TEARFUND INTERNATIONAL
PUBLICATIONS CATALOGUE
Tearfund’s vision is to see millions of people released
from material and spiritual poverty through a network
of local churches. Our publications provide practical
information and tools to equip people who are working
to bring about positive change in their communities.
Chris Boyd Tearfund
We cover a range of topics including
food security, health, disasters,
climate change and advocacy.
Many of our publications include
Bible studies and reflections designed
for church-based development work.
Most are available in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish. All are free
to download on our website
www.tearfund.org/tilz.
ROOTS books aim to help Christian
development organisations in
their work. They provide detailed
information on relevant subjects –
either on organisational development
topics, or on good practice in key
development issues.
Each book has a similar format:
Reflection questions help readers to consider
the issues raised in the book and apply the
learning to their own situation.
Case studies from Tearfund partner
organisations enable readers to learn from
experiences around the world.
Bible studies help Christian organisations to
carry out their work according to biblical values.
Handouts in some of the books can be
photocopied and given out during workshops. All
the books have been designed so that they can
be photocopied easily.
Exercises in some of the books assist learning.
Languages available
ROOTS books are available from Tearfund
in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish
unless otherwise indicated. Some are
available in Russian as PDF files. The books
have also been translated into other
languages in various countries.
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Visit www.tearfund.org/languages for
further details.
ROOTS books may be translated, provided
credit is given to Tearfund. Email
publications@tearfund.org to request
design files and our translation guidelines.
Tom Price Tearfund
ROOTS
ROOTS 1 AND 2 ADVOCACY TOOLKIT An easy-to-use,
comprehensive guide to
the theory and practice
of advocacy. Revised and
expanded second edition
including 80 case studies.
2014, 238 pages
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Available in print in
English, French and Portuguese.
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Available in PDF in English and Portuguese,
and in French and Spanish from mid-2015.
ROOTS 3 CAPACITY SELF-ASSESSMENT An assessment tool to enable organisations
to identify their capacity development needs.
Written particularly for use by experienced
facilitators.
2003, 76 pages
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Available in print in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
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Available in PDF in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
ROOTS 4 PEACE-BUILDING WITHIN OUR
COMMUNITIES Learning points taken from
case studies of Tearfund partners involved in
peace-building work.
2003, 60 pages
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Available in print in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
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Available in PDF in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
ROOTS 5 PROJECT CYCLE MANAGEMENT Describes the project cycle and the use of
planning tools such as needs and capacity
assessments and stakeholder analysis.
It shows clearly how to develop a logical
framework.
2003, 80 pages
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Available in print in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
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Available in PDF in English, French,
Portuguese, Spanish and Russian.
ALL ROOTS BOOKS ARE
AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH,
FRENCH, PORTUGUESE
AND SPANISH UNLESS
OTHERWISE INDICATED
ROOTS 9 REDUCING RISK
OF DISASTER IN OUR
COMMUNITIES Looks at a process called
Participatory Assessment of
Disaster Risk, which involves
working with local people
to identify hazards and plan
action to address them.
2011, 97 pages
ROOTS 6 FUNDRAISING Shows how to
develop a fundraising strategy and diversify
an organisation’s funding base.
2004, 76 pages
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Available in print in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
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Available in PDF in English, French,
Portuguese, Spanish and Russian.
ROOTS 7 CHILD PARTICIPATION Looks at the importance
of including children
in community life and
in project planning,
implementation and
evaluation.
2004, 60 pages
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Available in print
in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
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Available in PDF in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
ROOTS 8 HIV AND AIDS: TAKING ACTION This book was published in 2005; it is now out
of date and no longer available.
Peter Caton Tearfund
Visit www.tearfund.org/hivresources for
current resources, case studies and policy
papers.
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Available in print in English and French
(revised and expanded second edition);
available in Portuguese in the first edition
only.
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Available in PDF in English and French
(revised and expanded second edition);
available in Portuguese and Spanish in the
first edition only.
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Available in print in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
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Available in PDF in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
ROOTS 11 PARTNERING WITH THE LOCAL
CHURCH This provides practical tools, case
studies and models for Christian organisations
that wish to work more closely with local
churches.
2007, 88 pages
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Available in print in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
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Available in PDF in English, French,
Portuguese, Spanish and Russian.
ROOTS 12 HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT Looks at
policy and practice relating
to people who work for
an organisation. Includes
practical information
about recruitment,
contracts and managing
and developing staff.
