearoa

The poor will be disproportionately devastated by climate change. What is afoot with our climate, what needs to be done and how are people stepping up? Our speakers will move through the science, how the Pacific is already affected and what is – and is not – being done in business, government and civil society.

What is it like to purposely include your neighbours, sharing the love and hope that Jesus offers us? Our speakers share the stories, challenges and rewards they have experienced through living out the gospel in intentional community, crossing lines of difference to bring people together.

Third Seminar Electives 4:15pm Ngātahi Room

Whakapono Room

Hohou Rongo Room

Maranga Room

The Refugee Story

Just Activism

International Development: Where are we at?

The Experience

Alice Banfield

Jolyon White

Heidi Cripps and friends

Bex Rillstone and Anneliese Johnston

Tearfund

Red Cross

Imagine the gut-wrenching fear and unfamiliarity you’d face if forced to flee everything you know, while apart from family. An estimated 65 million displaced people today face this. 21 million of them have become refugees. We’ll learn about the global problem and how resettlement works. We’ll also hear from one who has walked this journey in New Zealand.

Chch Anglican Diocese Advocacy Enabler

See above

Joy Davidson and Carl Adams Tearfund

Park up for Homes

Ever wanted to change the world but didn’t know where to start? We’ll look at how to identify your cause and give tips on making change happen. How can we provoke change while remaining Christ-like? The team draws on experience from the Park up for Homes campaign and challenging modern day slavery.

After 70 years of aid, what has been achieved, what mistakes committed and where is hope? Tearfund will trace the history and potential future of international development and the ideas that have driven it. We’ll reflect together on the way poorer countries have been perceived and the role of faith in development.

*The Justice Conference reserves the right to alter this programme at any time.

8 | CORRESPONDENT – October 2016 Feature

Empower Update To those who are regular givers to our Empower cause, we thank you for your ongoing commitment which has enabled us to make a difference for many around the globe. As promised to Empower supporters, here is an update on one of the projects you have invested in. You can also read the story of John Key visiting our very successful dairy project in Sri Lanka.

What is Empower? We believe people have a right to make a living and provide for themselves and their families, and Tearfund aims to help communities in low-income countries to achieve what the rest of the world takes for granted. Our Empower cause is about helping the vulnerable to use the resources they have to create sustainable livelihoods. There are two ways that we do this. The first is by bringing famers and landowners together to grow food collectively to create sustainable livelihoods from selling their surplus produce. The goal is to see them earn enough to provide food, medical care, improve their homes, and send their children to school. You can read more about this approach in the Philippines example in this update. For those living in urban areas with no land, Tearfund’s partners establish groups where people save the equivalent of just a few cents a week. In time, this builds into a fund where group members can take loans to start a business or meet a need. Where Empower supporters come in is to fund the necessary training and group infrastructure to ensure success and to create even more groups. This approach creates a powerful ripple effect that lasts for generations. As a pretty good side effect, many social problems are solved by the community coming together in this way.

Going nuts: Marilou reaps the benefits of her labours.

PICTURE Andrew Finlay

Impact story Marilou's income is growing Marilou was able to pay for improvements to her house through profits earned from being a part of a farmer's group in Bukidnon (Northern Mindanao), trained by Tearfund's partner, GreenMinds. She is proud of her cement floor, upgraded from a dirt one. She also bought a motor bike, allowing her son to travel the 7km distance to school each day from their rural community in the mountains.

GreenMinds brings sustainability to agriculture

John Key meets Tearfund’s dairy farmers in Sri Lanka

By Keith Ramsay

Our project, run by our partner, GreenMinds, is helping indigenous communities in the Philippines to create a community-wide business, producing organically certified produce for markets. In my opinion it is one of our coolest, and here’s why:

Earlier this year, New Zealand Prime Minister, John Key, visited Sri Lanka and met farmers from Tearfund’s Dairy project, which is helping to improve livelihoods for smallholder dairy farmers Sri Lanka’s north.

