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We are building „The Nest“
We are building a new pavilion in the special school in Červenice, for children with combined disabilities: deaf and

Hygiene training for schoolchildren in Lebanon
Quality education begins where children feel safe and are provided with basic hygiene needs.

Gender-based violence in Albania
Dominika Tužinčinová worked as a volunteer in ADRA Albania. In her contribution she introduces a new project

Albania between tradition and modernisation
Dominika Tužinčinová worked as a volunteer at ADRA Albania, where she was involved in project management support.

Generators for Kiev
Severe winter, destroyed power plants, problems with heat and water supply. People are paradoxically walking from

Generators for Chernihiv
We are already unloading generators for the city's institutions. After 3 days on the road, we unload the truck and our

Collection: Warmth for Ukraine
We are joining forces to provide heat for Ukraine. Winter in Ukraine means thousands of

Repairing schools in Lebanon
Saving schools in Lebanon: Why do children need working toilets and solar panels? Lebanon is

Helping hospitals at risk
Another humanitarian aid convoy was transported to frontline hospitals despite the deteriorating security situation.

Help for Chernihiv
Another shipment of humanitarian aid was transported by vans and vans to hospitals despite the deteriorating security situation

Chief of Gynaecology
Another truck of humanitarian aid was transported to hospitals in the front line, despite the deteriorating security situation.

Grandma from the calendar
During the transport of aid to the hospital in Shostka, we took the opportunity to visit again and personally hand over food and hygiene

Tragedy on the railway
We are helping hospitals so they can continue to save the lives and health of people in the frontline area. When

We are looking for a volunteer in Uganda
You have digital or communication skills and want to use them to support people in one of

Doctors for doctors
Medics from hospitals in Salzburg, Austria, express their support for medical workers in Ukraine with concrete aid

We are looking for a volunteer in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Do you want to spend 12 months right in the heart of the Balkans and help the people who need it most?

Fire in Spišský Štiavnik
On 22 July, a fire in Spišský Štiavnik deprived approximately 150 people of a roof over their heads. Although

ADRA camp
Team ADRA is again helping in Pohorelska Masha. This summer we came to

Athletes witness to help
Sunday in Voderady was in the spirit of sport, solidarity and help. The cycling race, which

What did those kids do to you?
„Wouldn't you need 2 large gas boilers for an institution in Ukraine?“ We have received an offer

Electricity for schools
The other 4 schools were given large generators to serve as backup power sources. Supply problems

Peace is delayed, but aid continues
Our humanitarian team has once again delivered and distributed humanitarian aid to the remotest corners of eastern Ukraine.

International crisis intervention training: simulation or reality? | Part 2
Participants of the international crisis intervention training, which we organized in Slovakia, tested their readiness for

International Crisis Intervention Training | Part 1
We organise international crisis intervention training. We are also testing crisis preparedness in the Roma community in the East

Seniors to seniors
Together with our partners, we delivered 20 medical reclining beds from Germany for seniors in

Heart on the palm award for our Anička
Our volunteer Anna Joachímová received the Heart in the Palm of the Hand award in the category Volunteer helping

Gifts for children in Uganda
We donated toys to children in Uganda. Do you have a remote-controlled car at home with which your

Lunches for children in Uganda
Children in the Kyaka II refugee camp also receive a hot lunch every day at school. School

Help after the fire in Lomnička
Let's help the families affected by the fire in Lomnička. On Sunday, the village of Lomnička near Stara Ľubovňa was hit by a devastating

We are closing the humanitarian aid centre Who will help Ukraine
After almost three years, we will open our humanitarian aid centre in Aupark for the last time - on 9 February

Gifts for children and veterans
We delivered 500 Christmas packages to displaced children in Ukraine. Last trip to Ukraine: Christmas Hope

We dedicated the warmth of Christmas
We delivered 500 Christmas packages to displaced children in Ukraine. Let's give the warmth of Christmas! Under this apt

Charity concert „Together for Peace“
22.12.2024 at 16:00 in the Greek Catholic Church of Sts. Cyril and Methodius in Trencin. We invite you to

St. Nicholas joy for Ukrainian children
We experienced a beautiful moment of solidarity and joy in our ADRA Volunteer Centre in Trenčín. With the support of

Containers for Syrian Latakia
Our director Stano Bielik writes directly from Syria about our aid in Latakia. In Syria

Renovation of educational facilities in Chernihiv
Together with our partners, we renovated three kindergartens and two schools in Chernihiv, Ukraine. Introducing

Briquettes for centres in Dnipro
Together with our partner ADRA Ukraine, we provided transport and distribution of fuel briquettes for temporary

We are looking for a volunteer in Albania
Come to Albania for 12 months and help improve the lives of marginalised communities! The seconded volunteer will

We are looking for a volunteer in Uganda
Join us for 10 months in Uganda and help support refugees in

The first EU volunteer is already in Serbia
Our first volunteer, Maria from Italy, has already arrived in Serbia. Over the next nine months she will be

Hospital in Sumy
It has just been 20 days since the tragic attack on St. Panteleimon's Hospital in Sumy, in

Aid for children in Beirut
Our partners from ADRA Lebanon handed over 160 school bags, which we equipped with school supplies, bottles

Reconstruction of a school for deaf-blind children in Červenice
We will repair a special school in Červenice near Prešov, which is the only one in Slovakia that provides care for children

Collection for Lebanon and Syria
We are launching a public collection to help people affected by the war in the Middle East. As a result of the daily

Visit to a partner organisation in Uganda
During our monitoring trip to Uganda, we visited CEFOVID, where over the next two

A visit to our ADRA farm in Uganda
In Uganda we met people who, as refugees from Congo, South Sudan, Burundi

Aid for flooded villages
We handed over 7 dehumidifiers in flood-hit Čadca and Turzovka. These devices will help the flooded

SOS ADRA: Floods in Slovakia
We are announcing a public collection to help people affected by floods in Slovakia We are getting involved in helping people

Help for the inhabitants of Semenivka
We are helping those who remain on the brink of war. Our ADRA team headed to the village

