--- title: Tearfund Ireland (6) description: Get news, updates and info from Tearfund Ireland! (6) --- ![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*       ![International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women](https://blog.tearfund.ie/hubfs/womanpoorbus2-133.jpg) 25th November was the international day for the elimination of violence against women. The UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women defines violence against women as any act of gender-based violence (GBV) that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion, or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life.1  ![Headlines, Questions and Identity](https://blog.tearfund.ie/hubfs/rod-long-DRgrzQQsJDA-unsplash.jpg) The news headlines in recent times have reminded us of the many complex, traumatic and horrendous circumstances facing the international community. At the same time, news headlines here in Ireland repeatedly reveal similarly complex, traumatic and tragic circumstances facing us in our own towns and cities. ![The Importance of Supporting Missions](https://blog.tearfund.ie/hubfs/AdobeStock_107238475%20edited.jpg) As we approach the Christmas season, we all know someone who already has everything they need. How do I buy a gift for someone like that? Especially in a petrol station at 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve!       ### Recent Posts           ## Related Articles ![Teacher Training in South Sudan](https://blog.tearfund.ie/hubfs/IMG_2920%20Living%20Teaching%20aid%20Charles%202%20year%20student%20ECC%20photo%20Elke%20Koeker.jpg) [poverty](https://blog.tearfund.ie/topic/poverty) **Teacher Training in South Sudan: ** ![General Election 2020:](https://blog.tearfund.ie/hubfs/alessandro-stigliani-SZVB6B9c6BE-unsplash.jpg) [election](https://blog.tearfund.ie/topic/election) [climate](https://blog.tearfund.ie/topic/climate) [vote](https://blog.tearfund.ie/topic/vote) [ireland](https://blog.tearfund.ie/topic/ireland)         ### SIGN UP TO OUR EMAIL LIST TO GET THE LATEST UPDATES, EVENTS AND INFORMATION FROM TEARFUND IRELAND! ### Subscribe to Email Updates 15/12/23 11:09 ## [International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women](https://blog.tearfund.ie/gbv) By [Bemnet Woldemariam, Tearfund Ireland](https://blog.tearfund.ie/author/bemnet-woldemariam-tearfund-ireland) 25th November was the international day for the elimination of violence against women. The UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women defines violence against women as any act of gender-based violence (GBV) that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion, or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life.1 [Read More](https://blog.tearfund.ie/gbv) 15/12/23 09:47 ## [Headlines, Questions and Identity](https://blog.tearfund.ie/headlinesquestionsidentity) By [Sean Copeland, Tearfund Ireland](https://blog.tearfund.ie/author/sean-copeland-tearfund-ireland) The news headlines in recent times have reminded us of the many complex, traumatic and horrendous circumstances facing the international community. At the same time, news headlines here in Ireland repeatedly reveal similarly complex, traumatic and tragic circumstances facing us in our own towns and cities. [Read More](https://blog.tearfund.ie/headlinesquestionsidentity) 29/11/23 14:28 ## [The Importance of Supporting Missions](https://blog.tearfund.ie/supportingmission) By [Johnny Holland, Swords Baptist Church](https://blog.tearfund.ie/author/johnny-holland-swords-baptist-church) As we approach the Christmas season, we all know someone who already has everything they need. How do I buy a gift for someone like that? Especially in a petrol station at 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve! [Read More](https://blog.tearfund.ie/supportingmission) [❮](https://blog.tearfund.ie/page/5) [1](https://blog.tearfund.ie/page/1) [...](https://blog.tearfund.ie/page/1) [4](https://blog.tearfund.ie/page/4) [5](https://blog.tearfund.ie/page/5) [6](https://blog.tearfund.ie/page/6) [7](https://blog.tearfund.ie/page/7) [8](https://blog.tearfund.ie/page/8) [...](https://blog.tearfund.ie/page/11) [21](https://blog.tearfund.ie/page/21) [❯](https://blog.tearfund.ie/page/7) [All posts](https://blog.tearfund.ie/all)