Publications & Reports
Social Return on Investment
The 2025 Effectiveness Report provides a Social Return on Investment (SROI) analysis of two of Tearfund Australia’s international development projects during the 2024-25 financial year and an analysis of food security and livelihoods projects. Guided by the 2022 International Program Theory of Change, the report evaluates not only the scale of work undertaken (“how much”) but also the quality and effectiveness of the outcomes achieved (“how well”). The analysis integrates both quantitative and qualitative evidence, including financial valuation, partner reporting, and powerful stories of change.
Across all international programs, Tearfund’s partners directly supported 483,118 people, with an estimated indirect reach of more than 2.1 million individuals. This work spans multiple sectors, including livelihoods, education, sanitation, food security, community development, and leadership formation. The report emphasises that Tearfund’s approach to working through local partners continues to generate strong community ownership, resilience and longterm transformation.
