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![Ethiopian Woman Smiling at Camera](https://blog.tearfund.ie/hs-fs/hubfs/social-suggested-images/info.tearfund.iehubfs20210727_Tearfund_Ethiopia_Nafkot%20Gebeyehu-05.jpg?width=2000&height=1333&name=info.tearfund.iehubfs20210727_Tearfund_Ethiopia_Nafkot%20Gebeyehu-05.jpg "Ethiopian Woman Smiling at Camera")

*Photo: Nigist from an Ethiopian Self Help Group. Credit: Tearfund Canada*

 

 

 

## Posts by Sean Copeland, Tearfund Ireland:

![Starving or Being Starved](https://blog.tearfund.ie/hubfs/famine-statues.jpg)

Ireland has its own history of people who suffered the realities of famine. The famine experience is deeply rooted in our collective memory. Since that time, the people of Ireland have consistently been among the most compassionate, generous, and active when we become aware of others who are suffering from poverty, hunger, and famine.

![When a Question Sounds Like a Promise](https://blog.tearfund.ie/hubfs/Picture2.jpg)

 

![Be a Voice, not an Echo](https://blog.tearfund.ie/hubfs/Ahmed%20at%20consultation%20in%20Gaza%20Copyright%20Anera%20-%20IHP.png)

*Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, *

 

 

 

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## Sean Copeland, Tearfund Ireland

### RECENT POSTS BY Sean Copeland, Tearfund Ireland

<https://blog.tearfund.ie/starving-or-being-starved>

[Starving or Being Starved](https://blog.tearfund.ie/starving-or-being-starved)

<https://blog.tearfund.ie/when-a-question-sounds-like-a-promise>

[When a Question Sounds Like a Promise](https://blog.tearfund.ie/when-a-question-sounds-like-a-promise)

<https://blog.tearfund.ie/be-a-voice-not-an-echo>

[Be a Voice, not an Echo](https://blog.tearfund.ie/be-a-voice-not-an-echo)