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COVID-19 Will Leave Millions Without Education. America Can Change That | Opinion Michael Kruger , president, Adventist Development and Relief Agency On 1/26/21 at 8:00 AM EST The United States of Americas reputation as a shining light for the international community has been dimmed in recent years. The world has watched as our country repeatedly withdrew from positions of global leadership and turned inward. The world watched our nation become more polarized and our democrac...

Talebula Kate 22 January, 2021, 4:38 pm Minister Reddy and Assistant Minister Viam Pillay with ADRA Country Director Iliapi Tuwai with recipients of the water tanks in Nailaga, Ba. Picture: SUPPLIED Ten farmers from parts of the Western Division each received a 5,300 litre water tank valued at $1,200 yesterday. This was made possible through the partnership between the Ministry of Agriculture and the Adventist Development and Relief Agency’s (ADRA) Vakarau Wai-Fiji Pro Resilience Project. AD...

WATER WOES FOR 10 WESTERN FARMERS END 22/01/2021 A partnership between the Ministry of Agriculture and the Adventist Development and Relief Agencys (ADRA) Vakarau Wai-Fiji Pro Resilience Project has seen ten farmers from parts of the Western Division each receive a 5,300litre water tank valued at $1,200 yesterday.   For Nadi vegetable farmer, Mr. Sosiceni Manulevu, 54, who began farming just over a year ago on his 20 acres land,  the assistance was a timely one because he has experienced the ...

2 Min Read Published on: 01-22-2021 The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has donated 500,000 masks to La Sierra University in Riverside, California, United States, to help prevent the spread of coronavirus in nearby communities. Health officials report COVID-19 cases, and the death toll, continue to rise in southern California. Riverside County alone has confirmed more than 228,000 positive cases and 2,300 deaths since the beginning of 2021, and the numbers a...

2 Min Read Published on: 01-14-2021 The social and educational project “An Educational Sidewalk to Disable Prejudice,” coordinated by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in Italy, is actively looking for ways to reduce discrimination against disabled people, minority groups, and boys and girls. It is something being accomplished, leaders behind the initiative said, by simulating situations of discomfort in an urban setting. The experiment was carried out ...

10 farmers from Labasa receive water tanks 10 farmers from Labasa receive water tanks [Image: Fijian Government] 10 farmers from Labasa have each received a 5,300 litres water tank from the Adventist Development and Relief Agency. Adventist Development and Relief Agency Fiji Country Director Iliapi Tuwai says the assistance was part of a project targeted at helping communities address water problems. He has reassured the farmers that they will continue to work with Government to help the farmer...

Arieta Vakasukawaqa 9 January, 2021, 6:07 pm A young kid assisting an adult sell food at Lami Town on Friday, January 08, 2021. Picture: JONACANI LALAKOBAU With school just nine days away, children as young as 11 years old brave the night selling pastries and food packs in every nook and corner of Lami area to help their parents buy stationery. Lami District Council of Social Services president Asaeli Naisoro said most of those children were from the 45 informal settlements in Lami. For back to...

4 Min Read Published on: 12-29-2020 The year 2020 will certainly never be forgotten—with a global pandemic, social unrest, natural disasters, political and economic instability, and more. Many of us were glad to finally put this year behind us. But can we expect any better in 2021? Little did we know, just one year ago, what the past 12 months would bring. No one could have anticipated how swiftly life would change for us all. And what about the church? How have we weathe...

Young Women Encouraged to take up Aviation as a Career Dec 29, 2020 A passion for aviation and a burning need to give back to the community breathed life into the Plane Project. In 2014, South African Pilot Kelly Slingers headed up a project that would drive interest in aviation among young underprivileged girls. While speaking to Radio Islam, Slingers said her interest in aviation sparked in 2011 when she was introduced to a pilot who gave her, her first introductory flight – the rest she sa...

2 Min Read Published on: 12-26-2020 In November 2020, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) renewed its operating license for the social service called “Emergency Reception Center for Victims of Domestic Violence.” The shelter, located in Bucharest, enables women to escape abusive relationships by providing accommodations, food, emergency medical care, psychological counseling, social counseling, and guidance to a lawyer. “ADRA House is a place where abus...