INDIA: ADRA Launches Urgent Response to Kerala’s Deadly Landslides Amidst Rising Casualties
SILVER SPRING, MD (August 17, 2024) – The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has mobilized emergency operations in Kerala, India, in the wake of catastrophic landslides that have claimed over 361 lives and left more than 250 individuals missing. Triggered by unprecedented rainfall—reportedly five times the usual amount—combined with the region’s steep terrain, rampant deforestation, […]
ADRA Teams with Pathfinders to Set a World Record at International Camporee
SILVER SPRING, MD (August 7, 2024) – The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) donated 6,200 backpacks to help Pathfinders set a new Guinness World Record for the most people stuffing backpacks with school supplies simultaneously. The event took place Wednesday, August 7, at the International Pathfinder Camporee in Gillette, Wyoming, which runs from August 5 […]
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons: ADRA Reaffirms Global Prevention Efforts
SILVER SPRING, MD (July 26, 2024) – The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) joins global communities on July 30 to commemorate World Day Against Trafficking in Persons and reinforce eradicating child trafficking. This year’s theme, “Leave No Child Behind in the Fight Against Human Trafficking,” highlights the significant proportion of female trafficking victims globally. According […]
HURRICANE BERYL: ADRA Brings Relief to Devastated Communities
SILVER SPRING, MD (July 11, 2024) –The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has mobilized operations throughout the Caribbean and Mexico to provide relief to communities impacted by Hurricane Beryl. The Category 5 storm kicked off the hurricane season as it ravaged the Atlantic for a week leaving a trail of destruction in the Atlantic. On […]
HURRICANE BERYL: ADRA Mobilizes Relief Operations and Encourages Communities to Take Caution
SILVER SPRING, MD (July 6, 2024) –The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) mobilizes emergency operations to assist communities impacted by Hurricane Beryl. As the storm rapidly intensified and moved westward in the Caribbean, it landed on Carriacou, Grenada as a Category 4 storm with life-threatening winds of 140 mph on July 1. According to local […]
ADRA Responds to Aid Landslide Victims in Papua New Guinea
SILVER SPRING, MD (June 24, 2024) – Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) mobilizes to respond to the devastation caused by a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea on Friday, May 24. The landslide, which occurred in the early morning hours, left behind a trail of destruction, and impacted the lives of thousands of people in […]
India: ADRA Monitors Lethal Heatwave Conditions
SILVER SPRING, MD (June 13, 2024) – The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is monitoring the ongoing and severe heatwave impacting millions in India. The organization is prepared to bring lifesaving aid to families impacted by what has been labeled the longest heatwave India has ever experienced, with scorching temperatures averaging 104 – 112 °F. […]
Afghanistan: ADRA Will Build Homes for Earthquake Victims
SILVER SPRING, MD (June 4, 2024) – The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) prepares to break ground to build dozens of quake-proof homes for Afghan homeless families affected by the multiple massive earthquakes that devastated the country in the fall of 2023. ADRA’s office in Afghanistan and Japan are working together to build the new seven-person […]
ADRA’s Mobilized Response Supplies Immediate Aid to Flood Victims in Brazil
SILVER SPRING, MD (May 22, 2024) – The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has mobilized aid to respond to the devastating floods in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The country declared a state of emergency on May 2. ADRA deployed a needs assessment team to evaluate the developing situation and identify gaps in humanitarian assistance […]
ADRA Mobilizes Urgent Humanitarian Response to Aid Crisis-Hit Communities in Gaza
SILVER SPRING, MD (May 9, 2024) – The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is taking urgent action to address critical food security needs among displaced communities in Gaza in response to the escalating humanitarian crisis in the region. Amidst the ongoing conflict in Gaza, the plight of the local population has reached critical levels. Families […]
