Madagascar: No Rain, No Income
“I am scared to die from hunger,” Marie-Julina said. “I have eight children and four grandchildren living with me,” she said. “I am responsible for their survival. We haven’t had enough to eat for eight years. We would plant, but nothing would grow. “Some of my children have never had more than one meal a day. They have […]
Kenya: Penna’s Battle to Provide for Her Family
Penna sits on a fallen tree holding her head in her hands. Tears roll down her face as she shares her story: “My children cry when they are hungry. And they are always hungry because I have so little to feed them. This drought has stolen our lives.” A mother of five in a remote area […]
Bangladesh: ADRA’s Constant Mission to Help Gives Refugees Hope
Anwara has lived a nightmare. Her village was burned to the ground and her husband brutally murdered, forcing her to flee through the night to find safety for her children. “When the army attacked our village, they arrested all the men,” she said. “My husband was among them. “I had heard that the army had mutilated […]
Cambodia: ADRA’s Clean Water Campaign to Save Children’s Lives
All over the world mothers like Mao live in fear of losing yet another child because of dirty water.
Kenya: ADRA Provides Safety and Essentials for Young Girls Over the World
It seems as if Adia and Endana have always led a difficult life. In 2013, when the sisters were only 6 and 7 years old, their mother died, and soon afterward their older brothers left to find food and work. To this day, they haven’t returned. With a tear in her eye, Adia added, “Then the same year, our father died […]
Zambia: ADRA’s Farming Program Helps Provide Stable Lives
Tembwe* has 10 children and every day he has felt the pain of only being able to feed them one small meal of nshima, a dish made with maize flour, a day. Like any parent, he dreamed of a bright future for each of them—but instead, he was simply hoping they’d survive. Tembwe is a 51-year-old farmer […]
Bangladesh: ADRA Responds to Refugee Crisis
Samira and her grandson arrived in Bangladesh from the Rakhine state in Myanmar. Her four daughters were killed by militants with machetes, leaving her to flee with the young baby to save both of their lives. They are two of the more than 436,000 Rohingya who have fled to Bangladesh in just over a month. More than […]
Kenya: ADRA Helps Individuals Take Control of Their Own Lives
Nineteen-year-old Janet is the third of nine children born to peasant farmers in Kenya. Since she was seven years old, Janet dreamed of going to school so she could become a productive member of her community. She asked her parents to let her enroll, even though none of her other siblings attended school. However, when […]
Nepal: ADRA’s Farming and Economics Program Helps All
Beryl Hartmann had just begun an internship with ADRA in Nepal when she encountered a woman who changed the course of her career. Beryl shared with us the story of a teacher and community leader in one of Nepal’s many disadvantaged, rural communities who is empowering people to change their world for generations to come. […]
Kenya: Jennifer’s Story
We met Jennifer and her family just a few months ago. They are in the middle of a food crisis in Kenya. When we heard her story our hearts went out to her. Jennifer lives in West Pokot, right in the middle of a severe famine. There is hunger everywhere in the area and when […]
