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The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) was among the first humanitarian agencies able to mobilize and begin helping to alleviate suffering following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa across the Caribbean.
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Invisible Wounds: The Global Call to Protect Children Beyond Physical Safety
At the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), we recognize that every person we serve carries both a story and a risk — the risk that harm could come not only from their circumstances, but from within the systems meant to protect them. That’s why safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do.
World Toilet Day 2025: Building a Future Where Everyone Has a Safe Toilet
Every person deserves the dignity of a safe toilet. Yet, in 2025, nearly half the world’s population still lives without one. This year’s World Toilet Day theme, “Sanitation in a Changing World,” reminds us that sanitation systems must be future-ready and accessible to all, resilient to floods and droughts, and supported by strong investments that protect both people and the planet.
ADRA News
Invisible Wounds: The Global Call to Protect Children Beyond Physical Safety
Authors: Beryl Hartmann, director of Safe-Guarding, ADRA International, Kateryna Khits, ADRA Ukraine, Margaret Gasana, ADRA Uganda. In today’s world, the line between natural and man-made crises is increasingly blurred — and the consequences are deeply personal. In the chaos of conflict, disaster, and displacement, children are often the most vulnerable.
Invisible Wounds: The Global Call to Protect Children Beyond Physical Safety
Authors: Beryl Hartmann, director of Safe-Guarding, ADRA International, Kateryna Khits, ADRA Ukraine, Margaret Gasana, ADRA Uganda. In today’s world, the line between natural and man-made crises is increasingly blurred — and the consequences are deeply personal. In the chaos of conflict, disaster, and displacement, children are often the most vulnerable.
ADRA Responds to Hurricane Melissa Across the Caribbean
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) was among the first humanitarian agencies able to mobilize and begin helping to alleviate suffering following the devastation
ADRA Welcomes New Vice Presidents of Strategic Engagement & Growth and Finance
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is pleased to announce the appointments of Teresa Ferreira as the new Vice President of Strategic Engagement & Growth and Jair
World Mental Health Day: ADRA Mongolia Builds Youth Resilience Before Crisis
Every year on World Mental Health Day, the global community shines a light on the urgent need for accessible mental health care—especially in crises and emergencies,
ADRA Blog
World Toilet Day 2025: Building a Future Where Everyone Has a Safe Toilet
Every person deserves the dignity of a safe toilet. Yet, in 2025, nearly half the world’s population still lives without one. This year’s World Toilet Day theme, “Sanitation in a Changing World,” reminds us that sanitation systems must be future-ready and accessible to all, resilient to floods and droughts, and supported by strong investments that protect
World Toilet Day 2025: Building a Future Where Everyone Has a Safe Toilet
Every person deserves the dignity of a safe toilet. Yet, in 2025, nearly half the world’s population still lives without one. This year’s World Toilet Day theme, “Sanitation in a Changing World,” reminds us that sanitation systems must be future-ready and accessible to all, resilient to floods and droughts, and supported by strong investments that protect
United in the Great Commission
It is wonderful to connect about something so close to our hearts: the mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. When we talk about our Church,
On World Teachers’ Day, We Celebrate the Heroes of the Classroom in Lebanon
In classrooms across Baalbek and Mount Lebanon, children who have fled war and hardship sit side by side with their Lebanese peers, opening books, reciting
Jesus Loves the Little Children: A World Refugee Day Story
On the third Sabbath of every month, Terrina Williams tells the Children’s Story at Meadowbridge Seventh-day Adventist Church in Mechanicsville, Virginia. This year, Sabbath, June
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