Water Is More Than Survival

The 30th World Water Day is on March 22. Since its beginning, ADRA Canada has worked with communities to ensure the human right to water. The Blue Nile State in Sudan is considered home to the country’s greatest humanitarian needs. Instability harms basic services like water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). Women are responsible … read more
National Programs Update

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 – … read more
Emergency Program Update

ADRA Canada has received the final reports from a 2022 project we supported in Ethiopia. Implemented by our partners at ADRA Czech Republic and ADRA Ethiopia, the project titled “Crisis Intervention for People Affected by the Conflict in Tigray” was designed to meet the needs of people suffering through the conflict in the … read more
A Sign of Love

Do you remember the early 1980s? More specifically, do you remember the Ethiopia famine in the early 1980s? Recurring droughts, failing harvests, and conflict pushed millions into deprivation and starvation. The images from that catastrophe sent shock waves around the world. Perhaps for the first time on such a global scale, … read more
Empowering Women Leaders – Majda’s Story

Majda is a young woman on a mission. She lives in West Darfur, Sudan, where harmful gender norms and practices devalue girls and women, barring them from exercising their human rights. This is made even worse by the risks and suffering imposed by the 20 years of conflict in Darfur. … read more
“Opened My Eyes”

How ADRA’s TOGETHER project helped Oola change his life. Let’s talk about gender equality. Globally, it can mean the difference between life and death. According to UN Women, almost one in three women have suffered from physical and/or sexual violence at least once in their life.[1] Most of the violence is … read more
The Pain and Privilege of Isolation

Lockdown’s Silver Lining There is likely nobody in the world who enjoyed the social effects of COVID-19 more than my dog. Some might make the same claim about their own pets, but as far as I can tell, my pup became the happiest creature in the world after March, 2020. We all experienced it … read more
Protecting Girls in Thailand

There are villages in the northern region of Thailand where modern amenities are inaccessible. People in these villages often struggle to maintain a decent quality of life. Thantong is one such village. Located in Maengen, Chiangsean district, Chiang Rai province – Thantong sits near the Thai–Laos border, about 29 kilometers away from the … read more
Responding to the Hunger Crisis

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (the DRC) is a lush country of rainforests, hills, and mountains. It’s home to gorillas, the white rhinoceros, elephants, and giraffes. Its natural beauty is matched by its wealth of natural resources, ranking it among the richest in those terms. It’s therefore ironic that this beauty and bounty … read more
Impossible Problem Meets God of the Impossible

Elisha was on a ministerial trip to Gilgal, visiting 100 prophets. The region was gripped by famine. (2 Kings 4:38, NIV) Hunger haunted the people’s eyes. Fathers feared for their families, and mothers mourned their children’s misery. When a man came with armloads of bread and some heads of grain, Elisha knew what to … read more