Our help is on the way to Gaza
Together with the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic, we arranged for the shipment of humanitarian aid to Gaza. Link to the press release

ADRA Slovakia team reports from Chernihiv region
After two days behind the wheel, we anchored again in Chernihiv region. We visit kindergartens and

Sunflowers as a symbol of support and hope
The whole world, including Japan, has joined in supporting Ukraine. Earlier this year, our partner, the Japanese

Aid to hospitals in Chernihiv
ADRA provided medical supplies for the hospital in Chernihiv. Our assistance has recently been more focused on

Substances for the students of the Černihiv apprenticeship
How the dream of fabrics became a reality. Stanislav Bielik, Director of ADRA Slovakia

Help for lonely seniors
The Ukrainian town of Shostka is located less than 50 km from the front line. It was here that the

Safe water for families in Lebanon
The unavailability of safe drinking water in Lebanon poses a challenge not only for Syrian refugee families, but also

Statement on the assassination of the Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic
We categorically condemn the assassination of the Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic. The assassination of the Prime Minister is a terrible act which we categorically

Light for Al Favour
100 solar street lamps and the nights in Al Favour are no longer dark.

Tasting water in Syria
Miles of pipes are already underground and water is flowing into homes. Syria earthquake destroys homes and disrupts

Help for people in border areas
Our journey to the border areas of Ukraine continues. „It is very difficult to get here to the border area

Repair of school facilities in Ukraine
Our crisis intervention team is currently assisting in the Chernihiv region in northern Ukraine, where it is preparing a plan

Working with children from Roma communities in Belgrade
Our volunteer Kristina writes about the obstacles that Roma children face in Serbia. During my volunteering

How people fleeing war live in Serbia
Our volunteer Kristina writes about her time in Serbia. My name is Kristina and

Water for Syria
In Latakia, which was affected by last year's earthquake, we continue to repair water pipes. New water network

New reinforcement on the farm
We combined our monitoring trip to Uganda with the introduction of a new SlovakAid volunteer, Anička, to ADRA

Sanja, the story of a Roma woman in Albania
Dominique, our volunteer sent to Albania for 12 months, brings us an interview with a young participant

Christmas packages of joy for Ukrainian children
Thanks to the support of ADRA Japan, we will be able to put a smile on faces again this year

30th anniversary of ADRA Slovakia
In November we celebrated the 30th anniversary of ADRA in Slovakia. For three decades we have been serving people

Trainings for trainers
The training program for TOTs continues at our farm. We have engaged another 50 smallholder farmers, 35

Help them survive the winter!
Together, let's restore the warmth of home for 50 Ukrainian families facing extreme winter months.

Earthquake relief in Syria
ADRA is also helping with the reconstruction and mitigation of the tragedy.

Sweswe Hospital
Surviving in the Kayaka II refugee area is not easy. Even if there is no hunger,

Children belong in school
We visited a school in the Kyjaka II refugee camp to meet the children who

Kampala school in the slum
We visited a school in a slum on the outskirts of Kampala and met the children who supported

Help for the people of Kherson
Heavy fighting and flooding have plunged thousands of Cherson residents into poverty. We are also helping.

Generators for hospitals in Zaporozhye
We handed over life-saving generators to hospitals in Zaporozhye.

Visit to refugee centres in Kryvy Rih
During our monitoring trip to Ukraine, we visited two refugee centres in Kryvyi Rih.

Days of Ukraine in Košice
We accepted the invitation to the opening ceremony of the „Days of Ukraine“ event in Košice.

Home of social services Pohorelská Maša
This summer we visited the Pohorelská Maša Social Services Home together with our volunteers.

Mayon volcano in the Philippines awakens
After seven volcanic earthquakes, Mayon volcano in the Philippines remains on Alert 3.

Thank you, Amazon!
Our big thanks to Amazon Slovakia for their systematic help.

Mission Slovenia completed
We have packed up our humanitarian camp and are heading back to Slovakia.

Rehabilitation of water infrastructure in Syria
In Syria, we will rebuild water infrastructure for communities affected by earthquakes.

Generators for Ukrainian hospitals
In the presence of the ambassadors of Ukraine and Japan, we shipped seven generators to Ukraine.

Packages from Pohoda arrived in Ukraine
Packages prepared by Pohoda Festival participants are already serving people in Ukraine.

Meeting with the Ambassador of the Slovak Republic in Slovenia
In Slovenia, we met with the Ambassador of the Slovak Republic in Slovenia, Mr. Peter Zeleňák and cooperated

Latest from Slovenia
In the early hours of the morning, our six-member crisis team arrived in flood-hit Slovenia.

Floods in Slovenia
The need for help after massive storms and floods is growing by the minute.

Washing machine for children's sanatorium
A dishwasher with accessories will facilitate the work of the kitchen staff of the medical school in the Transcarpathian region.

Amazon helps Ukraine
Amazon has provided great help to children and orphans in the Transcarpathian region.

Ceremonial handover of the generator
With the support of the Government of the Slovak Republic and the SPP Foundation, we handed over a generator to a children's sanatorium in Ukraine.

Water for Lebanon
We provided Syrian and Lebanese refugee families with access to drinking water.

SOS Slovakia
Unprecedented weather vagaries, fires and other disasters do not bypass Slovakia

Fire in Telgárt | SOS Slovakia
ADRA is also helping after a devastating fire that left more than 70 people homeless.

ADRA at Pohoda
We packed it together in Pohoda and helped people affected by the war in Ukraine. Thank you!

Minister Wlachovsky visited our project in Lebanon
Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Miroslav Wlachovsky visited on Thursday 15 June

We are looking for volunteers in Uganda and Albania!
All costs of the volunteer placement are covered by the grant. Deadline for applications 15.07.2023.

SOS: Floods in Ukraine. Help with us!
Public collection for the inhabitants of the flooded areas in Ukraine after the attack on the Kakhovka dam.

Give the gift of education to children in Uganda
Our new HelpKids initiative gives you the opportunity to give the gift of education to specific children from underprivileged families

Rocket attack in Kharkiv
Our director Stano Bielik writes about how the ADRA team survived the rocket attack in Kharkiv.

