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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 farmers. 63 year old Akisi Vinaka says she was grateful for the assistance as it would greatly help her wi...

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 school preparations, he said a woman at an informal settlement in Lami had sleepless nights because...

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 weathered the storm of 2020, and what can we expect for the future? I’m happy to report that in spite of...

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 says is history. “You are sitting at the controls of a machine and as you take off the earth below y...

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 abused women and children begin a new path and regain their human dignity,” Robert Georgescu, executiv...