Take Precautions Following Hurricanes
SILVER SPRING, MD (September 30, 2022) – The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) stands with communities devastated by Hurricanes Ian and Fiona and urges them to take caution in the aftermath of the storms. ADRA advises storm victims to follow the safeguards recommended by emergency agencies such as FEMA.gov. If you must use candles, […]
ADRA Mobilizes to Deliver Emergency Aid in South Sudan as Severe Flooding Continues to Ravage the Country
SILVER SPRING, MD (September 27, 2022) – The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is preparing to launch a national emergency management plan (NEMP) in South Sudan to assist the hundreds of thousands of families, children, and individual people affected by the catastrophic floods. ADRA emergency experts have been on the ground inspecting flood-affected villages and realigning their […]
Fiona Ravages Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic and ADRA Gets Ready to Respond
SILVER SPRING, MD (September 20, 2022) – The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is mobilizing to assess the critical needs of Hurricane Fiona victims in the Caribbean. Millions of people were left in the dark as a result of the devastating storm, that triggered flash flooding and mudslides. Fiona ripped through Puerto Rico on Sunday, […]
Emergency Response
The Horn of Africa is facing a fourth consecutive below-average rainfall season. Since late 2020 due to La Niña conditions, which are aggravating the current water crisis and ongoing drought in five countries (UNICEF, 2022). Conflicts risks and social unrest in some drought-affected countries are affecting the populations and further exacerbating their living conditions.
ADRA Launches Emergency Operations to Help Victims in Pakistan
SILVER SPRING, MD (September 1, 2022) – The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is stepping up emergency efforts to assist the more than 33 million people impacted by the monsoon rains in Pakistan. The unprecedented heavy seasonal rainfall and consequent floods have killed more than 1000 residents including children and displaced millions of people in […]
Children Make a Significant Donation to Help Displaced Families in Ukraine
Last May, students and teachers at Rogers Adventist Elementary School in College Place, Washington, with a student body of 294, conducted a fundraiser to benefit both Ukrainian refugees and the Red Cross. They submitted a check for $10,425 to the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), with the note, “Thank you, ADRA, for everything you […]
ADRA Mobilizes Aid for Earthquake Victims in the Philippines
SILVER SPRING, MD (August 1, 2022) – The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has activated its disaster response team to assist in the aftermath of the severe earthquake that struck the Philippines on Wednesday, July 27. The 7.0 magnitude earthquake in the Cordillera area ravaged the highland province of Abra causing landslides, demolishing houses, killing […]
ADRA Calls Attention to the Hunger Crisis and Ramps Up Aid to Save Thousands of Families in the Horn of Africa
SILVER SPRING, MD (July 29, 2022) – The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is scaling up emergency operations to deliver food assistance and water to vulnerable communities on the verge of starvation within the Horn of Africa, including Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, and Uganda. The Horn of Africa has been severely hit by the deteriorating socioeconomic […]
World Refugee Day: ADRA Honors Millions of Families and Children Who Flee From Conflict and Persecution
SILVER SPRING, MD (June 17, 2022) – The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) will commemorate World Refugee Day on June 20 and observe World Refugee Sabbath on June 18, by paying tribute to the plight of millions of families, women, children, and individual people who have been displaced by war, violence, persecution, and human […]
ADRA Partners with Southwestern Adventist University for Ukraine Benefit Concert
SILVER SPRING, MD (April 18, 2022) The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) joins forces with Southwestern Adventist University (SWAU) to support the people of Ukraine. SWAU will host an ADRA International Benefit Concert for Ukraine at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 23, at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts in Arlington, Texas, to raise […]
