It’s easy to take the luxury of a toilet for granted. It’s one of the most basic necessities for you and me, but millions around the world have never used one, and their health suffers for it. Pa-Chouk is a father in Cambodia. When he and his family needed to
Loose change can be a nuisance rattling around your pocket or bag, but students at Greeneville Adventist Academy (GAA) in Greeneville, Tennessee use their Loose Change Drive to bring life-changing gifts to people around the world each December through ADRA’s gift catalog. This Christmas, GAA raised $675, which is $200
In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, we want to introduce you to some of the women behind ADRA’s mission. We asked our team for their best advice about how to #BreakTheBias in their roles and work. Elizabeth Tomenko Name: Elizabeth Tomenko Title: Emergency Response Program Manager Describe
At 89 years old, Nanya has experienced so much in her lifetime. But nothing as bad as this. No real rain has fallen in years, food and water are scarce, and hunger is constant. Nanya’s husband died 30 years ago, leaving her with her three children who have now grown
What YOU helped accomplished in 2020 If you want to help grant a wish before 2020 ends, now is your chance! To say the last twelve months have been challenging would be the understatement of the year. Millions have been sickened by the COVID-19 virus and many thousands have died.
3 Ways ADRA Fed Families in 2020 Have you heard? We launched a new and special Giving Tuesday campaign that triples the impact of your donation to help feed hungry families. That means $1=$3, but only until Tuesday, December 1st. Give Today 2020 has been a difficult year for so
Meet Asinyen Hunger and starvation is the reality for too many still. It’s a deadly cycle and only together, can we help fight end hunger. “I don’t have any hope for the future,” Asinyen says. You see, five days ago, Asinyen received a small bag of rice from a friend
Hunger in the refugee camps: Gaudance’s Story Every month Gaudance receives a ration of food for her family. Her children carry the bags through the narrow, winding pathways to their tin and tarpaulin hut in Kakuma, Kenya’s largest refugee camp. But even as they walk, they know the supply of
Celebrating World Food Day! Today is World Food Day and we’re celebrating the plates and bellies ADRA donors have helped fill this year! ADRA donors keep projects alive all over the world that help feed hungry families every day. To celebrate, we’re sharing some “full belly” 2020 highlights below. ASOTRY
By Paulo Lopes, President, ADRA International In the early hours after Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica this past October, our emergency response teams navigated flooded streets and toppled power lines to reach families huddled in shelters. The Category 5 storm had devastated the island: homes destroyed, communities cut off, nearly
As the year draws to a close, we pause to reflect on the lives changed, the communities strengthened, and the hope restored—all because of your generosity. This year has brought immense challenges around the world. Families displaced by conflict, children facing hunger, and communities rebuilding after disasters have all needed
Every day across the world, families take courageous steps toward safety, stability, and hope. Some walk for weeks through dense jungle. Others cross borders with children in their arms and dreams in their hearts. On World Migrant Day, ADRA honors their resilience. Migration throughout the Inter and South American regions
This story was originally published by ADRA Japan and has been adapted for ADRA International. Around the world, thousands of runners lace up their shoes not only to test their limits, but also to support causes that create meaningful change. The Tokyo Marathon Charity Program is one of the ways athletes transform
Faith, Family, and the Journey to Safety When the war reached their hometown of Novomoskovsk, Dmytro Trebushkovand his wife faced an impossible choice: stay in the home they had built with their foster children or flee with nothing but faith. “We never imagined we would have to pack up and leave,”
Every person deserves the dignity of a safe toilet. Yet, in 2025, nearly half the world’s population still lives without one. This year’s World Toilet Day theme, “Sanitation in a Changing World,” reminds us that sanitation systems must be future-ready and accessible to all, resilient to floods and droughts, and supported by strong investments that protect
It is wonderful to connect about something so close to our hearts: the mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. When we talk about our Church, we often think about spreading the good news, sharing our beliefs and looking forward to Jesus’ return. However, there has been a perception that the
In classrooms across Baalbek and Mount Lebanon, children who have fled war and hardship sit side by side with their Lebanese peers, opening books, reciting lessons, and rediscovering what it means to dream again. Behind every one of those hopeful faces stands a teacher — a steady, compassionate guide shaping
On the third Sabbath of every month, Terrina Williams tells the Children’s Story at Meadowbridge Seventh-day Adventist Church in Mechanicsville, Virginia. This year, Sabbath, June 21st, happened to be a special day—World Refugee Day. To mark the occasion, Terrina chose the hymn “Jesus Loves the Little Children.” For months, the children had
With the sun blazing on the tin roof, I heard her tell about how she fled for her life. In the refugee settlement she came to, she saw no other options than to sell her body. The woman in front of me spoke about how life had been a couple
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