Help for families in Kharkiv
In Kharkiv, we handed out humanitarian aid packages to 280 families.

„Heart on the Palm“ award“
ADRA and Who Will Help Ukraine received the Heart on the Palm award for their volunteer activities.

Sleeping bags for displaced people
We handed over sleeping bags to displaced people in Ukraine.

Humanitarian aid for Syria
Our humanitarian aid for Syria is heading to the affected areas.

Open Day
Last week we commemorated the year of humanitarian aid to Ukraine in our Trenčín warehouse.

Year of war, year of aid
Exactly one year has passed since the outbreak of war in Ukraine.

Visit to a Ukrainian orphanage
The visit to the Ukrainian orphanage touched our hearts.

There is no school like school
Our director Stano Bielik writes directly from Uganda.

Psychosocial support worker
We are looking for a Psychosocial Support Worker to join our team to work with Ukrainian refugees.

SOS ADRA: Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
We are launching an emergency collection to help people affected by the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

Generators for Ukraine
Generators from our donors EPH Foundation and Nafta a.s. are already in service in Ukraine.

Farm courses in Uganda
On our ADRA farm in Uganda, we help other families earn a living from their own gardens.

Congratulations, Adrika!
Our volunteer coordinator in Trencin won the Heart on the Palm award.

Generators for Ukraine
We have handed over generators to medical facilities in Kiev.

Christmas Santa Bus
This year we decorated our mobile ADRA Help Team Bus, filled it with toys and clothes,

Gifts for 600 Ukrainian children
Thanks to your help, more than 600 Ukrainian children found a surprise under the tree.

Slovakia and Japan help Ukraine
Solidarity with the people of Ukraine was also expressed by State Secretary Ingrid Brock and Japanese Ambassador H.E.

Generators for Ukraine
We are launching a collection for electricity generators for Ukrainian hospitals.

New warehouse
During our monitoring trip in Lebanon, we heard the difficult stories of Syrian refugees.

Building latrines against cholera
During our monitoring trip in Lebanon, we heard the difficult stories of Syrian refugees.

„Heart on the Palm“ award“
Volunteers from Who Will Help Ukraine Aupark have been awarded for their outstanding help in 2021.

Slovak volunteers are changing the world
Slovak volunteers strengthen the capacity of foreign non-profit organisations.

Help for Cherson
We brought aid to newly liberated Kherson for 4,000 people.

Visit from ADRA Japan
Our Japanese ADRA partners, Aki and Junko, visited Slovakia together with

Interview about volunteering in Uganda
We talk to volunteer Nikola Bartošová about her motivation and experiences during her volunteer stay in Uganda.

Memorandum of Cooperation
The Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with ADRA and 10 other non-profit organizations.

We are looking for an Accountant
We are looking for reinforcements for our growing team.

ADRA Evening
We talked about the challenges of the humanitarian sector and stories from the field yesterday at the Kalab Centre.

How does it taste to the homeless?
ADRA Belgium won a special award for its innovative project.

New wave of Ebola in Uganda
We confirm that all our staff, volunteers and partners are okay.

Help for the elderly in Kharkiv
We delivered humanitarian aid packages to displaced elderly people in Kharkiv and its surroundings.

We wish for peace
Why do we help? As part of UN Week, we answered this question.

Behind every package I see a person
Ludo is our aid coordinator for Ukraine. Read how he describes his experience and stories

Aid for the town of Černovice
The town of Chernivtsi (Ukr. Chernivtsi / Чернівці́), in southern Ukraine, near the borders with Romania and Moldova,

Aid to the city of Chust
Thousands of refugees from the Donbas, Mariupol, and Kherson region have found temporary shelter in Khust.

Latest from Ukraine
Our director Stano Bielik reports directly from Ukraine.

Internship at ADRA
Zuzka was our intern for three months. After the end of her internship she decided to stay with us

SlovakAid project launched
Solidarity and commitment to help the people of Ukraine continues even as the conflict escalates. The first truck

Year in Serbia
Our development volunteer Tamara sums up her year in Kragujevac, Serbia.

Aid for the liberated city of Izium
We transported the newly liberated town of Izium, where residents had lost access to basic necessities, to

DobroCentier Coordinator
We are looking for a new colleague to coordinate volunteer activities in Slovakia.

Aid for 12 000 people in Ukraine
In August, we sent three trucks with humanitarian aid to Ukraine - packages of durable

Pohorelska Masha 2022
After a year, we and our team of volunteers came again to help the staff of the Pohorelská Social Services Home

A story from Lebanon - Nissren
During the stay of our Lebanese colleagues in Slovakia we interviewed them. Read how

Volunteer camp
We joined forces with Maranatha and the Touch the Sky project and during a two-week volunteer

Latest from Ukraine
Our director Stano Bielik, who visited the Ukrainian branch of ADRA and took part in the

New projects
We have great news! We have been awarded two new projects in Ukraine and Lebanon.

Visit from Lebanon
Last week we were visited by our project partners from ADRA Lebanon, with whom we are implementing a project

Humanitarian Corridor
We have obtained a certification that allows us to travel to Ukraine under the official Humanitarian Corridor

ADRA at Pohoda
The Pohoda Festival is an opportunity to get involved in helping Ukraine. Participants can pack a humanitarian package themselves

Congress of Families 2022
At Štrbské Pleso we took part in the Congress of Families. During the 3-day stay we talked

Help for a hospital in Ukraine
We transported 33 pallets of medical supplies to the multidisciplinary hospital in Talne, Cherkasy region.

We are looking for 2 volunteers for Serbia (deadline 25.9)
Apply by 25.9 and travel with us as a development volunteer to Serbia. All your

Monitoring trip to Istanbul
As part of the project monitoring, we visited Istanbul and welcomed our EU Aid volunteer

No one homeless
On the history of homelessness in Serbia and why it's so easy to end it from one day to the next

Refugee Day in Uganda
World Refugee Day is commemorated in Uganda. We spent it in the Kyaka II refugee settlement,

Volunteering in Uganda
As part of the EU Aid Volunteers initiative, we will soon be sending 3 male and 3 female volunteers to

Help for the hospital in Kharkiv
We transported 4.5 tons of medical supplies to the hospital in Kharkiv.

