Croatia needs our help after the earthquake
Strong earthquakes struck Sisak-Moslavin County in central Croatia on 28 December (magnitude 5.2) and 29 December (magnitude 6.4). The epicentre of the earthquake was near the town of Petrinja, 46 km from Zagreb, but the earthquake was felt throughout Croatia and in most neighbouring European countries (Hungary, Slovenia, Bosnia, Italy, etc.).
Volunteering in the covid era - stories from the field
ADRA helps in Nagorno-Karabakh
On 27 September 2020, at 7:00 a.m., fierce fighting broke out in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, where there is a long-standing dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Unmanned aerial vehicles - drones, military aircraft, artillery and armoured vehicles were used in the attacks. The bombing has hit towns and villages in the conflict zone. Locals fear that the local conflict will escalate into a serious war. Immediately after [...]
More people die of starvation in Africa from coronavirus than from COVID-19
COVID-19 has yet another consequence in developing countries - a crisis in food supply and consequent hunger. Charles Ed II Aguilar - the director of our ADRA partner office in Uganda - told me in a telephone interview: „The early closure of borders and strict quarantine measures were able to prevent the rapid spread of COVID-19. However, the stoppage of trade has caused a catastrophic shortage of basic foodstuffs. Hunger is [...]
Rwanda - painful memories of genocide
26 years have passed since the genocide in Rwanda. The wound has healed, but the scars remain. During the preparation of ADRA Slovakia's development project in Rwanda, we had the opportunity to meet Hesron R. Byilingiro, who told us how he lost his parents, brother and 75 other close family members during the genocide. The most horrific genocide in modern history claimed more than 1,000,000 victims over the course of 100 [...]
COVID-19 - Our international volunteers
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 a priority for us, taking precedence over anything material. That is why we are monitoring the situation very closely, not only at this time of the Corona pandemic, so that we can intervene quickly if necessary and [...]
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