Adventist Development and Relief Agency, Ghana
Contact Information
- Postal Address *: P.O. Box GP 1435, Accra
- Office Location: 21 Osu Avenue, Ringway Estate, Osu
- Region *: Greater Accra
- Country *: Ghana
- City *: Accra
- Telephone *: 00233302220779
- Fax : 00233302220243
- Email *: info@adraghana.org
- Website *: http://www.adraghana.org/
Activities
- Vision *: ADRA Ghana is a professional, learning and efficient network that embodies integrity and transparency. ADRA Ghana reaches across boundaries empowering and speaking out for the at-risk and forgotten to achieve measurable, documented and durable changes in lives and society.
- Mission *: ADRA Ghana works with people in poverty and distress to create just and positive change through empowering partnership and responsible action.
- Thematic Areas *: Health Provision / Soins de Santé,Food Distribution / Distribution Alimentaire
- Target Group: Community / Communauté
- Key Objectives *: 1. To increase agricultural production/productivity and incomes for sustained improved nutrition in Ghana2. To improve the health status of poor and vulnerable people.3. To help protect the environment and scale-up mitigation interventions that will ensure that human activities cause little or no harm to the environment in all 10 regions of Ghana.4. To improve the quality of teaching and learning at all levels of education in Ghana.5.To mitigate, plan, respond and provide resilience to affected persons of natural and man-made disasters.
- Core Competencies *:
- Government Engagement:
More Information
- Major or Current Achievements *: 1. Millennium Excellence Award: International Development Partner (2010); 2. InterAction-USA: Best Practices and Innovation Award (2010); 3. District National Farmers’ Day Award: Contribution to Development of Agriculture in Kwahu East District (2010); 4. National Farmers’ Day–Eastern Region: Best Cooperating NGO (2009); 5. Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana: NGO of the Year (2007); 6. Millennium Excellence Award: International Development Partner (2005); and 7. Economic Community of West African States: Excellence Award in HIV/AIDS (2005
- Functional Board *:
- Number of Board Members *: 17
- List Expertise of Board Members *: Medical Professionals, Educationists, Agriculturalists, Ministers of Religion, Economists, Chartered Accountants, a Legal Practitioner and Development Professionals.
- Organisational Strategic Plan *:
- Head of Organisation *: William Y. K. Brown (PhD.)
- Name of Contact Person *: Dr. William Y. K. Brown
- Position of Contact Person *: Country Director
- Number of Staff *: 79
- Number of Males *: 0
- Number of Females *: 0