News Release: ADRA Volunteers in Kyrgyzstan Help Neighbors Combat COVID-19
(KYRGYZSTAN) July 12, 2021 – The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is launching 39 neighborhood information centers in Kyrgyzstan to create awareness about COVID-19 prevention and vaccination and to help vulnerable people access needed social services during the pandemic. “Lack of understanding of the critical need to adhere to prevention measures has contributed to […]
News Release: ADRA’s BRAVE Program Involves Adventist Church and Interfaith Forums in Sri Lanka to Minimize COVID-19 Threat
Recent flood waters delay pandemic prevention initiative for the moment (SRI LANKA) July 6, 2021 – The pear-shaped island nation of Sri Lanka is on the verge of a health crisis, and with a population of more than 21 million people, hope in the country for the COVID-19 pandemic to recede remains neutral. The impact […]
News Release: Rare Tornado Sweeps Through Czech Republic Villages
ADRA is on the ground assessing community needs, supporting relief efforts (CZECH REPUBLIC) July 1, 2021 — “It happened in just a few minutes,” says Josef Kolacek, chief emergency coordinator for ADRA in the Czech Republic. “It wasn’t until dawn that the real effects of the devastating tornado were revealed. Some streets are completely destroyed […]
News Release: Study Reveals Ancient Cereal Grain Maybe Link to Helping Drought-Affected Countries
ADRA’s four-year program analysis confirms sorghum helps farmers and communities in Madagascar survive severe drought (MADAGASCAR) June 29, 2021 – Since 2015, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), in partnership with USAID, implemented a food project in South Madagascar, namely the Bekily, Ampanihy and Betioky Sud districts, which were affected by severe drought and […]
News Release: ADRA Uses Mobile Bus, Amazon, Adventist Church Volunteers to Help Most Vulnerable in Slovakia
Without COVID-19 awareness in hard-to-reach areas, the elderly, homeless, and people with disabilities suffer (SLOVAKIA) June 29, 2021 — From January to March this year, the country of Slovakia has witnessed its most COVID-19 cases, with nearly 100 new deaths daily, according to Worldometer, a real time world statistics database. The most vulnerable impacted are […]
What Happens When Hospitals Have No Oxygen
In India, the COVID-19 virus is killing thousands of people every single day. On May 19 alone, the Ministry of Health and Welfare reported 3,874 deaths. Experts worldwide fear the real number of fatalities may be much higher. Many of these daily fatalities have been linked to a shortage of oxygen. For patients in critical […]
News Release: Heirloom Seeds Turned Into Cash for Pandemic Victims
Missouri Sower Donates Thousands of Dollars to Help ADRA’s Ongoing COVID-19 Relief Efforts in India SILVER SPRING, MD (May 14, 2021) – The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is expanding its response to the current COVID-19 outbreak in India thanks to the generous support of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, a Missouri-based business, that donated more […]
News Release: ADRA and ACS Help Hundreds of Cash-Strapped Families in the Philippines Who Lost Homes in Residential Fire
CAVITE, PHILLIPPINES (May 11, 2021) – On March 19, a deadly fire broke out in a residential area of Kawit, Cavite, and left approximately 80 percent of homes destroyed. About 1,079 individuals from 511 families were affected, and 450 survivors had their homes totally devastated by the fire, according to an initial damage report submitted […]
News Release: ADRA, Adventist Church, and Adventist Health International Join Forces to Rush Relief to Help India’s COVID-19 Crisis
SILVER SPRING, MD (May 8, 2021) – The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is preparing to airlift critical medical supplies and several oxygen generation systems to ease India’s coronavirus health crisis. The humanitarian agency is partnering with the Seventh-day Adventist World Church, including its Health Ministries Department, and Adventist Health International (AHI), to expand relief […]
News Release: ADRA Ramps Up Relief Efforts for India’s Mounting COVID-19 Health Crisis
The Humanitarian Agency is Donating Critical Oxygen Generating Equipment to Help Coronavirus Patients SILVER SPRING, MD (April 30, 2021) – The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is scaling up emergency operations in India to save thousands of lives in COVID-19 affected communities. The country is struggling with an unprecedented second outbreak of COVID-19 with more […]
