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Adventist Development and Relief Agency - Definition |
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The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is the humanitarian aid arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Formerly known as Seventh-day Adventist World Services (SAWS), its main activities are in assisting in developing countries through education and construction initiatives.
When the name changed, additional functions were undertaken, most notably in the area of disaster relief.
ADRA maintains stocks of tents and blankets in Australia and Fiji and other countries, enabling quick response to disasters requiring emergency shelter and bedding.
Being a mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, all cost of running the organization are borne by the church itself, meaning that 100% of donations are used for the project the donor specifies, and none of the donations are used to pay for overheads.
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