During the Christmas season, ADRA brought warmth and dignity to families in Winnipeg, Manitoba, through the distribution of Christmas hampers from a local community center. Working in partnership with several churches, ADRA supported over 60 families, reminding them that they were seen, valued, and not alone during the holidays.
In the Kulen district of Cambodia, Sonu serves as the head of the Office of Social Affairs and Social Welfare. This position represents the culmination of a career that launched back in 2009 and speaks to one woman’s lifelong vocation of community service.
Sonu began her career as an extension agent for the agricultural office of her local commune in Cambodia. But since her early 20s, she has angled the trajectory of her career towards working as an advocate for marginalized and vulnerable people. Her first major position was in the Kulen District Women’s Affairs Office, and she eventually became the head of the districts’ Social Affairs and Social Welfare offices. She achieved all of this with only a Grace 12 education. Now a wife and mother of three at 39 years old, Sonu has many personal and professional achievements to be proud of.
In the Kulen district of Cambodia, Sonu serves as the head of the Office of Social Affairs and Social Welfare. This position represents the culmination of a career that launched back in 2009 and speaks to one woman’s lifelong vocation of community service.
Sonu began her career as an extension agent for the agricultural office of her local commune in Cambodia. But since her early 20s, she has angled the trajectory of her career towards working as an advocate for marginalized and vulnerable people. Her first major position was in the Kulen District Women’s Affairs Office, and she eventually became the head of the districts’ Social Affairs and Social Welfare offices. She achieved all of this with only a Grace 12 education. Now a wife and mother of three at 39 years old, Sonu has many personal and professional achievements to be proud of.
When Nadine first came to the Friendship Outreach Soup and Sandwich program in Merritt, BC, she and her father, David, were struggling. They had noticed the ADRA sign and decided to step inside. From that day on, they became regular visitors, coming nearly every week for food, warmth, and connection.
“In April 2019, a flash flood struck Bangga Village [Indonesia],” shared Agusman, a 50-year-old father and horticulture farmer. “One of the severely affected areas was my home and farmland, which forced me to relocate and find a new place to live.”
Agusman was determined to make use of the land where his house once stood, deciding to join ADRA’s Field School program through the REAF II Project.
“Determination alone could not feed a family of four children… all uprooted by conflict,” he says.
That began to change in March 2025, when ADRA Yemen and its partners introduced household hydroponic gardens to vulnerable families in the village. Using simple greenhouse structures, piping, and nutrient-rich water, hydroponics enables the growth of vegetables without soil and with minimal water usage. It’s a solution perfectly suited for Yemen’s harsh climate.
In drought-prone Ja’awlah, Yemen, fresh vegetables used to be a rare sight. For Ahmed—a father of four displaced from Al-Dhale’e—rising food prices and dry, cracked soil made feeding his family an uphill battle.
“Determination alone could not feed a family of four children… all uprooted by conflict,” he says.
That began to change in March 2025, when ADRA Yemen and its partners introduced household hydroponic gardens to vulnerable families in the village. Using simple greenhouse structures, piping, and nutrient-rich water, hydroponics enables the growth of vegetables without soil and with minimal water usage. It’s a solution perfectly suited for Yemen’s harsh climate.
Winnipeg, Manitoba – The Torchbearer Pathfinder Club at West Park Seventh-day Adventist Church has launched a heartfelt outreach initiative to support newly arrived immigrant families. Through this effort, the club has “adopted” 40 newcomer households, providing essential food every two weeks and hygiene supplies on a quarterly basis.
Before the planter box ever arrived, Anne — like many families in Yellowknife — faced a growing challenge. The high cost of groceries in the North meant that fresh produce was often a luxury. On top of that, years of mining had left much of the city’s soil contaminated with arsenic, making it unsafe to grow food directly in the ground. For parents trying to feed their children healthy meals, the choices often felt limited — pay more at the store, or go without.
The Cascade Hutterite Colony in McGregor, Manitoba, partnered with the ADRA/ACS Community Centre in Winnipeg to distribute 1,000 pounds of potatoes to those in need. Volunteers from three local churches organized and prepared the donation for distribution within 24 hours.
This summer, as wildfires swept across Newfoundland, the Seventh-day Adventist-run camp Woody Acres found itself at the very heart of the emergency. Located on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, an area heavily affected by ongoing fires, the camp made the extraordinary decision to pivot from its summer mission of serving children and youth to housing and supporting first responders.
