Give before 17 May and all donations will be doubled by the UK government, up to £3 million. Here is what your gift today could do:

£4 doubled could prevent one tonne (1,000kg) of waste from being burnt and releasing toxic fumes, meaning the air is cleaner to breathe. £10 doubled could train three families like Rubina’s to manage waste in a healthy and sustainable way. £45 doubled could train two people to work as waste collectors at a recycling hub, enabling them to lift themselves out of poverty.

Donations to this appeal will help Tearfund bring transformation in countries where the need is greatest. Match funding from the UK government will be used to tackle plastic pollution in Pakistan and around the world to change the lives of people like Rubina.

Tearfund’s partners in Pakistan will help slum communities to manage their waste through recycling hubs so it doesn’t end up in waterways or burnt on the streets. These hubs will also provide employment for local people so they can lift themselves out of poverty.

Father God, We lift up families suffering today, surrounded by waste. We pray particularly for people in Pakistan’s slums who are working hard to provide for their children, but whose health is suffering because of excessive waste. And for Tearfund’s partners bringing communities together to clean up and recycle rubbish.

Thank you for the earth and all the resources you have given us, and we are sorry when we are not good stewards of your creation. Stir our hearts, we pray. Amen.