Mission Accomplished in the Odessa Region

A donation of over 12 tons of products was made for the humanitarian project "Hope for Ukraine", implemented by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Romania. This was done following consultation, solicitation, and acceptance of humanitarian donations by Kyiv-based ADRA Ukraine and Mykolaiv-based Southern Conference in Ukraine. Tens of thousands of donated products (hygiene products, food, clothing, detergent, baby hygiene products, cooking food, first aid products, medicines, food supplements, medical supplies used in the hospital, etc.), with a value of over €23,000, were transported on March 22, 2022, in eight vans with the help of twelve ADRA Romania volunteers. They arrived in Ukraine, at Ismail, and the products were used for Ukrainian refugees housed either in the centres in the Odessa region or other areas of Ukraine.

"In the context of the war in Ukraine, the humanitarian aid received is of great help to those in need in the Odessa area. The coordinating council, the organising council, and the emergency council, which also includes the leaders of the Southern Conference in Ukraine, express their gratitude for the humanitarian aid organised by ADRA Romania in the Odessa region. The acceptance of the humanitarian donation [of] ADRA Romania by our conference implies the assumption of their use in view of the humanitarian objectives for the support of the refugees and those who suffered as a result of the war actions. The goods received will not be traded; they will not be income-generating; they will be used entirely by Ukrainian refugees," said Dumitri Popravkin, president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Southern Conference of Ukraine.

ADRA Romania's first humanitarian convocation, "Hope for Ukraine", held in the Odessa region, enjoyed the presence and support of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Muntenia and Dobrogea regions, Life and Health Publishing House, Allgäu Medical Service GmbH, Shell-Gui Brand Centre, and others whose names are known by God. All members arrived safely at home. We express our appreciation, and may they be rewarded from above!

Emergency humanitarian assistance for refugees provided by ADRA Romania volunteers continues both at the border points with Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova, as well as at the North Railway Station in Bucharest and other stations in the country.

Since 2015, both in the country and abroad, ADRA Romania has been implementing the “Hope for Immigrants” project, through which it supports refugees, immigrants, and emigrants. Those who want to join the ADRA Romania team in the "Hope for Ukraine" project and get involved, can do so:

• by volunteering; complete this form: Volunteers for Refugees in Ukraine 
• through material donations (especially medical products, but also food, hygiene, and clothing products)
• through financial donations to the ADRA account
• by donating right now on the website adra.ro/doneaza, specifying the project "Hope for Ukraine" at the destination
• by donating €2 right now via SMS to the number 8845, with the text "ADRA".

Since 1990, ADRA Romania has been particularly involved in development projects that benefit the entire population. Leading in the projects undertaken according to the motto “Justice. Compassion. Love”, ADRA Romania brings joy and hope in the lives of the beneficiaries by promoting a better future, values, ​​and human dignity. An accredited social services provider, ADRA Romania is part of the ADRA International network, the global humanitarian organisation of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, one of the most widespread non-governmental organisations in the world, active in over 118 countries and pursuing a philosophy that combines compassion with practicality, addressing people in need, without making racial, ethnic, political, or religious distinctions in order to serve mankind so all may live as God intended.

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