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Adopt a Village

Adopt a Village. ADRA is changing the world in 125 countries around the globe without regard to gender, age, ethnicity or political or religious association. ADRA International www.adra.org. Providing Food and Water. Cambodia. Establishing Livelihoods. Ghana. Promoting Good Health.

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Adopt a Village

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  1. Adopt a Village

  2. ADRA is changing the world in 125 countries around the globe without regard to gender, age, ethnicity or political or religious association. ADRA International www.adra.org

  3. Providing Food and Water Cambodia

  4. Establishing Livelihoods Ghana

  5. Promoting Good Health Rwanda

  6. Educating Adults and Children Paraguay

  7. Disaster Relief & Recovery Thailand

  8. A Global Network • ADRA Thailand is part of ADRA International, the global humanitarian operation of the Seventh-day Adventist Church • In 1997 the United Nations (UN) Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) granted ADRA general consultative status • In 2006 ADRA assisted nearly 26 million people worldwide with more than US$145 million in aid ADRA International www.adra.org

  9. Financial Responsibility • For the fourth year in a row ADRA Internationalhas earned a coveted four-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent evaluator of charities • The full review of ADRA International’s financial responsibility is accessible on the Charity Navigator Web site: www.charitynavigator.org ADRA International www.adra.org

  10. ADRA in Thailand • Established in 1984 • Initially a refugee focus - health care and basic human needs • Rapidly expanded to include development programs for rural Thai communities in Isaan and the North • Current focus in the North and North-West ADRA Thailand www.adrathailand.org

  11. Current Projects Chiang Rai (Wiang Pa Pao & Mae Suai) • “Adopt a Village” - Chiang Rai Area Development Project (2006 - 2009) • SLAP (Sustainable Livelihood & Agriculture Project) • HAPPE (HIV/AIDS Peer to Peer Education Project) ADRA Thailand www.adrathailand.org

  12. Current Projects Chiang Rai (Muang) • KGS (Keep Girls Safe) Tak (Mae La Refugee Camp) • Refugee Education Project ADRA Thailand www.adrathailand.org

  13. Operations Staffing • 35 Field based staff • 38 Teachers in Refugee School • 16 Support staff / Management at Country Office (Chiang Mai) 2008 Projects Budget • 32,177,364 THB (US$945,728) ADRA Thailand www.adrathailand.org

  14. Adopt a Village The “Adopt a Village” program launched with the Chiang Rai Area Development Project in 2006 in partnership with 9 hill-tribe communities in Chiang Rai province. THE GOAL: Tackling the root causes of human trafficking by strengthening the capacity of communities to be empowered, self sufficient and debt free through integrated rural community development. -Mae Suai Distr. 6 villages - Wiang Pa Pao Distr. 3 villages Three Year Budget - 22,289,722 THB Adopt a Village -Phase I

  15. Rationale • “Thai and hill tribe women and girls are trafficked to Japan, Malaysia, South Africa, Bahrain, Australia, Singapore, Europe, Canada and the United States for sexual and labor exploitation. Many women and girls are trafficked by international criminal syndicates. Many Thai are lured to Taiwan, Malaysia, the United States, and the Middle East by labor recruiting agencies and are forced into involuntary servitude because of the high debt owed to the agencies.” (2006 US Dept. of State Human Rights Report, 2007 US Dept. of State Trafficking in Persons Report – from www.humantafficking.org) • “..As a source country, the main cause is undoubtedly poverty, which makes people in certain parts of the country an easy target for human traffickers.” (Bangkok Post Sunday Oct 12. 2008) Adopt a Village

  16. Rationale • “The internal traffic of Thai females consists mostly of 12-16 year olds from hill tribes of the North/ NorthEast. Most of the internally trafficked girls are sent to closed brothels, which operate under prison-like conditions.” (Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW) - Asia Pacific, Trafficking in Women and Prostitution in the Asia Pacific -from www.uri.edu/artsci/wms/hughes/thailand.htm) Adopt a Village

  17. Rationale • ADRA Thailand is working in both the prevention and treatment of this de-humanising and community destroying problem. • The Keep Girls Safe project provides a shelter for girls that have been abused / are at high risk of abuse and trafficking, as well as community awareness raising of the issue. • Adopt a Village aims to change attitudes and reduce cycles of debt and poverty that result in children being sold as human traffic in the first place. Adopt a Village

  18. 2006-2009 Activities • Community Water Supply and Sanitation • Health, Hygiene and Nutrition Education • Adult Literacy • Vocational Training • Educational Scholarships to enable children to stay in school • Child Rights and Child Protection / Life Skills training • Home Gardening • Sustainable Agriculture and Animal Husbandry • Product Processing / Value Adding / Group Marketing • Microfinance / Credit Union • Citizenship Advocacy Adopt a Village -Phase I

  19. Water & Sanitation Adopt a Village -Phase I

  20. Education & Child Rights Adopt a Village -Phase I

  21. Citizenship, Credit Union, Product Processing & Marketing Adopt a Village -Phase I

  22. New Project2009-2012 • Building on the success of “Adopt a Village” - Phase I, an additional selection of 15 villages were surveyed for Phase II (Mae Suai Area Development Project 2009-2012) • These villages are in 2 sub-catchment clusters in Mae Suai district • ADRA plans to work at the catchment level as well as village level, to build local capacity to be self-sustaining Adopt a Village - Phase II

  23. MAP!!! Integrated Catchments Approach

  24. Identified Key Needs / Issues • Lack of citizenship • Insecure water supply and lack of sanitation • Lack of knowledge of disease prevention and hygiene • Unsustainable farming practices • Long term debt cycles due to low crop productivity • Lack of product value-adding and group marketing • Poor village infrastructure • Illiteracy among adults and difficulties for children to • access education Adopt a Village - Phase II

  25. Partnership Opportunities • ADRA Thailand is looking for committed donors to enter into a three- way partnership of empowerment with these villages and ADRA Thailand. • For as little as between AUD$140,000 and AUD$175,000 (depending on the village / needs identified), a village can be supported for a full 3 year project cycle. • All contributions welcome regardless of the size! By combining your modest donation with those from others, more components and villages can be funded. ADRA Thailand www.adrathailand.org

  26. Partnership Opportunities • ADRA Thailand, through it’s holistic approach to development, is contributing to the realisation of the UN Millennium Development Goals within the most needy populations of Thailand: √ Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger √ Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education √ Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women √ Goal 4: Reduce child mortality √ Goal 5: Improve maternal health √ Goal 6: Combat HIV and AIDS, malaria and other diseases √ Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability √ Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development Wouldn’t you like to contribute too? • For further information / concept note / proposal documents please contact us at info@adrathailand.org ADRA Thailand www.adrathailand.org

  27. Donations • Donations made through www.adrathailand.org (or by any means directly to ADRA Thailand) are only eligible for tax deductibility within Thailand. • To discuss whether tax-deductible receipts are possible for donations made in your home country, please contact the local ADRA office in your country of residence. ADRA Thailand, PO Box 52C/O Samyaek SuanprungChiang Mai 50201Thailand Tel: +66 53 839402Fax: +66 53 839403 ADRA Thailand www.adrathailand.org

  28. Other Ways to Support -Tell your friends and pass it on..! Are you a corporate donor? Other ways of supporting these hill tribe communities include: • Making this your corporate community initiative for the next financial year; • Promoting “Adopt a Village” as your workplace giving project; or even • Challenging your staff to step-up WITH you in being socially conscious, by offering a new workplace matching donation initiative. ADRA Thailand www.adrathailand.org

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