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ARDF Has Been Working with the Global Anglican Communion for More Than 15 Years 2019 ANNUAL REPORT POWERFUL PARTNERSHIPS TRANSFORMING OUR WORLD 1 DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN CHRIST, By God’s grace, ARDF has been working with the Global Anglican Communion for more than 15 years. Because of your support, we have provided more than $10.9 million in funding for 194 development projects in 38 countries touching nearly 1.4 million lives in Anglican communities around the world. In addition, since 2004, a total of $2.72 million has been donated to those suffering disasters worldwide, including in the United States. In fiscal year 2019, ARDF-Global was able to expand in new directions. ARDF Kenya Charitable Trust joined the ARDF family, as did ARDF-Egypt. These new ARDF organizations are the beginnings of a movement building self- sufficiency at the national provincial level by investing in development projects that return a surplus which can be reinvested in future grants and loans. There are now five ARDF national groups serving the Worldwide Anglican Communion – Australia, Canada, and the United States (founding members), plus Kenya and Egypt. For example, ARDF-Kenya Charitable Trust already has two surplus projects (a poultry farm and an agricultural milling operation) that will generate $60,000 over three years into the Charitable Trust. A joint 2020 project in bread baking will provide a market for farmers and will supply wholesale/retail loaves to the underserved market in three eastern dioceses in Kenya. ARDF was created to be the strong hands The ARDF-US model connects donors in North America with parishes in the developing world, empowering local leaders on the ground to meet the needs of their community. When both US and international churches demonstrate the love of Jesus in tangible and spiritual ways, the impact is life giving. We are thankful to God that you show your of Christ, reaching out in solidarity with love for Christ by giving through ARDF-US. CONTENTS ARDF-Global remains committed to living out the words of Matthew 25:40: “I tell you the truth, whatever you did our brothers and sisters around the for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.” Your partnership has provided much for our brothers Introduction 4 and sisters in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. ARDF Structure 5 world. ARDF encourages families and You have also allowed us to respond to vital relief needs around the world. Specifically, your generous response to Impact Overview 6-7 Hurricanes Florence and Michael, the wildfires in California, and cyclones in Mozambique, among others, empowered communities in need with practical the church to be a beacon of hope to thousands of people in crisis. Primary Education 9 Secondary Education We are thankful for your partnership in proclaiming the gospel – in both word and deed – throughout the world. 10 help and solid solutions through a living Post-Secondary Education 13 In Christ, Gospel that feeds body, soul, and spirit Adult Vocational Education 14 KCEP 17 so that all may live in dignity and seek Relief 18-19 The Most Rev. Dr. Foley Beach The Rev. Dr. Malcolm Reid Canon William E. Deiss Financial Summary 20-22 eternal life in Jesus Christ. President Chairman Executive Director Leadership 23 2 3 INTRODUCTION Whether a given project focuses on education, clean water, accessible healthcare, economic opportunity, food security, or agriculture, ARDF believes that local partner- OUR MISSION ships are the best way to positively transform our world. Thank you for joining us in partnering with our Our mission is to work within the worldwide Anglican Anglican brothers and sisters as they live out the Gospel Communion to maximize life change in some of the in some of the world’s poorest communities. most challenging parts of the world for the sake of Christ by • Mutually crossing cultural and economic boundaries. • Focusing on Africa, Asia, and Latin America. OUR HISTORY • Supporting holistic, community-based projects that ARDF was founded in 2004 with the support of then incorporate evangelism. Bishop Robert Duncan as a way to channel giving from • Using the highest quality project research and Anglican donors in North America to Anglican churches outcome evaluation available. in the economically poorer countries of the Anglican • Providing a spiritually enriching, thoughtful, and Communion. satisfying giving experience for our donors. From the start, ARDF consciously adopted an organiza- Inspired by God’s radical grace, we exist to empower tional model intended to reverse Anglicanism’s colonial Anglicans in the developing world to show the love of legacy and restore international relationships based on FOUNDING NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Christ to those in need in their