Reaching Remote Regions in Haiti
Three weeks after Haiti was battered by Hurricane Matthew, some remote communities are still cut off from emergency aid. This week ADRA reached one remote area of the community of Roche-A-Bateau with life saving supplies. Charlemagne worries for his family. A farmer in the commune of Roche-A-Bateau, Charlemagne does not know where to … read more
Helping Children in Damascus
The ongoing civil war in Syria has forced over 11 million people from their homes. An estimated 300,000 people have been killed and approximately 5 million have fled the country to find refuge in Jordan, Turkey, and Lebanon. The hardest hit city in recent months has been Aleppo. Once the largest city in … read more
Eating Like A Refugee
It was lunchtime on Sabbath and the fellowship hall was full of people. But rather than gathered around tables laden with potluck favourites, the church family sat on blankets on the floor, balancing plates of humble rice and beans on their knees. This was the 2nd annual ADRA Canada Ration Meal Challenge at … read more
Hope and Food both Sprout from the Ground
Serafine, her husband, and their three young children live in the Ndego district of Rwanda. When Serafine and her family returned from neighbouring Tanzania after the genocide in 1993, they returned to subsistence farming in their native district of Kirehe. They struggled to feed their family and build a life. The Ndgeo area … read more
Scared and Unprepared
Hurricane Matthew slammed into Haiti with a force that Emilien had not seen before in his 79 years. Emilien’s father had been a fisherman. He died in 1954. At the age of 17, Emilien was forced to leave school and start fishing to support his family. He lives very close to the sea … read more
Death Toll Rising in Haiti
As reports start to trickle in from some of the remote regions of Haiti, cut off by Hurricane Matthew, the sad statistics are beginning to be revealed. Over 2 million people have been affected. Over 1.2 million are in need of urgent assistance. The death toll has now risen to over 1000. The … read more
Hurricane Matthew
Hurricane Matthew, still a category four storm with winds of up to 220 km, swept by Jamaica without directly hitting the island. Flooding was reported, but thankfully the damage is not severe. It’s effect on Haiti is far more severe. Up to 40 inches of rain may have fallen in some areas. One … read more
Liberata
Liberata and her family live in Rwanda. For the last 22 years, her country has been slowly recovering from a horrific genocide that took the lives of over one million people. While the country has made a remarkable recovery, poverty is still a major problem. Like many young mothers Liberata struggles to provide … read more
Helping People in Conflict
The monsoon rain hammered on the tin roof, making it almost impossible to hear the story. I was in the IDP (internally displaced people) camp called Janmai Kawng, in Myitkyina, in Kachin State, Myanmar (previously known as Burma). This was my first visit to the beautiful country I had first heard of … read more
The Dedication of Rajan
Heart and Soul: World Humanitarian Day This is Rajan. He was the ADRA guide and translator for ADRA Canada team members, taking them from village to village to witness ADRA’s work and talk with the people we were helping. Seven months earlier, Nepal had been devastated by a 7.8 earthquake. This mountainous country … read more
