Ecuador Earthquake Response Continues
ADRA’s disaster response is into its second week after a devastating earthquake hit the country of Ecuador. ADRA Ecuador has been mobilizing hundreds of active volunteers in the most affected areas of the country. These volunteers are running collection sites that receive donations of nonperishable food and basic hygiene items from church members and the general public, as well […]
Four Earthquake, Four Days, Three Countries
Four strong earthquakes in four days have shaken Myanmar, Japan, and Ecuador.
Combater o zika na República Dominicana com higiene e educação
ADRA is helping to prevent the spread of Zika in the Dominican Republic by providing hygiene kits and health education to almost 6,000 people. ADRA Dominican Republic have already distributed nearly 500 household kits that contain hygiene supplies to prevent the spread of disease, as well as detailed information about the Zika virus and how it is spread. […]
Mais chuva traz mais inundações no Brasil
A ADRA está a ajudar cerca de 500 famílias com alimentos de emergência depois de as cheias as terem obrigado a abandonar as suas casas no Brasil. As fortes chuvas anormais dos últimos dias fizeram com que o nível do rio Jaru subisse, deixando 485 famílias desabrigadas em Jaru, Rondônia, a cerca de 290 km de Porto Velho. Estas famílias desalojadas estão a precisar de alimentos, e a ADRA [...]
Crise europeia dos refugiados: A Grécia e os requerentes de asilo
As fronteiras dos Balcãs fecharam-se aos refugiados que procuram segurança na Europa. A ADRA tem dedicado grande parte da sua atenção aos refugiados e migrantes retidos na Grécia e aos que procuram asilo legal. Grécia A equipa de resposta de emergência da ADRA (ERT) foi enviada para a Grécia em março. Os funcionários da ADRA Eslováquia têm distribuído kits de higiene aos refugiados em Idomeni, bem como [...]
Inundações em São Paulo provocam resposta de emergência da ADRA Brasil
In mid-March, the São Paulo State of Brazil was hit by heavy rains, reported as the highest rainfall ever recorded for this time of year in the area. Several cities were left with flooding-water and mud reaching over 1 meter (3.3 feet), and the water is decreasing very slowly, which increases the risk of disease
ADRA responde à emergência de seca provocada pelo El Niño em África
ADRA is responding to a serious drought affecting countries across southern Africa, where El Niño conditions have caused the lowest ever recorded rainfall between October and December 2015, as well as countries in the Horn of Africa region. It is estimated that 40 million rural people and 9 million poor urban people who live in drought-affected […]