Assignment on Adra South Pacific Organization Encyclopedia

There is support to the regional office of ADRA which is recommended by the head office of ADRA Australia with the rules and regulations according to the policies of ADRA Australia.

ADRA South Pacific

ADRA SPD is working according to the policies of the ADRA Australia since November 2004, the operation functions of the ADRA is linked with the head office to support the leadership of the operation in the regional office. In May 2007, the ADRA SPD is setting to different designs of rules which will be followed by the regional office on the basis of ADRA Australia. It is expected that these policies will help to get approach within the proposed organizational structure. There is a church which will be cooperative for the development of the people as sponsorship in the regional office. It is recognizable that the management of ARDA SPD will perform the activities of the NGO as it is performing in other countries.

Moreover, the ADRA is aimed towards the needs and the basic opportunities that represent in the today’s world and they believe that with their strong beliefs and their strong networks and their ability to mobilize the volunteers and to mobilize the other important resources that are necessary in the today’s world and to give the justice to the people who are needy and are suffering and to drive the care and the love for the people who need it and who are suffering from the society’s change and the disasters, who are mediocre people and cannot fight for their rights- basic thing is to bring a positive social change in the World and to change the behaviors of the pope towards the needy persons and the persons that are suffering due to some reasons. ADRA aim to restore his ideal, a world that is free of politics and the racism and poverty and the people will get the equal rights “A stand for the humanity”.

2. Organization of Adra South Pacific Organization Encyclopedia:

The organization of the ADRA was founded in 1956 and the headquarters of the ADRA office was in the Silver Spring, in the Maryland, the united states of the America. The development of the ADRA Organization was to remove the poverty form the world. The people that were responsible for the development of the ADRA organization were the Ellen G. White and the James Springer White. The main reason of the development of the ADRA office is to eradicate the poverty and the discrimination from the World. ADRA then started its partnership with the different organizations and with different communities and the government as well as to develop the basic necessities of the life and to eradicate the major problems in the world including the; Economic Development, Food Security, Basic Education, Primary Health and the Emergency Management. The ADRA has done commitment with the communities, government and the organizations that it will serve the humanity without doing any discrimination depending on the religious, ethnic and the political association. The priority services and the focus is on the children, the disable people and the senior citizens of the society.

3. History of ADRA:

In 1956, ADRA was established as the Seventh Day Adventist Welfare Service. The name of the ADRA was developed by the two different terms; Adventist Development and Relief Agency. And this change in the name was underwent in the 1984. The name of the ADRA was changes frequently in the beginning years of the development.

Firstly, the organization was aimed to help the persons that are affected from the disasters and it provide the disaster relief to the person who were suffering from it, but later on in the mid of the 1970’s the ADRA wanted to broaden their mission and they had broaden their mission in the context of the long term development in the communities that are vulnerable to the natural hazards and the disasters. In the beginning, ADRA has the staff numbered around 600 people. And with this 600 staff members ADRA has expanded its programs and these programs include the: To build the health clinics and to provide the healthcare services in different parts of the Africa, as it was a less developed country and require more welfare funds from different countries to provide the basic health care services to the people of the Africa and different health acre departments are built in different parts of Africa. Then again the directorship changed and was given to another person who a former school teacher was named Mariska Tuiwawa, who took the position of the Director in 1990 and remained the director till 1997.

4. Role and place in the country/region

The role and place of ADRA in the region is widely accepted by the people of the different communities and the government as well. The macro co-ordinates of the ADRA include the basic functions:

Is to consult, the advice and in the list coordinate with the Divisions of the country, the International Organization of ADRA, country boards of the ADRA, Executive Church Committees and the directors of the ADRA that are operating in each country. The role and place of ADRA on a country level or a region level is high, as the ADRA firstly consults with the Country Division and then further operate in the country.

In the development program of ADRA is to contribute with the changes process with development program. These programs are managed by providing the employees from Australia office to Regional Office to decrease the conflict of interest between the employees working in different roles.

An example of the relief efforts of the ADRA in the region of the Congo is, ADRA works in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the main task and aim of the ADRA is to end the violence in the Congo that is due to the gender based inequality and to provide the equal rights and the opportunities to the women that are most vulnerable on the community. As ADRA is a non-profit organization and tends to work for the development of the humanity and due to these characteristics the government and the people of the different communities rely on the ADRA and its services.

Appraisal: The preliminary found that the best method for recognizing venture members is through a basic evaluation utilizing a glucose test, BMI record assessment graphs, and a body gauging scale. This implies the organization of a blood test by a specialist or attendant won't be vital—which will save assets for different exercises.

Activity: The members that will be evaluated will be sorted into one of two gatherings: those requiring medicinal consideration and those at high hazard. Those requiring therapeutic consideration will be promptly coordinated to a clinic. The two gatherings are offered a multi week escalated way of life change program (in view of the current exceptionally fruitful ADRA LMA program) to help deal with their condition.

Upkeep: To guarantee that members proceed on their pathway to solid living, all Seventh-day Adventist houses of worship in the Pacific Islands will be urged to become Holistic Wellness Centers. The Holistic Wellness Centers will give recouping members progressing way of life backing to assist them with keeping up and improve solid nourishment planning, dietary patterns, practice exercises, and the sky is the limit from there.

Future Opportunities:

With ADRA Australia supporting a scope of undertakings over the South Pacific, an open door exists to consolidate existing ADRA ventures – including They Are Not Alone program in Papua New Guinea (which is tending to abusive behavior at home) and Blossom venture in Vanuatu (which is tending to solid way of life decisions for youngsters) – into the creating system of Holistic Wellness Centers.

Regional Office Structure

Operational & Organisational Structure

1.      SDA (Pacific) Ltd establish an ADRA South Pacific Management Committee consisting of the following persons:

·         Division President or designee                       Chairperson

·         ADRA South Pacific                          Executive Director

·         ADRA Treasury                                              Liaison Person

·         ADRA Country Board                                    Chairpersons

·         ADRA Country                                               Directors

·         Union Presidents                                             Secretary

2.      ADRA South Pacific be assigned the following responsibilities

o   Lead the development of an incorporated ADRA network in the South Pacific.

o   Accredit all ADRA entities to use the trademark "ADRA" utilizing the ADRA South Pacific Accreditation Criteria and ensure ongoing compliance.

o   Oversee appraisal and capacity building of ADRA Country Directors and Boards,

o   Approve in consultation with ADRA South Pacific Executive Director the appointment of all ADRA Country Directors.

o   Review and approve strategic plans of ADRA Country entities.

o   Consider and respond to any matters referred to it by ADRA Country Boards.

            It is responsibility of the ADRA South Pacific Executive Director to report directly to the Chairperson of the ADRA South Pacific Management Committee. Executive Director, ADRA South Pacific will be a member of all ADRA Boards

Another open door exists with a multi month authentication accreditation course in Lifestyle Disease Management (for therapeutic experts) beginning in the district. The main assessments for the course are planned for March 2020 and it is visualized that a different system of Medical Wellness Centers will open up following the preparation being given.