Beginning in March of 2018, the country of Kenya has experienced extensive torrential rainfall. The flooding has caused the death of 183 people and has displaced over 300,000 people. The flooding has been so intense that homes have been swept away to nearby Lake Victoria. People have lost their livestock, their crops, and … read more
Elisa was a farmer in South Sudan. Life was looking good for him. After many years of war and conflict, peace had finally come and his country. In 2011 it had officially been recognized as sovereign nation and people had high hopes that they would now be able to build a strong and … read more
Grace remembers that life was good in her home in South Sudan. But during the war, many of her friends were killed. After the soldiers came through her village, dead bodies were everywhere. “I had to step over them,” she said. Grace decided to flee to Ugandan refugee camp with a group from … read more
Text and photos: Britt Celine Oldebråten/ADRA We visited the nearest refugee camp and thought that it was huge as we could not see the end of it, even as we walked deeper and deeper into the labyrinth of shelters. But when we entered the next refugee camp by car, everyone in the car … read more
Over 600,000 Rohingya refugees have fled their homes seeking safety across the border in Bangladesh. They are in desperate need of food, clean water, and shelter. Each day, thousands more arrive at the makeshift refugee camps and the situation is growing more desperate. For families like Mina’s, the journey has been exhausting. After walking … read more
Nakure is 45 years old and the mother of eight children. Living in South Sudan she has faced many challenges in her life, but none as dire as what she and her family are currently living through. Nakure and her husband have a small plot of land where they have traditionally practiced subsistence … read more
Hurricane Harvey hit the southern coast of Texas on August 25, 2017. Governor Greg Abbot of Texas has branded it “one of the largest disasters America has ever faced”. Although the storm quickly lost strength, the exceptionally high rainfall levels are leaving a path of destruction. The … read more
ADRA workers see despair often. It is in the eyes of a mother who cannot feed her children. It is in the slumped shoulders of a man whose only means of supporting his family has been destroyed by a natural disaster. It is in the fearful response of a child who has fled … read more
Josephine has seen more than her share of pain and grief. For most of her life, she has lived under the oppressive shadow of war and hunger. Growing up in the southern region of the African country of Sudan, she lived in constant fear of attack from soldiers, ready to punish those who … read more
“After peace came to South Sudan and we became a country of our own I was very hopeful for the future, but it did not last long. After only 18 months, war and conflict returned to our homeland. “ Jacqulyn hopes for peace were dashed when warring factions caused South Sudan to descend … read more
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