A message of gratitude and impact from Director Radomír Špinka

Dear friends, supporters, and collaborators,
with great joy and gratitude, I am once again sharing with you the key moments of our humanitarian aid in the past year. A year full of challenges and hope brought many opportunities to help those in need. Thanks to your support, we were able to develop projects at home and abroad and continue to fulfill our mission of helping people in difficult life situations.

Abroad, we provided assistance to people in more than 15 countries, where we implemented humanitarian projects supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. A significant part of our assistance was also a project funded by the Czech Development Agency, focused on supporting children with autism spectrum disorder in Moldova. We continue to engage in helping Ukraine, where and people there need not only material but also psychological and social support.

Our long-term effort to make education accessible to children in Bangladesh continues, and thanks to our donors, 1,300 children today have a better chance for quality education and hope for a better future.

In the Czech Republic, we have been dedicated to volunteering in healthcare and social facilities as well as in households for a long time. Over the past year, more than 3,200 volunteers regularly visited lonely seniors and long-term patients, bringing them joy and welcome company.

In the autumn months, we faced the challenge of extensive floods in the Czechia, which affected many households. Thanks to the active involvement of more than 2,000 volunteers, we were able to help more than 1,000 households and financially support 860 families. Personally, I had the opportunity to spend a week in the field in the Ostrava and Opava regions, where I helped coordinate aid and met with families affected by the floods. It was touching to see the power of human solidarity. One of the local residents told me, that he never expected so many people to come to his aid. It was a great encouragement for him in a difficult situation. This experience once again showed me how important it is to be where we are needed. I cannot overlook our educational activities, which contribute to raising awareness (not only) among the younger generation.

Thanks to everyone who participates in our activities – our employees, volunteers, corporate and private donors, and the founder, the Seventh-day Adventist Church, which stands behind our values and mission. Last but not least, I thank God for His guidance and blessings. Together, we can continue to bring hope where it is most needed.

Radomír Špinka
Director of ADRA CZ