Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA)

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) that provides individual and community development and disaster relief in over 120 countries worldwide. ADRA’s community development efforts promote health, provide food and water, and empower children through education. Their disaster relief projects coordinate with local governments to deliver medical care, food, water, and shelter to affected populations. The organization was established by the Seventh-day Adventist Church to serve the world’s most vulnerable populations, regardless of their ethnic, political, or religious association.

Grants Received

GM-0087

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    Award Period:
    December 01, 2015 to April 30, 2017

 Country: Sierra Leone  |  Associated APC Country Office: Sierra Leone

Community Health Matters Focus Area:

ADRA improve the availability of high quality reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) services within health posts and communities in Tonkolili District, focusing on six areas of intervention: health post assessment and evaluation; health post renovation and rehabilitation; clinical capacity building for health posts; community health work program support, management and coordination; and community engagement.

Keywords: Sierra Leone,

GM-0042: Integration of Family Planning Services into Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Programs, Food Assistance Programs, or other Non-health Sector Programs

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    Award Period
    February 01, 2014 to January 31, 2016

 Country: Nepal  |  Associated APC Country Office: USA - Washington, DC

Community Health Matters Focus Area:

Through a grant awarded under Advancing Partners & Communities (APC), ADRA will implement and expand family planning (FP) services in the Palpa, Rupandehi, and Kapilvastu Districts in the Western Development Region of Nepal. Activities under this award will increase access to FP services through the integration of FP into the Develop Local Economy to Eradicate Poverty (DEEP) Project. The DEEP project focuses on women’s empowerment through entrepreneurship programs, business and vocational classes, small savings and microcredit groups, and strengthening cooperatives.

Keywords: Nepal, family planning, maternal and child health