Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) - Programme 2006-2011

Results achieved as of the end of the project (January 2012) include: (i) the improvement of health and life practices of 580 children and 710 adults in Mongolia who received training in personal hygiene and disease prevention; (ii) the empowerment of youth from 48 villages in Laos who are making informed sexual choices following awareness-raising sessions radio broadcasts and community-wide events on this topic; (iii) the improvement of behavioural changes in relation to HIV/AIDS and other diseases in Togo where 8 060 people or 95% of beneficiaries use disease-prevention techniques; (iv) the improvement of access for people with disabilities in Kenya where 32 new public facilities are equipped with disability access; and (v) a contribution to reduce tobacco use in Cambodia that lead to the drafting of a National Tobacco Control Law. These have contributed to empower target groups or other beneficiaries such as local government on basic health issues in the target areas of the project.