ADRA is an international organisation. The Slovak office also sends its volunteers to different countries to help those in need.
The safety and health of our deployed volunteers is our priority, taking precedence over anything material. That is why we are monitoring the situation very closely, not least during this time of the Corona pandemic, so that we can intervene quickly to protect our people if necessary. Volunteers are also trained in personal safety issues before their departure, and it is their right to request repatriation (return to their home country) at any time if they assess their situation as dangerous for their continued work in the country.
To give you an idea, here is a short information about our volunteers:
Anna Hrubonova
Country of posting: Lebanon
Project: support for the education programme for Syrian refugee children in Lebanon (donor: SlovakAid)
Assessment of the situation: Corona pandemic, increase in the number of positive persons, closed borders of Lebanon, possibility of difficulties in supply, communication, health care
Solution: after consultation, agreement on repatriation. Since the night of 17th and 18th of March Anička is safe in Slovakia and in home quarantine. She managed to get home almost minutes before the border was closed by air via Istanbul, Berlin, Vienna, and then by train to the border where she was picked up by car by relatives.
Jozef Baňás
Country of posting: Georgia
Project: development of a peaceful and inclusive society (donor: SlovakAid)
Assessment of the situation: pandemic Corona, slight increase in the number of people, embassy consulted, repatriation offer refused (the situation in Slovakia is worse than in Georgia), very strong measures in the country
Solution: the volunteer continues to work on the project in the country of secondment at his/her own request. He is in no acute danger, healthy and mentally very well. He is working from home for the fourth week. He stays away from the cities. He is prepared to stay in the country for a longer period of time.
Andriy Dichtyaruk
Country of posting: Moldova
Project: promoting sustainable development in the economy (donor: SlovakAid)
Assessment of the situation: pandemic Corona, slight increase in the number of people, preventive (not medical) repatriation of US people (because it is worse in the US), consultation with the embassy, offer for repatriation refused (the situation in Slovakia is worse than in Moldova), slow spread of the epidemic
Solution: the volunteer continues to work on the project in the country of secondment at his/her own request. He is in no acute danger, healthy and mentally very well. He stays away from the cities and works mainly from home. He is prepared to stay in the country for a longer period of time.
Cyriakus Bräutigam
Country of posting: Albania
Project: EU Aid Volunteers (donor: EU)
Assessment of the situation: the Corona pandemic, the number of cases is increasing, but the situation is better in Albania than in his home country and he does not want to endanger relatives at home
Solution: the volunteer continues to work on the project in the country of secondment at his/her own request. He is in no acute danger, healthy and mentally very well. He stays and works mainly at home. He is prepared to remain in the country for a longer period of time.
Laura Naw
Country of posting: Albania
Project: EU Aid Volunteers (donor: EU)
Assessment of the situation: the Corona pandemic, the number of cases is increasing, but the situation is better in Albania than in her home country and she does not want to endanger relatives at home
Solution: the volunteer continues to work on the project in the country of secondment at her own request. She is in no acute danger, healthy and mentally very well. She stays and works mainly at home. She is prepared to stay in the country for a longer period of time.
Aya Ammari
Country of posting: Turkey
Project: EU Aid Volunteers (donor: EU)
Assessment of the situation: the Corona pandemic, the number of cases is growing, he is worried about his family but not about himself
Solution: the volunteer continues to work on the project in the country of secondment at her own request. She is in no acute danger, healthy and mentally well. She stays and works mainly at home.
Arrancha Ferrer de la Cruz
Country of posting: Albania
Project: EU Aid Volunteers (donor: EU)
Assessment of the situation: the Corona pandemic, the number of cases is increasing, but the situation is better in Albania than in her home country and she does not want to endanger relatives at home
Solution: the volunteer continues to work on the project in the country of secondment at her own request. She is in no acute danger, healthy and mentally well. She stays and works mainly at home. She is prepared to stay in the country for a longer period of time.
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