{"id":43876,"date":"2026-02-17T14:15:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T14:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adra.org\/?p=43876"},"modified":"2026-04-10T00:42:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T00:42:34","slug":"adra-welcomes-new-vice-president-for-sustainable-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/adra-welcomes-new-vice-president-for-sustainable-development","title":{"rendered":"ADRA accueille un nouveau vice-pr\u00e9sident charg\u00e9 du d\u00e9veloppement durable"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adra.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image-6.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43877\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">[Thierry Van Bignoot is appointed the new VP of Sustainable Development for ADRA International]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Thierry Van Bignoot as its new Vice President for Sustainable Development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is a profound honor to step into this role at a time when the world is facing increasingly complex humanitarian and development challenges,\u201d says Van Bignoot.&nbsp;&nbsp;\u201cI look forward to working alongside our global network to strengthen resilience, expand opportunity, and ensure that the communities we serve are not only supported in times of crisis, but empowered for long-term, lasting change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Van Bignoot is an experienced international development and humanitarian leader who has served as Country Director for ADRA Yemen since 2021. During his previous tenure with ADRA International, he held several key leadership roles, including Senior Emergency Management Advisor and Director of the Emergency Management Unit. He also previously served as Associate Director for ADRA Asia, supporting country offices&nbsp;across the region in strengthening program quality and impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThierry brings a rare combination of field experience, strategic leadership, and deep commitment to our mission,\u201d said Paulo Lopes, President of ADRA International. \u201cHis leadership in complex humanitarian contexts and across our global network positions him well to guide our Sustainable Development work with clarity and purpose. I am confident this next chapter will strengthen our impact and reinforce our commitment to lasting change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Van Bignoot steps into this vital new leadership role that was previously held by&nbsp;Sonya Funna,&nbsp;who served ADRA for more than 18 years before leaving in January, 2026 to pursue new opportunities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ADRA Board Chair, Audrey Andersson, expressed her appreciation for Funna and the impact she left on ADRA globally,&nbsp;&nbsp;\u201cSonya\u2019s leadership has left a deep and lasting mark on ADRA,\u201d she said. \u201cShe brought wisdom, integrity, and genuine care to every conversation and every decision.We are deeply grateful for her service and the heart she poured into this organization.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As ADRA moves forward, the organization remains committed to its mission of serving humanity so all may live as God intended. We are sure Van Bignoot will bring renewed energy and vision to ADRA\u2019s global efforts to build a just world through justice, compassion, and love.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ADRA a le plaisir d'annoncer la nomination de Thierry Van Bignoot au poste de vice-pr\u00e9sident pour le d\u00e9veloppement durable.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":43886,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[766,778,614,11],"tags":[1035,1034],"class_list":["post-43876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-homepage","category-featured-news-stories","category-news","category-press-release","tag-adra-vice-president","tag-thierry-van-bignoot"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/46"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43876"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43876\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47767,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43876\/revisions\/47767"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}