From one refugee crisis to another
„To relax from the stress of the Ukrainian crisis, I took the opportunity to visit for a few days

Cooperation with Who will help Ukraine
We are entering into cooperation with the initiative Who will help Ukraine, in the operation of the Humanitarian Aid Place in Bratislava Aupark.

Charity concert in Košice
On Saturday evening, Ukrainian singer Oksana Kozun - Turcerova delighted the Košice audience with her amazing voice.

Fire in Kecerovce
We helped 6 families who were deprived of a roof over their heads by a devastating fire. Direct from the field

Farm season opened
Direct from Uganda writes our volunteer John, who has been working in our newly

Homeless in Belgrade
SlovakAid volunteer Dominique, who helped vulnerable groups in Belgrade, shares in her blog

30th Anniversary of ADRA Czech Republic
It has been 30 years since the founding of ADRA Czech Republic. At the celebration of this round anniversary we

Charity concerts full of emotions
The first two benefit concerts in support of Ukraine were marked by compassion and solidarity.

Humanitarian aid from Belgium
Belgian activists donated five and a half tons of humanitarian aid.

Charity concert
Beginning a series of benefit concerts to help people affected by the war in Ukraine

Stories of ADRA volunteers
They are not indifferent to the fate of strangers. That is why our volunteers decided to dedicate

ADRA Korea helps with us
Aid for people affected by the war in Ukraine is flowing in from all over the world. Our aid is

A story from the eastern border
Read a moving testimony about the fate of people fleeing the war from the pen of our field worker

Athletes from Team Slovakia joined the aid
The sportsmen and sportswomen supported the humanitarian initiative Rodina Rodine, through which we help people in Ukraine.

Aid arrived in the towns of Buca and Irpin
The food parcels arrived in the war-torn towns of Buca and Irpin, where our collaborators from

Volunteer of the Year
The Volunteer of the Year 2021 was our EU Aid volunteer working in Turkey, Martin Pavelka. Nomination

ADRA evening on volunteering
Come and have a nice time with people who are close to volunteering and humanitarian aid.

Family aid packages
Donate an aid package to help refugees in Ukraine. Our humanitarian aid packages have already helped more than

Volunteer in Uganda!
We are looking for Junior EU Aid Volunteer for Education and Community Library Development who

Your help to Ukraine
Thank you to our donors, through whom we help people affected by war: Our humanitarian aid has helped more than

What a night again!
The hustle and bustle at the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing point calmed down for a while after midnight and the humanitarian camp

In the first line
It was frosty again in the morning, and the people who had stood for hours in the wind in the queues at the

Aid for Ukraine
ADRA Slovakia set up its main aid tent on the border with Ukraine in Vyshne Nemetsko.

Opening ceremony
We inaugurated and handed over the training centre and farm infrastructure in Uganda.

There is no school like school
Yesterday, James Gihoma - the founder of the community school took me on his motorbike to his school.

The farm in Uganda is alive
We are shining, water is flowing from our own well, we have completed the training centre and the farm buildings. We're preparing the ceremonial

Volunteer for project management wanted in Uganda!
We are looking for a Project Management volunteer to be deployed for 6 months at

Volunteer for community work wanted in Uganda!
We are looking for a Community Worker volunteer to be deployed for 6 months at

Humanitarian aid for Lebanon
Walid El Hajj has roots in Slovakia. During the meeting in Beirut, he told me his story:

Volunteer for income generation wanted in Turkey!
„The selection process was completed. The vacancy is closed.“ We are looking for an Income

Thank you!
We are grateful that we could do our small part to help alleviate suffering and fulfill the most basic

Volunteer for charity fundraising wanted in Georgia!
We are looking for a Charities Fundraising volunteer to be deployed for 5 months in

Santabus
Ujo, are you Santa? I was startled by the kids from home staring at my grey beard. We just

Why are refugees fleeing?
„Come and see what our friends from the Congo have sent us! You must see this to

Money can't buy health, but it can buy medicine
They say money can't buy health. But when we get sick, there is a pharmacy

ADRA team in Uganda
With our small team we started the finishing works on our Slovak farm

Volunteer wanted in Uganda!
We are looking for a Project Assistant volunteer to be deployed for 6 months in

Volunteer for public relations wanted in Albania!
We are looking for a Public Relations Officer volunteer to be deployed for 9 months

Volunteer for project development wanted in Albania!
We are looking for a Project Developer volunteer to be deployed for 9 months in

Towards effective humanitarian volunteering
We build the capacity of organisations in low-income countries and help them prepare to host humanitarian volunteers.

New farmers in Uganda
At Kyjaka II Farm in Uganda we officially completed the training programme and handed over certificates to the graduates

Project visit to Uganda
ADRA team, which is currently on a monitoring trip in Uganda, met at our Slovak

Camp Pohorelská Maša
ADRA helps in Pohorelska Masha Help team bus parked in the yard of DSS and two weeks

On internship at ADRA
Kika and Dominique interned with us from February to June 2021. In the interview they reveal how

Tornado in Moravia
Moravská Nová Ves was one of the villages where the devastating tornado left a devastation of unprecedented proportions.

LT 2021
Dear Volunteers After many years we are renewing the activity of ADRA summer work camps for volunteers. It is an opportunity

Let's help together
Let's help together. That's the motto of the online benefit concert you can watch on Saturday, June 19

Back to schools
Teachers and students alike decided to vaccinate to make schools a safe place again. The programme

Water for Lebanon
Lebanese and Syrian refugees in Baalbek enjoy a most precious gift. Drinking water flows from their taps.

We are expanding our finance team!
We are looking for a new colleague to join our finance department.

