Tearfund supporters Brenda and Gordon Wilkinson of East Grinstead have just mailed the 3,000th copy of their hit charity cookbook Recipes for Disaster... Relief and Development to Just Fairtrade Ltd, a pioneering Fairtrade shop in Leicester that has already sold over 75 copies.

The book, published in June 2006, features 42 recipes from 25 different countries where Tearfund is currently at work to change lives in some of the poorest communities.

"We have been thrilled with the sales through Tearfund supporters around the UK which has allowed us to donate over £17,000 to the Christian disaster relief and development charity Tearfund for work with some of world's poorest people" said Brenda.

She added, "We're really hoping that we can sell the remaining 2,000 copies by the end of the year."

Janine Buckley-Hewing of Just Fairtrade commented, "Two customers commented on what a great resource the book is for them as teachers, others have bought it as a gift to introduce friends to fairtrade and global issues and some just thought the recipes looked really unusual and bought the book as a treat for themselves."

She added that staff and volunteers at Just have enjoyed selling the book knowing that more than £6 of the £7 cover price is going to Tearfund.

"Projects like this one, to sell a book full of global information and great recipes, help us here at Just to feel even closer to the people who most need our help."

Gordon said that most of the sales had come from the UK, although some copies had gone to Europe, the USA and even the Falkland Islands.

"The interest from outside the UK was just one reason why we thought of selling copies over the Internet," he said.

Brenda said, "It's amazing the number of folk that use the Internet to find recipes, so if someone is searching on Google for a recipe from one of 25 countries where Tearfund works, or a speciality such as green banana or wabul, then they should be directed to our site."

The book not only includes recipes, it also details where the recipes originate from and what work Tearfund is currently carrying out in the country.

Gordon adds: "Not only do people get an interesting recipe, but they can enjoy their meal knowing that the £1 donated to Tearfund via our website could feed a family of five in a relief camp in war-torn Darfur, west Sudan, for a day. Or, it could buy four nutritious meals for a child living on the streets of Malawi. "

Brenda concludes: "We have been thrilled by the letters and emails that we have had, explaining how people have used the recipes - at fundraising coffee mornings; for church lunches to illustrate the kinds of food eaten in some of the poorest countries; for educational events at schools; and just for fun. Readers have been really encouraged, inspired and moved by some of the stories about Tearfund projects and partners - just as we have been."

People can now use www.recipesfordisaster.org to purchase the £7 book; buy the £10 "I'm a Recipe for Disaster" apron or download individual recipes in exchange for a £1 donation to Tearfund via the secure PayPal shop.