You may hear us often making a point to emphasize gender equality in our work at ADRA. Some of our project participants themselves often wonder why we put such an emphasis on helping women and girls. The reality is, when you support girls, you often end up helping boys along the way. And that’s exactly what you helped accomplish with Paul.
Do you have a teacher that greatly influenced you? I think we all do. They’ve enriched our lives and we enjoy the benefits to this day.
In many countries, especially those that suffer from conflict, students don’t have the chance to benefit from the wisdom and guidance of good teachers. Your support is helping to change that.
We have been working for some time in Turkana County, Kenya. Your support for ADRA has been giving multiple communities a chance to build a better future for themselves. One group of 22 people – consisting of 10 men and 12 women – has grown from growing no vegetables to having 5 acres of crops to farm, as well as an acre of pasture for animals. Meanwhile, a few members of the community used money from their savings and loans group to start a collective poultry enterprise.
Your unflagging support of ADRA’s mission is reaching the vulnerable around the world with provision and protection. Thank you, dear Angel, for protecting the vulnerable today and ensuring a safer tomorrow!
On May 6, 2023, the province of Alberta declared a state of emergency due to multiple wildfires. There have also been multiple states of local emergency (SOLE) declared. Hot, dry, and windy conditions throughout many parts of the province have been producing volatile burning conditions. The province’s Premier – Danielle Smith – … read more
In September of 2022, Atlantic Canada was hit by Hurricane Fiona. The storm swept across Nova Scotia and over the course of only four days, became the costliest weather event in the history of Atlantic Canada – with 800 million dollars in damage and losses being sustained across all the Atlantic provinces – and 385 million of that total being just in Nova Scotia. Upwards of 415,000 people in that province were left without power for a couple of weeks, and at least 200 people were displaced from their homes.
Mrs. Loy is very proud of her son’s health. It’s taken the Loy’s considerable commitment and effort to bring their son out of malnutrition and related illnesses.
The Loy’s live in a very remote village in Lao PDR (Laos), the country with the highest rate of undernutrition in East Asia and the Pacific Region. The root causes of malnutrition relate to poverty, various socioeconomic factors, and cultural beliefs, customs, and traditions. Other causes include insufficient nutritional intake, less-than-ideal child feeding and care practices, inadequate access to quality health services, and unhealthy environments caused by poor water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).
Through 2022 and into 2023, the Moncton Seventh-day Adventist Church in New Brunswick has been partnered with ADRA and The Humanity Project – a local charity organization dedicated to feeding the hungry and housing those without shelter. Founded by Charlie Burrel, the Humanity Project runs on the tireless energy of community volunteers, including individuals from the church. Volunteers representing ADRA and the church prepare and serve meals to those in need.
Let’s talk about gender equality. According to UN Women, almost one in three women have suffered from physical and/or sexual violence at least once in their life.
Most of the violence is committed by intimate partners. This was the experience of Oola’s wife.
ADRA upholds equality. We work towards a world where all may live as God intended: with respect, dignity, and the pursuit of their God-given potential.
Our TOGETHER project, with generous support from Global Affairs Canada, works with communities in Cambodia, Kenya, the Philippines, and Uganda to ensure that the most vulnerable, especially women and girls, can exercise their health-related human rights.
ADRA Canada congratulates the Government of Canada and the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, reinforcing Canada’s commitment to climate change adaptation and climate partnerships. Not only will Canada double its climate financing to $5.3 billion over five years, but … read more
