Convincing the community of Mandahazo, Commune of Lazarivo, to abandon the practice of open defecation was a real challenge. There is a belief here that latrines are linked to evil spirits which kill the children.
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).
In El Salvador, hundreds of students of all ages and grades, attend classes to learn and enhance reading, writing, and math skills.
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
On World Humanitarian Day, August 19, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) recognizes the dedication and compassion of the many professionals whose tireless efforts drive meaningful humanitarian work.
As the world observes International Youth Day in August, ADRA is proud to spotlight remarkable young people like Alejandro Flores from La Victoria, Honduras.
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) participated in this year’s Young Professionals Conference, held in Houston, Texas, this past summe
Abed Odeh, a 65-year-old resident of Beit Lahia in the north of Gaza, once led a peaceful life surrounded by his large family of 25. A father of eight, Abed saw all his children graduate from university with high honors
In a small village in Honduras lives a woman named Santos. A mother of four children, her days are filled with love for her children, but also the harsh reality of living in poverty.
Hear ye, hear ye, the most anticipated time of the year has finally arrived, and no, I’m not talking about Christmas.
Meet Ahmed, an 11-year-old refugee who fled the war in Syria with his family a decade ago, seeking safety in Lebanon. Ahmed and his family now live in a makeshift tent made of tarpaulins and various scraps, near a cashew nut farm owned by their landlord. During school breaks, Ahmed and his siblings work on the farm in exchange for their monthly rent, as their father can no longer work due to chronic leg pain
Pastor Ahmed Mohamed knelt by the side of the dusty road where he, his wife and three children had paused to rest.