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ADRA Sverige

ADRA Sverige ideell förening

Stockholm, Sweden

Humanitarian aid & Disaster reliefInternational developmentHealthEducationTax-deductible donations
NGOFounded 1985International reach
Profile last updated: October 4, 2026

About

Founded in 1985, ADRA Sverige is a non-governmental organisation based in Stockholm, Sweden working on humanitarian aid & disaster relief, international development, health +5 more.

ADRA Sverige is the Swedish branch of the international ADRA network, a politically and religiously independent non-profit that works to reduce poverty and provide humanitarian aid. It focuses on four areas: education, health and clean water, economic empowerment, and disaster relief, working with local partners in over 120 countries, including Africa, the Middle East and Asia. The organisation became an independent Swedish association in 2022, having previously been a department of the Adventist church and founded as a separate organisation in 1985. It runs the ADRA Secondhand shops and volunteer-run fundraising, and is an ECHO-certified humanitarian actor.

Location

Stockholm, Sweden

Founded

1985

Organisation type

NGO

Legal form

ideell förening

Legal name

ADRA Sverige ideell förening

Focus areas

humanitarian aiddevelopmenteducationhealthclean watereconomic empowermentdisaster reliefsecondhand

Languages

SV

Causes & programmes

Causes

Humanitarian aid & Disaster reliefInternational developmentHealthEducationPoverty & HungerWater & SanitationGender equalityCommunity development

Works for

ChildrenFamiliesWomen & GirlsYouthPeople in povertyCommunities

How they work

Direct servicesEmergency responseCommunity programmesCapacity buildingAwareness & educationVolunteer programmes

Programmes

Framtidsfadder

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Children & Youth · Africa, Asia, Middle East

Monthly giving programme supporting long-term efforts for vulnerable children and families, including water, food, education and economic security.

Countries of operation

TogoMaliBurkina FasoUgandaZambiaEswatiniLesothoNamibiaBangladeshYemenUkraine

Funding & support

Annual budget

Under 2022, 2 611 110 people were reached in 165 projects (no currency stated)

Funded by

Individual donationsCorporate partnershipsGovernment fundingGrantsLegacies

Ways to support

DonateMonthly givingVolunteerFundraiseShopLegacy givingCorporate partnershipSponsorship

Trust

Tax-deductible donations90-kontoSvensk Insamlingskontroll

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

ECHO certification

Issued by: European Commission DG ECHO

Partnerships

Sida, Radiohjälpen, Svensk Insamlingskontroll

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