ADRA International
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) was started by the Seventh-day Adventist Church as a way to follow Christ’s example of serving and caring for those in need. In 1956 ADRA is established under the name Seventh-day Adventist Welfare Service (SAWS). In 1984 SAWS becomes the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA). Focus shifts to development work.
Put simply, ADRA improves the lives of people around the world. The agency searches out deprivation, social injustice, and need—then works to eliminate them. ADRA invests in the potential of individuals through advocacy, supporting families, promoting health, providing food and water, establishing livelihoods, and responding to emergencies.
More than 4,000 ADRA staff members currently work in 125 countries.