Spring 2022 Update on ARDF Relief Efforts
The latest news on ARDF Relief Efforts
Your Impact
From January through March, ARDF sent more than $350,000 in relief funds to: A partner working along the border of Afghanistan, Alabama, Indiana, Madagascar, Minnesota, Missouri, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, and nearly a dozen partners working in and around Ukraine.
Ukraine
This quarter, Ukraine is the big story! After the Russian invasion, ARDF mounted an appeal for funds to help organizations on the ground as they welcomed, clothed, fed, and prayed for refugees fleeing the country. We’ve tried to support a range of organizations, from large nonprofits like Water Mission working along the border, to smaller entities, like the Christian Training Center for Success in Ternopil, Ukraine. To date, we have funded 11 organizations and expect to continue to support our partners as long as we have funds to give. We are balancing the need to get funds out quickly with the desire to have resources for our partners to help down the line, when we anticipate that some may need infrastructure support in Ukraine. As always, we will continually post updates on our blog and are always happy to answer your questions about our funding process.
Other Relief Efforts
Madagascar
Cyclone Batsirai hammered Madagascar in February. The largest cyclone to hit the island nation since 2017, it destroyed an estimated 95% of infrastructure in six districts. Over 15,000 people in the Diocese of Fianarantsoa lost their livelihood as crops such as rice and cassava were ruined. ARDF funds were used to distribute rice and beans to over 5,300 families.
Mozambique
Cyclone Ana hit Mozambique in January 2022 and then in March, Cyclone Gombe hit the same area bringing stronger winds, creating more damage and greater loss of life. ARDF sent funds to the Diocese of Niassa to help rebuild after cyclones.
Images from Madagascar: the damage and the food distribution.
Louisiana
Hurricane Ida struck at the end of last summer, however, many areas around the region have yet to be repaired. While our Anglican friends in the Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast have been providing food to those affected, they are now mobilizing to bring in volunteer teams to help with construction. Just last week, a team went to Grand Isle, a place that only had electricity restored last month! They began reconstruction of a fish carving station, a place that used to be the heart of a small fishing village. This team rebuilt the floor, but there is more work to be done! You can be a part of this by volunteering. And if you wish to build a similar volunteer structure in your church or diocese, email Kelli. ARDF wants to support trained disaster response teams in every ACNA diocese.
What do we look for in our partners?
When possible, we aim to support a diverse group of faith-based partners working on the ground in a crisis, ideally with Anglican connections. While we may fund a larger agency that is tackling a specific need, we also look for smaller partners tackling a different part of the emergency response.
When you give to ARDF, your donations are pooled with others and distributed among these partners depending on their immediate needs. And because your donations are pooled with others, you can expect us to report on the activities of each partner (to the best of the partner’s ability to respond!) You can have the assurance that your donation, no matter how small, is making an impact. Thank you for trusting ARDF with your gifts to disaster relief.
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