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Jew, Eastern Yiddish-Speaking of Israel
Population: 376,000
Primary Language: Yiddish, Eastern
Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
% Evangelical: 0.00
Status: Unreached

Some 65-70% of the world's population live in religiously restrictive countries.

"After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could count, from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb." Revelation 7:9

Darjee of Nepal
Population: 462,000
Primary Language: Nepali
Primary Religion: Hinduism
% Evangelical: 0.00
Status: Unreached

Rajput, Muslim of Pakistan
Population: 16,166,000
Primary Language: Panjabi, Western
Primary Religion: Islam
% Evangelical: 0.00
Status: Unreached

Axi of China
Population: 93,000
Primary Language: Sani
Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
% Evangelical: 0.08
Status: Unreached

Mawalud of India
Population: 221,000
Primary Language: Urdu
Primary Religion: Islam
% Evangelical: 0.00
Status: Unreached

Ghao-Xong, Eastern of China
Population: 125,000
Primary Language: Miao, Eastern Xiangxi
Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
% Evangelical: 0.97
Status: Unreached

Gujar of India
Population: 6,871,000
Primary Language: Hindi
Primary Religion: Hinduism
% Evangelical: 0.00
Status: Unreached

Machhi, Hindu of India
Population: 679,000
Primary Language: Gujarati
Primary Religion: Hinduism
% Evangelical: 0.00
Status: Unreached

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Nepali, generic of Myanmar (Burma)
Population: 264,000
Primary Language: Nepali
Primary Religion: Hinduism
% Evangelical: 0.70
Status: Unreached

For more information, contact:

John Torres, Assistant Director of Public Relations
301.680.6357 (office)
301.680.6370 (fax)
John.Torres@adra.org

To donate to ADRA go to:
Online: www.adra.org
Phone: 1.800.424.ADRA (2372)

Twitter: www.twitter.com/ADRAi
Facebook: www.facebook.com/joinADRA

SILVER SPRING, Md. - The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is assisting families in Peru's southeastern region, who have been enduring harsh weather conditions during this year's first quarter. The region has been severely affected by heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and strong winds, leading to the overflow of rivers and landslides. Below-freezing temperatures have followed this rainy season, which has triggered the threat of frostbite to vulnerable residents, amongst them children and the elderly.

ADRA is delivering blankets to an estimated 700 families affected by the cold spell in the District of Velille. The blankets will serve as a protective barrier against the cold, with priority given to children, elderly, and families living in higher-altitude areas. In total, ADRA will be distributing approximately 1,400 blankets to its beneficiaries, equating to two blankets per family. ADRA's 12-day intervention will complement aid distributed by local government institutions that are also responding to the current situation.

Velille District is housed in the Chumbivilcas province of Peru, and is considered one of the poorest regions in the country. Velille is home to approximately 8,000 people, with approximately a quarter of the population under the age of five.

This response has been funded in part by ADRA International, and ADRA's South American Division office in the amount of $20,000.

To contribute to ADRA's humanitarian efforts, please contact ADRA at 1.800.424.ADRA (2372) or give online at www.adra.org

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ADRA is a global non-governmental organization providing sustainable community development and disaster relief without regard to political or religious association, age, gender, race or ethnicity.

For more information about ADRA, visit www.adra.org

Author: Christina Zaiback, ADRA International

For more information, contact:

John Torres, Assistant Director of Public Relations
301.680.6357 (office)
301.680.6370 (fax)
John.Torres@adra.org

To donate to ADRA go to:
Online: www.adra.org
Phone: 1.800.424.ADRA (2372)

Twitter: www.twitter.com/ADRAi
Facebook: www.facebook.com/joinADRA

SILVER SPRING, Md. - This coming Sunday, millions of men, women, and children around the world will be taking the time to honor their mothers who have sacrificed their time and energy, juggled various roles from nurturer to bedtime storyteller, and have given so much of themselves for the sake of others. The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) recognizes the value mothers contribute not just to heir home, but their community, and because of that seeks to help mothers be the best they can be.

