ADRA responds to floodwaters affecting Belgium and Germany
22 July 2021 | Brussels, Belgium [ADRA Europe] July 20 was declared National Day of Mourning in Belgium in honour of the victims and missing persons of the severe floods that hit the country.
Read MoreOn World Refugee Day, young artists receive awards and recognition
5 July 2021 | Brussels, Belgium [ADRA Europe, Corrado Cozzi] In cooperation with the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Europe, ADRA Europe organised the Art Contest to encourage young people to use their creativity to learn, understand, and support people forced to flee their country. On 19 June 2021, there was an online Award ceremony for the…
Read MoreADRA BiH launches ‘Invasion of love’ on Tuzla
30 June 2021 | Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina [ADRA BiH, tedNEWS] From 20-27 June 2021, twenty young people from around Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) joined together to spend a week in Tuzla as part of the project ‘Invasion of Love’ sharing the messages of love and performing different acts of kindness.
Read MoreArt Contest 2021 ‘COMPASSION for ALL’
A call to be creative and support foreigners among us. 11 June 2021 | Brussels, Belgium [ADRA news, Corrado Cozzi]. "A picture is worth a thousand words" is an adage in multiple languages, meaning that complex and sometimes multiple ideas can be conveyed by a single still image more effectively than a mere verbal description.
Read MoreIn Serbia, Bus for the Homeless Secures Additional Funding
USAID agrees to support ADRA-sponsored initiative on the streets of Belgrade.
Read MoreRecord ingathering amount for ADRA Norway
3 March 2021 | Mjøndalen, Norway [Tor Tjeransen] Despite restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Adventist Relief Agency (ADRA) Norway raised a record amount for projects in developing countries during the annual ingathering programme. The total showed the equivalent of USD570,000.00. “We are both surprised and very happy with this result,” says Birgit Philipsen, Country Director…
Read MoreAccess to quality education is still just a dream for too many children
25 January 2021 | Brussels, Belgium [ADRA Europe] At ADRA (Adventist Relief Agency), we refuse to accept the prediction that 24 million more children and young people are at risk of dropping-out of school due to disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Even before the pandemic, there were 258 million school age learners without access to…
Read MoreADRA Responds to Two Earthquakes in Croatia as New Year Begins
7 January 2021 | Zagreb, Croatia [ADRA Croatia] On 28 December 2020, the Sisak-Moslavina county in central Croatia was rocked by a 5.2 magnitude earthquake. The following day, another earthquake measured at 6.4 magnitude, struck the town of Petrinja, which was strong enough to be felt, according to local sources, throughout Croatia and neighbouring countries.
Read MoreADRA in Serbia Assists Refugees, the Homeless, and Roma Children During Pandemic
26 November 2020 | Belgrade, Serbia [Rachel Cabose] During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) and the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Serbia found multiple ways to serve the most vulnerable members of society.
Read MoreADRA raises USD 23,000 during live broadcast
23 November 2020 Mjøndalen, Norway [Tor Tjeransen] ADRA Norway raised USD 23,000 for educational projects in South Sudan during a two-hour-and-half programme by Hope Channel Norway on Saturday, November 14. The programme was live-streamed from the Mjøndalen Seventh-day Adventist Church, and featured what Adventist churches and schools across the country had done for the ingathering programme…
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