ADRA Thailand was established in the early 1980s and began programs mainly in assisting refugees from Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar with health care and basic human needs. As the program expanded ADRA began to include poor rural Thai people outside the refugee camps and development projects began alongside relief assistance projects.

ADRA serves people without regard to their ethnic, political or religious association. It simply helps people in need, especially those most vulnerable such as women, children, and the elderly.

Networking is essential for the success of ADRA Thailand’s programs. Through networking together with local Thai Government, other NGOs and village communities, ADRA has been able to make small changes in the people of rural Thailand’s life.

ADRA Thailand has over 50 employees who are serving the communities both in the northern regions of Thailand and along the Thailand / Myanmar border. ADRA Thailand is part of a global ADRA Network with employees working in more than 120 countries around the globe. This network brings together ADRA staff, donors and volunteers all over the world to work together to make the world a better place.

Mission

• Reflect the character of God through humanitarian and developmental activities.

• Actively support communities in need through a portfolio of development activities which are planned and implemented cooperatively.

• Provide assistance in situations of crisis or chronic distress, and work toward the development of long-term solutions with those affected.

• Work through equitable partnerships with those in need to achieve positive and sustainable change in communities.

• Build networks which develop indigenous capacity, appropriate technology, and skills at all levels.

• Develop and maintain relationships with our partners and constituents which provide effective channels for mutual growth and action.

• Promote and expand the equitable and participatory involvement of women in the development process.

• Advocate for and assist in the increased use of communities' capacities to care for and responsibly manage the natural resources of their environment.

• Facilitate the right and ability of all children to attain their full potential, and to assist in assuring the child's survival to achieve that potential.