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		<title>ADRA continues to assist with Sri Lanka humanitarian crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sri Lankans living in the north of the country continue to struggle for survival in cramped and unhygienic conditions within camps stretched to their limit.  Every day the number of people increases, as do the chances of diseases; through the use of untreated water, overcrowded housing and poor sanitary conditions. 
ADRA (Adventist Development and [...]
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		<title>ADRA Responds to Humanitarian Crisis in Sri Lanka</title>
		<link>http://www.adra.org.nz/-2/adra-responds-to-humanitarian-crisis-in-sri-lanka/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 23:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the tension increases in the north of Sri Lanka and fighting in the region controlled by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) escalates, ADRA Sri Lanka prepares to bring aid to the thousands of Internally Displaced People (IDP’s) that have fled the zone and are now being sheltered in temporary camps.
ADRA New Zealand [...]
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		<title>New priorities for New Zealand aid</title>
		<link>http://www.adra.org.nz/-2/new-priorities-for-new-zealand-aid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 22:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is a humanitarian agency that delivers aid and development in 120 countries worldwide.  ADRA has an extensive network of offices throughout the Asia Pacific region with a reputation for delivering programmes of a high standard.  It is through this network that ADRA NZ operates, often jointly [...]
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		<title>A Call for Facts and Transparency</title>
		<link>http://www.adra.org.nz/-2/a-call-for-facts-and-transparency/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adventist Development and Relief Agency, New Zealand (ADRA) is quite concerned with the recent statements by Foreign Minister Murray McCully to look into re-absorbing NZAID back into MFAT. 
Clinton Rappell, Executive Director of ADRA believes that a thorough review should take place with good representation from the development community prior to any decision being made. [...]
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		<title>ADRA responds to Queensland Floods</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
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In response to wide-spread flooding in north and north-west Queensland, ADRA Australia has allocated $30,000 to support disaster survivors. ADRA Australia’s contribution will go to the Premier’s Disaster Relief Appeal, the official government mechanism for this recovery effort. 
ADRA’s Emergency Management State Coordinator in Queensland, Ron Jenkins, is liaising with Queensland Government officials to [...]
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		<title>ADRA Responds to Bushfires in Victoria, Australia</title>
		<link>http://www.adra.org.nz/-2/adra-responds-to-bushfires-in-victoria-australia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
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In response to the tragic and devastating bushfires in Victoria, ADRA Australia has committed  $A150,000 to fund a response in partnership with the government-nominated lead agency, the Australian Red Cross.
ADRA New Zealand is joining the appeal for donations to assist ADRA Australia with their relief efforts in Victoria by establishing a separate fund from [...]
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		<title>ADRA responds to Flooding in Fiji</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On 09 January 2008, strong winds moved over the Fiji Islands bringing with it heavy rain.  As a result, there was severe widespread flooding to villages and settlements along river banks and low lying areas in Vitilevu and Vanualevu.  The Western Division which includes approx 140,000 people was the worst affected and was [...]
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		<title>ADRA New Zealand join with ADRA China to provide further emergency relief in earthquake damaged areas.</title>
		<link>http://www.adra.org.nz/-2/adra-new-zealand-join-with-adra-china-to-provide-further-emergency-relief-in-earthquake-damaged-areas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The powerful and deadly May 12, 2008 earthquake (7.9/8.0 Richter scale) killed over 80,000 people with an additional 9,000 people remaining unaccounted in the Sichuan Province of China.
There is an enormous displaced population of over 5 million, with 1.5 million still homeless especially around the epicenter in Wenchuan County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Prefectures.
These areas [...]
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		<title>Extensive Cholera Outbreak in Zimbabwe Prompts ADRA Response</title>
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		<comments>http://www.adra.org.nz/-2/extensive-cholera-outbreak-in-zimbabwe-prompts-adra-response/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As an increasingly deadly cholera outbreak sweeps across Zimbabwe, ADRA is working to stop the spread of the disease through prevention training, health and hygiene education, and the distribution of disinfectants, water treatment tablets, and water containers. Since August, the epidemic has killed 783 people, the United Nations reported.
ADRA is targeting 500 families, or approximately [...]
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		<title>ADRA Charity Run raises over $46,000 for ADRA NZ</title>
		<link>http://www.adra.org.nz/-2/adra-charity-run-raises-over-46000-for-adra-nz/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adra.org.nz/-2/adra-charity-run-raises-over-46000-for-adra-nz/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The annual ADRA Charity Run attracted a record entry of 1615 and of those there were 725 runners in the 21K section with 617 taking part in the 10K and the rest either walking or jogging the 5K.
The winners time was 1hr12min recorded by David Morton and this time set a new ADRA record  [...]
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		<title>Vietnam: Cow Bank Project Offers Better Life to the Blind</title>
		<link>http://www.adra.org.nz/-2/vietnam-cow-bank-project-offers-better-life-to-the-blind/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adra.org.nz/-2/vietnam-cow-bank-project-offers-better-life-to-the-blind/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Through an income generation cow bank project, ADRA is helping visually impaired and blind persons in Vietnam’s southeastern Binh Phuoc province achieve financial independence and improve their self-confidence through skills training in agriculture, health, and finances.
As a result of the Cow Bank Project, worth more than $50,000, nearly 70 participants and their families have improved [...]
