Humanitarian response is at the core of ADRA’s work. When crisis strikes, urgent resources are ready, and often prepositioned, to reach areas in need as quickly as possible through ADRA’s global network and partners. Funds, materials, and personnel are coordinated through ADRA’s country offices nearest to the disaster so plans can be put into action immediately and appropriate relief supplies reach the areas hardest hit.
India is a regional disaster hotspot, frequented by cyclones, flooding, mudslides, earthquakes, and fires. ADRA India is the first to reach the hardest hit areas during disasters. With the generous support of the government of Hong Kong, Danish International Development Agency and the European Commission, ADRA in 2020 responded to the crises that hit India the worst – the COVID-19 pandemic, the Assam floods and the Cyclone Amphan in West Bengal.