Humanitarian aid for Lebanon
The plane with the delegation from Slovakia flew to the difficult Beirut. However, it is not flying empty-handed, but is

Help Team Bus on the road
BUS ADRA is fully engaged in helping to fight the pandemic. We are serving for teams of health workers

ADRA BUS is on board
ADRA's HELP TEAM BUS is now available to help fight the pandemic after rebuilding

Slovakia also contributes to EU development aid through expert volunteering
Eighteen expert volunteers from the EU supported by three sending organisations from Slovakia, France and Estonia

16 special months in Albania
Cyriakus, our volunteer in Albania, ended his assignment after 16 stimulating months of volunteering in our

Thanks from ITIBO Hospital
One year has passed since our trip to Africa, during which we installed the Itibo Hospital (Kenya)

HELP BUS available
ADRA provides HELP BUS - a bus adapted as a special vehicle with an ambulance for testing and

We train trainers
„Give a poor man a fish - you will feed him for a day. Teach him to fish - you will give

News from home (social services)
This week our other HELP TEAM is serving in one of the DSS in the Trnava region,

Volunteer of the Year
Andriy Dichtyaruk received the „Heart on the Palm“ award in the category „Volunteer of the Year 2020“. Andrii was sent

The film „ADRA in the front line“
During the service of our volunteers in DSS Arcus Košice we made a short film. It is a view

EUAV volunteers' footprints in local communities
Would you like to know what the impact of volunteering is on the communities in the countries where volunteers work?

Unusually large gift
ADRA has received an unusually large humanitarian donation in recent days. It is 12 m long and weighs 18 tons!

Helping the elderly
The situation in homes for the elderly is dramatic. Where the coronavirus outbreak has infected a number of clients

Build a house, plant a tree...
ADRA Uganda is our partner of the Slovak Humanitarian Mission. We teach people to „plant trees“ they teach them

ADRA HELP team joined the DSS
The situation of the DSS in which Covid-19 occurred is dramatic. Many sick clients and staff. The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has asked us

We are looking for collaborators for HELP teams for DSS
The situation of the DSS in which Covid-19 occurred is dramatic. Many sick clients and staff. Already

Voluntary postings in the post-covid era
Current and future challenges for sending and host organisations

Croatia needs our help after the earthquake
A strong earthquake struck Sisak-Moslavin County in central Croatia on 28 December (magnitude 5.2) and 29 December (magnitude

ADRA helps in Nagorno-Karabakh
On 27 September 2020, at 7:00 a.m., fierce fighting broke out in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, where

ADRA brought help from Austria for the „Good Shepherd“ home“
How can homeless people stay at home during a coronary crisis? Father Vladimir Maslak has dedicated his

Second wave of COVID-19, ADRA still in action...
ADRA is helping to provide logistics for the expansion of the capacity of collection points in Bratislava hospitals. Our collaborators, whose

Closure and use of the public collection for Lebanon
ADRA is implementing joint humanitarian assistance in Beirut, Lebanon. Local teams reinforced by crisis assistance specialists

Urgent help for the people of Beirut
Eli is one of the survivors of the Beirut blast. In the immediate aftermath of the disaster, he rescued his

The first tonne of ADRA aid is already in Beirut
On 11 August, a government special plane flew from Bratislava to Lebanon with humanitarian aid for the local population, which

Beirut calls for help...
What happened in Beirut? Hundreds of deaths, 5 000 injured, 300 000 people without

ADRA Lebanon office hit by explosion in Beirut
ADRA Slovakia announces a public collection to help Lebanon Massive explosion on Tuesday 4 August 2020

Helping to restart DSS Pezinok
„Thank you. We did it together“! proclaims a banner on the balcony of the Pezinok home for the elderly, in which

One big „THANK YOU“ has to be said!
Much has been said and described about all the negatives from the COVID-19 pandemic. However, this crisis has revealed

More people die of starvation in Africa from coronavirus than from COVID-19
COVID-19 has an additional consequence in developing countries - a crisis in food supply and consequently

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 the development

ADRA distributes immunity-boosting vitamins for the elderly
The elderly are most at risk from the COVID-19 coronavirus, which is why we have decided to focus our assistance on

ADRA helps to separate white and red zones in hospitals with filters
The number of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 is increasing. Therefore, „red zones“ are being created in hospital wards, where strict epidemiological

TEST CENTRES for COVID-19
The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has become a challenge for us to use the experience of foreign humanitarian missions at home.

COVID-19 - Ten principles to help the elderly
We have prepared inspiration for this emergency situation, how to help the most vulnerable

COVID-19 - Our international volunteers
ADRA is an international organisation. The Slovak office also sends its volunteers to different countries to help

COVID-19 - The masks help!
One of the measures to improve the situation regarding the Corona virus is drapes. I bring you

COVID-19 - Public collection to fight COVID-19
ADRA Slovakia announces a public collection to help in the fight against coronavirus. Your contribution will help us

COVID-19 - ADRA helps!
ADRA is responding to an emergency situation! Over the weekend we were contacted by doctors from the infectology clinic in Kramáry,

ADRA preventive health measures against coronavirus COVID-19
ADRA Slovakia currently has volunteers deployed on foreign missions in Albania, Georgia, Moldova and

The Slovak path to food self-sufficiency in Africa
How to tackle the refugee crisis? The best way is to help people create conditions in their home countries so that they don't have to

Humanitarian camp Pohorelská Maša
Dear volunteers, After years we are renewing the activity of ADRA summer work camps for youth and volunteers. It is

Thanks for the help to Prešov citizens
Dear friends of charity. We want to express our great admiration and gratitude for the extraordinary dedication and generosity you have
SudHAV 3 - EU Aid volunteers
SudHAV 3 project is an EU Aid volunteers deployment project which aims at sending 42

How we lit up in the African hospital ITIBO
In January 2020, we travelled to Kenya with a team of volunteer electricians to build a backup

ADRA Slovakia joined the Itibo project
In 2019, we at ADRA CZ and ADRA SZ joined forces and agreed to work together

Veronika Zimová - Volunteer of the Year 2018/2019 in Slovak Aid category
WINNER OF VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR 2018 AND 2019, IN SLOVAK AID CATEGORY IS OUR VERONIKA ZIMOVÁ This

Looking for volunteers!!!!
We are looking for volunteers to join our team to work abroad as part of our global

ADRA SWEDEN has raised more than half
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Refugee camp Ushivak?... worse than in my imagination
During November, a collection of sleeping bags, blankets and hygiene items for the Ušivak refugee camp in

