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Grow a Family’s Future – Maria’s Story
âWe used the money we made from selling vegetables to provide for our needs, but it was never enough.â Maria lives in rural Timor-Leste with her husband, Salvador, and young children. She makes her living selling the vegetables she can grow at home. But it hasnât always been easy. âWe …
Read MoreOne year on – an update from Wilson in Zambia
June 2022: Last year, we shared the story of Wilson, a young man in Zambia. Before he met ADRA, poverty and disability combined to crush Wilsonâs hope for the future. âI was always called âchilemaâ, which means âparalyticâ,â Wilson said. âSome people in my community, including some of my family …
Read MoreBuilding a Brighter Future – Shupikai’s Story
âWe were living from hand to mouth, barely able to afford money for food and school fees.â Shupikai sits in the shade of her mudbrick home, a wide smile on her face. The two youngest of her five children play in the open area beside her home, their laughter drifting …
Read MoreDeniseâs Gift Equips Young Women
ADRA is honoured by individuals who choose to leave a long-lasting legacy through  a gift in their Will. After her passing, ADRA was honoured to receive a meaningful gift from the estate of supporter, Denise, whose only wish was that the money be used to help those in need.  Through Deniseâs generosity, beneficiaries …
Read MoreFrom a ‘nobody’ to a ‘somebody’ – Wilson’s Story
âI thought I was a ânobodyâ. Now I know Iâm a âsomebody.ââ â Wilson Crouched over in the dirt, Wilson is surrounded by chickens. As Wilson goes about his work, there is no wiping the smile off his face. Those chickens changed his life. Wilson was born and raised in …
Read MoreThe Pickle Sisters
âBefore we did not come out of the house,â says Mina, one of three Nepalese women who together are known as the âPickle Sisters.â âWe just had to do housework, cut grass and collect firewood.â Sadly, the story is the same for many women in Nepal, with generational poverty and …
Read MoreTransformative Hope – August’s Story
August sits on the round wooden stool beside her mud brick house. Her four children are running around playing games nearby. She looks down at the bare earth ground, before looking up confidently. âI have my dreams for my children and what I want them to become in the future,â …
Read MoreFighting Hunger
At eight years of age, Zira knows the pain of feeling hungry. And her mother knows the desperation of seeing her children starve and the shame of them being chased away from school. The family lives in a remove province in Zimbabwe and this is their story. A Daughterâs Story: …
Read MoreBlais’s Story
Blais sits relaxed in the plastic chair under his house. His wide grin reveals a friendly personality as he tells his story. It starts in another part of the Solomons: Choiseul Province, northwest Solomon Islands, where he was born. These days, Blais has a wife and two young girls, aged …
Read MoreBopha Sun’s Story
Today, Bopha Sun is a happy and thriving womanâbut three years ago, the picture was completely different. Bopha Sun grew up in a traditional farming community in Cambodia. When she was just 10 years old, her mother fell ill and Bopha Sun was forced out of school. Having missed out …
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