ADRA

What ADRA does

ADRA Sri Lanka (Adventist Development and Relief Agency) is a faith-based nonprofit humanitarian organization operating in Sri Lanka since 1982 as the local country office of ADRA International, the global humanitarian arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The organization implements integrated multi-sector development programs across five impact verticals: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH); Health and Nutrition; Refugee Reintegration and Economic Development; Emergency Response; and Community Empowerment. It serves vulnerable populations including rural and estate communities, populations affected by Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Origin (CKDu), Sri Lankan refugee returnees from India, and communities affected by natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic. Operations are concentrated in roughly six active Sri Lankan districts (Nuwara Eliya, Matale, Monaragala, Mannar, Killinochchi, Vavuniya, plus Western Province/Gampaha for the headquarters) out of a historical footprint of 17 districts, with field offices anchored in Colombo (Maharagama).

The organization has no proprietary technology platform; its "products" are integrated development programs delivered through flagship initiatives such as ACCEND (European Union-funded, jointly implemented with Oxfam Sri Lanka), AIM-RECCEND (European Union-funded), LESS (Australian Government Department of Home Affairs-funded, currently Phase IV), WASH-TE II (Embassy of Japan-funded), BRICS (UNICEF-funded), and various emergency response projects (Latter Day Saint Charities, ADRA International). Program delivery combines infrastructure provision (gravity-fed water systems, tube wells, latrines), clinical interventions (nutrition programs, CKDu research collaborations with the Medical Research Institute of Sri Lanka), livelihood support (microenterprise inputs, livestock, fish-selling businesses), and emergency relief distribution. Technical execution relies on field staff, 18 local Civil Society Organization partners, and formal collaborations with government institutions including the Ministry of Health, Divisional Secretariats, hospitals, and schools.

ADRA's revenue model is grant-based and donation-supported: the organization provides all beneficiary services free of charge and does not sell products or services. Operating revenue is sourced primarily from institutional donors — European Union, Australian Government Department of Home Affairs, UNICEF, ADRA International, ADRA UK, Latter Day Saint Charities, Embassy of Japan, Child Fund New Zealand, and Oxfam Italy — supplemented by individual donations through its web portal. The go-to-market motion is community-led, reaching beneficiaries through CSO sub-grantees, government institutional partnerships, and direct field engagement. Cumulative reach includes 800,000+ individuals across the two EU-funded projects (ACCEND and AIM-RECCEND), with documented outcomes such as beneficiary income increasing from LKR 5,000 to LKR 60,000 monthly through livelihood support programs.

Name

ADRA

Legal name

Adventist Development & Relief Agency (ADRA) Sri Lanka

Website

https://adrasrilanka.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ADRA Sri Lanka is a nonprofit humanitarian organization operating since 1982 as the local office of ADRA International. It delivers WASH, health and nutrition, refugee reintegration, and emergency response programs for vulnerable Sri Lankan communities, funded primarily by institutional donors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid and International Development Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGABAC

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/International Development & Poverty Alleviation

SECONDARYBPAGAAAE

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Emergency Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Humanitarian Aid & Disaster Relief

SECONDARYBPADADAD

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Emergency Services

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Humanitarian Relief & Emergency Response

SECONDARYBPADABAC

Health, Population & WASH Aid Programs

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Bilateral Development Agencies & Aid Programs

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• WASH programs
• Community development
• Refugee reintegration support
• Emergency disaster response

Headquarters

HQ city

Colombo

HQ country

Sri Lanka

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Institutional Donor Funding: ADRA Sri Lanka operates primarily through grants and funding from institutional donors including the European Union, Australian Government's Department of Home Affairs, UNICEF, ADRA International, ADRA UK, Latter Day Saint Charities, and other international development agencies.
2. Individual Donations: The organization accepts donations from individuals through its website donation portal (donations.adrasrilanka.org), supporting ongoing humanitarian projects and emergency response activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ADRA Sri Lanka is a humanitarian and development organization delivering free programs in WASH, Health and Nutrition, Refugee Reintegration and Economic Development, Emergency Response, and Community Empowerment. Services include clean water and sanitation infrastructure, malnutrition and CKDu interventions, livelihood training for refugee returnees, disaster relief distribution, and CSO capacity building, implemented through donor-funded projects such as ACCEND, AIM-RECCEND, LESS, WASH-TE, and BRICS.

