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ADRA Insider
by ADRA Canada
Hear the incredible, life-changing stories of ADRA Canada staff and project participants from all over the world. Take an inside look at how a faith-based humanitarian organization works to serve humanity so all may live as God intended.
Episodes
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North Sydney SDA Church Serving their Community
ADRA Insider Podcast for February, 2026 In this episode of the ADRA Insider Podcast, Lyle Notice visits the Community Service Program being conducted in North Sydney, Nova Scotia
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ADRA Insider - January 2026
Lyle Notice hosts today's podcast and has Frank Spangler, media specialist at ADRA Canada as his guest. Today's topic covers the questions, "Who is ADRA?", "What is ADRA?" "What does ADRA do?" Frank shares from his 36 years of working for ADRA.
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ADRA Insider 2026 - Episode1 - Answering Some Big Questions about ADRA
Welcome to the 2026 Season of the ADRA Insider In this first episode we are introduced to Lyle Notice, the Philanthropy & Marketing Associate Director for ADRA Canada. In this episode Lyle and Frank Spangler tackle some of the big questions some of our supporters have been asking in 2025.…
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Voices from Haiti
Earlier this year, we sat down with the team from ADRA Haiti to discuss the implementation of the "FAH" program - Food Assistance in Haiti. The interview takes a look into the experiences of the local team and explains the experience of people living in Haiti in the midst of tremendous turmoil…
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Voices From Syria
It has been over a year since the earthquake that hit Syria and Türkiye in 2023. We have mentioned it before on this podcast, but for the ADRA team in Syria, the reality of the aftermath has never gone away. After a bit of a break, ADRA Insider is back to share more stories from our work in…
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Compassion In Action
ADRA Insider is back! Our theme for 2024 is "Compassion In Action," and the situation around the world is certainly demanding that we dig deep for that compassion. On New Years Day, natural disasters struck Madagascar and Japan. Cleanup and relief responses were already underway in Tanzania due…
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Working with Refugees & IDPs
In the final episode of 2023 - ADRA Canada's "Year of Justice" - we take a look at the work that ADRA does with people who are displaced from their homes, whether Refugees or Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). We share stories of an IDP family in Somalia and a family of Ukrainian refugees…
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Protecting Children - Stories from Myanmar, Niger, and Sudan
In our ongoing Year of Justice, we dedicated November to the theme of "Protecting Children." Yes, we are a bit late highlighting last month's theme on the podcast, but we still felt it was worth it to give the topic a highlight on this show. Notably, we sat down recently with Cho Thel - Senior...
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Recap: ADRA’s 40th Anniversary Soirée
On November 15, 2023, ADRA Canada celebrated the agency's 40th anniversary. After four decades of humanitarian service, there was a lot to celebrate, to reflect on, and to look forward to. Important representatives from Seventh-day Adventist church leadership, as well as local leaders and...
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Tackling the Roots of Hunger
Food security is at the heart of so much of ADRA's programming around the world. As unprecedented drought conditions wreak havoc on crops, pastures, and herds, and as armed conflicts send people into various forms of displacement - hunger almost inevitably rears its ugly head. Tackling the roots…
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Advancing Education
As our "Year of Justice" rolls on, and families across the country have settled into the rhythm of the new school year, we wanted to take a moment to focus on education and the crucial role it plays in so many ADRA projects. To advance education is to give people the skills and resources…
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Canadian Wildfire Response
As one of the most intense fire seasons on record has unfolded right here at home in Canada, ADRA has been working both on preventing and responding to wildfires. The most recent flare-ups in British Columbia, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories have prompted us to conduct needs assessments in…
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Service Stories from Alberta
While we await more information concerning the response to the wildfires across Canada, ADRA Canada wants to share some stories from the community service work that has been going on in Alberta. Problems of homelessness, substance abuse, food insecurity, and hunger have haunted many communities…
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Updates On The Migrant Crisis In Latin America
Considering we started season 6 of this podcast with a look at the migrant crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean, we thought it would be good to update you with some of the current information on ADRA's work in the region. News of asylum seekers from Haiti, and the continued flow of people…
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Indigenous Reconciliation with Campbell Page
In this episode, Max sits down with Campbell Page - the director of Indigenous Ministries for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada. Campbell shares about his own Cree and Métis heritage, as well as the role that ADRA and other Adventists can play in the important process of reconciliation...
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Responding To Emergencies Part 2: Conflict in Sudan
In this second part of our episode on Emergency Management, we take a look at the history and development of the ongoing armed conflict in Sudan. Who are these factions that are fighting? Why are they in conflict, and how is it affecting people? Most importantly, how are ADRA and other…
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Responding To Emergencies Part 1: Wars, Fires, and Mental Health
While the wildfires raging across Canada are a major point of concern for many people, they are only one of several emergency situations we have dealt with this year. In this first half of the double episode, Max examines polar opposite ends of the emergency response process: the early emerging...