1. The communities are working together for the common goal of improving their collective livelihoods. This also improves the cohesion of the community. They share the workload and can stagger plantings of crops across the land in the community to have a constant supply for the market. Growing organically certified crops is better for the health of the land and the people who eat what they produce. There is no cost for fertiliser or insecticides, as they are all made from natural things grown on their lands. Waste is turned into compost for fertiliser, insecticides are made from organic plants, and companion planting is used to deter pests. All this adds up to better health and better profits. 2. The communities are adding value to the majority of what they produce and people pay more for organically certified goods. 3. Last, but not least, the indigenous communities have been marginalised by the general population because they look different and people have negative perceptions of them. However, they are getting recognition for their products and those involved have become far more confident. I have personally seen their confidence grow over the years I have been involved with the project.

The Wanni Dairy Regeneration Programme was the first part of a nine-year New Zealand investment to mobilise smallholder farmers into Sri Lanka’s national dairy supply chain. It adopted a value-chain, market-driven approach by linking 2,500 milk-producing farmers to milk processing companies. As a result, farmers in the Wanni project have grown their income by up to a staggering 450 per cent between September 2011 and September 2015. An extension to the programme is now underway. It aims to boost Sri Lankan dairy production in other regions. This project is expected to benefit a further 7,500 smallholder dairy farmers and 10,000 rural youth in the next five years. The involvement of youth will help to ensure the sustainability of dairying into the future. The project's goal is to produce an average of 1.5 million litres milk per month. This is expected to inject a massive 100 million rupees Pray that Tearfund’s empower work would (NZ $1.1m) per month into the bring flourishing life where it has been lost. local economy.

So what about the results over the past year? Despite the challenges of drought caused by El Nino, the communities still made a profit. Peanuts, which they roast and flavour, took a real hit, down about 46% on the previous year. However, because the communities had diversified the profits from the other products, such as organic turmeric powder, banana chips, herbs and vegetables, they were still up by 1%. • 105 households increased their farm productivity and improved the marketing of their products. This was achieved by processing and improving the packaging of their products, utilising organic farming techniques and diversifying their cash crops. • Income has increased by an average of 67% for participating households. • Three People’s Organisations are established, successfully producing processed peanuts, herbs, turmeric, banana and dried fish.

Prime Time: Dairy farmers meet NZ PM, John Key, in Sri lanka.

PICTURE Supplied

The Poverty Cycle Really Took Off The Brothers in Arms team kick up their heels.

Riders on the storm: The Temple Ministries team having fun at the Poverty Cycle. By Katy Tait Wind that would make you think you were in Wellington was not going to stop the 2016 Poverty Cycle from getting underway, even if the portable toilets were flying down the runway the night before. The event was held on August 27, at the brand new location of Ardmore Airport in East Auckland. Thirtythree teams, 27 individuals and 40 stationary riders came together to ride a challenging course and raise funds and awareness for our Protect cause, supporting our partners in anti-trafficking.

PICTURES BY Ruth Beale

The first wave of cyclists took off at 7am with a tail wind that made it look like they were challenging Burt Munroe of The World’s Fastest Indian fame. As progressive waves of riders went out throughout the morning, the stationary cycle tent was a happening place with a noisy bunch. Thanks to Club Physical Gyms, we had x-ride bikes to provide a two-hour, highintensity spin class. Shout out to Temple ministries who brought an electric atmosphere.

Cup. This year, the fastest team

Back with the road cyclists, there was some fierce competition for the highly-contested Champion

for most funds, the Freedom Cup,

Huge thanks to our amazing sponsors!

Chain Reaction: From Left: Alisha Carden, Craigie McCulloch, Karen Lorimer, Mary Mowbray, Pauline Millar, Mark Freeman and Marc Pinon. Absent: Sue Holmes.

Parnell Lawn Tennis Club members, Karen, Pauline, Craigie, and barmaid Alisha, formed the Chain Reaction team, to take part in this year's Tearfund Poverty Cycle. The event raises money for Tearfund’s anti-trafficking work in Asia. This was the starting point for a chain-reaction of mishaps and hilarity, as the team borrowed bikes to train for the event. They say that you never forget how to ride, but for most of the team, riding bikes was a distant memory, and it showed.

went to Team Up with a time of 4:05:48. Team Up also took out the Fastest Lap time, with team members Aaron Wyllie and Oliver Young (00:37:17). Stanley Ross took out the fastest individual lap, completing his fastest of four laps in 00:44:53. The top church team went to The Upper Room, and Saint Kent’s Senior Boys 1 took-out the top school team. The award went to Chain Reaction who raised a record total of $11,589.41.

