Adventist Development and Relief Agency
ADRA Adventist Development and Relief stands for Agency and performs worldwide projects of development cooperation and humanitarian aid in disasters through. ADRA is a non-governmental organization, which is supported by the Evangelical Free Church of Seventh- day Adventists.
The organization maintains a worldwide network of independent national organizations and regional offices, which are summarized in an umbrella organization, ADRA International.
Reconstruction, health, education and nutrition projects are also part of the work areas such as projects to promote economic and mental independence. In addition, women 's, children's and senior projects are carried out. ADRA helps all people - regardless of their political and religious views, their ethnicity or their gender.
ADRA Euro - Africa region
The ADRA Euro - Africa region is the coordinating office for the Euro - Africa region.
ADRA Germany
The German branch of ADRA Germany eV was founded in December 1986 by the national bodies of the Free Church of Seventh- day Adventists and registered on January 17, 1987 in the register. The seat of the association is Darmstadt. Since 1991, the Office of ADRA Germany Weiterstadt. In 2000, the Articles of Association on the subject of membership has changed. The members ( corporations) have resigned. Members can now be heads of agencies and the state bodies. ADRA is recognized in Germany as profit and charitable. The organization has the DZI donation seal. The management was perceived by the end of 2012 by Erich Lischek. Since his retirement is Christian whey new manager of charity. ADRA Germany eV is a signatory to the initiative Transparent civil society.
Memberships and campaigns
ADRA was a member of the European Association for food aid EuronAid, The Hague, Nl E. Lischek was active as Vice-Chairman at EuronAid until its closure in 2007. Since 1989, the managing director of ADRA, Erich Lischek was a member of Committee de Liasson ( LICO ) Brussels that the interests of German or European NGOs to the EU. represented. This device was essentially supported by EU funds. The NGOs wanted more independence. Therefore, new associations were founded on the European homosexuals can: VOICE - one of the founding members of ADRA Germany. VOICE became the partner of ECHO, the Humanitarian Aid Office at the EU level. And it was the CONCORD Association of NGOs established in the field of development cooperation in life. For this, the LICO was closed. CONCORD belonged to, inter alia, VENRO and EuronAid to. Therefore, the representative of ADRA Germany, E. Lischek was chosen as one of the delegates to CONCORD. The organization is one of the founding members of the Association of NGOs ( VENRO). The organization is one of the founding members of the Germany Helps ADH action. The campaign Together for Africa which was founded on private initiative of certain directors of NGOs, among others M. Rossbach (CARE ), H. Roehrig (ASB ) and E. Lischek ( ADRA ), we supported by ADRA Germany since 2005. Since 2000, ADRA holds every year the nationwide "Action Children Helping Children! " through. The action was initially built in the Darmstadt area, and then in Hessen. At Christmas 2011 39.262 gift packages went to Albania, Serbia, Moldova, Ukraine and Kosovo. ADRA Germany in 2002, a foundation built: ADRA Foundation for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid.
ADRA Switzerland
Organizationally and legally ADRA Switzerland is an independent organization based in Zurich. ADRA Switzerland is collecting from the Swiss Institute for the Prevention donations, nonprofit institutions ( ZEWO ) certified. The ZEWO stands for the dedicated and transparent use of donations. ADRA Switzerland is a partner of Swiss Solidarity Fund.
ADRA Austria
Since 1992, ADRA Austria is active and recognized as an independent club. Earlier humanitarian transports were carried out particularly in the former Eastern bloc countries, as well as Albania, Bosnia and Macedonia.
Today, ADRA Austria cooperates with partners in many Eastern European countries as well as in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Alone two full-time employees and more than 120 volunteers are active in Austria for people in need.
ADRA Austria is entitled since 2002 to use the Austrian donation seal of approval and is a supporter of the 0.7 % campaign.