Product overview

ADRA Sri Lanka is the Adventist Development and Relief Agency operating in Sri Lanka since 1982. It is a humanitarian NGO, not a technology product company. ADRA offers humanitarian aid and development programs focused on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Health and Nutrition, Refugee Reintegration and Economic Development, Emergency Response, and Community Empowerment. Their key programs include ACCEND (Assisting Communities in Creating Environmental and Nutritional Development), LESS (Local Economic and Social Strengthening), AIM-RECCEND, WASH-TE, BRICS, and various emergency response initiatives. These are development programs and humanitarian projects, not commercial technology products or software offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ACCEND Project (Assisting Communities in Creating Environmental and Nutritional Development) EU-funded multi-sector development program delivering clean water access, sanitation facilities, hygiene education, and nutrition interventions to vulnerable rural and estate communities in Matale, Monaragala, and Nuwara Eliya districts.
• LESS Project (Local Economic and Social Strengthening) Australian Government-funded program supporting displaced and vulnerable populations in Vavuniya, Mannar, and Killinochchi districts through livelihood training, economic development, repatriation assistance, and psychosocial support.
• AIM-RECCEND Project EU-funded follow-on development project continuing environmental and nutritional development support for rural and estate communities, having assisted over 800,000 individuals cumulatively with ACCEND.
• BRICS Project (Building Resilience in Communities and Societies) UNICEF-funded COVID-19 emergency response project constructing handwashing stations in public places and building community resilience during the pandemic.
• WASH-TE II Project Embassy of Japan-funded water access program constructing gravity-fed water systems in the Minna division of Nuwara Eliya district.
• WSSC Project (Water & Sanitation in Schools and Communities) Child Fund New Zealand-funded project delivering water and sanitation improvements to schools and communities in the Vavunathivu DS Division of Batticaloa District.
• Community Empowerment and CSO Capacity Building Program Ongoing program empowering local Civil Society Organizations in Anuradhapura, Nuwara Eliya, and other districts through capacity building, training, mentorship, and resource support to lead community development interventions.
• Volunteer Program Program engaging individuals such as Candace Perera in field activities, documentation, training exposure, and strategic planning support across ADRA Sri Lanka's humanitarian projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 800,000 individuals assisted through EU-funded projects (ACCEND and AIM-RECCEND)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Oxfam Sri LankacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint implementing partner for the ACCEND project with ADRA Sri Lanka. Collaborated on research initiatives including studies on CKDu, undernutrition, and menstrual hygiene policy. Jointly organized research symposiums and published research reports.
• ADRA IndiamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCross-border partnership for refugee reintegration programs. Collaborated on creating durable social and economic solutions for communities with out-migration culture, supporting repatriation of Sri Lankan refugees from India.
• Government of Sri LankamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for ACCEND project implementation. Collaborates with Ministry of Health, Divisional Secretariats, and local government institutions for project delivery in target districts.
• Advocata InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner for the study on 'Taxing Menstrual Hygiene Products in Sri Lanka: a policy analysis' conducted under the ACCEND project.
• APK ResearchersminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerResearch team led by Dr. Pasan Jayasinghe (Regional Epidemiologist of Kandy) that conducted socio-economic impact study on CKDu in Wilgamuwa Divisional Secretariat Division.
• Medical Research Institute of Sri LankaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaborated on nutrition research including enhanced nutrition care package study for children under 5, with Dr. Renuka Jayatissa (Head of Department of Nutrition) and Dr. Upul Senarath (University of Colombo).

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Plan International Sri Lanka: Plan International Sri Lanka delivers child-centered WASH, nutrition, and protection programming in rural and conflict-affected districts — overlapping beneficiary segments and a comparable institutional donor portfolio.
• Concern Worldwide: Concern Worldwide is an Ireland-based humanitarian NGO with programming in Sri Lanka focused on livelihoods, health, and emergency response in rural and conflict-affected districts — comparable operational model and donor mix.
• CARE International Sri Lanka: CARE International operates WASH, women's economic empowerment, and emergency response programming in Sri Lanka with similar institutional donor mix (EU, DFAT, UN agencies) and rural district geographic focus.
• Mercy Corps: Mercy Corps has operated humanitarian and resilience programming in Sri Lanka focused on livelihoods, conflict recovery, and economic development — comparable beneficiary segments in Northern Province and similar institutional donor portfolio.
• Sri Lanka Red Cross Society: Sri Lanka Red Cross Society is the leading national humanitarian organization for disaster response, WASH, and emergency relief — the most direct functional peer for ADRA's emergency response and humanitarian mandate.
• Save the Children Sri Lanka: Save the Children Sri Lanka is a major international humanitarian NGO operating in Sri Lanka with similar programs in child nutrition, WASH in schools, education in emergencies, and disaster response — directly comparable beneficiary populations and donor mix.
• Oxfam Sri Lanka: Oxfam Sri Lanka is a co-implementing partner on the ACCEND project with ADRA Sri Lanka, jointly conducting CKDu, nutrition, and menstrual hygiene policy research. Operates as a comparable WASH, economic justice, and humanitarian NGO in Sri Lanka.
• World Vision Sri Lanka: World Vision Sri Lanka is a faith-based humanitarian NGO (Christian) operating across WASH, health, livelihoods, and child sponsorship in Sri Lanka's estate and rural districts — directly comparable donor base, beneficiary segments, and faith-affiliated identity.

Emerging players

• Habitat for Humanity Sri Lanka: Habitat for Humanity Sri Lanka focuses on housing and WASH infrastructure for low-income and disaster-affected communities, partially overlapping ADRA's sanitation construction and refugee returnee shelter support work.

Broad incumbents

• UNICEF Sri Lanka: UNICEF Sri Lanka is a major institutional donor and direct implementer of WASH, nutrition, and child protection programs across all 25 districts. Functions both as a peer (co-implementer) and as a funder of ADRA's BRICS project.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ADRA_LK
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/adrasrilanka
• Facebookfacebook.com/adrainsrilanka
• Instagraminstagram.com/adrasrilanka
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/adrasrilanka

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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