Japan: ADRA Funds Surgeries for Children with Cleft Lips/Palette

Tokyo, Japan [Song Sung Sub/ANN]  ... The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Japan recently received 3.4 Million Yen (U.S. $31,100) in International Voluntary Aid funds from Japan Post for helping children in Nepal who have cleft lip and palate (CLP).

A survey by ADRA shows most of the CLP patients have experienced teasing and disadvantages in schooling, marriage, and employment.

According to ADRA Japan Director Mitsuo Ishii, since 1995 ADRA Japan has helped operate on more than 480 children in Nepal who have cleft lip and palate. Tokyo Adventist Hospital originally started the CLP program with the further cooperation of three other hospitals.

AWR Europe Moves Into New Office

Bracknell, England [Shelley Nolan Freesland/AWR/ANN] ... Staff at Europe’s Adventist World Radio (AWR), the international radio service for the Seventh-day Adventist church, moved into the newly-purchased office building in Bracknell, England.  Previous office space, located adjacent to Newbold College, has been sold. The facility offers more space for staff and AWR’s global distribution system, which is managed in England, and room for future growth, according to AWR officials. 

AWR has three other regional offices around the world: in Africa, the Americas and Asia/Pacific. They assist in the development of new studios and languages and coordinate radio broadcasts to each region. Worldwide, AWR airs 1,200 hours of programming each week, in 55 languages.