History

Question 1

Who did Compassionate Christians send gifts to in 1960

Answer 1

Evangelical Alliance

Question 2

What is 1960 known for

Answer 2

World Refuge year

Question 3

What year was Tearfund founded

Answer 3

1968

Question 4

Who founded Tearfund

Answer 4

George Hoffman

Question 5

What prompted the public launch of Tearfund

Answer 5

Famine in Biaffra caused by Civil War

Question 6

Who gave his first fundraising concert for the cause of Tearfing in 1969

Answer 6

Cliff Richard

Question 7

describe the expansion of Tearfund through the 1970’s

Answer 7

Supporters could now give £5 per month to sponser Children in Bangledesh, providing food, Health care and Education through Christian projects

Question 8

What event occured in 1985 to respond to famine

Answer 8

Live Aid

Question 9

What year was live Aid

Answer 9

1985

Question 10

What was Tearfund responding too in the 1980’s

Answer 10

Turmoil in Eastern Europe - Berlin Wall/Romania
War in Ethipoia, with 10 million facing starvation,
camps set up in Somalia 1.5 million refugees
Uganda Civil War
Lebanon - fighting continues
Sudan - floods make 1 million homeless

Question 11

What was Tearfund responding too in the 1990’s

Answer 11

Phillipines, Iran and Peru Earthquakes
Gulf War - Tearfund sends an emergency relief team to Iraq
African droughts £2 million is sent 
Civil unrest in the Balkans, 
Rwanda - refugees pour across borders
Sierra Leone

Question 12

What was Tearfund responding too in the 1970’s

Answer 12

East Pakistan Cyclone, Tidal wave
Pakistan divides through Civil War, creating bangledesh
India - 20 million people face starvation
Ethiopia drought
Guartamala Earthquake 22,000 killed

Question 13

what pioneering programme began in 1975

Answer 13

Tearcraft - determination to help people to help themselves - beginning in Bangledesh

Question 14

What did Cliff Richard do for Tearfund in 1982

Answer 14

Helps Tearfund make its first film “Cliff in Kenya”

Question 15

What was Tearfunds input at Live Aid

Answer 15

the “Candle in the Darkness” presentation is seen by 33,000 people, designed to help Christians in britain think about how to celebrate Christmas in a world of need

Question 16

What was tearfund asked to do in 1987

Answer 16

asked by the UNHCR to take responsibility for the education and healthcare of thousends of refugees

Question 17

What year did Tearfund celebrate its 25th Anniversary and how was it celebrated

Answer 17

1993 -Tearfund celebrates its 25th anniversary with a a tour and the BBC record a special edition of Songs of Praise

Question 18

How had Tearfund expanded by 1995

Answer 18

A total of over 1,000 projects in 115 countries worldwide recieve support

Question 19

What Year was UK Action launched

Answer 19

1996 - in Association with the Evangelical Alliance, enabling Churches in the UK to respond to the needs within their own communities

Question 20

What Tearfund worker died in 1996

Answer 20

Andy Meakins killed when a hijacked Ethiopian plane crashes into the sea