News Release: ADRA Receives CAD$1.9M Grant for COVID-19 Response in Camarines Sur
SILANG, CAVITE (JULY 28, 2020) – Global Affairs Canada has approved approximately CAD$1.9M (US$1.4M) funding for a nine-month ADRA COVID-19 response in the province of Camarines Sur, in the targeted EMBRACE project municipalities of Calabanga, Garchitorena, Presentacion, and San Jose.The activities will include equipping quarantine facilities, providing testing kits and personal protective equipment (PPE), capacity […]
News Release: ADRA Boosts Mental Health Support in Romania During COVID-19 Lockdown
(ROMANIA) July 27, 2020 — When the COVID-19 pandemic struck Romania, staff at the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) recognized that distributing masks and hand-washing supplies was not the only way to protect their fellow citizens against the virus. Faced with a strict national lockdown, ADRA psychologists battled less obvious threats to people’s well-being: isolation, anxiety, […]
News Release: Students in Somalia Invent Handwashing Machines to Combat COVID-19 Health Crisis
(SOMALIA) JULY 21, 2020 – The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has forced public health officials to come up with practical and innovative solutions to end the global health crisis. Students from Kismayo Technical Institute, a technical vocational school in Somalia, which has been supported by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) since 2015, saw […]
News Release: Frontline Health Workers in Maryland Receive Protective Gear in Continued Fight Against COVID-19
Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) supports medical centers in the U.S. during the ongoing pandemic SILVER SPRING (July 17, 2020) – The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), the global humanitarian arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, in partnership with Adventist Community Services, (ACS), delivered more than 20 pallets of essential medical supplies and protective […]
News Release: Seamstress Works With ADRA to Help a Russian Community
VYBORG, RUSSIA (July 14, 2020) – Katya felt the weight of the world on her shoulders as she walked toward home. No job—due to the novel coronavirus and no prospect of getting a job in Vyborg, Russia. Business after business had closed their doors due to the quarantine. Companies sent thousands of people home with unpaid […]
News Release: ADRA Grants Help Canadians Meet COVID-19 Needs
(CANADA) July 10, 2020 – Nearly three dozen Seventh-day Adventist churches and organizations across Canada received grants from the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), the church’s global humanitarian arm, to expand their community services during the COVID-19 pandemic. ADRA in Canada, the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada and Adventist Community Services of the North […]
News Release: ADRA Gets Essential Items to Disabled in Kenya During Pandemic
(KENYA) July 2, 2020 – As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to spread across Kenya, lockdowns, closure of schools, and cancellation of public meetings have caused immeasurable disruptions. Even prior to COVID-19, persons with disabilities were living in a world of isolation, yet the effects of the health crisis have been keenly felt. Samuel Onang’o, a father of three, is a cobbler, or shoemaker, in […]
News Release: Dominican Healthcare Workers Receive Thousands of Medical Supplies to Battle COVID-19
Adventist Development and Relief Agency Partners with AdventHealth to Aid Vista del Jardín Medical Center in the Dominican Republic SILVER SPRING, MD (July 1, 2020) — Dominican Republic healthcare workers on the frontlines of COVID-19 received thousands of personal protective gear, masks and essential supplies to treat critically ill patients at Vista del Jardín Medical Center […]
News Release: ADRA Unites With Adventist Community Services to Help Feed Families in the U.S.
Three-month relief project aims to provide food to people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic SILVER SPRING, MD (June 24, 2020) – In partnership with Adventist Community Services (ACS) of the North American Division (NAD), the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), the global humanitarian arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church has provided funding to expand […]
News Release: ADRA Provides $2.4M in Food Assistance and Medical Supplies to Expand ACS COVID-19 Response in the U.S.
Food and medical supplies to be distributed to thousands of U.S. families and healthcare workers SILVER SPRING, MD (May 26, 2020) – The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), the humanitarian arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, will provide food and medical supplies worth $2.4 million to the North American Division’s Adventist Community Services (ACS), […]