Empowering Sudanese Women to Lead
As we await further updates from Sudan, we wanted to remind you of the kind of the remarkable women you empower through your support.
Category: Stories
Gender Equality is Critical to Reducing Gender-Based Violence
Gender-based violence (GBV) violates fundamental human rights and is a major barrier to achieving gender equality. During times of crisis and emergency, multiple risk factors increase the prevalence of gender-based violence (GBV) and exacerbate existing gender inequalities. These kinds of emergency situations can significantly weaken a society’s ability to protect women and girls.
When a Wildfire Leapt Over a Lake in BC
It was a Thursday night when residents first noticed the fires. The pastor had been in a meeting with his church members at the time and came home to find that his family was making space for a mother and daughter who had been forced to flee from their home by the rising flames. Over […]
Bridging Healthcare Gaps for Vulnerable Communities
Discover how the TOGETHER project, funded by Global Affairs Canada, is transforming healthcare delivery in Uganda. Learn how midwife Lucy Lacwech’s training in sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) response is saving lives and improving healthcare access for girls and women.
Keep Girls Safe (And Educated!)
As midsummer university graduation photos pop up across our social media feeds, we want to share some success stories with you, our donors. The stories of Tida and Naseang are just two examples of how your contributions to the Keep Girls Safe (KGS) project in Thailand are helping to break barriers to education for young women from vulnerable backgrounds.
Free from Fear and Harm
Through your commitment to ADRA, you are part of bringing education to children in hard-to-reach and fragile places. But education is more than reading, writing, and arithmetic. It’s also learning about one’s value as a human. It’s learning, perhaps for the first time, of the inherent rights one is born with. This kind of education is just as life changing as that which happens in a classroom.
ADRA’s Soup For The Soul
You, dear donor, have been contributing to the ongoing work of the Red Deer Soup Kitchen. Located in an Albertan urban center with significant poverty, it is a haven for people struggling through some of life’s darkest challenges.
Changing Lives, No Strings Attached
ADRA believes in serving humanity so all may live as God intended. The “all” encompasses anyone in need, regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender, religious beliefs, political affiliations, or other considerations. As a faith-based organization, ADRA’s presence in some communities raises understandable skepticism. The Muslim villages in Mandera West, Kenya, had their reservations when ADRA first offered … read more
“We are Their Helping Hand”
Imagine working as one of eight medical staff, serving a population of over 23,000, many of whom live in far-flung, hard-to-reach places.
On the Frontlines of Community Health
Imagine you’re a healthcare provider serving a broad region. Many of the communities in your region are far-flung and hard to reach. To further complicate matters, many of the community members lack the transportation or funds to make the long trek to your door for care … read more