Istanbul Convention - yes or no?
Within ADRA Slovakia, in 2017 we created a professional team that intensively assists victims of domestic and sexual violence in Slovakia, regardless of gender, gender, age, social status or ethnicity. For this reason, we would welcome the Istanbul Convention, especially in relation to the protection of a specific subject, which is women, and we consider its main purpose [...]
From Sesame Project in Kenya to Volunteer of the Year Award (Interview with Sam Čellár)
Samuel Čellár was awarded „SlovakAid Volunteer of the Year 2016“. He deserved this recognition for his work on ADRA Slovakia's sesame project in Kenya. Thanks to the project, 522 poor farming families in Busia have already had the chance to grow quality organic and fairtrade sesame and sell it at a fair price. From the profits of the sale, local farmers can send [...]
JAKUB, JÁN AND MÁRIA
Notes from Our Farmers’ Latest Visit to Kenya About an hour’s drive from our office, located in the border town of Busia, we get out of the jeep. Fortunately, the rainy season hasn’t started yet, so the road is passable. Waiting for us is Ján, a tall, wiry, and smiling farmer in his fifties who looks 15 years younger. Ján enthusiastically shows us around his farm […]
NEWS FROM THE FIELD - ALBANIA
Albania - Development cooperation with ADRA Albania Follow the blog of our volunteer Janka: http://balbania.weebly.com
How we warmed the hearts and minds of Syrian families on the run
Do you also have a closet full of clothes at home and still sometimes feel like you have nothing to wear? But imagine a situation where you don't really have anything to wear - winter is coming and you only have one bag of things you managed to take from home when you fled your home country before the war - [...]
The most beautiful gift: pure water
During the Christmas season, people think about what gift to give their loved ones, whether a new mobile phone, doll, laptop, book, and at Christmas some are so overwhelmed that they don't even know what to do with them. We have hot tea with our families, we warm up with a hot shower in the evening. We know that everywhere in the world they are not so well off, yet everyone talks about the poor children in Africa. Europe we [...]
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