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Beginning to walk and learning to fly: Maternal, newborn and child health update
Heidi Nakamura, Global Health Director I love springtime. It brings a respite from the grey, winter skies of Seattle and signifies transformation and hope. I watch a mother duck with her downy ducklings as she waddles towards the lake, gently … Read more
20 Years of Adara: Returning to Humla
By Audette Exel, Founder and Chair, Adara Group What really matters? My head spins as I walk the dusty paths in Simikot, a small town perched at 9,815 feet, set in the majesty of Humla, high up in the remote … Read more
Three Years. Nine Goals. Limitless Passion.
By Madeline Vaughan, Senior Programmes Manager Around the room, heads were down as pens frantically scribbled on post-it notes. The air was full of energy and promise as everyone quietly wrote down their ideas for where Adara should be in … Read more
Why we’re proud to be a B Corp
By Rachael McVean, Corporate Advisory Director, Adara Partners When we think about exactly what drives our work at Adara, a few words come to mind: integrity, humility, transparency, purpose. Purpose. It’s at the heart of all we do; from … Read more
An Education Worth Walking For
Every morning, Sanu and Manish wake with the sun. They say their “good mornings,” put on their school uniforms and leave their home in the village of Ratomate to go to school. But unlike many children, Sanu and Manish don’t … Read more
20 Years of Heroes, Hope and Laughter
By Audette Exel, Founder and Chair, The Adara Group I blink, and 20 years has gone. That crazy idea – of setting up a corporate advisory business to fund service delivery to the poor – has become real. Cooked up … Read more
Mobile Medical Camps Saving Lives
The four men were sweating and exhausted. They had been walking for the past hour up and down the Himalayan terrain, their friend Sita laid out on a stretcher between them. Sita was barely conscious. For the past few months … Read more
Nudging our way forward
By Kimber Haddix McKay, Senior Advisor – Innovation and Best Practice How do you interest people in changing their behaviour? Findings from anthropology, behavioural economics and psychology (and, personally, the experience of parenting, interacting with, or being a teenager) have … Read more
Christmas is just round the corner – again!
Christmas is a time of giving – whether the customary gifts to loved ones or charitable giving to those less fortunate. But what if you could do both at the same time? Here are a few options that do just … Read more
International Day of Persons With Disabilities: Fred’s Story
One of the most encouraging parts of being involved in Adara’s work is getting the opportunity to meet some of the people who have been affected by it. Talking to, and hearing about their experiences, truly drives home the personal … Read more
