| 词条 | Adventist Development and Relief Agency |
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| name = Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) | logo = Adra logo.png | type = Humanitarian/Aid/Disaster Relief/Development | founded_date = 1956 | founder = Seventh-day Adventist Church | location = Silver Spring, Maryland, USA | origins = | key_people = Jonathan Duffy, President; Korey Dowling, Vice President for HR; Michael Kruger, Vice President for Finance | area_served = 134 Countries Worldwide | product = Provides individual and community development and disaster relief, including Food Security, Economic Development, Primary Health, Emergency Management, and Basic Education | focus = | method = | revenue = $173,000,000 (2009) | endowment = | num_volunteers = | num_employees = 5,000 (2009) | num_members = | subsid = | owner = Seventh-day Adventist Church | Non-profit_slogan = Changing the World, One Life at a Time | homepage = www.adra.org | dissolved = | footnotes = }}{{Seventh-day Adventism}} The Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA or ADRA International) is a humanitarian agency operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church for the purpose of providing individual and community development and disaster relief. It was founded in 1956, and it is headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America. In 2004, ADRA reported assisting nearly 24 million people with more than US$159 million in aid. Its staff numbered over 4,000 members.[1] As of the end of 2007, it had operations in 125 countries [1] According to Forbes, in 2005, ADRA ranked among America's 200 largest charities.[2] MissionADRA's mission statement is: ADRA works with people in poverty and distress to create just and positive change through empowering partnerships and responsible actions.[1] ADRA says the reason for its existence is "to follow Christ's example by being a voice for, serving, and partnering with those in need".[3] A Biblical Perspective for Humanitarian WorkThe 1983 organizational documents for ADRA include a biblical rationale for conducting humanitarian work:[4]
PurposeADRA partners with communities, organizations, and governments in order to develop:
ADRA says that it serves people without discriminating their ethnic, political, or religious association. Priority is given to those with disabilities, children, and senior citizens.[5] ADRA's areas of expertise include: Education, Emergencies, Food/nutrition, HIV/AIDS, Health, Refugees and IDPs, Shelter, Training and development, Water and sanitation, Women, Children, Monitoring and Evaluation, Programme management, and Security.[6] A Los Angeles Times story from 1998 reports on ADRA's 1996 10-year strategic plan, which calls the agency "a bona fide ministry of Jesus Christ and the Seventh-day Adventist Church" and "provides a strategy to reach people previously untouched by other church institutions. The church's mission is incomplete without ADRA's distinctive ministry."[7] Much has been said about faith-based agencies taking US government funding and using those funds to further religious doctrinal missions, however ADRA does not proselytise. It claims to operate "by love with no strings attached".[8] As a global organisation, ADRA is a signatory of the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief, which states that "aid will not be used to further a particular political or religious standpoint", that "aid is given regardless of the race, creed, or nationality", and that organizations "shall respect culture and custom." [9] HistoryADRA was established as the Seventh-day Adventist Welfare Service (SAWS) in November 1956. The name was changed to Seventh-day Adventist World Service in 1973.[10] In 1983, the organisation was renamed the 'Adventist Development and Relief Agency' to better reflect its missions and activities. International Development Degree ProgramIn 1996 ADRA and Andrews University established the ADRA Professional Leadership Institute (APLI). The institute provided field-based training and continuing professional education to ADRA staff around the world. By the year 2000, the APLI program was used as a model by the Food Aid Management members as an example of "best practices for local capacity building." The model was well received by Africare, World Vision, and others.[11] By 2003, the ADRA and Andrews University partnership offered a master's degree in International Development. More than 160 students had graduated. Sixty of those graduates had moved into management positions across the network. Seventh-day Adventist institutions of higher education on four continents offered degrees in International Development.[12] United NationsThe United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) granted ADRA general Consultative Status in 1997.[11] Emergency ResponseSo far in 2014, ADRA International has responded to approximately 60 emergencies worldwide, by which more than 127,000 people have directly benefited. See also{{Portal|Seventh-day Adventist Church|Christianity|Maryland}}
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References1. ^1 GuideStar Retrieved January 26, 2010. {{Authority control}}2. ^[https://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/14/Revenue_7.html Forbes] Retrieved January 26, 2010. 3. ^Why ADRA Exists {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090709150607/http://www.adra.org/site/PageNavigator/who_we_are_full |date=July 9, 2009 }}, ADRA 4. ^General Conference Committee Annual Council Minutes, October 10, 1983, p. 83-325 5. ^Who we are {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090708231452/http://www.adra.org/site/PageNavigator/who_we_are |date=July 8, 2009 }} 6. ^Thomson Reuters Foundation Retrieved January 26, 2010. 7. ^A History of Complaints Dogs Adventist Aid Agency, Los Angeles Times, August 14, 1998 8. ^Frequently Asked Questions {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825043509/http://www.adra.org/site/PageNavigator/about_us/faqs2/ |date=August 25, 2010 }}. Adventist Development and Relief Agency. 2010/09/08 9. ^Somalia's ruling militant group orders ADRA to leave the country. Adventist News Network. 2010/09/08 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828230308/http://news.adventist.org/2010/08/somalias-ruling-mili.html |date=August 28, 2010 }} 10. ^1 Our History {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090709145139/http://www.adra.org/site/PageNavigator/who_we_are/our_history |date=July 9, 2009 }} 11. ^1 {{Citation | last= Watts | first= Ralph S. | title = Report Prepared for the GC Session: Adventist Development and Relief Agency | periodical = General Conference Bulletin 2000 No. 4, Adventist Review, July 4, 2000, p. 15 (1031) | url = http://www.adventistarchives.org/doc_info.asp?DocID=1471}} 12. ^{{Citation | last= Sandefur, Jr. | first= Charles C. | title = Adventist Development and Relief Agency International Constituency Meeting and Report | periodical = General Conference Committee Annual Council Minutes, October 13, 2003-10AC, pp. 03-212 (110) | url = http://www.adventistarchives.org/search.asp?CatID=2++&CatName=General+Conference+Committee+Minutes&Search=ADRA%2C+apli}} 8 : Charities based in Maryland|Development charities based in the United States|Humanitarian aid organizations|Religious organizations established in 1956|International charities|General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists|Organizations with general consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council|Religious charities based in the United States |
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