Faith in development

How will Tearfund use Church and Community Mobilisation (CCM) to see 250,000 churches transforming their communities?

In the final episode of season three of the Faith in Development podcast, our hosts Pete Dawson and Bethany Sikes look to the future of CCT. They are joined by Tearfund’s Regional Influencing Lead for Southern and East Africa, Anne Mumbi, and Tearfund’s Global CCM Officer, Grace Kariuki, to find out more about Tearfund’s big ambition to see 250,000 churches active as transformation centres in their communities by 2030 through Church and Community Mobilisation (CCM).

What if we could quantify the impact of Church and Community Transformation and put a monetary value on it?

In this episode of season 3 of the Faith in Development podcast, hosts Bethany Sikes and Pete Dawson are joined by Lizzie Trotter, head of social impact and wellbeing at State of Life. They discuss the CCT impact study, look at what social value is, and explain how £1 of investment by Tearfund helps communities to invest £7 of their own resources, resulting in up to £211 of measurable transformation in people’s lives.

What happens when churches go beyond what they can do themselves by engaging with local and national government?

In this episode of season 3 of the Faith in Development podcast, our hosts Pete Dawson and Bethany Sikes are joined by Chalwe Nyirenda, Tearfund’s CCT Advocacy Advisor as they discuss what it looks like when communities taking part in Church and Community Transformation start advocating for their needs and draw on the government as a resource.

What does it look like when a church gets involved with Church and Community Transformation (CCT)?

How we measure whole-life transformation

Why is wellbeing key to addressing poverty?

For episode 2 of season 3 of the Faith in Development podcast, our hosts Bethany Sikes and Pete Dawson are joined by Lydia Powell from Tearfund’s Impact and Effectiveness team, to discuss Tearfund’s whole-life approach to understanding, measuring and achieving holistic wellbeing.

In this season, Tearfund staff members Bethany Sikes and Pete Dawson are joined by different guests to explore the findings of the study, find out more about why we work with the church, what church and community transformation looks like and hear stories from people who have seen it in action.

The final episode of season 2 is a conversation between members of Tearfund’s Gender Protection Unit (GPU), including Solange Mbonigaba who leads Tearfund's survivor movement work, Nina Somera, the Gender Based Violence in Emergencies Specialist, and Uwezo Lele, the Transforming Masculinities Advisor. 

The team will be reflecting on the progress made towards gender justice and preventing gender violence over the last year. They share the moments that have challenged them, inspired them and given them hope.

This podcast discusses the sensitive subject of gender-based violence. Please consider whether you may find some aspects of the content uncomfortable to listen to.

In this month's episode, Rev Martha Chigozie discusses the difficult topic of Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting (FGM/C) and inpsiring stories of champions. Martha is based in Sierra Leone and has been an advocate for women and girls for over twenty years, working with a particular focus on the issue of FGM/C. She also leads the Thorough Empowerment, Education and Development for Women and Girls in Africa (TEEDWOGA) organisation.

Please note: this podcast discusses the sensitive subject of gender-based violence. Please consider your own wellbeing when approaching this content and listen at your own discretion.

In episode 7, Tearfund speaks to humanitarian expert, Emily Kabuga, who is currently working for Save The Children in South Sudan. Emily works to ensure a zero tolerance approach to gender-based violence (GBV) within communities and believes strongly that community-wide responsibility for the protection and empowerment of women is essential to the peacebuilding process.

This podcast discusses the sensitive subject of gender-based violence. Please consider whether you may find some aspects of the content uncomfortable to listen to.

Episode 6 features an interview between Francesca Quirke, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Programmes Manager, and Mary Thamari, Gender and Inclusion Specialist at Tearfund.

In this conversation, they discuss the impact of social norms on our daily lives, especially in relation to gender.

This podcast discusses the sensitive subject of gender-based violence. Please consider whether you may find some aspects of the content uncomfortable to listen to.