What We Do
Pacific Development Program
The Pacific Development Program (PDP) is designed to fulfill the ADRA South Pacific Vision of providing capacity development, advocacy, education and support to ADRA offices in the South Pacific. The Pacific Development Program provides the following services to ADRA offices:
- Specialist Consultancy
- Training/Facilitation
- Advocacy
- Mentoring/Coaching
The PDP uses a tool called a “Joint Organisational Assessment” (JOA). The JOA is conducted by the PDP Coordinator, or an approved consultant, and relevant Board, Management and staff members in the implementing agency. The JOA is conducted in an open, participatory and supportive way that reinforces the commitment by ADRA South Pacific to support and strengthen the work of implementing ADRA agencies in the South Pacific Division.
The JOA process is conducted for the following reasons:
To review key organisational areas and to determine what organisational strengthening is required and what priorities should be addressed by the ADRA agency, and what assistance can be provided by ADRA South Pacific
- To provide baseline information on the organisation that can be compared and analyzed against subsequent JOA reviews to identify any effective organisational strengthening
- As a tool that will be used in the future for licensing of ADRA offices
Currently PDP has JOA Action Plans in place with ADRA Papua New Guinea and ADRA Solomon Islands. The Pacific Development Program is currently staffed by a part-time Coordinator based in Australia and a full-time Field Officer based in Fiji.
ADRA South Pacific Coordinating Committee
This committee is responsible for the strategic growth and development of ADRA in the South Pacific. Appointed by the Seventh-day Adventist Church Executive leadership , the Committee is comprised of church representatives and ADRA Country Directors. The current chairman is Peter Brewin. The ADRA South Pacific Coordinating Committee meets twice each year.
ADRA South Pacific Network
This is a forum to facilitate the work of the ADRA in the South Pacific and to ensure follow through on actions of the ADRA South Pacific Coordinating Committee. The network is comprised of ADRA South Pacific personnel, ADRA Country Directors other senior ADRA personnel as appropriate. The ADRA South Pacific Network meets twice a year - once in Australia and once in a South Pacific nation.
