Situated in the rolling hills of south central Madagascar is Ramampiray village. The rural landscape is dotted with clusters of houses among the fields of rice, vegetables and fruit trees. But despite its idyllic appearance, the village of Ramampiray struggled with poor sanitation.
When the floods struck Gaggomahal village in Amritsar, 28-year-old Amandeep Kaur and her husband Sarwan Singh (35) found their world collapsing-literally.
Running barefoot with my seven children during the earthquake, I entrusted our safety to the heavens.
“𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝗲.” A resident of Barangay Holy Cross, shakily recounted the horror she experienced during the powerful earthquake.
In the heart of Bau village, nestled deep within the rugged mountains of Bau province, my name is Zainab Jajan Shikan.
Siama is a twenty -year-old mother from Darang community. She used to walk two km every day to and from the nearest water source to fetch drinking water for her family.
As food security and water supply were adversely affected by the 2011 conflict, there was a high need to improve both access to safe water and underlying causes of food insecurity in Sudan.
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), a leading global humanitarian organization, has been selected by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to implement a life-saving Resilience Food Security Activity (RFSA) for more than 244,000 disadvantaged families in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
“I know in some schools wouldn’t allow me to take classes because I have my child with me.
Tamilarasi is a 31-year-old mother who is also the breadwinner of her family. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Yenambakkam, Tamil Nadu.
In the remote village of Dacope, Bangladesh, where the land is affected by high salinity and farming is a challenge, families struggle to find reliable sources of income. For women in particular, opportunities to earn a living and support their families are limited.
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is mobilizing critical, life-saving aid to support communities in Gaza following the recent Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement.
On World Migrant Day, we pause to reflect on the resilience and courage of millions of migrants worldwide and honor the organizations that tirelessly work to support them.
In 2024, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) reaffirmed its role as a global leader in disaster response and humanitarian aid, addressing more than 114 emergencies across the globe.
What inspires a young chiropractor to leave the comfort of Southern California, step away from modern-day conveniences, and travel to Peru in the middle of their winter to build homes for those in need?
“Helping others isn’t a job you apply for, it’s something that’s in your heart”, says Miranda Christina Jobe, aged 9.
“Nearly 20%—that’s one in five children— ages 3-17 in the U.S. have a mental, developmental, or behavioral disorder, like ADHD, anxiety, behavior issues, or depression,” says ADRA International’s Mental Health Specialist, Weanne Estrada-Magbunua, MPH, during the upcoming “Let’s Talk Mental Health: How Can I Help My Child” webinar. To start conversations
It’s called “survival sex” and that we have a term for it lets you know just how common it is.
Worldwide, 1 in 20,000 people are born with albinism.
As we stop to recognize World Literacy Day on September 8, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) continues to reaffirm its commitment to literacy as a foundational tool for achieving equality, individual empowerment and sustainable development. Michael Kruger, president of ADRA International, emphasizes the importance of literacy in ADRA’s