Adventurers Show The Way
“Whatever you did for the least of these… you did for me.” – Matthew 25:40 What does authentic community development really look like? Is it grand strategies and long-term programmes? Or does it begin somewhere far simpler – in the presence of people showing up, week after week, to share a meal and genuine human connection? […]
Yasmiin’s Story
Yasmiin and her family faced seasons of hunger and thirst as the drought gripped their homeland of Somalia. Learn how this has changed.
Angela’s Story
Families like Angela’s are living hand to mouth, unable to grow enough food to sell and eat. This puts their family’s future at risk. Learn how this changed.
Maria’s Story
Families like Maria’s are living hand to mouth, unable to grow enough food to sell and eat. This puts their family’s future at risk. Learn how this changed.
Matelita’s Food in Fiji
Matelita was overwhelmed with emotion when our ADRA team arrived at her door with an emergency food pack. Living in a rural community in Fiji, Matelita (80) has been struggling during the country-wide lockdowns implemented due to the growing cases of COVID-19. Throughout June there have been up to 800 new cases per day in […]
Otara Kai Village Partnership
ADRA is a great believer in purposeful partnerships! All initiatives we run here in New Zealand are built around partnerships. Through our Community Transformation Partnership initiatives, we work alongside the Seventh-day Adventist Union and Conferences, Churches, and various community organisations, to utilise our collective strength and meet the needs of our local communities. The Ōtara […]
A Place to Call Home
For most of his life, Naim called Myanmar his home. It’s the place where he grew up, where he met and married his wife, and where he raised his three children. At the age of 63, Naim was forced to flee his home in Myanmar due to conflict and war in his city. He and […]
Are Syria’s broken people being forgotten after 10 years of conflict?
Are Syria’s broken people being forgotten after 10 years of conflict? Press Release – March 17, 2021 Ten years on, the Syrian conflict continues to cause misery for the millions who have fled and those who are still trapped inside the country. Along with the Council for International Development, 12 New Zealand aid agencies are […]
Angela’s Ginger
Angela holds her one-year-old son in her arms, he is slowly falling asleep in the Timor-Leste heat. As a single mother, Angela is the sole provider and carer for her son and would do absolutely anything to take care of him. Both of Angela’s parents have passed away, she and her baby now live with […]
Emelita’s Story
Emelita lives rural Timor-Leste with her husband, Geraldo, and their two young children. Emelita and Geraldo are farmers and grow ginger, taro, cassava, and red rice, to take care of their family. Emelita also runs a small kiosk from their home, selling basic household items such as coffee, sugar, and oil. Recently, Emelita became sick […]