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Florence’s Fight to Flourish
A warm smile greets everyone who arrives at her door. The house is made of solid brick and covered in a neat thatched roof. Inside, the aroma of dinner is wafting through the hut. Florence squats next to the pot, carefully stirring the hot soup she has made for her …
Read MoreFighting to Flourish
Esau grins widely as he picks up his little boy and kisses his cheek. A tall, strong man with broad shoulders, Esau commands attention. As he puts his arm lovingly around his wife and poses for a photo, they laugh out loud together. At just 27 years of age, gentle …
Read MoreEast Africa Famine: ADRA Responds
The already impoverished Horn of Africa is in crisis. Famine was declared in central Unity State in South Sudan in February while sub-counties within several other countries including Somalia, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia and Yemen are on the brink of famine. Over 20 million people are facing life-threatening food shortages and …
Read MorePicking Up The Pieces
As the water recedes, the full scale of the devastation is revealed. Towns across NSW and Queensland have moved into full swing cleaning up the mud and debris left by the floodwaters. “People are in clean up mode at the moment,” says Tracy Hamilton, ADRA’s program officer who has been …
Read MoreUpdate: ADRA Helping Cyclone, Flood Clean-up
ADRA is continuing to assist people affected by Cyclone Debbie and flooding in Queensland and Northern NSW. ADRA Emergency Volunteers have been hard at work across the regions hardest hit. Evacuation Centre staff at Kingscliff have not only housed almost 200 people in need, they have also taken on the …
Read MoreADRA Responds to Floods in NSW, Queensland
ADRA emergency management teams are responding to major flooding in Northern NSW and Southeast Queensland. ADRA volunteers at the Kingscliff Evacuation Centre in the Northern Rivers helped more than 150 people find emergency accommodation on Thursday. ADRA NSW Emergency Coordinator Janice Frey said flooded roads and full motels were proving …
Read MoreADRA prepares for Cyclone Debbie
Communities in North Queensland are bracing for Tropical Cyclone Debbie, the severe Category 4 storm expected to hit on Tuesday morning. It’s the largest cyclone to make landfall in Australia since Yasi devastated the Townsville area in 2011. ADRA Australia stands ready to respond. Kevin Munro, ADRA’s National Manager for Emergency Management, has …
Read More‘I have nothing to feed my family’: Famine, starvation crisis in East Africa
“I have nothing to feed my family,” Gedie says. She is a single mother of 8 children. As she sits inside her grass hut, she describes the urgency of her situation. Failed rains have caused her gardens to wither and livestock to die. With training from ADRA, Gedie used to grow …
Read MoreCelebrating Inspirational Women
The Power of Women To celebrate International Women’s Day, we want to acknowledge all the women who contribute to making amazing things happen. Whether it’s our volunteers, supporters, staff or beneficiaries, we’re grateful for your contribution – without you, ADRA would be nothing! We want to highlight some inspiring women who …
Read MoreSanitarium Volunteers Make a Difference
A team of 10 employees from Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing, Life Health Foods and Vitality Works have volunteered through ADRA Connections to work with the Water for Life project in Vietnam. The team members, who were all recipients of the Spirit of Sanitarium Award (SOSA), took part in an ADRA Connections …
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