Adara Group
international development NGO
The Adara Group (formerly the ISIS Group) is a partnership between an international development organisation Adara Development (formerly the ISIS Foundation) and two corporate advisory businesses Adara Advisors Pty. Limited (formerly ISIS Asia Pacific) and Adara Partners (Australia) Pty Limited. The Adara Group is focused on improving health and education for people living in poverty. The organisation was founded in Bermuda in 1998 by New Zealand-born business woman Audette Exel.
Name
The organisation was originally called the ISIS Group, after Isis, the Egyptian goddess of children and motherhood. In 2014, due to the rise of the Islamic State, the ISIS Group changed its name to the Adara Group.
History
The Adara Group was co-founded in 1998 in Bermuda by Audette Exel and a small group of friends. Soon after formation, Adara Development began to conduct development research in Humla, Nepal, and also fostered connections with Kiwoko Hospital in the Luwero Triangle, Uganda.
In 2002, it registered as a charitable trust in the United Kingdom.
In 2009, Adara Development (USA) (formerly ISIS Foundation (USA)) was set up and in 2011 it received 501(c) status.
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