Australia: ADRA Receives Government Grant for Disaster Volunteer Program Wahroonga, New South Wales/Australia | 21.08.2006 | ADRA The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has been successful in two Federal Government grant applications totalling AUS$98,219 (€58,000), made through the National Emergency Volunteer Support Fund (NEVSF). Funding from both grants will be used to further develop ADRA’s National Program support for its Disaster Recovery Volunteers. This includes improvement of volunteer recruitment, training, equipment, operational resources and database development. Gary Christian, ADRA Australi
ADRA Launches Literacy Project in Papua New Guinea Port Moresby/PNG | 16.08.2006 | ADRA Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has launched the "Partnerships for Civil Society Adult Education Initiatives" project in Papua New Guinea (PNG), which is jointly funded by the Government of the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) and the ADRA office in the United Kingdom. Through this project, 25,600 people will learn to read and write and 2,800 people will be involved in income generation activities. Most of the participants will be women. This
ADRA Works to Alleviate Poverty in Madagascar Antananarivo/Madagascar | 16.08.2006 | ADRA The Adventist Development and Relief Agency’s (ADRA) office in Madagascar has launched the “Alleviating Poverty Through Improved Livelihood and Health in Fandriana” project, jointly financed by the European Commission and ADRA’s office in the United Kingdom. Benefiting 1,400 people directly, with an additional 4,125 benefiting indirectly, the project contributes to the alleviation of poverty among the poorest households in five communes in the Fandriana region where activities to improve livi
Prague: Adventists and Evangelicals Meet in Dialogue Prague/Czech Republic | 15.08.2006 | Ecumenism Representatives of the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church and the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) met in dialogue August 8-11, 2006 on the campus of the International Baptist Theological Seminary, located in Prague, Czech Republic. Although informal contacts had occurred during the past 50 years, this was the first official meeting of the two groups. The purposes of the dialogue were: To gain a clearer understanding of the theological positions of each body; To clarify matters of misu
ADRA Launches Literacy Project in Papua New Guinea Watford, United Kingdom | 14.08.2006 | ADRA The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has launched the “Partnerships for Civil Society Adult Education Initiatives” project in Papua New Guinea (PNG), which is jointly funded by the Government of the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) and the ADRA office in the United Kingdom. Through this project, 25,600 people will learn to read and write and 2,800 people will be involved in income generation activities. Most of the participants will be women.
Christian Pathfinders from all over the world gathered in Denmark Stevninghus/Denmark | 02.08.2006 | International Nearly 3.000 Christian pathfinders came together for the Camporee 2006, organised by Trans-European region of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, in Stevninghus in the southern part of Denmark. The participants were from 26 countries, primarily from northern and eastern Europe, along with representatives from more distant nations such as Kuwait, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia. The highlights of the Pathfinder Camporee included 18 young people giving their lives to the Lord in a very moving y
World Evangelical Alliance opened UN liaison office in Geneva Geneva/Switzerland | 02.08.2006 | Religious Liberty The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), acting as an evangelical roof organisation, opened a new office in Geneva, Switzerland, in partnership with the Swiss Evangelical Alliance (SEA). The opening of this liaison office in Geneva is part of long-term efforts to strengthen the voice of the Persecuted Church, as well as to influence world leaders in the neighbouring United Nations (UN) and World Council of Churches (WCC). The new WEA office will play an important part in the Evangelical work with t
Indian Minister Visits Adventist World Church Headquarters Silver Spring, MD/USA | 02.08.2006 | Religion + State Vayalar Ravi, Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs visited the world headquarters of the Seventh-day Adventist Church July 5. The ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs which formed to connect with the 25 million Indian diaspora. During a protocol reception, Adventist church leaders warmly welcomed Ravi, who, despite a stringent schedule, reserved time to discuss issues of societal development with Adventist church representatives. Signalling a spirit of cooperation between Adventists and Indian
