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Aspen day 3: Meeting with Adara’s partner organisations
For the past 11 years, we have had the great privilege of partnering with Aspen Insurance. Each year, staff members from Aspen offices across the globe visit Adara’s projects on the ground to see firsthand the impact of this partnership. … Read more
Aspen days 1 & 2: Arrival in Kathmandu
For the past 11 years, we have had the great privilege of partnering with Aspen Insurance. Each year, staff members from Aspen offices across the globe visit Adara’s projects on the ground to see firsthand the impact of this partnership. … Read more
A morning with Daniel Kabugo
It’s 7am in the rural Ugandan village of Kiwoko. Adara’s Uganda Country Director, Daniel Kabugo, is already sitting in his office, checking for emails that came in from the US or Australia overnight and preparing for the day ahead. “I’m … Read more
Education for change
“Ever since I was little I’ve wanted to be a nurse,” says Ditya, who is in her final year at Yalbang School. “We don’t have good health services here in Humla. So I want to go and become a nurse … Read more
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
