Transforming Communities: How Goat Farming is Changing Lives in Bangladesh
In the remote village of Dacope, Bangladesh, where the land is affected by high salinity and farming is a challenge, families struggle to find reliable sources of income. For women in particular, opportunities to earn a living and support their families are limited. But thanks to ADRA Bangladesh’s Community Empowerment Project (CEP), women like Gandari […]
The flight of Ahmed Mohamed
(May 21, 2024) Pastor Ahmed Mohamed knelt by the side of the dusty road where he, his wife and three children had paused to rest. “God save us!” he prayed. “How can I preach Your word, if I am dead?” He looked at his family huddled under a lone tree and wondered what their future […]
Ingrid’s journey of Survival by Resiliency
Ingrid Flores is a single woman living with her mother and young son in the dry corridor of Honduras where more than half of the population is living in substandard conditions. For years she lived with an abusive husband until one day he beat her and left her lying on the floor because she put […]
India: Organic Kitchen Gardens
Tamilarasi is a 31-year-old mother who is also the breadwinner of her family. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Yenambakkam, Tamil Nadu. Her family’s finances began to dry up after she had to quit her previous job as a papad (dry snack item) vendor. Her husband worked as a daily labourer but […]
Kenya: Hope for Rain
Rosalia Mbula has been waiting for the rain to plant her crops since 2020. She chuckles sarcastically as she recalls the last time her vegetable garden bloomed: “My most recent full harvest was in October of 2019. I grew 90 kg of cowpeas, 90 kg of pigeon peas, and 15 kg of mung beans. I […]
Tanzania: Working With Schools, Vendors, and People With Albinism in Tanzania to Prevent COVID-19 Infections
Humanitarian agency works to tackle denial of the coronavirus within local communities amid the country’s ongoing health crisis (TANZANIA) November 12, 2021 – Among the 59 million people who live in Tanzania, home to Africa’s highest mountain, Kilimanjaro, countless people in the nation to date do not believe that COVID-19 is real nor exists. The […]
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 […]
Syria: Livelihoods Project Turns Lives Around
Abou Adel is a 36-year-old father of five children who lives in rural Damascus. Before the crisis in Syria began, he was the proud owner of four hair salons. His passion for hair began when he was eight, which was when he first took a role as an apprentice barber, so his salons brought him […]
Lokol’s Story: “The Flood Destroyed Everything”
A disaster doesn’t have to make headlines to devastate the lives in its path. Those living in poverty are hit harder and need urgent support. Meet Lokol. Lokol remembers how happy her husband was when the rains started. After three years of drought, this rain would help provide nourishment to their 200 goats and it […]
Tunisia: One Woman’s Plight Becomes an Answer to Prayer
ADRA’s Unconditional Cash Project Provides Relief for a Family in Tunisia (TUNISIA) September 10, 2020 – Tunisia, located on the Mediterranean coast of Northwest Africa, was already suffering from a bad economy before COVID-19, but with the loss of jobs due to the pandemic, many people faced a financial crisis. The Adventist Development and Relief […]
