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UPDATE: ADRA’s response to COVID-19 in India
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is preparing to airlift critical medical supplies and several oxygen generation systems to ease India’s COVID-19 health crisis. ADRA is partnering with the …
Read MoreADRA’s response to COVID-19 in India
ADRA is scaling up emergency operations in India to save thousands of lives in COVID-19 affected communities. The country is struggling with an unprecedented second outbreak of COVID-19 with more …
Read MoreADRA responds to Timor-Leste Flooding
ADRA Timor-Leste has distributed items to support families affected by severe flooding that took place in Dili on Easter Sunday. Early in the response, these materials were distributed to the …
Read MoreBlack Summer Fires – One Year On
“We were burnt out on New Year’s Eve,” said Bill. “It’s had a fair impact on our property.” It has been one year since the 2019-2020 bushfire season ravaged the …
Read MoreBlack Summer – Bill and Sandra
On 31 December 2019 while Australians prepared to bring in the New Year, a ferocious fire ripped through Bill and Sandra’s property in East Gippsland, Victoria. Since early 2016, life …
Read MoreTabletop exercise paves the way for virtual humanitarian response
19 November 2020 On November 19, nearly 20 ADRA offices across Asia and the Pacific joined forces to pilot a virtual humanitarian response to a simulated disaster over an intense …
Read MoreRecovering from fires – Bega Valley
On the border between NSW and Victoria, three hours from Canberra lies the Bega Valley. With beautiful hills and gorgeous coastal hamlets, it is hard to believe that the region …
Read MoreADRA Drought Response in SA
Since December 2019, ADRA has been involved in Drought Relief activities in South Australia. The response has seen a volunteer team visit the Mallee Region, where drought-affected farmers and …
Read MoreBeirut Explosion – Survivor and Responder
On August 4, a catastrophic explosion blasted through Beirut. Lebanon was already in a critical situation with high unemployment rates and rising poverty in the wake of a long battle …
Read MoreBeirut Explosion – ADRA Responds
Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) response teams in Lebanon are providing essential emergency supplies to recovery workers and survivors of the massive explosion in Beirut’s port. The huge blast …
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