East Africa is in the middle of a food crisis so massive that 20 million lives are at immediate risk. Twili is one of those. We met Twili and her children in the village where they live in Kenya, where she shared her story: “I was married; my husband was sick and
Mary Meschu is just one of the 170,000 Tanzanian albinos living under the weight of superstition. Her pale skin stands in stark contrast to those around her, causing many to believe she, and others like her, are ghosts, a cursed type of people. They call them “zeru zeru”, which literally
Marie-Denise Dorvilier, 53 years old and a mother of nine, remembers Hurricane Matthew like a nightmare. “I heard the wind, and I went out of the house and started running. A metal wire strangled me and I fell to the ground. Despite all the metal sheets flying around, I rose up
10 year-old Genet is a third grade student who lives with her poor peasant parents in Gubeta Arjo Kebele of Ethiopia and attends the Gubeta Arjo Primary School. She has a strong interest in learning and wishes to become a teacher in the future. However, due to a lack of
Like the Parent Teachers’ Association (PTAs) in other primary schools found within the Arsi Negelle District of Ethiopia, the PTA of Woyo Hargessa Primary School was established to act as a bridge between parents and teachers and to involve the community in the efforts geared to boost the internal income
My name is Ardo and I live in Kelafo, Ethiopia. I’m a 40 year-old woman, married and have five children. Life has never been easy here and it is hard to meet the basic necessities of life. The shortage of water for drinking and other basic human needs is one
ADRA’s response to Hurricane Matthew in Haiti is still going strong. Our disaster relief has reached more than 100,000 people with clean water, food, shelter supplies, and other resources. Today, Joyeuse shares her story with you. Sixty-year-old Joyeuse Sincere has never lived anywhere outside the uplands of Roche-A-Bateaux in Haiti,
Hpa-an, the capital of the Karen (Kayin) State in southeast Myanmar historically has seen some very hard times. The lack of available work for disadvantaged youth with little skills and minimal education leads them to drugs and alcohol. ADRA Myanmar saw an opportunity to engage with these young people by
Thein Paing and his family have lived for generations in Myanmar’s Central Dryzone, an area that today is on the brink of desertification causing food insecurity and deepening poverty. Hailing from a family of farmers, Thein Paing never completed school reluctantly choosing to follow in his father’s footsteps. As changes
Fahad, 24, is an ADRA translator from Iraq. His family left when he was 14 years old. “There was no electricity and no water. I go out and see dead people, I see bombs. I was in school when a bomb fell nearby, and blew out the windows of the
As the United States observes a national holiday to honor a man who lived a life of service, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., ADRA staff members reflect on how his words and actions influenced their lives. Billy Andre: Never Indifferent Young Billy was walking home one day when he noticed
As we reflect on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we are reminded of the powerful impact one person can have when they stand up for what they believe in. Dr. King’s message of nonviolence and civil rights continues to resonate with people all over the world, and
Every year can bring with it life-changing events, economic struggles, unexpected sicknesses, or even those tiny moments that become the biggest memories of that year. At ADRA, our mission is our purpose—to serve humanity so all can live as God intended. We respond to new crises that impact the most
Rebecca knows the impact of your support. Her role with ADRA sometimes takes her around the world and into communities where she gets to see how your donations and prayers are changing lives! Recently, she traveled to Kenya where we talked to her about the projects she visited and the
Providing quality food for all is the mission of The Social Food Truck, ADRA’s innovative and award-winning social enterprise in Belgium. By day, the food truck serves delicious vegetarian street food to the general population of Brussels. By night, it seeks out the city’s most vulnerable and ensures they are
A lot goes into ADRA’s Gift Catalog every year: a lot of work, a lot of love, and a lot of good things. It’s true! With every gift you give through our gift catalog, you are making good things possible around the world for people in poverty, communities in crisis,
Khan’s peaceful life ended the day a rocket blew his home apart. Months later, the Afghan father was living in a tent with the surviving members of his family. He told ADRA’s team that the tragedy they now faced was hunger. The fact is when a crisis disappears from the
The Horn of Africa is in a hunger crisis and no country has been hit harder than Somalia. ● 90% of the country’s districts are gripped by devastating drought conditions. ● Most of the grain Somalia depends on has been cut off by Russia’s conflict with Ukraine. ●
ADRA responds to help thousands of Indonesians affected by the massive earthquake that struck the country on Monday, November 21.
Leticia loves her children. But as hard as she works, they are always hungry. The hunger that Leticia’s children are experiencing is the kind of hunger that not only saps your energy but takes away your future. Without support, she fears her children could become victims of the poverty they
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