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2 Min Read Published on: 01-28-2021 On January 23, 2021, tropical cyclone Eloise made landfall in Beira, Mozambique’s fourth-largest city by population. The country had faced several previous disasters, including cyclones Idai and Kenneth in 2019, tropical storm Chalane in December 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic, and uprisings in the Cabo Delgado area. Eloise made landfall as a category 1 storm, followed by heavy rainfall of 200 mm (7 inches) within 24 hours. Local weather reports forecast that the rains would continue for a week, affecting Manica and parts of Inhambane an...

3 Min Read Published on: 01-28-2021 When we talk about the status and treatment of women worldwide, we’re not just indulging in “academic speculation about rights in the abstract,” Ganoune Diop said during a January 26, 2021, keynote address to more than a thousand attendees drawn from both the United Nations (UN) community and many faith-based organizations.  Diop is director for Public Affairs and Religious Liberty for the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and the Secretary General of the International Religious Liberty Association (IRLA). In his pres...

January 29, 2021 The Grundfos Foundation and Water Mission Partner to Provide Emergency Safe Water Relief in Indonesia Safe Water is a Dire Need for More Than 40,000 People Displaced in Temporary Shelters GlobeNewswire January 29, 2021 JAKARTA, Indonesia, Jan. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Grundfos Foundation (Poul Due Jensen Foundation) has released a DKK $1 million grant ($163,000 USD) to aid in the ongoing disaster response to an earthquake in West Sulawesi Province in Indonesia. The Grundfos Foundation has made this donation to Water Mission, a nonprofit organization, following the 1...

Water woes for 10 Western farmers end Format A partnership between the Ministry of Agriculture and the Adventist Development and Relief Agency's (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 challenges faced by farmers in the Western Division, particularly with regards to access to water and ample...

Raviravi villagers a shining example to many on how to prepare for an approaching cyclone and post-cyclone Raviravi villagers a shining example to many on how to prepare for an approaching cyclone and post-cyclone [Photo Credit: Lara Meliki] Villagers of Raviravi in Macuata are a shining example to many on how to prepare for an approaching cyclone and what they should do post-cyclone. They say they have been saved by the grace of their flag system during Cyclone Yasa and they hope this system is followed by other villagers to minimize deaths, injuries and damages during cyclones and other n...