Let's help the people of Prešov together.
The explosion and subsequent fire of an apartment building in Prešov took the roof over the heads of dozens of families. ADRA expresses

24 October - United Nations Day
On 24.10.1945 the UN Charter entered into force. Since then, 24 October has been UN Day. United Nations

ADRA is helping in the Bahamas affected by Hurricane Dorian
Category 5 hurricane „Dorian“ hit 1-3. September Bahamas. It devastated the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama. So far

WE SUPPORT THE CLIMATE STRIKE AND HIGHLIGHT THE POSSIBILITY OF ECO-VOLUNTEERING
ADRA Slovakia as a member organization of the MVRO VYBER SI Platform joins the support of the climate strike

Food donation from Max Sport
ADRA Slovensko thanks Max Sport for supplying us with nutritious food products, thanks to which we were able to

International campaign: Help children to school!
Dear friends, please join the global petition that can help many children who

ADRA at MY FEST
On 17 August 2019, the first edition of the summer festival for the whole family and ADRA took place

World Humanitarian Day
World Humanitarian Day takes place every year on 19 August to

Itibo Medical Facility
Itibo is a humanitarian and development programme in a health facility in the south-western highlands of Kenya

News about our EU Aid volunteers
On this subpage, we map the deployments of our five EU Aid volunteers. Here you will be able to

We are looking for five development volunteers
OZ ADRA Slovakia WANTED five development volunteers: 1. Development volunteer to Albania

We will soon send the first EU Aid volunteers on their mission
Before going on the volunteer placement, they still have to train at ADRA.

Replacement of the Director(s) of ADRA Slovakia
This is how a year ago the humanitarian and development organization ADRA Slovakia celebrated its 25th anniversary. V

What remains in victims after they leave the cycle of domestic violence
Domestic violence can take hundreds of forms and manifestations. However, it is important to know that this behaviour

Development volunteer Martin Pavelka: Since I seek challenges, Georgia was the obvious choice (interview)
The commercial sphere is for him a long closed and unread chapter. Now he wants to fully operate there,

To Saturday's collection in support of ADRA Slovakia
ADRA Slovakia provides humanitarian aid and implements development cooperation projects in post-conflict countries that

KIT discussion after the screening of the film Alternating Care
ADRA Slovakia invites you to a screening on 18 April at 6 pm in Artkin in Petržalka behind the mirror

We are looking for an intern and/or trainee in the International Projects Department
ADRA SLOVAKIA is looking for an intern and/or trainee in the International Projects Department for an immediate start

When the challenge of donating 2% of tax can't be squeezed into one line. Neither paragraph
We greet from the ADRA Slovakia office all our long-time supporters, as well as those who

THANKS TO YOUR 2 %, WE WILL CONTINUE TO HELP VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE IN SR
March is marked by awareness raising and several discussions of our Crisis Intervention Team (ADRA

The death of Danica Olexova marked the entire Slovak development community
On the second Sunday in March, an Ethiopian airlines plane crashed on its way from Addis Ababa to

Capturing through the lens the lives of those in the relative safety of a neighbouring country (interview)
There are currently approximately 740 thousand Rohingya living in refugee camps in Bangladesh. They have had to come to this neighbouring

Preparing for humanitarian volunteering in Zugdidi, Georgia
Our colleague has recently returned from a „preparatory visit“ from Zugdidi, Georgia. Together with partners

Preparing for humanitarian volunteering in Istanbul, Turkey
Our colleague has recently returned from a „preparatory visit“ from Istanbul, Turkey. Together with partners

It is difficult to listen to the stories of victims of violence who contact us. But there is no other way.
The number of reported cases of domestic and sexual violence has increased by 80 % in recent years. Number

How to spot a manipulator in a relationship (invitation to a discussion in Nitra)
Members of the Crisis Intervention Team (KIT) of ADRA Slovakia have at the beginning of 2019

We help needy families find a new home with us. Even those from Yemen
Recently, the International Rescue Committee published a list of ten low-income countries that will be facing

Men need help as much as women when it comes to victims of violence
THE PROJECT TO HELP VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HAS BEEN COMPLETED. There is finally talk in society about how

What volunteering in Ukraine looks like
In the autumn she went (after a two-month compulsory internship at the ADRA Slovakia office) on her volunteer project

Real stories of victims confirm to us that KIT makes sense
If you are unable to attend our discussions on recognising manipulation and domestic abuse in a partner in person

Our volunteer is behind the translation of the Albanian tales
Our development volunteer, Veronika Zimova, has been a daily part of positive change in excluded communities in Albania. This

Humanitarian volunteering is very important. If done well.
Helping the needy in areas in humanitarian crisis can also be done through the deployment of humanitarian volunteers

Development volunteer Veronika Zimová: Albania chose me
She pursued her goal (to work in the development sector) purposefully - through participation in a volunteer placement thanks to

How to spot a manipulator in a relationship (invitation to discussion)
Members of the Crisis Intervention Team (KIT) of ADRA Slovakia entered 2019 with a resolution: to continue

What volunteering in Albania looks like
Our volunteer Veronika Zimova, who is working in Albania thanks to the support of SlovakAid, told us during the ADRA evening

Merry Christmas and a prosperous year to you - PF 2019
The eight year was important not only for Slovakia, but also for our jubilee organization. We celebrated

What volunteering looks like in Georgia
The settlement of Tserovani is located just a few kilometres from the Georgian capital, Tbilisi. It consists of 8008

KIT re)presents at educational events
The areas covered by the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) include: crisis intervention; social rehabilitation and adaptation;

The principles enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 70 years ago are still valid today
Did you know that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights exists in over 500 languages (including Slovak), and

Saturday with „adra“ this year on the theme: relationships and violence
This year we are celebrating 25 years of our humanitarian and development organization ADRA Slovakia. During

Invitation to the ADRA evening about volunteering and Christmas cabbage soup
This year we decided to meet your busy calendars before Christmas and put together

Support our ADRA KIT in the Giving Tuesday campaign
The global charity campaign #GivingTuesday will take place in Slovakia again this year! On Tuesday (27 November)

