PPA Impact
ADRA Protection Points
A project implemented since October 2022 by ADRA Colombia, funded by the Inter-American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, ADRA International, and additionally supported by ADRA Canada in 2023.
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is the humanitarian arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, established with the purpose of economically and socially developing disadvantaged communities and helping minimize the effects of disasters.
ADRA is present in over 119 countries worldwide and carries out its mission without discrimination based on race, gender, or political or religious beliefs. ADRA is changing the world through a variety of programs and initiatives in four globally impactful areas: health, education, livelihoods, and emergencies.
As a regional strategy, ADRA has established Protection Points at the borders of Mexico, Honduras, and Colombia. In our country, the objective of this intervention is to contribute to safeguarding the rights of the population affected by the migratory phenomenon in the border areas of Colombia (Antioquia and La Guajira), through prevention and mitigation of protection risks, strengthening access to information, and responding to self-care needs.
Three ADRA tents have been established for this purpose: one at the Maicao transportation terminal in La Guajira, another next to the catamaran departure dock on the beach of Necoclí, and one set up this year at the Ipiales transportation terminal in Nariño. These three points provide information on self-care and protection, recommendations for safe transit, support for connectivity with cell phone charging services, and Wi-Fi internet access; in Necoclí, environmental care messages are also promoted.
The operating hours of these points are from:
Monday to Friday, from 8:00 am to 2:30 pm.
