News Advisory: ADRA Responds to Floodwaters Affecting Belgium and Germany
July 20 was declared National Day of Mourning in Belgium in honor of the victims and missing persons of the severe floods that hit the country.
News Release: ADRA Vegetable Gardens Feed Families in Madagascar During COVID-19 Pandemic
In Madagascar, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is training people to grow successful vegetable gardens, raise poultry and make handcrafts to supplement lost income during the COVID-19 pandemic.
News Release: Father and Son Team to Kayak 200-Mile Chesapeake Bay to Raise Support for ADRA’s Pandemic Hunger Relief
On July 16, a Maryland father and son sea kayaking team will embark on a self-styled expedition they’ve named the Bay 200 Challenge, a 12-day kayaking journey to raise money for hunger relief, one of the most pressing COVID-19 related issues affecting people today.
News Release: ADRA Volunteers in Kyrgyzstan Help Neighbors Combat COVID-19
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is launching 39 neighborhood information centers in Kyrgyzstan to create awareness about COVID-19 prevention and vaccination and to help vulnerable people access needed social services during the pandemic.
News Release: ADRA’s BRAVE Program Involves Adventist Church and Interfaith Forums in Sri Lanka to Minimize COVID-19 Threat
The pear-shaped island nation of Sri Lanka is on the verge of a health crisis, and with a population of more than 21 million people, hope in the country for the COVID-19 pandemic to recede remains neutral.
News Release: Rare Tornado Sweeps Through Czech Republic Villages
“It happened in just a few minutes,” says Josef Kolacek, chief emergency coordinator for ADRA in the Czech Republic.
News Release: Study Reveals Ancient Cereal Grain Maybe Link to Helping Drought-Affected Countries
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 widespread crop failure.
News Release: ADRA Uses Mobile Bus, Amazon, Adventist Church Volunteers to Help Most Vulnerable in Slovakia
From January to March this year, the country of Slovakia has witnessed its most COVID-19 cases, with nearly 100 new deaths daily, according to Worldometer, a real time world statistics database.
News Release: ADRA Ramps Up Critically Needed Oxygen Production in India; Expands COVID-19 Response in Nepal and Sri Lanka
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) delivered a new oxygen production system to the METAS Hospital in India to ramp up critically-needed oxygen production to one of the largest Adventist hospitals treating COVID-19 patients.
News Release: Heirloom Seeds Turned Into Cash for Pandemic Victims
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is expanding its response to the current COVID-19 outbreak in India thanks to the generous support of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, a Missouri-based business, that donated more than $430,000 to help bolster ADRA’s emergency operations in India.