It’s been three years, but Loubana’s children still have nightmares about the day their Syrian home was bombed. “I remember when I hid under the stairs when the bombs were falling,” says Nour, who was only 6 at the time. Loubana and her family had a good life in Syria.
As president of her village savings and loans (VSL) program, Estelle is a natural leader. Weekly meetings are orderly; small fines are issued for infractions such as tardiness, absence, or losing a key to the lockbox; and she keeps a watchful eye over every transaction as they are recorded in
It is crowded at the train station at Tabanovce as the refugees exit the train. Today they have crossed the border from Greece, where they arrived in Europe, and boarded the train at the first station in Macedonia. The few tents put up for shelters are quickly filled up, and
At one month old, Qamar has nowhere to call home. Her parents, Mustafa and Hala, are refugees who fled Syria to escape growing violence and the threat of terror that surrounded them. They left their home in Damascus two months before we met them. Hala gave birth to beautiful Qamar
On a given day, hundreds of refugees may trickle across borders or they may come in waves of thousands. Today, a group of fifty were crossing into Serbia from Bulgaria, so there was time for ADRA team members to make conversation. One volunteer spoke at length with a father named
Said is only 14, but has experienced hardships that no child should face. In Serbia, he shared his family’s story: “Mom and dad told us that we are going to Europe. We did not took anything with us, except of one spare clothe for each of us. They did not
On the first day of school, Jo walks down familiar streets. When he reaches the schoolhouse, it is no different than before. Fewer people lingering in the street, perhaps. Fewer children laughing on the front lawn. One year ago, the Ebola outbreak was a growing rumor in West Africa. It
Thirteen-year-old Samvel is an artist. He paints what he sees, and the picture becomes the scene. He paints what he imagines, and the colors and shapes blossom from the paper like lilies from a field. He has a keen eye and a sensitive spirit, and everyone agrees: Samvel is an
Placidia holds a new pair of shoes in her hands. Her shy smile has grown, and today the 6-year-old is practically beaming as she clutches the simple, black canvas slip-ons. These are the first shoes she has ever called her own. Placidia is the youngest of seven daughters. Her mother
Snezana’s marriage began as something out of a fairy tale. She was young and beautiful; he was older, hardworking, and devoted. Her family disapproved of the union, but the two were in love. She gave birth to two children and stayed home to raise them. He worked even harder to
Por Paulo Lopes, Presidente, ADRA Internacional Há um versículo de Isaías que tem estado na minha mente à medida que entramos em 2026: “Vede, estou a fazer uma coisa nova! Agora ela brota; não a percebeis?” Estas palavras antigas capturam algo essencial sobre este momento para a ADRA e para a
In the early hours after Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica this past October, our emergency response teams navigated flooded streets and toppled power lines to reach families huddled in shelters.
À medida que o ano se aproxima do fim, paramos para refletir sobre as vidas transformadas, as comunidades fortalecidas e a esperança restaurada - tudo graças à sua generosidade.
Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica on October 28, 2025, as a powerful Category 5 storm with sustained winds near 185 mph, making it the strongest hurricane in the nation’s history.
Todos os dias, em todo o mundo, as famílias dão passos corajosos em direção à segurança, à estabilidade e à esperança. Algumas caminham durante semanas através de selvas densas. Outras atravessam fronteiras com crianças nos braços e sonhos no coração. No Dia Mundial dos Migrantes, a ADRA homenageia a sua resiliência. Migração nas regiões inter e sul-americanas
Esta história foi originalmente publicada pela ADRA Japão e foi adaptada para a ADRA Internacional. Em todo o mundo, milhares de corredores calçam os seus ténis não só para testar os seus limites, mas também para apoiar causas que criam mudanças significativas. O Programa de Caridade da Maratona de Tóquio é uma das formas de os atletas transformarem
Fé, família e a viagem para a segurança Quando a guerra chegou à sua cidade natal, Novomoskovsk, Dmytro Trebushkov e a sua mulher enfrentaram uma escolha impossível: ficar na casa que tinham construído com os seus filhos adoptivos ou fugir sem nada mais do que a fé. “Nunca imaginámos que teríamos de fazer as malas e partir”.”
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.
Todas as pessoas merecem a dignidade de uma casa de banho segura. No entanto, em 2025, quase metade da população mundial ainda vive sem uma casa de banho. O tema do Dia Mundial da Casa de Banho deste ano, “Saneamento num mundo em mudança”, recorda-nos que os sistemas de saneamento devem estar preparados para o futuro e ser acessíveis a todos, resilientes às inundações e secas e apoiados por fortes investimentos que protejam
É maravilhoso falar sobre algo tão próximo dos nossos corações: a missão da Igreja Adventista do Sétimo Dia. Quando falamos da nossa Igreja, pensamos frequentemente em espalhar as boas novas, partilhar as nossas crenças e aguardar ansiosamente o regresso de Jesus. No entanto, tem havido uma perceção de que a