2008, 88 pages
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Available in print in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
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Available in PDF in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
Ralph Hodgson Tearfund
ROOTS 10 ORGANISATIONAL
GOVERNANCE Looks at governance principles
and issues so that organisations can improve
their governance structure or set up a governing
body if they do not already have one.
2006, 92 pages
ROOTS 13 ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY This helps organisations to
consider the impact of the
environment on their work
and the impact of their
work on the environment. It
looks at how to carry out an
environmental assessment
and contains ideas that
encourage good stewardship
of resources.
2009, 96 pages
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Available in print in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
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Available in PDF in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
ROOTS CD-ROM v3.0 A CD-Rom containing
ROOTS books 1 to 13 in PDF. Please note, books
1, 2 and 9 are only included in their first editions.
2009
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Includes English, French, Portuguese and
Spanish versions.
VISIT www.tearfund.org/roots
TO ACCESS PDF FILES OF ROOTS BOOKS
Footsteps is a magazine which aims to share
information, ideas, contacts and experience in a
Christian context at grassroots level. It encourages
the practical outworking of integral mission in all
aspects of local development work.
Footsteps is published three times a year and is
available in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
and Hindi. A number of issues have also been
produced in Bangla, Burmese and Chinese.
BACK ISSUES All previous issues of Footsteps
are available free of charge on the Tearfund
International Learning Zone website, TILZ –
www.tearfund.org/tilz. This makes it easy
to search for information by topic. Recent
titles include:
n Hygiene and sanitation
n Human trafficking n Poultry keeping n Valuing food n Mobilising local resources n Conflict and peace n Maternal health n Livestock n Managing disasters n Non-communicable diseases n Stigma
n Trees
E-FOOTSTEPS Electronic versions of Footsteps
are now available by email, making it easy for
readers to access each new issue by linking into
the website.
THE FOOTSTEPS INDEX CD-ROM OR
USB STICK Contains copies of all previous
Footsteps issues from 1 to 96 in pdf format.
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Please note that the English version was
produced in 2015.
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Other language versions may now be available.
Please contact us for more information.
Subscribe to Footsteps
If you wish to subscribe to Footsteps,
please complete the form supplied with
this leaflet and return it to International
Publications, Tearfund, 100 Church Road,
Teddington, TW11 8QE, UK, or send an
email to publications@tearfund.org. Please
state your preferred language (English,
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whether you would like to receive a printed
or electronic version of Footsteps. Please also
provide your postal address and organisation
(if relevant).
Alice Keen Tearfund
FOOTSTEPS
PILLARS
Alice Keen Tearfund
The PILLARS process
encourages groups of all kinds
to own their own development
through discussion-based
learning. PILLARS Guides
provide a range of information
topics to help people to
implement change in their
communities. The books are not designed just to read through.
The full benefits will only come through discussing and learning
from the content in small groups, using just one section at a
time. Each Guide contains Bible studies for group discussion.
Translating PILLARS
PILLARS Guides are designed so that they can
easily be translated. The PILLARS workbook
gives guidance for organisations wanting to
hold translation workshops, and the CD-Rom
contains design files for printing. Please email
publications@tearfund.org to request
translation guidelines. Do check the list of
existing translations on the TILZ website first
(www.tearfund.org/languages).
ALL PILLARS BOOKS ARE
AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH,
FRENCH, PORTUGUESE
AND SPANISH UNLESS
OTHERWISE INDICATED
Any small group of people who meet together
regularly will benefit from this kind of learning.
A trained leader is not necessary – just a group
member who can read and who can facilitate
discussion.
The person facilitating should read through
the whole Guide a couple of times so they are
familiar with all the sections and Bible studies.
They should then do the following:
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Introduce a section so group members see
its relevance to their experiences. It may be
helpful to begin with a group Bible study.
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Share the information by reading it out
– sometimes rewording it to help people
understand. Alternatively, use a simple role
play to highlight the issue.
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Lead discussion. Allow time for people to
discuss each question fully. Sometimes they
may need help to get the discussion started.
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Draw the meeting to a conclusion.
Summarise the learning and agree on any
responses the group want to make and plan
how to take these forward.
FACILITATION SKILLS WORKBOOK Equips people with the skills and confidence
to facilitate small group discussions. Designed
as training material for people who are using
PILLARS Guides with local groups.
2004, 80 pages
PREPARING FOR DISASTER Encourages
communities to consider possible risk situations
and helps them prepare to respond effectively.
Includes information on first aid, emergency
stores and community shelters.
2002, 52 pages
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Available in print in English, French and
Spanish.
