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Nearly 1,300 people have been found dead after Saturday morning’s magnitude 7.2 earthquake toppled and damaged buildings, including churches, in southwestern Haiti. Christian groups say they are also estimating damages and the needs to provide immediate humanitarian assistance.

Setting out on a two-week kayaking trip down the Chesapeake Bay to support COVID-19 hunger relief last month, Elkridge father and son Hearly and Andreas Mayr completed the 200-mile journey last week, reaching their destination in Smith Island, Virginia, on July 30.

La famine continue de sévir dans le sud de Madagascar. Pour la troisième fois, le gouvernement américain a annoncé une aide alimentaire, sanitaire et agricole supplémentaire en faveur de cette partie de la Grande île. Les statistiques, rapportées par l’ USAID (Agence des Etats-Unis pour le Développement International), ont indiqué qu’à l’heure actuelle, plus de 1,1 million de personnes sont confrontées à des niveaux élevés d’ insécurité alimentaire. Au moins, 14 000...

ELKTON - On a sweltering Friday morning, an Elkton father-son team launched their kayaks and began what they call the Bay 200 Challenge. Beginning at the Elk River Park Boat Launch in Elkton, the Challenge will take the kayakers 200 miles down the Chesapeake Bay in the hope of raising awareness and money for COVID-related hunger relief. “We decided to use our summer vacation to launch the Bay 200 Challenge to let our community know that even though the pandemic is easing in the U.S., peopl...

Father & Son Embark on Sea Kayak Journey to Support ADRA Hunger Relief   July 13, 2021 On July 16, a Maryland father and son sea kayaking team will embark on a self-styled expedition they’ve named the  Bay 200 Challenge, a 12-day kayaking journey to raise money for hunger relief, one of the most pressing COVID-19 related issues affecting people today. The father and son duo will journey on a 200-mile (320 km) north-to-south traverse of the Chesapeake Bay in the U.S. East Coast, the largest...

Study reveals ancient cereal grain maybe link to helping drought-affected countries Format ADRA’s four-year program analysis confirms sorghum helps farmers and communities in Madagascar survive severe drought (MADAGASCAR) June 29, 2021 – Since 2015, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), in partnership with USAID, implemented a food project in South Madagascar, namely the Bekily, Ampanihy and Betioky Sud districts, which were affected by severe drought and widespread crop failu...

ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY LAUNCHES “JOBS FOR NATURE REHABILITATION PROGRAM” 21/06/2021 The Ministry of Environment today launched an inaugural conservation initiative that will  integrate and collaborate the ecosystem restoration needs with the genuine needs of our local communities.   Focusing on Protection, Restoration and Rehabilitation of the natural (surrounding) environment, the Jobs for Nature Rehabilitation Program- a first of its kind in Fiji and the Pacific, will see the Ministry in...

Siteri Sauvakacolo 5 June, 2021, 7:00 am Part of the food ration supplied by ADRA Fiji yesterday for 42 families at Raviravi Settlement in Ba. Picture: SUPPLIED Forty-two families living in Raviravi Settlement in Ba were handed food rations yesterday, thanks to the much-needed assistance initiated by the Adventist Development  Relief Agency (ADRA) Fiji. The assistance was made possible through the emergency funds from the organisation’s Trans Pacific Union mission, Fiji mission, ADRA New Ze...

1,000 farmers get $200 through ‘Cash for Cultivation Programme’ and Agriculture Ministry will 3,000 more farmers 1,000 farmers get $200 through ‘Cash for Cultivation Programme’ and Agriculture Ministry will 3,000 more farmers Minister for Agriculture, Doctor Mahendra Reddy 1,000 farmers have been given a payment of $200 each through the Ministry of Agriculture’s ‘Cash for Cultivation Programme’ while the Ministry will register a further 3,000 farmers and begin making payments...

Here’s How AdventHealth is Helping With the COVID-19 Response in India