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Relief Agency's $10m grant
January 8, 2004
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has applied successfully to the Australian government for a $10 million grant over five years.
The grant is to provide food security and home-based care for HIV/AIDS victims in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia.
"Research indicates a new type of famine-we call it the variant famine-is hitting some countries in Africa," says David Syme, ADRA Australia's executive director. "A person living with HIV/AIDS has diminished strength to produce food, and the capacity of their family to do so is also diminished because of the family's need to look after the person suffering from HIV/AIDS. Our project will help these families provide better care in the home and develop more efficient food production techniques."
ADRA received the grant from the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID). Syme describes applying for the grant as "highly competitive." "AusAID had only sufficient funds to grant six agencies, and it selected ADRA as one of those six."
Syme says AusAID selected ADRA because of the strength of the agency's overseas offices and its commitment to transparency and objectivity. "This is the first time AusAID has made a five-year funding commitment, and the first time it is funding a multi-country program."
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January 8, 2004
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has applied successfully to the Australian government for a $10 million grant over five years.
The grant is to provide food security and home-based care for HIV/AIDS victims in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia.
"Research indicates a new type of famine-we call it the variant famine-is hitting some countries in Africa," says David Syme, ADRA Australia's executive director. "A person living with HIV/AIDS has diminished strength to produce food, and the capacity of their family to do so is also diminished because of the family's need to look after the person suffering from HIV/AIDS. Our project will help these families provide better care in the home and develop more efficient food production techniques."
ADRA received the grant from the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID). Syme describes applying for the grant as "highly competitive." "AusAID had only sufficient funds to grant six agencies, and it selected ADRA as one of those six."
Syme says AusAID selected ADRA because of the strength of the agency's overseas offices and its commitment to transparency and objectivity. "This is the first time AusAID has made a five-year funding commitment, and the first time it is funding a multi-country program."
> Contact the Communication Department
