The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is escalating humanitarian recovery efforts in El Salvador to assist hundreds of residents impacted by Tropical Storm Julia.
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ADRA Partners with Southwestern Adventist University for Ukraine Benefit Concert
SILVER SPRING, MD (April 18, 2022) The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) joins forces with Southwestern Adventist University (SWAU) to support the people of Ukraine. SWAU will host an ADRA International Benefit Concert for Ukraine at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 23, at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts in Arlington, Texas, to raise […]
Elementary School Walkathon Raises $18,500 for Ukraine
The students of Captain Gilmer Christian School in Fletcher, North Carolina held a school-wide walkathon in March and raised $18,500 for those affected by the Ukrainian humanitarian crisis. The crisis hit close to home for many of the school’s students. “Ten percent of our student body has either Ukrainian or Russian family members,” said the […]
ADRA Partners With Hope Channel International to Deliver Aid to Ukraine
SILVER SPRING, MD (February 28, 2022) The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has joined efforts with Hope Channel International, Inc. (HCI) to mobilize relief for the people of Ukraine. The international humanitarian agency of the Seventh-day Adventist Church will work closely with HCI and Hope Channel Ukraine to deliver emergency supplies for displaced families, […]
ADRA Calls for Peace for the People of Ukraine and Mobilizes Relief for Millions of People Impacted by the War
SILVER SPRING, MD (February 26, 2022) The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is scaling-up operations to deploy humanitarian assistance for children and families displaced by the war in Ukraine. The relief agency has launched a fundraising campaign to strengthen programs for refugees from Ukraine and other global communities. According to the United Nations, about 100,000 […]
Statement by ADRA President Michael Kruger on the People of Ukraine
SILVER SPRING, MD (February 25, 2022) The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) calls for peace and the protection of the millions of people impacted by the crisis in Ukraine. Join us in prayer for the safety and wellbeing of tens of thousands of children and families who are in harm’s way, are and will be […]
ADRA Builds a Community Center in Mauritania Using 34,000 Plastic Bottles
(MAURITANIA) The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in Mauritania celebrated the establishment of a three-level community center in the commune of El Mina in Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital. The finished center was built using 34,000 plastic bottles, each filled with sand, which formed the framework of the building instead of bricks or cinder blocks. […]
Hospitals in Nepal Join ADRA to Roll Out COVID-19 Vaccine Campaigns
NEPAL (January 6, 2022) — Since June 2021, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in Nepal has been collaborating with hospitals dedicated to combatting COVID-19, as well as rolling out vaccine campaigns in four districts, including Dhanusha, Mahottari, Sarlahi, and Rautahat. Nepal, one of the first countries in the southern region of Asia […]
ADRA Responds to Ongoing Refugee Crisis in Brazil to Help Thousands of Venezuelan Families
SILVER SPRING, MD (December 22, 2021) – The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has stepped up humanitarian relief operations to aid more than 31,000 Venezuelan refugees and migrants to rebuild their lives in Brazil. ADRA has launched the ANA Project to provide food, as well as household and hygiene items to families in the cities […]
ADRA Ignites National Campaign in Indonesia to Protect Elderly During the Pandemic
(Indonesia) December 14, 2021 – The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in Indonesia has made the elderly their top priority for being inoculated against COVID-19. The new project, Elderly First, is designed to help those of advanced years to get communities access to the vaccine in four provinces, namely: East Java (Ngawi, Tuban, Bojonegoro districts), West […]