own communities. mutual respect and a shared faith in Jesus Christ. To THE achieve this end, a board of Archbishops representing COMPRISED OF: orthodox Anglican Provinces in the developing world ARDF-Australia OUR OPPORTUNITY leads ARDF, determining priorities, approving each ARDF-Canada project, and keeping the organization firmly linked to GLOBAL ARDF-US Most of the world lives on less than 2 dollars a day. Hun- the Church. dreds of millions live without clean water, food, education, RESPONSIBLE FOR: healthcare, or employment. Countless numbers suffer “For the first time in the history of giving within the under oppression, broken political systems, endemic ORGANIZATION • Research, monitoring & evaluation Church, we see true partnership, not patronage,” com- • Fundraising violence, and despair. They are real people, just like us, mented The Most Rev. Henry Luke Orombi, former who are in desperate need of transformation and hope. • Communications Archbishop of the Church of the Province of Uganda • Building relationships between North Americans and and a founding ARDF Trustee. OF ARDF As Anglicans and members of the Body of Christ, we are those in the developing world through Vision trips, etc. • Dispensing disaster relief to on the ground partners connected to a global network of spiritually rich congre- This model has forged strong ties between the ACNA gations and grassroots ministries that are already serving and many Anglican leaders from around the world. GLOBAL COUNCIL the poor and proclaiming the Gospel in incredible ways. These Gospel-centered partnerships make the local Anglicans who implement ARDF’s projects feel COMPRISED OF: NEW NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS “connected to the Body of Christ – not just a charity,” in Anglican Primates from the Developing World the words of Bp. Flavio Soares, Diocese of Recife, Brazil. Anglican Leaders from the Founding Organizations COMPRISED OF: OUR IMPACT ARDF-Kenya Charitable Trust ARDF builds powerful partnerships with Anglicans in Today, ARDF serves as the ACNA’s official international RESPONSIBLE FOR: ARDF-Egypt Africa, Asia, and Latin America to relieve extreme suffer- relief and development arm. At the same time, ARDF • Setting strategic direction ing and transform lives through sustainable, high-impact has become a grassroots movement for Anglicans here • Approving development projects RESPONSIBLE FOR: development projects. Our unique, Christ-centered in North America who maintain a historically grounded • Reviewing research • In country research, monitoring & evaluation development model focuses on thorough research, local and orthodox faith while also caring deeply about • Keeping ARDF connected to the Global Anglican • Approving in-country grants partners, and transparent financial accountability. poverty and social justice issues. Communion • Dispensing disaster relief to on the ground partners 4 5 IMPACT OVERVIEW More than COMMITTED TO THE DEVELOPING WORLD 1,397,000 Geographical distribution of projects: lives impacted AFRICA: 143 PROJECTS ASIA: 37 PROJECTS LATIN AMERICA: 14 PROJECTS Development Countries where Countries where ARDF has completed projects: Projects Funded: 38 ARDF has worked $10.93 194 Million Committed COMMITTED TO MEETING NEED ARDF is COMMITTED to the Gospel. ARDF is EFFICIENT because it works within existing church structures in implementing projects. ARDF is EFFECTIVE because its projects are researched and evaluated before implementation, and are based on ARDF is EMPOWERING because it is guided by recommendations from the Global Trustees. thoughtful Christian leaders in support of the needs of the Christian community. ARDF is SUSTAINABLE because every project is locally initiated and implemented with the advice and council ARDF IS THE ANGLICAN CHURCH IN ACTION GLOBALLY. of ARDF and its consultants. THE CARIBBEAN: AFRICA: Cuba Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, ASIA: LATIN AMERICA: Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Marocco, Nigeria, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, RECENT PROJECTS: Paraguay, Peru Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia Sri Lanka, Thailand COMMITTED TO HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT ARDF ministers to the whole person. We do this by funding projects that fall into one of these six categories: Burundi Egypt Morocco Kenya Paraguay Community Development, Economic Empowerment, Education, Evangelism and Discipleship, Food Security, and Health. All ARDF projects are holistic and many fall into more than one category. Every project proclaims Christ Agricultural Vocational Church Poultry Preschool through the development process. Training Training Expansion Farming Expansion Because education is integral to all of the categories, on the following pages, this
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