In several countries throughout the world, ADRA develops projects that offer mothers vocational training classes to help them better provide for themselves, and their families. These projects are typically offered to low-income, unemployed mothers, and widows who are under more pressure to make ends meet.

In Bangladesh's capital city of Dhaka, ADRA is helping low-income and unemployed women increase their household incomes by providing training in sewing, a vocational skill that can help a person find employment in the city's thriving garment industry. With increased income comes increased opportunity to send children to school, purchase text books and school uniforms, ensure food is on the table for hungry mouths, and enables families to pay for medical assistance when needed.

Motherhood takes on many facets, and often one of those facets is family doctor. ADRA works with mothers and teaches them how to identify and prevent common childhood diseases, so that they can more effectively look after the health of their children. In addition, ADRA offers food preparation training and educational classes on the importance of breastfeeding newborns. Through ADRA's programs, mothers are encouraged to keep their children's vaccinations up to date, and are even given instructions on how to make Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) to care for children suffering from illnesses that cause dehydration.

This year, and every year, ADRA strives to help mothers reach their God-given potential, and continues to support mothers in their efforts to raise healthy and happy children.

To contribute to ADRA's humanitarian efforts, please contact ADRA at 1.800.424.ADRA (2372) or give online at www.adra.org

Follow ADRA on Twitter and Facebook to get the latest information as it happens.

ADRA is a global non-governmental organization providing sustainable community development and disaster relief without regard to political or religious association, age, gender, race or ethnicity.

For more information about ADRA, visit www.adra.org

Author: Christina Zaiback, ADRA International

For more information, contact:

John Torres, Assistant Director of Public Relations
301.680.6357 (office)
301.680.6370 (fax)
John.Torres@adra.org

To donate to ADRA go to:
Online: www.adra.org
Phone: 1.800.424.ADRA (2372)

Twitter: www.twitter.com/ADRAi
Facebook: www.facebook.com/joinADRA

SILVER SPRING, Md. - Following the heated November 2011 presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the battle between government forces and armed militia has been ongoing, causing thousands of Congolese to flee to the neighboring country of Uganda. The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is assisting hundreds of refugee families, now in the process of transitioning into a new life in a foreign country.

Through ADRA's local office in Uganda, the Agency will be conducting an intervention targeting 300 refugee families residing in Unganda's western Kisoro district at the Nyakabande refugee center. This response will give priority to minors, unaccompanied children, and nursing/expecting mothers, all of who are at risk of being marginalized during emergency situations. Essential non-food items (NFI's) consisting of blankets, water containers, cooking and eating utensils, and mosquito nets, that serve to protect against malaria, will be distributed during the response.

Uganda's Office of the Prime Minister requested assistance from ADRA to assist in improving the living conditions of Congolese refugees in the country. As part of the response, ADRA is collaborating with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Uganda's Red Cross, and staff of the Nyakabande refugee camp to compile a prioritized list of households for the distribution, and ensure the appropriate households receive the NFI kits.

ADRA has had a presence in Uganda since 1986, intervening and implementing a number of relief and emergency responses across the country.

To support ADRA's live-saving efforts, please contact ADRA at 1.800.424.ADRA (2372) or give online at www.adra.org

Follow ADRA on Twitter and Facebook to get the latest information as it happens.

ADRA is a global non-governmental organization providing sustainable community development and disaster relief without regard to political or religious association, age, gender, race or ethnicity.

For more information about ADRA, visit www.adra.org

Author: Christina Zaiback, ADRA International

Kahar of India
Population: 7,815,000
Primary Language: Hindi
Primary Religion: Hinduism
% Evangelical: 0.00
Status: Unreached

Assamese of Bhutan
Population: 7,400
Primary Language: Assamese
Primary Religion: Hinduism
% Evangelical: 0.70
Status: Unreached

Arab, Saudi - Hijazi of Saudi Arabia
Population: 8,782,000
Primary Language: Arabic, Hijazi Spoken
Primary Religion: Islam
% Evangelical: 0.10
Status: Unreached

Rashaida of Sudan
Population: 101,000
Primary Language: Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
Primary Religion: Islam
% Evangelical: 0.00
Status: Unreached