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Available in print in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
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Available in PDF in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
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Available in PDF in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
MOBILISING THE CHURCH Encourages
church members to widen their vision. Contains
material on the church’s role, leadership, Bible
study groups, planning, working within the
community and maintaining the vision of the
church.
2004, 52 pages
AGROFORESTRY Agroforestry improves soil
conservation, nutrition, soil
fertility, fuel wood production
and family income. Includes
details of nursery techniques.
2001, 52 pages
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Available in print in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
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Available in print in English
and French.
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Available in PDF in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
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Available in PDF in English and French.
CREDIT AND LOANS FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES Encouraging good practice in
record-keeping, planning and maintaining
savings and credit groups.
2001, 56 pages
HEALTHY EATING Ideas to help improve
household nutrition at low cost – food groups,
kitchen gardens, recipes, methods of food
preservation and hygiene.
2003, 52 pages
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Available in print in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
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Available in PDF in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
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Available in print in French, Portuguese and
Spanish.
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Available in PDF in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
Geoff Crawford Tearfund
MOBILISING THE COMMUNITY An exciting
process of encouraging and supporting
communities to analyse their own situations
and to work together to make changes for
the better.
2003, 52 pages
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Available in print in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
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Available in PDF in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
Ralph Hodgson Tearfund
SEEKING JUSTICE FOR ALL Understanding
human rights and God’s passion for justice,
so that communities are better equipped to
challenge unjust laws and to protect the rights
of others.
2006, 64 pages
IMPROVING FOOD SECURITY Practical
information on pest control, grain banks and new
techniques for food preservation and storage.
2001, 57 pages
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Available in print in English, French and
Portuguese.
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Available in PDF in English, French and
Portuguese.
BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL
GROUPS Encourages groups to improve their
communication, effectiveness and activities.
2001, 52 pages
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Available in print in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish. The English version
is available with African or Asian illustrations.
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Available in PDF in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
ENCOURAGING GOOD HYGIENE AND
SANITATION Understanding the basic facts
around good hygiene. Reducing disease from
poor sanitation, poor hygiene and dirty water.
Practical ideas for encouraging hand washing,
safe drinking water supplies and latrine design.
2005, 72 pages
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Available in print in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
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Available in PDF in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
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Available in print in English, French and
Portuguese.
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Available in PDF in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
PILLARS WORKBOOK Provides information
on translation and printing in local languages for
people wanting to use the PILLARS process.
2001, 89 pages
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Available in print in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
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Available in PDF in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
PILLARS CD-ROM v5.0 Contains all PILLARS Guides, the PILLARS
workbook and Facilitation skills workbook.
Most of the Guides are supplied with a choice of
illustration sets for use in different regions of the
world (Africa, Asia or Latin America).
2007
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Includes English, French, Portuguese and
Spanish versions, where available.
PILLARS TRAINING DVD This video contains seven sections
which provide an introduction to
using PILLARS Guides, facilitation
skills, training workshops,
translation and writing skills. It includes
some practical sessions and discussion.
2007, 52 minutes
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Includes videos in English, French, Portuguese
and Spanish.
VISIT www.tearfund.org/pillars
TO ACCESS PDF FILES
OF PILLARS GUIDES
UMOJA
Cally Spittle Tearfund
Umoja is an exciting and
transformational church
and community initiative.
It helps church leaders
and their congregations
work together with the
local community to bring
about positive change for
the whole community.
It is a process that inspires and
equips local people with a vision for
determining their own future with
their own resources.
UMOJA FACILITATOR’S GUIDE Contains Bible studies,
activities, energisers,
tools, advice and a
step-by-step process
to help a church and
community become
inspired and start working
for transformation in their
community.
2009, 174 pages
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Available in print in English, French and
Portuguese.
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Available in PDF in English, French,
Portuguese, Bangla, Chinese, Nepali
and Thai.
UMOJA CO-ORDINATOR’S GUIDE Provides everything that an organisation or
church needs to know to start and manage an
Umoja programme across a number of local
communities.
2009, 117 pages
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Available in print in English, French and
Portuguese.
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Available in PDF in English, French,
Portuguese, Bangla, Nepali and Thai.
UMOJA: HIV AND YOUR COMMUNITY A supplementary guide
for Umoja facilitators,
designed to enable the
church to work with the
community to prevent the
spread of HIV and reduce
its impact. Recommended
for use in churches and
communities who have
already completed at least one cycle of Umoja.
2011, 46 pages
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Available in print in English and French.
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Available in PDF in English, French,
Portuguese and Nepali.
