who we support: all about tearfund

Hey guys! 

This blog has been up and running for a while, but up till now we haven't really talked about who and what we support as a business. When Little Spools was first set up, we agreed that every year we would donate 10% of our proceeds to a charity or not-for-profit humanitarian organisation. We decided to support Tearfund Australia's mission of empowering communities through project-led initiatives in developing countries, together and alongside with our own church. 

Tearfund focuses on promoting "useful gifts" which may include anything from a chicken, goat, school, or water supply system, to Australians, encouraging them to "give the gift of ___" to a family or community in a specific country across the world. Their website is packed full of information about how to donate and support this mission work financially and spiritually, together with ways to get involved with working in the targeted communities to improve the quality of life there. 

Tearfund values justice and equality, as well as prayer, relationships, collaboration, the poor, and accountability. It also strives to support community-based Christian groups and empower Australian Christians to respond to the poverty and injustices we see in the world today. 

We believe that these goals are important and can make a difference if they are given the opportunity to do so by being sufficiently funded, so we are contributing to this massive effort by pledging an amount of our yearly sales to Tearfund's cause. 

Check out Tearfund Australia's website, tearfund.org.au, to find out how to give and support this noble organisation that is committed to social justice and the abolishment of poverty! ❤

~ Little Spools