In the 20 years since genocide, Rwanda has recovered more than most people could have imagined. The secret to their success: stabilizing the local economy through community-based farm cooperatives. The…
In a world where women comprise 70% of people living below the poverty line, the women of Peru are making a difference. With the help of microloans and business training,…
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Learn more about ADRA’s disaster response after recent flooding along the Brahmaputra River in India. ADRA.org source
Our volunteers at ADRA Japan are awesome! Check out this video they put together in support of those who were affected by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. source
It has been one month since the abduction of nearly 300 Nigerian girls from their boarding school in Chibok. The kidnapping has caused the international community to shift its focus…
Watch a preview of A Closer Walk’s premiere episode: The Roma (Albania). For centuries the Roma have suffered discrimination, inequality, and abject poverty. Derogatively labeled “gypsies,” these people struggle for…
When the Soviet Union collapsed, the stability of Moldova toppled with it, causing the economy to fall and crime and unemployment to rise. Through it all, the children suffered most….
Displaced families in the Karen hill regions of Thailand are susceptible to one of the most insidious effects of poverty: human trafficking. Young girls are offered lucrative jobs with cash…
When impoverished communities lack access to basic medical care, it is often necessary to bring the care to them. But when they live in remote outposts scattered along the largest…