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adra mengalokasikan dana sebanyak 92% untuk pengeluaran dalam upaya bantuan, 7% untuk biaya administrasi termasuk gaji, dan 1% untuk penggalangan dana.
pada tahun 2004, adra dilaporkan membantu hampir 24 juta orang dan mengelola dana bantuan lebih dari us $ 159 juta.
memiliki karyawan lebih dari 4.000 orang pada akhir 2007, telah beroperasi di 125 negara menurut majalah forbes pada tahun 2005, adra masuk di antara 200 badan amal terbesar di amerika.
adra's mission statement is: adra works with people in poverty and distress to create just and positive change through empowering partnerships and responsible actions.
guidestar retrieved january 26, 2010.
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".
why adra exists, adra
adra 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.
who we are
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.
thomson reuters foundation retrieved january 26, 2010.
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." a history of complaints dogs adventist aid agency, los angeles times, august 14, 1998much 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".
frequently asked questions.
adventist development and relief agency. 2010/09/08 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."
somalia's ruling militant group orders adra to leave the country.
adventist news network. 2010/09/08
adra 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.
in 1983, the organisation was renamed the 'adventist development and relief agency' to better reflect its missions and activities.
international development degree program
in 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.
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.
the united nations economic and social council (ecosoc) granted adra general consultative status in 1997.
in 2005, adra responded to over 50 emergencies worldwide and benefited at least 28 million people.
charitable choices retrieved january 26, 2010.
yayasan adra indonesia
adra indonesia is an international development ngo legally registered before the public notary, samsul hadi, sh, on notary letter no. 48th on february 21st, 1991 and also registered in social department of government of indonesia (goi), with institution registered list letter no. 05.40606.837u and operational permit no. 03.40606/078.6u.
adra indonesia head office is located at gedung pertemuan advent 4th floor, jl. mt haryono blok a kav. 4-5, jakarta selatan 12810, and is responsible toward overall projects conducted in indonesia.
adra indonesia began in 1981 with mother &
child health project in mahakam, south kalimantan and 7 similar projects in several provinces including east java, east nusa tenggara, irian jaya and north sulawesi.
adra indonesia had also been conducted 13 water supply projects, agriculture, providing bridges and orphanage building.
adra indonesia also provide emergency relief and disaster response toward affected population
in the 1990s to beginning of 2000 adra indonesia committed to serve community development program focused on women and children development.
many programs had been conducted throughout indonesia covering: mother &
child health and agriculture project (mcha project), micro credit project (sed and women empowerment), hiv/aids prevention, agriculture consultation, sanitation, education and disaster response.
in project implementation, adra indonesia as the implementing country is supported by adra worldwide network, both financially and technically.
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adra indonesias relationship with the church is central to the mission of both.
in common with all relationships, it undergoes change and transition through dialogue.
to strengthen the relationship between adra indonesia and the church, thereby providing for even more effective future co-operation.
adra indonesia works with those in need, regardless of their relationship to the church.
adra indonesias first focus is on meeting individuals immediate needs.
adra indonesias work is integral to the church in that it provides a social ministry - caring for needs and individuals not specifically the focus of other church institutions.
consequently, the churchs mission is incomplete without adra indonesias distinctive ministry.
in fulfilling its mission, adra indonesia becomes a key partner in community development.
in order to do this successfully, adra indonesia must carry out the following tasks, among others:
successful design and implementation of all projects.
successful sharing of financial responsibility between adra indonesia and the church.
adra indonesia representatives and community leadership work together in planning these development activities, which are then managed by the project coordinator, under the supervision of the programs director/ country director.