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DanChurchAid
DanChurchAid (Danish: Folkekirkens Nødhjælp) is a Danish humanitarian non governmental organisation aimed at supporting the world's poorest. It was founded in 1922, and is rooted in the Danish National Evangelical Lutheran Church. It is a member of ACT Development, a global alliance of over 140 churches and related humanitarian organisations, working to create positive and sustainable change in the lives of poor and marginalized people.
DanChurchAid's stated aim is to "assist the world’s poorest to lead a life in dignity, regardless of race, creed, political or religious affiliation.".
Since 2014, the secretary general of DanChurchAid has been Birgitte Qvist-Sørensen. In 2017 it had a total income of DKK 691.5 million, including 91.6 million in EU grants.
In the aftermath of World War I, evangelical churches in 22 European countries met to discuss how churches could aid the rebuilding of Europe. Several smaller churches in war-torn countries were dependent on external help to survive, and in light of that a European church alliance was formed. DanChurchAid—at that time named "Den danske Folkekirkes Nødhjælp til Europas Evangeliske kirker"—became the Danish branch of the alliance.
After World War II, DanChurchAid began to focus on aiding war refugees. The organisation became part of the Lutheran World Federation and the World Council of Churches, and were now able to help refugees from outside of Europe as well as within.
The engagement in international refugee and disaster relief aid led to the organisation adopting its current Danish name, Folkekirkens Nødhjælp [da], in 1953.
In the 1960s, DanChurchAid primarily worked with catastrophe relief and humanitarian aid. During the Biafra war in Nigeria, the organisation coordinated and led the Biafran airlift, a shared effort from church and humanitarian organisations to bring aid to children in Biafra. The airlift completed roughly 5,000 night flights.
In the 1970s, DanChurchAid started working with developmental aid for the first time.
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DanChurchAid
DanChurchAid (Danish: Folkekirkens Nødhjælp) is a Danish humanitarian non governmental organisation aimed at supporting the world's poorest. It was founded in 1922, and is rooted in the Danish National Evangelical Lutheran Church. It is a member of ACT Development, a global alliance of over 140 churches and related humanitarian organisations, working to create positive and sustainable change in the lives of poor and marginalized people.
DanChurchAid's stated aim is to "assist the world’s poorest to lead a life in dignity, regardless of race, creed, political or religious affiliation.".
Since 2014, the secretary general of DanChurchAid has been Birgitte Qvist-Sørensen. In 2017 it had a total income of DKK 691.5 million, including 91.6 million in EU grants.
In the aftermath of World War I, evangelical churches in 22 European countries met to discuss how churches could aid the rebuilding of Europe. Several smaller churches in war-torn countries were dependent on external help to survive, and in light of that a European church alliance was formed. DanChurchAid—at that time named "Den danske Folkekirkes Nødhjælp til Europas Evangeliske kirker"—became the Danish branch of the alliance.
After World War II, DanChurchAid began to focus on aiding war refugees. The organisation became part of the Lutheran World Federation and the World Council of Churches, and were now able to help refugees from outside of Europe as well as within.
The engagement in international refugee and disaster relief aid led to the organisation adopting its current Danish name, Folkekirkens Nødhjælp [da], in 1953.
In the 1960s, DanChurchAid primarily worked with catastrophe relief and humanitarian aid. During the Biafra war in Nigeria, the organisation coordinated and led the Biafran airlift, a shared effort from church and humanitarian organisations to bring aid to children in Biafra. The airlift completed roughly 5,000 night flights.
In the 1970s, DanChurchAid started working with developmental aid for the first time.