Diocesan School team members share a moment. Tearfund is so thankful for all the schools, businesses and individuals who took part in this year’s Poverty Cycle. We were honoured to host our wonderful ambassador, Petra Bagust, as well as Minister of Transport, Simon Bridges, and MP for Tamaki, Simon O'Connor. Together we raised more than $120,000, to help bring freedom to those trapped in slavery. Also worthy of a special mention is all the wonderful volunteers who braved the wind and rain to direct traffic and made sure cars didn’t get stuck in the grass.

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POVERTY CYCLE

time they reached the top of a hill by the university, Mark and Craigie wanted to stop, but wouldn’t because the others wanted to keep going. After a ‘hellish ride’, the team sat outside a café thawing out over hot drinks moaning (and enthusing) about the race and why they were actually doing this. When they felt like giving up, the thing that kept them going was that it was for charity. PICTURE Ruth Beale

A chain of unfortunate biking events By Craigie McCulloch

From Left: Tamaki MP, Simon O' Conner, Petra Bagust, and Simon Bridges (Minister of Transport).

Ride One On the first ride, the team witnessed a passing jogger get slapped in the face by fish, as an over-enthusiastic fisherman pulled a fish from the water. Later in the ride, Karen forgot to disengage from her clip-in pedals and fell off her bike, and Craigie’s chain came off and her tyre went flat.

Ride Two Before the second ride, the team managed to convince two others, Mark and Sue, to join their ‘elite squad’. The day of the second ride was miserable and cold. By the

Ride Three On the third ride, the weather was worse than the one before. Craigie could not make it, but Alisha made her debut. After the cycle, everyone stopped at a café where Alisha announced: “this is boring and cold. I don’t even like coffee”. Alisha was freezing, but Mark was dressed more appropriately having learnt from the first ride. Chain problems continued and they decided to upgrade their equipment.

Ride Four The fourth ride was to concentrate on distance. As the team gathered speed, a dog appeared from a concealed property and attacked Pauline’s ankle. Mark roared at the dog, Pauline swerved to avoid the dog, Mark hit the front break, went over the handle bars and Mary hit Mark. In seconds, three members

had come off their bikes and were lying in various states on the road. Some damage was done to the bikes, Mark’s elbow and Mary’s knee, which was recovering from surgery. It all happened so fast. We carried on, but it was another hard lesson learned through experience. Following a meeting at the club, the team added a new member — Marc, a young man from France who was travelling around New Zealand. Finally, after tests of endurance and a series of fun and mishaps, it was race day. Chain Reaction arrived at Ardmore having upgraded from their borrowed bikes, surrounded by some pretty serious looking bikes and riders. The team didn’t win the race, but they won the trophy for raising the most funds as a team ($11,589.41). Reflecting on the experience, the team says there were so many positives— the comradery and bonding, the conquering of a huge challenge together, and raising so much for a great cause, made all the challenges and mishaps worth it. Unfortunately, Sue couldn’t make the race as she was in hospital, so the team hopes to ride the race course again with Sue, when she has recovered.

10 | CORRESPONDENT – October 2016

Under Development: Development should adress underlying causes of need such as gender inequality.

PICTURE World Concern

Global Development: Have a cow! What is international development? What does it mean to be “developed”? Does it mean that people or countries that don’t conform to this are “un-developed” or “under-developed”? By Joy Davidson and Murray Sheard The theory each of us holds on development becomes the story that we tell about different people and places; about poverty, about solutions to injustices in the world. It becomes the story we use to explain why things are how they are. And these stories are powerful. The terms “third world” and “development” came into use soon after WWII. The capitalist west was the first world, the communist bloc was the second world, and there was the rest! “Third world” was a catch-all term for a group of poorer countries that remained unaligned. The first and second worlds went to great lengths to establish connections in these countries (many of which had been previous colonies). This included the offer of economic assistance and guidance on how to adopt their capitalist or socialist models; gaining support of the third world would give more power.

