Response to Landslides in Bolivia
Bolivia: Towns Destroyed in Seconds by Landslides, ADRA Responds SILVER SPRING, Md. – Weeks of heavy rains triggered massive landslides, destroying hundreds of homes in the capital city of La Paz, Bolivia. The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is on the ground, distributing emergency supplies to families now homeless. ADRA’s response is targeting the […]
Japan Response Update
Japan Response Update: ADRA Begins Aid for Evacuees SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) continues its response following the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami that struck Japan on March 11, 2011. Through ongoing coordination efforts with local governmental authorities, ADRA has been appointed to support an evacuation enter in Wakabayashi ward […]
Japan Earthquake Response
Japan: ADRA Continues Response in Tsunami Affected Region SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) continues to respond to the devastating tsunami that was triggered by the 9.0 magnitude earthquake that shook Japan on Friday, March 11. Assessment teams reached the severely affected city of Sendai in the Miyagi Prefecture within […]
Record Earthquake Strikes Japan: ADRA Responds
Record Earthquake Strikes Japan: ADRA Responds SILVER SPRING, Md. – A powerful 8.9-magnitude earthquake shook the island nation of Japan damaging infrastructure and triggering a massive tsunami that swept through Japan’s north-eastern coast, killing hundreds of people according to initial media reports. The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is responding, coordinating efforts and assessing […]
Relief for Drought in Somalia
Somalia: Drought Prompts ADRA to Distribute Water to Affected Communities SILVER SPRING, Md. – As drought threatens millions of Somalis and their livestock once more, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is delivering water to vulnerable villages in the northeastern Puntland state, the agency reports. ADRA’s two-month water trucking intervention will provide safe drinking […]
Resposta às inundações na África do Sul
Fortes inundações levam a ADRA a responder na África do Sul SILVER SPRING, Maryland - A Agência Adventista de Desenvolvimento e Recursos Assistenciais (ADRA) está a prestar assistência na África do Sul, onde tempestades e inundações generalizadas afectaram oito das nove províncias do país, deixando mais de 80 pessoas mortas e ferindo outras 375. A operação da ADRA tem como objetivo reduzir a [...]
Reconstrução no Haiti
ADRA realoca haitianos desalojados que viviam em estrada perigosa SILVER SPRING, Maryland - Centenas de pessoas que viviam em precários barracos improvisados no meio de uma estrada movimentada de Porto Príncipe desde o terramoto mortal do ano passado no Haiti estão agora alojadas em novos abrigos seguros fornecidos pela Agência Adventista de Desenvolvimento e Recursos Assistenciais (ADRA), a [...]
Segurança alimentar para o Sudão do Sul
As the results of a historic referendum in Southern Sudan were announced on January 31 effectively declaring independence from the north after decades of hostilities, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is continuing the implementation of a multi-year project to provide better health, nutrition and empowerment to more than half a million vulnerable people.
Subvenção OFDA concedida
Brasil: A Agência Adventista de Desenvolvimento e Recursos Assistenciais (ADRA) recebeu um subsídio de $135.000 do Escritório de Assistência a Desastres no Exterior (OFDA) para continuar a ajudar as pessoas afetadas pelos recentes e devastadores deslizamentos de terra no Brasil. A subvenção irá promover o trabalho atual da ADRA de [...]
Ajuda alimentar aos deslocados
The recent post-election violence in the West African nation of Côte d’Ivoire, which has left more than 250 dead and forced thousands to flee their homes to escape the political crisis and inter-ethnic clashes, has prompted the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) to begin delivering food aid to hundreds of displaced families