Through five distinct sectors — Food Security, Economic Development, Primary Health, Emergency Management and Education — we give families options for a better way of life.
Illiteracy. Malnutrition. Abuse. Child mortality. HIV and AIDS. These are words ADRA knows (and rather well). That’s because we try to understand the needs of each community we work in and look for creative ways to solve problems. So education is a big part of what we do to improve health. But when this is not enough, ADRA helps families—especially children and women—get connected with the right doctors, social workers, counselors, and nutritionists (many of them ADRA workers).
ADRA-UK funded Mobile Health Clinics in Nepal. These clinics work to improve the overall maternal and child health in poor and marginalised villages. Political instability in Nepal has made it too dangerous for people to travel for health services, so it is increasingly important to have access to primary health care locally. Health education, such as street dramas, video shows and the promotion of international health days also play an important part in encouraging people to seek medical advice. These activities focus especially on poor and marginalised rural women, children and the disabled as they find it most difficult to access health services.
ADRA-UK provided remote communities in Namibia with access to drinking water. Using a system of solar-powered pumps and canals communities are now accessing enough water for their daily needs. With training on safe water usage families are noticing reductions in water-related illnesses, such as diarrhoea. ADRA-UK trains the communities in the maintenance of the water systems to ensure that people can continue to have clean water for many years to come.
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