KIT FOR PROFESSIONAL DISCUSSIONS AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS
In addition to providing comprehensive assistance to victims of domestic and sexual violence, our Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) experts

16 days of activism against violence against women with the subtitle: #HearMeToo
The global campaign ‘16 Days of Activism Against Violence Against Women’ launches on 25. November

Seminar on Human Rights in Humanitarian Aid (as a result of cooperation between ADRA SR and FSEV UK)
In November, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in Bratislava between our organization ADRA Slovakia and the youngest faculty of the University of

No need to look for a plot behind the Global Compact on Migration
Migration is a society-wide issue. If we talk about the adoption of the Global Framework on Safe, Orderly and Regular

Know the motivations of humanitarian volunteers before going on a mission
Slovakia has joined the EU Aid Volunteers programme, thus

Why the management of humanitarian volunteers is important
Recently ADRA Slovakia received a certificate from the European Commission to send humanitarian volunteers through

When critical thinking helps counter misinformation
Did you know that children and young people in the UK spend more hours a day in front of the TV

The Dignity for Life Campaign runs for a month to support the functioning of ADRA KIT
The launch of the „Life with Dignity“ campaign at the turn of August/September consisted in launching a separate website and filming a video-interview with three

ADRA Slovakia is alive with volunteering not only during Volunteer Week
Our organisation has a long-standing commitment to volunteering and capacity building in the field of volunteering, both at home and

Attacks on foreign women in public space are recurring
The summer of 2018 brought with it more verbal and physical attacks on foreign women on the streets of the city centre

Interview with Barbara - Behind the curtain of paradise
Why did you volunteer in the Philippines? I was interested in development aid - especially

Comparing Manila and Bratislava makes you realize a lot (Interview about volunteering in the Philippines)
Our volunteer shared with us her experiences from her stay in the Philippines

Enforcement of the law in cases of domestic violence. Even the one between four walls
Text: Daniela Borzová, lawyer / ADRA KIT, Photo: ADRA Slovakia (www.adra.sk) Former investigator, lawyer and co-founder

You too can help victims of domestic violence to say NO. Find out how
THE FIRST PARTNER OF OUR ADRA KIT PROJECT IS THE ENIKIBENIKI E-SHOP - THANK YOU! Helping victims

ADRA KIT - Let's give together a life with dignity
The number of reported cases of domestic and sexual violence has increased by 80 % in recent years. Number

Behind the curtain of paradise - Philippines, ADRA Evening in Bratislava and Košice
We cordially invite you to the 10th. ADRA discussion evening with development and humanitarian topics: >>Behind the curtain

WITH THE DIRECTOR OF ADRA SLOVAKIA ON TARGETED ASSISTANCE TO THE NEEDY IN THE WORLD, BUT ALSO AT HOME
About helping victims of violence and our unique ADRA KIT team; about supporting people with

Let's not stay silent, we need to speak out about violence
When do we talk about domestic or sexual violence? How can we recognise an abusive relationship? It is necessary to look for

Renovation of the hospital in Eastern Slovakia - thank you
Participants of the ADRA summer camp rebuild the hospital Patients and staff of the hospital in

ADRA pantry - collection of dry food for 13 families
Dry food collection for people in need Join now the dry food collection for

ADRA Evening: About the Country - Ukraine - 11 July 2018 at 17.30.
How to make sense of the current political situation in Ukraine? What are the motives of the fleeing people, but

World Refugee Day: numbers, facts, stories
In the second half of June, the workers of the jubilating humanitarian and development organization ADRA Slovakia showed the public how it supports their

Annual Report 2017 - Our Aid Makes a Difference
READ HOW, WHERE AND WHY WE HELPED IN 2017 AND WHAT WE

WE MUST HELP EACH OTHER - EU HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMME
In April 2018, we participated in a seminar for sending humanitarian volunteers. This workshop was organized by

ADRA NEWSLETTER 5/2018
Breaking News - Find out more about how, where and why we help people in need Click

LET'S GIVE THINGS A SECOND CHANCE AND HELP EACH OTHER
LET'S GIVE THINGS A SECOND CHANCE AND HELP OURSELVES Join our joint eco-charity action

ADRA Summer Camp: let's improve the hospital together!
Do you have free time in the summer and a desire to physically work and help a good cause? Join

Join us for an internship!
MÍTO, THANK YOU! WHO ELSE DARES? Martin has successfully passed the most difficult test in his life - he spent

In Guzinia, we help through education
Imagine if, as a 15-year-old teenager, you had to leave your home because of the Russian-Georgian war

Your 2 % will help to 100 %
Employees, you can still help until April 30, 2018! Also thanks to your 2 %

You donate 25 Euros, we give you an eco bag
WE CELEBRATE AS MANY YEARS AS SLOVAKIA! DONATE NOW 25 EUR You have been helping with us for 25 years.

LET'S SPEAK OUT ABOUT VIOLENCE - IN BANSKÁ BYSTRICA
We invite you to the continuation of the interesting and necessary discussion "Let's talk about violence out loud", which will take place on 26.

A common response to politicians' baseless attacks on non-transparent funding
More than 30 third sector representatives joined a joint statement on funding for the non-profit sector and

ADRA NEWSLETTER 3/2018
Breaking News - Find out more about how, where and why we help people in need Click

Istanbul Convention - yes or no?
Within ADRA Slovakia, in 2017 we created a professional team that intensively helps

ADRA NEWSLETTER 2/2018
Breaking News - Find out more about how, where and why we help people in need Click

WE ARE LOOKING FOR NEW TEAM MEMBERS
Do you want to join the ADRA Slovakia team? Take a look at our current vacancies and find

25 years helping with us
ADRA Slovakia will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year. For 25 years you have been helping people in

Exhibition #NEMAMCONASEBA in Quo Vadis House
We invite you to the Quo Vadis House for a good cake, coffee, chocolate, books, tea... and most importantly -

New - charity advertising
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ADRA NEWSLETTER 1/2018
Breaking News - Find out more about how, where and why we help people in need Click

TODAY WE ARE VERY HAPPY
You already know Mrs. Ruhina - you can enjoy great kebabs, baklava

