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BVI assistance for SVG A number of civic organisations in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) have come together under the banner of the BVI NGO St. Vincent Volcano Relief Consortium, to mount a coordinated effort to mobilise support for volcano-ravaged St. Vincent and the Grenadines. According to a release from that unified body, the BVI community generously gave relief supplies to the people of St. Vincent with an estimated value of over US$25,000.  The shipment was scheduled to depart BVI on ...

English News and Press Release on Saint Vincent and the Grenadines about Contributions, Shelter and Non-Food Items and Volcano; published on 23 Apr 2021 by Govt. BVI

2 Min Read Published on: 8 hours ago In 2019, some Seventh-day Adventist church members and their acquaintances from other faiths in Italy decided to launch a humanitarian agency called Felicittà (literally, “Happy City”). Their goal was to implement social projects in the city of Perugia, Umbria. The group behind the initiative found a place with reduced rent, friends who donated their time and expertise to help, and some donors who believed in the project in that cen...

Background: The Norwegian Association of Disabled (NAD), founded in 1931, is a Disabled Persons’ Organisation (DPO) that has been actively engaging in international development since 1981. NAD’s principal task is to fight all types of barriers that prevent women, men, girls, and boys with disabilities from being active participants as well as contributors in their communities. NAD is now looking to engage an experienced consultant to provide support to its Together for Inclusion programme i...

3 Min Read Published on: 6 hours ago A local chapter of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in France is continuing to serve food and other provisions in what some people have described as “one of Europe’s worst refugee camps.” ADRA Dunkirk, a local branch of ADRA France, was founded in 2012 to support the increasing number of refugees in the area.  At that time, other humanitarian organizations were assisting refugees, but as they found out that nobod...

Agencies continue to drive relief efforts to support the people of St Vincent and the Grenadines Format Following the eruption of the La Soufrière Volcano, the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, through the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM), is hosting a relief collection drive as part of our ongoing response and relief efforts in support of St Vincent and the Grenadines. Through this initiative, the national community can once again demonstrate our true Car...

Agencies continue to drive relief efforts to support the people of St Vincent and the Grenadines Following the eruption of the La Soufrière Volcano, the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, through the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM), is hosting a relief collection drive as part of our ongoing response and relief efforts in support of St Vincent and the Grenadines. Through this initiative, the national community can once again demonstrate our true Caribbean ...

Flash Flooding and Landslides Sweep Across Timor-Leste and Indonesia Displacing Thousands Written by:  April 10, 2021 Torrential rain since Friday, April 2 has caused flash flooding and landslides extending from Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province to Timor Leste in Dili, Baucau and Viqueque. Reportedly, there has been at least 100 fatalities since the weekend across the two nations, including at least six children, with several missing and thousands displaced. In Timor-Leste alone, there...

2 Min Read Published on: 2 days ago Sensitive to emotional and spiritual needs during the most challenging time of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sobradinho Seventh-day Adventist Church near Brazil’s capital held a prayer drive on April 3, 2021. The initiative moved many residents to tears, organizers said. The initiative was part of the closing activities at the end of Holy Week, as the days around Easter weekend are known, and was accompanied by a drive-in service. The Pray...

2 Min Read Published on: 2 hours ago People living in the remote Pacific nation of Kiribati now have access to health check-ups and workshops through a new wellness hub run by Seventh-day Adventists. The Tarawa Wellness Hub, on the main island of South Tarawa, is being supported by the 10,000 Toes campaign, an initiative committed to turning the tide of diabetes to save lives and limbs before they are negatively impacted by diabetes. The program was launched in Kiribati on ...