[1][2] It currently works in around 50 countries, with a primary focus on supporting those in poverty and providing disaster relief for disadvantaged communities.

[3] The Mission of Tearfund is "to follow Jesus where the need is greatest, responding to crises and partnering with local churches and organisations to help people lift themselves out of poverty."

Under Executive Director, Doug Balfour, Tearfund became a member of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), an umbrella group, comprising 13 charities, including Oxfam and Christian Aid.

Adams also went on to found the Fairtrade Foundation in 1989 which has played a central role in bringing fairly traded goods to a wider public.

There have also been a number of events around the UK marking the anniversary, including a service in Coventry Cathedral featuring the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby.

These include: Restored: An international Christian Alliance working to end violence against women, with a focus on transforming relationships.

[20] Inspired Individuals: The Tearfund-sponsored programme identifies, nurtures and links up Christian entrepreneurs who are radical changemakers in their communities.

[22] There are also separate Tearfund offices in Wales,[23] Scotland[24] and Northern Ireland,[25] each initiating nation-specific campaigning and communications as well as coordinating on UK-wide work.

They also regularly produce training materials on topics such as environmental sustainability, disaster response and church mobilisation.

[31][32] Advocacy (influencing government policy and practice) and campaigning are a major part of Tearfund’s current work.

In 1997, Tearfund started a full-scale programme to equip supporters to campaign on poverty issues called ‘Global Action Network’.

They have extensively promoted the circular economy – an economic model based on the re-use of resources and avoidance of unnecessary waste.

[38] In 2019 Tearfund launched a 'Rubbish Campaign' which petitioned large companies such as Coca-Cola, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever to manage their plastic pollution.

[39] Tearfund's submission to the UK House of Commons committee report on "Extreme poverty and the Sustainable Development Goals" was quoted on topics such as the effects of Covid and climate change.

[41] Other supporters have included Sir John Houghton,[42] Dr Krish Kandiah, Bishop Harold Miller and Martha Collison.