VISIT www.tearfund.org/umojaguides TO ACCESS
PDF FILES OF THE RESOURCES ABOVE AND
TO READ A SELECTION OF CASE STUDIES
WHY ADVOCATE? GUIDES
Tearfund has produced a series of
short booklets, based on many years’
experience in advocacy, about the
following issues:
WHY ADVOCATE ON GOVERNANCE AND
CORRUPTION? This booklet highlights why it
is important to undertake advocacy to combat
corruption and promote good governance.
2012, 31 pages
WHY ADVOCATE ON CLIMATE CHANGE? This booklet looks at why organisations need to
use different advocacy tactics to help tackle the
problem of climate change at the local, national
or international level.
2011, 23 pages
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Available in print in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
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Available in PDF in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
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Available in print in English.
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Available in PDF in English.
WHY ADVOCATE ON HIV? This booklet sets
out why advocacy on HIV is important and
why civil society needs to hold governments
accountable for their commitments to tackle
HIV. It is aimed at organisations that are already
working on HIV, but have not yet considered an
advocacy approach to HIV.
2008, 15 pages
WHY ADVOCATE FOR DISASTER RISK
REDUCTION (DRR)? This booklet sets out
why advocacy on DRR is important for holding
governments accountable in addressing DRR.
It is aimed at organisations that are already
involved in DRR but have not yet considered an
advocacy approach to DRR.
2007, 15 pages
Available in PDF only in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
WHY ADVOCATE FOR WATER, SANITATION
AND HYGIENE (WASH)? This booklet shows why
WASH is a crucial issue for
governments and a vital
political priority, and how
an advocacy approach to
WASH can complement a
programmatic approach to
WASH. Second edition.
2009, 14 pages
Available in PDF only in English, French
and Spanish.
Huw Tyler Tearfund
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Available in print in French and Spanish.
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Available in PDF in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
VISIT
www.tearfund.org/whyadvocate
TO ACCESS PDF FILES OF
WHY ADVOCATE? GUIDES
CEDRA
OTHER TITLES
CEDRA (Climate change and
Environmental Degradation Risk and
Adaptation Assessment) is a strategiclevel environmental risk assessment
tool for agencies working in developing
countries. It helps agencies to access
and understand the science of
climate change and environmental
degradation and ensure their full
portfolio of projects is resilient.
DISASTERS AND THE LOCAL CHURCH A guide aimed at church leaders in areas
where natural disasters are common (but also
relevant for other faith leaders and NGOs).
Covers topics such as needs assessments,
disaster management committees and
different types of disaster.
2011, 224 pages
CEDRA This comprehensive
guide to the CEDRA process
describes how to complete
the seven CEDRA steps, using
case studies and exercises.
Second edition.
2012, 88 pages
HAND IN HAND A collection of 23 Bible
studies covering a
range of issues relating
to HIV, including
stigma, forgiveness,
gender, bereavement,
HIV‑discordant couples, and
understanding disease and
suffering. The studies can be
adapted to use as sermons.
2010, 69 pages
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Available in print in English.
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Available in PDF in English, French,
Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic, Burmese,
Nepali, Urdu and Russian.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT A projectlevel tool to assess the impact of projects on the
environment and of the local environment on
the project. Users decide whether to modify the
project design so that it has a lower negative
impact and/or improved positive impact.
2009, 61 pages
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Available in print in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
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Available in PDF in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
VISIT
www.tearfund.org/environment
TO ACCESS PDF FILES
OF CEDRA RESOURCES
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Available in print in English and Portuguese.
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Available in PDF in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
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Available in print in English and French.
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Available in PDF at
www.tearfund.org/churchandhiv
in English, French and Nepali.
GUIDE OUR STEPS Contains 101 participatory
Bible studies on a wide variety of development
issues. Includes advice on how to use the
materials for small group Bible study and
guidance on how to prepare new Bible studies.
2004, 52 pages
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Available in print in English, French,
Portuguese and Spanish.
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Available in PDF at
www.tearfund.org/churchmobilisation
in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish.
TILZ website
ALL OF OUR PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDING
BACK ISSUES OF FOOTSTEPS, ARE AVAILABLE
ON OUR WEBSITE www.tearfund.org/tilz
FREE OF CHARGE
The TILZ website contains a range of additional documents on policy and research covering issues
such as climate change, disasters and food security. It has sections on monitoring and evaluation,
church involvement in development, and Bible studies. You can also find out how you can be
involved in communities of practice (CoPs), which are groups for people involved in grassroots
work to transform communities.
All material on the TILZ website is free to download.
A number of Tearfund’s international publications have been translated into a range of other
languages. Visit www.tearfund.org/languages for further details.
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