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Promoting Health
ADRA's projects almost always involve some element of promoting healthy living, or enhancing people's ability to maintain, preserve, or improve their health. From food security projects, to water access, to medical responses to global pandemics, ADRA puts deeply-held Seventh-day Adventist values...
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Stories From Ukraine
It has been over a year since the most recent invasion of Ukraine by Russian began. ADRA workers have been active on the ground in Ukraine, as well as in surrounding nations like Moldova and Romania, and in countries around the world receiving refugees – all in an effort to save lives and give...
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Women, Water, and the World
On International Women's Day 2023, ADRA Canada's gender equality specialist Mahider Yeshaw joins the podcast to discuss some of the work we have done in Sudan - and helps us make the connection between water access and gender equality. We learn how water can become a deciding factor in women's...
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Update on Türkiye & Syria
The earthquake in Türkiye and Syria earlier this month came as a shock to the world. Over the last few weeks, humanitarian agencies have been working overtime to respond to the immediate aftermath of the crisis. Now, in the final stages of emergency response, ADRA and other similar organizations...
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Earthquake in Syria & Türkiye
On Monday, February 6, 2023, troubling news struck the world when a massive earthquake struck Syria and Türkiye. Bad news has gotten worse as the death toll climbs - in fact, between the time of recording and upload, the number of deaths and injuries reported in this very podcast became…
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Ensuring Economic Opportunity
Our theme for January at ADRA Canada was "Ensuring Economic Opportunity." ADRA Canada's programs help individuals, families, and communities to earn money, develop resources, and adapt to new financial situations. We work to create a just world by refusing "drive-by" charity and insisting on the...
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Migrant Crisis in Latin America & The Caribbean
As a migrant crisis unfolds across Latin America and the Caribbean, how should we respond? Plus, we introduce a new host and welcome new listeners to discover why ADRA's work is effective. We are raising funds to fight the ongoing hunger crisis in 13 countries between October 2022 and March 2023....
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From Street Kid to Promoting Gender Equality
In this episode of the ADRA Insider, we talk to Sopheap Sreng, the Gender Equality Manager for ADRA Canada. Sopheap was forced to leave his home as a child and spent seven years living on the street. He tells how one dollar changed his life, and how his journey has led to his work today in Gender...
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Climate Change Action
Join ADRA Insider Host, Heather Grbic and Associate Director for Programs, Avish Raj, as they discuss how ADRA is bringing the issues of Climate Change into all of the projects that ADRA Canada funds around the world.
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Saving Lives in Ukraine
In this episode of the ADRA Insider, Heather Grbic visits with Artem Dikhtiaruk, Programs Director for ADRA Ukraine, over a Zoom call. Artem shares his harrowing experience of evacuating his hometown and the amazing work that ADRA Ukraine is doing to save lives in Ukraine.
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Responding to Disasters in Canada | Podcast
In this episode of the ADRA Insider video podcast, we take a look back on the BC Fires of 2021 and review how ADRA responded to help the victims of the fires. Heather Grbic interviews ADRA staff that were directly involved in the response. The podcast includes interviews from people who were...
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ADRA’s Work Towards Gender Equality
In this episode, Heather Grbic, has an insightful conversation with Mahider Yeshaw, Gender Equality Advisor for ADRA Canada on how ADRA Canada includes gender equality education into all of the programs that we do.
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ADRA’s Work in Cambodia
In this episode of the ADRA Insider Podcast, Frank Spangler has a zoom call with some of the staff of ADRA Cambodia to discuss the work of ADRA in the Kingdom of Cambodia. Learn about the many ways that ADRA Canada has supported this country from the recovery of the civil war in the 1990s through...
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Disability Inclusion
In this episode, Heather Grbic talks with Peggy Caesar about ADRA’s work with the Albinism community in Tanzania as an example of how ADRA includes people with disabilities in all of the projects that we do.
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Warm and healthy Homes in Peru
In this episode of the ADRA Insider Podcast, Frank Spangler and Executive Director, Steve Matthews talk about a recent trip they went on to the highlands of Peru. Discover how ADRA is changing lives by helping people build warm, healthy homes, high up in the Andean mountains.
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Ending Hunger in Canada
In this episode of the ADRA Insider Podcast, Frank Spangler speaks with ADRA’s Canadian Programs Manager, Pastor Daniel Saugh, about some of the work that ADRA is doing here in Canada to help relieve hunger. Pastor Saugh also speaks about Ministries of Compassion, and his vision of having ADRA...
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Organic Gardening for Better Health and Nutrition
In this episode, Heather Grbic speaks with Michael Kirkby about the work that ADRA is doing to help people have better health and nutrition. Michael talks about the visits that he has made to project sites where ADRA has been teaching people how to grow organic kitchen gardens. He also shares his...
