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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")

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## Posts about africa (2):

![Covid-19, update from our partners](https://blog.tearfund.ie/hubfs/Lebanon%202018%20-%20Tearfund%20images%20-%20distribution%20of%20milk%20and%20diapers%20for%20Syrian%20refugee%20children%20(7).jpg)

At the heart of Tearfund is our calling to ‘remember the poor’. For Tearfund staff, it didn’t take long for us to realise that beyond the disruption of our day to day working lives in our Dublin office our overseas partners were facing a much bigger problem as Covid-19 made landfall in some of poorest countries on the planet.  Our partners are working in Ethiopia, Cambodia and Uganda and with Syrian refugees in Lebanon who are densely packed into makeshift shelters waiting for peace and the possibility to return home. These are countries with much fewer resources than Ireland to face this pandemic – for example in Uganda it is estimated that there are more Government Ministers than ICU beds.

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Dear friends and supporters of Tearfund,

![Lent Reflection 2020:Water](https://blog.tearfund.ie/hubfs/mink-mingle-DZwu3YC3CV0-unsplash.jpg)

This year, to mark the season of Lent, we have put together a series of six reflections based on a new book by **[Ruth Valerio](https://ruthvalerio.net/): [Saying Yes to Life*](https://ruthvalerio.net/publications/saying-yes-to-life-the-archbishop-of-canterburys-lent-book-2020/).** In the book, Ruth goes through the creation story, touching on themes of light, water, land, seasons, creatures, and humankind. 

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28/03/20 17:18

## [Covid-19, update from our partners](https://blog.tearfund.ie/covid19tearfundresponse)

 By [Niamh Daly](https://blog.tearfund.ie/author/niamh-daly)

At the heart of Tearfund is our calling to ‘remember the poor’. For Tearfund staff, it didn’t take long for us to realise that beyond the disruption of our day to day working lives in our Dublin office our overseas partners were facing a much bigger problem as Covid-19 made landfall in some of poorest countries on the planet. Our partners are working in Ethiopia, Cambodia and Uganda and with Syrian refugees in Lebanon who are densely packed into makeshift shelters waiting for peace and the possibility to return home. These are countries with much fewer resources than Ireland to face this pandemic – for example in Uganda it is estimated that there are more Government Ministers than ICU beds.

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14/03/20 19:20

## [...Covid 19 will impact...the most](https://blog.tearfund.ie/covid19)

 By [Tearfund Ireland](https://blog.tearfund.ie/author/tearfund-ireland)

Dear friends and supporters of Tearfund,

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<https://blog.tearfund.ie/lentreflectionwater>

05/03/20 12:14

## [Lent Reflection 2020:Water](https://blog.tearfund.ie/lentreflectionwater)

 By [Tearfund Ireland](https://blog.tearfund.ie/author/tearfund-ireland)

This year, to mark the season of Lent, we have put together a series of six reflections based on a new book by Ruth Valerio: Saying Yes to Life*. In the book, Ruth goes through the creation story, touching on themes of light, water, land, seasons, creatures, and humankind.

[Read More](https://blog.tearfund.ie/lentreflectionwater)

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