ADRA New Zealand

Millions of people live hand-to-mouth, never sure if they will get their next meal. Often, they only need a few simple resources, like quality seeds, appropriate tools, and water, to become self-sufficient. ADRA’s Food Security projects seek solutions to food insecurity, poverty, and hunger.

New Zealand has funded projects that help with food security in:

• Bangladesh, Moheshpur – Integrated Homesite Development Project
• Thailand, Chiang Mai – Village Water Supply for Gardens
• Vietnam, Nam Dinh – Cow Bank Project
• Mongolia, Ulan Baatar – Community Garden Project
• Zambia – Drought Relief and Seed Supply Project
• Indonesia – Improved Rice Production Techniques

In developing countries, most people lack access to capital to begin or expand business activities. These entrepreneurs are also constrained by other factors such as lack of education, inadequate technical skills, and poor access to markets. Combined, these factors make it difficult for families to break the poverty cycle.

As such, ADRA delivers financial services to micro-entrepreneurs (to increase their productivity and assets) and business development services (to improve performance, growth and business skills.)

New Zealand has funded projects that help families become financially independent in:

• Bangladesh, Moheshpur – Integrated Homesite Development Project
• Mongolia, Zavkhan and Toosensengel – Small Business Training and Loans
• Solomon Islands, Morovo – Morovo Lagoon Women’s Association Project
• Vietnam, Nam Dinh – Cow Bank Project
• Laos, Laung Namtha – Silk Worm and Weaving Project

ADRA takes steps, like providing clean water and sanitation, to change communities ridden with disease into healthy communities where fewer children die from preventable causes. ADRA provides health services to communities by training Traditional Birth Attendants, midwives and Village Health Volunteers, education people about HIV/AIDS, and constructing health centres.

New Zealand has funded projects to help improve women’s and children’s health in:

• Bangladesh, Biral, Saidpur – Water and Sanitation Project
• Nepal, Kusadevi – Safe Motherhood Project, Rusawa and Biogas Toilets and Water Supply
• Cambodia, Biray-Santuk – Child Survival Immunization and Health Project
• Vietnam, Hanoi – Adolescent Reproductive Health Training

ADRA responds to disasters with food, water, shelter, clothing or hygiene kits. In addition to an immediate response, ADRA often stays in ravaged communities to help rebuild. This may include reconstructing roads through Food-for-Work programmes, installing new and improved water sources, or rebuilding schools.

New Zealand has funded projects in response to emergencies and disasters in:

• India – Gujarat Earthquake
• Liberia – Claratown Health and Shelter Project
• Iraq – Refugee Support and Basic Supplies
• Afghanistan – Refugee Support and Health Supplies
• Kashmir – Refugee Water and Shelter Equipment
• Nuie – Cyclone Relief Supplies

Basic education gives people the power to break the cycle of poverty; it is an integral component of ADRA’s projects. ADRA uses primary education to change the lives of children. In addition, while women are taught to read and write they may also learn about health and hygiene practices. Or, as they learn arithmetic they may be calculating the remaining principle on a small loan ADRA provided for their small business.

New Zealand has funded projects to provide basic education for children and women in:

• Mongolia, Ulan Baatar and Toosensengel – Ultra Poor Tutoring Project
• Bangladesh, Moheshpur – Integrated Homesite Development Project
• Cook Islands, Rarotonga – Primary School and Technical Training Support
• Vietnam, Hanoi – Blind School Tutoring and Shelter Project
• Solomon Islands, Morovo – Morovo Women’s Association Project