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Agriculture and Livelihoods
In this episode of the ADRA Insider, Host, Heather Grbic speaks with Frank Spangler, Multimedia Specialist for ADRA Canada about his observations of the amazing work that ADRA is doing in helping people learn ways to better provide for their families.
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Education in Conflict Zones
In this episode, we feature the work that ADRA is doing in Education. Join our ADRA Insider host, Heather Grbic as she talks with Analynn Bruce, Development Program Director for ADRA Canada about how ADRA is Changing the lives of youth living in conflict and post-conflict zones.
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Safe Water
We are so glad you have joined us! In this episode, Pastor Mark Johnson, ADRA Board Chair, speaks with host, Frank Spangler, on the importance of providing clean, safe water to people living in remote communities. As the President of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Canada, Pastor Johnson also...
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ADRA’s Work in Lebanon
In this episode, Michael Kirkby has an in-person interview with Elaria Fahmi, the Humanitarian Program Coordinator at ADRA Lebanon. A Canadian who grew up in Toronto, Elaria has spent the last 5 years working in Syria and Lebanon. Elaria shares with us the work that ADRA Lebanon has been doing in...
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ADRA’s Work in Honduras
In this ADRA Insider Podcast, we Zoom meet with Edwin Flores, the Emergency Coordinator for ADRA Honduras. Edwin shares what it is like to be working on the front lines, helping people recover from floods, drought and hurricanes.
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Hoops for Hunger
In this episode, we talk with Janice Smith, the Community Engagement Coordinator for ADRA Canada about the “Hoops for a Hunger” fundraiser event. Janice started this fundraiser for ADRA on her own initiative, long before she became an employee of ADRA, and now she is taking Hoops for Hunger into…
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ADRA’s Work in Kenya
In this episode of the ADRA Insider, Michael Kirkby speaks with James Astleford, currently the Country Director of ADRA Kenya. ADRA Canada has been sponsoring humanitarian work in Kenya for 30 years. The training and material support that has been provided has uplifted whole communities. Join us…
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ADRA’s Work in Canada
In this episode of the ADRA Insider, Michael sits down with Pastor Daniel Saugh, Canadian Programs Manager for ADRA Canada, and Anita M. Odondi, Emergency Program Director, to talk about the work that ADRA is doing here at home in Canada.
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Working with Wiky
In this episode, Michael Kirkby speaks with Executive Director of ADRA Canada, Steve Matthews, and Daniel Saugh, the Canadian Programs Manager, about the ongoing partnership that ADRA Canada has with the First Nations community of Wiikwemkoong (Wiky for short), located on Manitoulin Island in...
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Learning Tour of Rwanda
In this episode of the ADRA Canada Insider Podcast, discover the EMBRACE project of ADRA through the eyes of three highschool students from Toronto, as they go on a learning tour of Rwanda.
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No More Malnourished Babies!
In this video podcast, Heather talks with Steve Matthews, the Executive Director of ADRA Canada, Anthony Da Rocha, Senior Technical Advisor, MNCH, and Frank Spangler, Multimedia Specialist, about the EMBRACE project in Rwanda. Discover how ADRA transformed a region of Rwanda that was once known…
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EMBRACING the Philippines
In this episode, join Frank Spangler as he travels to the Philippines to visit the EMBRACE project. Frank sits down with Tom Pignon, the ADRA Philippines Country Director, Lovely Joy Alvar, the Project Manager for EMBRACE, and Alexander Nayve, the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist as they…
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The PROMISE Project in Rwanda
Welcome to the ADRA Canada Podcast. We are so glad you have joined us! In this episode Heather talks with Steve Matthews, the Executive Director of ADRA Canada, Anthony Da Rocha, Senior Technical Advisor, MNCH, and Frank Spangler, Multimedia Specialist, about the PROMISE project in Rwanda.…
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Relieving Hunger in Kenya
Welcome to the ADRA Canada Podcast. We are so glad you have joined us! In this episode Heather talks with Steve Matthews, the Executive Director of ADRA Canada, Anita M. Odondi, the Emergency Program Director, and Frank Spangler, Multimedia Specialist, about their recent visit to the Mandera West...
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Michael Visits ADRA Projects in Thailand
Welcome to the ADRA Canada Podcast. We are so glad you have joined us. In this episode Michael shares some heartwarming stories from his recent trip to Thailand.
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EMBRACING Rwanda - Part 2
Welcome to the ADRA Canada Insider Podcast. We are so glad you have joined us for this special episode, recorded in the field from the country of Rwanda. In this episode we visit with Reuben Muvunyi, Vincent Munyerari, and Florence Niyonambaza, the lead ADRA Rwanda staff that are implementing the...
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Hear the incredible, life-changing stories of ADRA Canada staff and project participants from all over the world. Take an inside look at how a faith-based humanitarian organization works to serve humanity so all may live as God intended.
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