EMERGENCY: Millions Starving in World’s Largest Food Crisis
Your urgent help is needed now! 20 million people in East Africa are starving in the largest food emergency in the world. Famine has already set in within South Sudan, and families in Somalia, Yemen, Nigeria, and Kenya are struggling to find food every day. This level of hunger in so many countries is unprecedented. […]
Heavy Snowfall in Pakistan Causing Hunger
ADRA is supporting 150 families with food, nutrition, and hygiene kits after snowfall blocks communities in Pakistan from food. Heavy snowfalls have blocked roads in Swat Valley in the province of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, which is causing shortages of food for around 5oo families. ADRA Pakistan is partnering with Caritas who are active in the area […]
Shelter, Vouchers, and Weet-Bix in Fiji as Winston Recovery Continues
The recovery from last year’s Tropical Cyclone Winston is continuing in Fiji as ADRA supplies shelter kits, food vouchers, cash, and Weet-Bix cereal to communities still suffering the effects of the massive storm. Food vouchers and cash were supplied in partnership with World Food Programme and actually do double the good work. First, families are […]
Flooding in Brazil Affects Thousands
ADRA Brazil is activating their emergency response mobile unit to reach families following flooding that affected around 9,000 people. The mobile unit will allow ADRA staff to reach those in need with meals, washing and drying of clothes, as well as psychosocial support as they recover from the emergency.
ADRA Response Continues in Aftermath of Fire in Philippines
Around 2,000 families were affected by a large fire in the Navotas fish port of Manila, which is a notoriously impoverished area. More than 1,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, leaving those affected living in shelters without the basic household items. ADRA Philippines is responding to provide kits for hundreds of these families. Each kit contains essentials […]
ADRA Indonesia Providing Shelter After Earthquake
Shelter kits will be distributed for more than 900 people who were displaced by the recent earthquake in Indonesia. ADRA Indonesia has conducted assessments and will be distributing the shelter kits to displaced households in Pidie Jaya district, where shelter is an immediate need. Each kit includes tarpaulins, ropes, poles, nails, and a hammer. The 6.5 […]
Haiti Update: Hurricane Matthew Response Continues
Donations to ADRA’s emergency fund are still needed as the response to Hurricane Matthew continues. An astounding 2.1 million have been greatly affected by the effects if Hurricane Matthew, including close to 900,000 children. Around 1,000 lost their lives to the storm in Haiti alone. For any country, this is huge. For a country already on its knees, […]
Flooding in India Leads to ADRA Emergency Response
ADRA India is distributing non-food items (NFI) to households who have been hit by a flood emergency impacting Bihar state near the border with Nepal. Staff from ADRA India carried out needs assessments with local partners and is activating their response to target 200 of the most vulnerable households affected by the flood waters. The NFI […]
Uganda Responding to Influx of Refugees from South Sudan
An average of 1,500 refugees are arriving to Uganda every day as they flee uncertainty and violence in South Sudan. ADRA Uganda is working closely with partners on the border and in the country to meet the needs of the steady stream of these displaced people. The first response activity is the distribution of non-food item packs, which […]
Landslides in Nepal Lead to 1,000 Displaced Households
Continuous rainfall in late July led to landslides in Nepal, which took the lives of 38 people and left close to 1,000 without homes in one district alone. ADRA Nepal is coordinating with local agencies and government, and have already distributed 150 sets of temporary shelter kits to families in the most highly affected areas, and will […]