Modernisation Theory In the 1950-70s, development was seen as economic progress and modernisation. It was a formula based on a study of American and British economic history. Under-developed countries had traditional agriculture, kinship and tribe, shared ownership and a lack of infrastructure.

So, the solution was to replace these with modern methods, company-owned farms, and a more individualist culture. Notice where the problems were seen to be; internal to the country. External causes were ignored. And so in the 1970s, a new theory emerged out of Latin America. They too wanted to grow their economies, but thought modernisation theorists missed something

Dependency Theory “Your successful industrialisation,” they said, “caused our underdevelopment! The wealthy nations became wealthy partly at our expense. Yes, we moved away from subsistence – but we are now doing hard labour! And then you say we should trade – but you want our raw materials for a low cost, and you sell us back processed goods for a high cost. And you set tariffs and trade laws that stop us adding value to products and selling finished goods. Meanwhile, we have your values imposed on us and they don’t fit well. And our poorest are getting poorer with less choice, even if the economy has grown as a whole.” So, dependency theory recommended cutting ties; “We’ll do it ourselves thanks.”

Many countries, especially in South America, tried to isolate themselves and grow their own economies by a different pathway. But the results weren’t too flash either. Isolation, the lack of competition, and foreign investment caused high inflation, slow growth, and a lack of employment opportunities.

As well as giving women a cow, focus on the sexism and lack of power that perpetuates her need to be given a cow. One thing these two approaches had in common was a single focus on overall economic growth. There is indeed evidence that increased GDP is linked to improved infant mortality, greater gender equality, and more years in education. For poor nations at least, economic growth seems to be positively correlated with an overall increase in wellbeing. But some missing elements started to be noticed. The one-size-fits-all approach did not account for different conditions in different countries, and the negative sides of industrialization had been ignored. Development planning largely came from ‘above’ – from other nations and international institutions, by-passing the voices of the very people it set out to assist. Rights of minorities were often missed.

learn from mistakes of the past. Previously it seemed ‘we’ (mainly the west) ‘did’ development to ‘them’. The new emphasis was on ‘development from below’, drawing on local people. A lot of Tearfund’s work reflects this, where people identify their own problems and needs and suggest their own solutions. Local labour and resources are employed and evaluation is done locally, while there is still a role for an outside funder, facilitator and advocate. Participation and empowerment are the watch-words. This means to be concerned with the power and capability of the people themselves, individually and communally, to shape their lives and futures. To ask about what enhances freedom, gives choice and draws on strengths. It highlights the importance of civil society, rather than assuming that development should be led solely by the market and controlled solely by the state. This approach is twinned with a realisation of the interconnectedness of the globe, sparking questions about what is needed on our side of the world, too. Are there political and structural reasons why poverty continues to exist that we can do something about? Is ‘overdevelopment’ “over-consumption” the bigger problem? Can we focus on our contribution through demanding and using fair trade supply chain practices and reining in carbon emissions? A focus on economic growth is still important, but especially for the poorest. Improving livelihoods must be long term, be culturally affirming, and must be done in ways that do not undermine equity. And as we are increasingly aware, all development and growth must remain within the boundaries of the planet’s health.

Holistic Paths to Development

For Follow up: Look up the TED

So in the 1990s, new movements began in development, trying to

talk by Chimamanda Adichie: The Danger of a Single Story.

