Intangible – but Sustainable
Did you know that your dedicated contributions to ADRA transform lives for the better? Of course you did, but who doesn’t like to be shown how? Sometimes your compassionate support brings about positive change through items like tools, seeds, and medical equipment. Other times, your impact is less tangible but no less powerful. You … read more
Ray of Hope – Natasha’s Testimony
Your support for ADRA’s National programs has been making a real difference in the lives of Canadians in need. Natasha Lewis (40) and her husband Jason (46) live in Moncton, New Brunswick, with their three children. Both Natasha and Jason have received help in combatting past issues with substance abuse and addiction. While they … read more
Madiha’s Story
Madiha and her husband are raising their children in one of the toughest places. Syria has been embroiled in civil conflict for 10 years, inflicting unimaginable suffering on the people. Madiha was beginning to have hope again. Through an ADRA project, she received training in hairdressing and operating a small business. ADRA also … read more
Eman’s Story
Yemen has been the scene of civil war for nine years. The fighting has inflicted death and destruction across the nation. Before the war, Eman and her husband had created a good life together. But the conflict came to their doorstep in the form of a bomb that demolished the home they had … read more
Pauline’s Story
Turkana County, Kenya, has suffered from a drought for five consecutive years. The people here are traditionally pastoralists. Now, the longstanding drought has killed their herds and source of livelihood. Without the means to support themselves, many families have plunged into hunger. Pauline, a mother, is facing these challenges alone. During her last … read more
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