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		<title>Malawi: ADRA Assistance Reaches HIV/AIDS-Affected Communities</title>
		<link>http://www.adra.org.nz/-2/malawi-adra-assistance-reaches-hivaids-affected-communities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adra.org.nz/-2/malawi-adra-assistance-reaches-hivaids-affected-communities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Malawi, where HIV/AIDS prevalence ranks eighth in the world, ADRA is assisting 4,200 low-income families through a three-year community-based health and food security project in the southern districts of Mwanza and Mulanje.
Targeting communities in rural areas, ADRA is helping HIV/AIDS-affected families access high quality and nutritious foods through initiatives that teach beneficiaries better ways [...]
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		<title>ADRA Prepares Response Ahead of Hurricane Gustav U.S. Landfall</title>
		<link>http://www.adra.org.nz/-2/adra-prepares-response-ahead-of-hurricane-gustav-us-landfall/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adra.org.nz/-2/adra-prepares-response-ahead-of-hurricane-gustav-us-landfall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Hurricane Gustav, a Category 2 storm with 110-mph (177 km/h) winds, approaches landfall in southeastern Louisiana, ADRA is in contact with its local partners throughout the region preparing to provide immediate assistance to communities located directly on the path of this powerful storm.
According to forecasters, Hurricane Gustav, which killed at least 85 people as [...]
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		<title>ADRA Responds to Worst Storm in a Century</title>
		<link>http://www.adra.org.nz/-2/adra-responds-to-worst-storm-in-a-century/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adra.org.nz/-2/adra-responds-to-worst-storm-in-a-century/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 1,300 flood survivors in Ukraine are receiving food baskets and personal hygiene items from ADRA after heavy rains in July submerged 40,600 homes and nearly 84,000 acres, or 34,000 hectares, of farmland in western areas in late July.
From July 23 to July 26, downpours hit western Ukraine, forcing thousands from their homes, and [...]
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		<title>Update: Cyclone Nargis Survivors in Myanmar Continue to Receive ADRA Assistance</title>
		<link>http://www.adra.org.nz/-2/update-cyclone-nargis-survivors-in-myanmar-continue-to-receive-adra-assistance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adra.org.nz/-2/update-cyclone-nargis-survivors-in-myanmar-continue-to-receive-adra-assistance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Network News
Twelve weeks after Cyclone Nargis struck southern Myanmar, ADRA continues to meet the needs of survivors, providing emergency food aid, shelter materials, sanitation, water, health care, and other assistance to thousands of survivors displaced since the deadly storm that struck the night of May 2 and killed approximately 85,000 people, with more than 53,000 [...]
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		<title>ADRA continues working in Myanmar&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than four weeks after Cyclone Nargis swept through Myanmar, leaving more than 134,000 dead or missing, and at least 2.4 million homeless, ADRA continues to meet the needs of survivors in the devastated Irrawaddy Delta region in southern Myanmar, providing food aid, shelter materials, hygiene kits, medicines, and improved access to water and sanitation.
June [...]
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		<title>ADRA Appeal Order Form 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.adra.org.nz/-2/adra-appeal-order-form-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:19:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		ADRA Appeal Order Form 2008
		
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			ADRA New Zealand Flyer (enter Qty)
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			Template letter for Mall/Warehouse  (enter Qty)
			Template letter for City Council  (enter Qty)
			ADRA ID Cards  (enter Qty)
			Supporter [...]
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		<title>ADRA Mourns Tragic Death of ADRA Worker in Myanmar Cyclone</title>
		<link>http://www.adra.org.nz/-2/adra-mourns-tragic-death-of-adra-worker-in-myanmar-cyclone/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adra.org.nz/-2/adra-mourns-tragic-death-of-adra-worker-in-myanmar-cyclone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:18:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Network News
ADRA regretfully bids farewell to April Win, an ADRA Myanmar employee who died during the devastating cyclone that hit Myanmar on May 2 and 3, which left more than 130,000 dead or missing and as many as 2.5 million homeless.
Although the body of April Win has not yet been found, her family has confirmed [...]
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		<title>ADRA Bridges Save Nearly 900 Lives During Cyclone Nargis</title>
		<link>http://www.adra.org.nz/-2/adra-bridges-save-nearly-900-lives-during-cyclone-nargis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adra.org.nz/-2/adra-bridges-save-nearly-900-lives-during-cyclone-nargis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 22:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nearly 900 people were saved from tidal waves and flooding in the Pyinsalu islands, located on the southern coast of the Irrawaddy Delta, by standing on bridges built by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) recently. As the high winds of Cyclone Nargis battered southern Myanmar’s delta region and high tidal waves and floodwaters [...]
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		<title>May 20: ADRA to Assist 12,000 Earthquake Survivors in China</title>
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		<comments>http://www.adra.org.nz/-2/may-20-adra-to-assist-12000-earthquake-survivors-in-china/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 23:26:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Network News
ADRA is stepping up its assistance to the survivors of the deadly 7.9-magnitude earthquake that struck southwest China’s Sichuan Province on May 12, providing food aid, water, and shelter materials for those in need.
ADRA’s emergency response efforts are centered in Jiulong town and surrounding villages where approximately 12,000 people are expected to receive direct [...]
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