Saving Grace By Charles Ngowi and Zoe Noakes Being born with albinism in Africa can be dangerous. Thought to possess magical powers, people with albinism have been hunted and killed for their body parts. This is Grace’s story. When Flora first cradled her newborn daughter in her arms, she was struck by the dramatic contrast between their skin tones. Against the warm brown of her mother’s complexion, baby Grace was a light, flushed pink. Unusual, Flora thought, before dismissing it. She knew her baby would change dramatically as she grew. Later, Flora would shave the downy baby hair on Grace’s head; a Tanzanian ritual. When Grace’s hair grew back, it was the colour of pale straw. That was the moment it hit Flora. Her daughter may have albinism. In Tanzania, having albinism can be fatal. The genetic condition affects the body’s ability to produce melanin, which is responsible for the colouring in skin, hair, and eyes. Most people with albinism also have some degree of vision impairment, as melanin is essential for normal eye function. But the sinister danger doesn’t come from health complications. The threat comes from people. Across Africa, witchdoctors peddle the belief that potions made from the body parts of people with albinism are powerful good luck charms. The Red Cross reports that these “traditional healers” are prepared to pay up to US$75,000 for a “full set” of albino body parts to make these potions. In some countries it is thought that having sex with an

albino woman can cure HIV. This puts albino women at risk of rape. Some also believe that the bones of albinos contain gold. Whatever the belief, this puts albinos at risk of abduction and murder. According to the United Nations, nearly 80 people with albinism have been killed in Tanzania since 2000; more than 200 across Africa. The horrific practice is thought to have claimed even more lives, with fears that many deaths go unreported. With a bounty so high, some of the perpetrators are believed to be the victim’s own families. The Tanzanian Government has escalated its efforts to crack down on the practice. Witchdoctors have been outlawed in an attempt to curb the killings; a taskforce was created to investigate and prosecute them. Schools and protection shelters for children with albinism have also been established in parts of the country. The media, too, embarked on a vigorous campaign to educate people on the rights of albinos, and society’s responsibility to protect such a vulnerable group of people. Grace is 19 years old. Grace is well aware of the dangers that her albinism presents, but she isn’t afraid. That is because she is registered with Compassion as a Highly Vulnerable Child. When Grace was a baby, her mother, Flora, and relatives embraced her, but the news of her albinism was too much for her father. He disowned his daughter, saying she couldn’t possibly be his biological child because there were

Protected: Grace and her mother are grateful for sponsorship. no others with albinism in his clan. Though he initially stayed with Flora, he later walked away. Raising three children on Flora’s single income was tough. Selling fruit and vegetables at the market wasn’t enough to support them and provide for Grace’s ongoing medical needs. Being sponsored through Compassion has made a significant difference in Grace’s life. Each month, Grace receives lotion for her skin, plus food, clothes, new glasses, her school fees and medical attention when she needs it. But the support is more than practical provision. Compassion child development workers, like Florencia, teach Grace about her value and worth, building up her self-confidence. Florencia also speaks with Grace’s teachers at school to make sure she has special support, like being seated in the front row of class so she can closely follow the lesson despite her limited vision. “Grace is at the adolescent stage, and she meets such challenges that face any young person, like peer pressure,” says Florencia.

PICTURE Charles Ngowi

“But we teach her how to behave and relate with people in life, and we thank God she is keen to listen and follow what she is taught at the centre.” The support has seen Grace grow into a strong young woman with a passion for justice. She wants to be a lawyer, and is studying hard at school to achieve her goal. “I would not have been able to reach where I have reached if it had not been for [Compassion’s] support,” says Grace. The future Grace sees is limitless. She’s striding towards it with her head up, shoulders back and a smile on her face, secure in the knowledge she is loved and protected.

Sources: BBC News, United Nations, Red Cross. Tearfund’s Compassion sponsorship means each child is known, loved and protected. Children who are especially at-risk, like Grace, are registered as Highly Vulnerable Children, which provides them with extra protection and attention.

Pray that all sponsor children would feel a sense of belonging and have a vision for their future.

Now you can send digital letters One of the greatest frustrations expressed by sponsors and their sponsored children has been the length of time it takes to receive letters.

Letters have been an important part of Tearfund’s sponsorship programme because they provide encouragement and convey the love and support the sponsor has for the child.

In order to deepen your relationship with your sponsor child, we have sped up the letter-delivery process. All original letters between sponsors and children will be:

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*If you have not recently received a letter from your child or would like more information, please call the supporter relations team on 0800 800 777

Write You write a letter on paper or our website. If on paper, Tearfund scans it.

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