India and Bangladesh: ADRA Prepares for Cyclone Fani
More than 100 million people affected as tropical storm Fani makes landfall SILVER SPRING, MD (May 1, 2019) – Tropical storm Fani, (pronounced “foe-nee”) a severe cyclonic storm formed in the Bay of Bengal with wind gusts of up to 127 mph, is heading to the eastern coast of India and looks to gain strength […]
ADRA Prepares to Aid Countries Affected by Cyclone Kenneth
Second tropical storm barrels through Comoro Islands, approaching Mozambique and Tanzania SILVER SPRING, MD (April 25, 2019) – Weeks after the nations of Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe are recovering from Cyclone Idai, the countries of Mozambique and Tanzania are being hit by another powerful cyclone. Cyclone Kenneth, which intensified from a category 1 to a category 4 storm, with 140 mph […]
ADRA's President Urges Support for Disaster Efforts
Urgent call made to help those recently affected by natural disasters In the month of March, numerous disasters occurred, including the worst tropical storm on record to affect the southern African regions of Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe. During that same month, Nepal and Indonesia were also hardest hit by heavy rain and floods. With these countries […]
Indonesia: ADRA Responds to Flash Floods and Mudslides
ADRA Responds to Severe Flash Flooding and Mudslides in the Papua Province SILVER SPRING, MD (March 21, 2019) – On March 16, flash floods and mudslides hit the eastern Indonesian province of Papua near the subdistrict of Jayapura. Reports are the flood waters left at least 104 dead, 60 missing, 74 injured and displaced more […]
Cyclone Idai Update
SILVER SPRING, MD (March 19, 2019) – As swiftly as it came, Cyclone Idai barreled through Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe over the weekend, leaving thousands of people displaced. Reports also now estimate that 84 people are confirmed dead in Mozambique, but according to Mozambique’s president, Felipe Nyusi, the death toll could likely rise to nearly […]
Mozambique and Malawi: ADRA Responds to “Extremely Dangerous” Tropical Cyclone Idai
SILVER SPRING, MD, (March 15, 2019) – Tropical Cyclone Idai is predicted to be the deadliest weather disaster to make landfall on Mozambique’s shore. Related floods have reportedly claimed the lives of more than 120 people and left more than 150,000 people displaced. “Electricity has been cut off for more than 500,000 civilians in the […]
ADRA’s 2019 Annual Council Gears Toward Growth, Embraces New Purpose
Organization directors discuss how to be more relevant to the needs of society. Each year, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) facilitates two weeks of working group sessions with roughly 200 staff members from its 131 country offices. The annual assembly of ADRA’s directors and associate directors convened in Amman, Jordan to network, discuss […]
ADRA Launches "Every Child. Everywhere. In School." Global Advocacy Campaign
One million signatures being petitioned so all children in the world can be in school AMMAN, JORDAN (FEBRUARY 25, 2019) — The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) announced today a new global advocacy campaign, “Every Child. Everywhere. In School.” The campaign is an urgent call to leaders around the world that all children, regardless of […]
ADRA Awards ACS $50,000 to Help Wildfire Survivors in California
SILVER SPRING, MD – The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has announced it will provide financial support totaling $50,000 to the Adventist Community Services (ACS) who has been coordinating efforts to help survivors of Butte County, California recover from deadly wildfires, which started on November 8 and later contained on November 25 in 2018. […]
ADRA Connections Offers Service Scholarships to Young Adults to Volunteer Overseas
SILVER SPRING, MD (November 12, 2018)– The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)’s global volunteer program ADRA Connections is launching a new service scholarship that will allow thousands of young people in the U.S. to be more active through volunteerism and become agents of change to contribute to the development of communities abroad. “We want to […]
