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World Refugee Day 2025 | June 20
What Solidarity with Refugees Really Looks Like This year’s theme for World Refugee Day is solidarity. But what does that really mean? Solidarity means more than standing with refugees in principle — it means acting in ways that restore their dignity, agency, and hope. It means recognising that behind the word …
Read MoreFlood Response: NSW Mid-North Coast
UPDATE: 3 June 2025 Thanks to your generous support of our flood response, our team on the ground has been able to: Register 184 families to receive cash grants Provide 383 servings of soup and bread to both the affected community and those responding, thanks to the ADRA Wauchope Community …
Read MoreWhy We May Give Cash to People in Times of Disaster
Six Reasons Why We May Give Cash Instead of Goods to People in Times of Disaster When crisis hits, people need help fast. But what’s the most effective way to provide that help? Increasingly, humanitarian organisations are turning to cash assistance – giving money directly to people affected by crisis …
Read MoreADRA’s Response to ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred
Transforming Emergency Response in Australia: How ADRA enhanced preparedness and support during ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred response Disasters strike without warning, disrupting lives, communities, and hope. ADRA Australia, committed to delivering aid and transforming lives, has taken decisive steps to enhance its emergency response strategies, combining national coordination and localised action. …
Read MoreTürkiye-Syria Earthquake: Two Years On
On 6 February 2023, massive earthquakes struck southeastern Türkiye (formerly Turkey) and northern Syria. It is the earthquake with the highest death toll since the 2010 disaster in Haiti. An event that lasted only minutes, but whose devastating effects are still being felt today. ADRA Australia has been one of …
Read MoreFleeing to safety – Samir’s story
At 13-years of age, Samir* has seen things no child should experience. He is one of thousands of children whose lives have been devastated by the conflict in Lebanon. On the first day of the conflict, Samir woke to the sound of airstrikes. The deafening blasts shattered the windows. “He …
Read MoreHow God Enabled ADRA’s Initial Response to the Asian Tsunami
Words: Robert Patton The events I’m about to relate may be interpreted in a number of ways, dependent on your faith and beliefs. For me, it was nothing less than a series of miracles! In the aftermath of the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, what unfolded was an extraordinary journey …
Read MoreADRA Responds to Devastating Vanuatu Earthquakes
UPDATE 22 December: The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has mobilised in response to the devastating earthquakes that struck Vanuatu last week, leaving widespread destruction and thousands of lives disrupted. A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake shook Port Vila on 17 December, followed by another 6.1-magnitude tremor on 18 December. The …
Read MoreSupport to Wujal Wujal in Aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Jasper
In December 2023, Far North Queensland communities were devastated by widespread flooding in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Jasper. ADRA’s initial response, coordinated in partnership with seven Seventh-day Adventist churches: Activated 40 volunteers Reached over 1,105 people/households Distributed $30,000 in cash grants Provided 1,000 food hampers Helped with three mud …
Read MoreADRA Regional Emergency Response Team Training
From 25-28 November 2024, 35 ADRA personnel from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu gathered at Avondale University for a South Pacific Division Emergency Response Team (ERT) training workshop. The training helps to equip ADRA’s first responders in times of disaster. “We try …
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