India and Bangladesh: ADRA Prepares for Cyclone Fani
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 as it’s forecasted to also move toward Bangladesh by Saturday.
ADRA Prepares to Aid Countries Affected by Cyclone Kenneth
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.
ADRA's President Urges Support for Disaster Efforts
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.
Indonesia: ADRA Responds to Flash Floods and Mudslides
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 than 4,000 people.
Cyclone Idai Update
As swiftly as it came, Cyclone Idai barreled through Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe over the weekend, leaving thousands of people displaced.
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
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.
ADRA Launches "Every Child. Everywhere. In School." Global Advocacy Campaign
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) announced today a new global advocacy campaign, “Every Child. Everywhere. In School.”
ADRA Awards ACS $50,000 to Help Wildfire Survivors in California
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
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.