VIDEO - Thank you for helping with us (2017)
See what our help looked like in 2017. Thank you to all the good people and companies,

ADRA NEWSLETTER 11/2017
Breaking News - Find out more about how, where and why we help people in need Click

VIDEO - Good cabbage soup with ADROU 2017
Watch a short video from the first edition of the Good Cabbage Soup with ADROU, where we met

White Crow Emília Trepáčová: We all have the right to look the way we look and to believe in what we believe in
Humanitarian worker Emília Trepáčová: We all have the right to look the way we look and to believe in what we believe

Send an aid package to Slovakia or Kenya now
Give the best gift in the world Don't buy useless stuff. Send an ADRA aid package to people in need

Giving Tuesday - help today and win!
Today for the first time in Slovakia we have #GivingTuesday! Tuesday, when people in over 100 countries

ADRA EVENING - Albania through the eyes of a volunteer
Are you interested in the work of volunteers or how life is in Albania? Come to ADRA EVENING

SPEAK UP ABOUT VIOLENCE - A DISCUSSION FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE
We invite you to an interesting and necessary discussion on TALKING ABOUT VIOLENCE IN THE NAKED VOICE, which will take place already

Experts from Central Europe taught Ukrainians how to profit from losing
How do humanitarian organisations learn from their mistakes? This question was the most discussed at the conference „Failed

ADRA NEWSLETTER 10/2017
Breaking News - Find out more about how, where and why we help people in need Click

Saturday with ADRAU - already on 9 December
Are you interested in how we help in Slovakia? This year, during Saturday with ADROU, we will introduce you to

Aid in Greek refugee camps handed over
Curaprox toothbrushes help families in camps Toothbrushes donated to families on the run

Autumn mini collection of clothes
ADRA Slovakia announces an autumn mini collection of clothes for specific people who need your help -

THIS YEAR WE RAN TOGETHER FOR PEACE
The ADRA Slovakia team met again at the finish line of the International

ADRA NEWSLETTER 8-9/2017
Latest news - find out more about our collection for world schoolchildren Click here now to read

Charity run 2017 in Žilina
OZ Life and Health and OZ Heart with Hope in cooperation with ADRA Slovakia

Exhibition #NEMAMCONASEBA in Kafé LAMPY
We invite you to Kafé LAMPY for a good cake, coffee and most importantly - a unique exhibition

Invitation to Development Day 2017 - KE, BB, BA
We cordially invite you to the Development Day 2017 - Without water there is no life to be

ADRA NEWSLETTER 6-7/2017
Latest news - find out more about how and where the ADRA team is helping Click here now to

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 deserves this recognition for his work

We are looking for a volunteer in Albania
ADRA Slovakia is sending another volunteer to Albania this year thanks to the financial support of the SlovakAid grant scheme for

Annual Report 2016 - Our Aid Makes a Difference
1. Want to know where, how and why we helped last year and what we achieved

COMPLETED - LEGAL AID FOR PEOPLE IN NEED IN SLOVAKIA
THE LEGAL AID PROJECT IS COMPLETED. ADRA Slovakia is currently no longer providing this form of assistance. V

ADRA NEWSLETTER 4/2017
Latest news - find out more about how we help Want to know what's new on sesame farms

JAKUB, JÁN AND MÁRIA
Notes from the last visit of our farmers in Kenya After about an hour's drive from our office, which

ADRA NEWSLETTER 3/2017
Latest news - find out more about how we help Want to know who won the 2016 Volunteer of the Year award,

Marachi Orphanage - The True Story of Pastor Mohamed Makongolo
Read an authentic transcript of an interview with Pastor Mohamed Makongolo, who was in Marachi, on the border

Looking for 4 volunteers - Kenya, Albania, Philippines, Papua New Guinea
ADRA Slovakia plans to send more volunteers to third world countries thanks to the financial support of the SlovakAid grant scheme

ADRA NEWSLETTER 2/2017
Latest news - find out more about how we help Want to know where we flew with the President of the Slovak Republic?

TOGETHER FOR KENYA - You can help too
Together for Kenya - Donate online now We've teamed up to help people affected by

ADRA NEWSLETTER 1/2017
Breaking news - find out more about how we're helping Want to know who 2 % tax credits will help?

Public procurement
On 26 January 2017, ADRA Slovakia announced a public procurement for the provision of double-entry bookkeeping and

ADRA NEWSLETTER 12/2016
🌱 Farmer of the season - Lebanese „swimming pool“ - Homecoming - Syrian tailors - Givenio - 2

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
You too have a closet full of clothes at home, and yet sometimes you feel like you don't have

As we warmed body and soul of fleeing Syrian families
Do you also have a wardrobe full of clothes at home and you still think

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, notebook, book

The best gift: drinking water
During Christmas people think what kind of a gift could please their neighbors. Whether a

ADRA Newsletter 11/2016
🚰 Drinking water for 700 children - Successful collection of wool and fabrics - Help 41 orphans

News from the field - Kenya
Kenya - New Life for 500 Farm Families Follow our volunteer Sam's blog: http://samuelcellar.blogspot.sk

News directly from terrain - Kenya
Kenya - new life for 500 farming families Follow the blog of our volunteer Samo: http://samuelcellar.blogspot.sk

ADRA Newsletter 10/2016
Read the ADRA Newsletter 10/2016 - ADRA Newsletter 10/2016

TEACHING REFUGEES TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT
In the spirit of our philosophy to teach people and communities the skills to be self-reliant and results in the long term

WE TEACH REFUGEES HOW TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT
In the spirit of our philosophy to teach people and communities in order to be

News from the field - Greece
Greece - Helping Syrian families on the run Follow the blog of our field coordinator Zuzka: http://adraslovakia.tumblr.com

News directly from terrain - Greece
Greece - Help for fleeing families. Follow the blog of our terrain coordinator Zuzka: http://adraslovakia.tumblr.com
ADRA Slovakia 2015 - video
Watch a short video about how ADRA Slovakia helped in 2015.
ADRA Slovakia 2015 - video
Watch this short video on how ADRA Slovakia helped in 2015.























