22 October 2013 | Oslo, Norway [Tor Tjeransen & Gry Haugen/tedNEWS] Adventist Development and Relief Agency [ADRA] Norway is mentioned in positive terms in the Ministry’s detailed notes to the Government Budget. The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs mentions ADRA Norway as an organisation with a high degree of goals achievement.
ADRA Norway is listed among six organisations that in 2012 received increased support for working with children’s rights to education in conflict and disaster areas.
ADRA is then mentioned in the government’s budget in conjunction with reporting on selected results for Norwegian assistance supported by Norad, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation. Norad visited ADRA’s project in Ethiopia in 2012 to review the costs and effectiveness of the work and ensure the quality of Norwegian development aid.
The following is a quote from Proposition 1 to the Parliament (proposed resolution) for fiscal year 2014, page 161:
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) receives support for, among other things, improving the quality of life of local people in Ethiopia through various health and school projects. The projects have been planned in collaboration with the local community and authorities based on locally defined needs. The projects are sustainable because the community and local authorities take the responsibility for running the schools, and maintaining buildings and water wells after they have been handed over by ADRA Ethiopia. The seven schools that have been built so far provide education for 5,500 children. A number of volunteers are also involved in the training of villagers in health, family planning and environmental issues. Moreover, local authorities have received training in health, including hiv/AIDS. The high level of achievement is the result of a partnership based on equality and reciprocity. Reviews and visits in the field have shown that ADRA is a cost-effective organization.
The director of ADRA Norway, Birgit Philipsen, is very pleased with the positive mention of the agency in the Government Budget: “We base all our programmes on strong partnerships” Philipsen says. “We do not set the development agenda in Norway. This is done by our partners. It is of fundamental importance that we build local capacity and that our partners set the premises and priorities in order to achieve relevant, sustainable and cost effective programs.”
ADRA Norway raises approximately GBP 360,000.00 annually through the Ingathering Programme. The Norwegian Government has channelled substantial funding through ADRA Norway for development projects in a number of countries. [tedNEWS]
tedNEWS Staff: Miroslav Pujic, director; Deana Stojkovic, editor
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