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Norwegian Church Aid in Kenya and other civil society organizations have over the last two years engaged in advocacy as a key strategy to transform society, eradicate poverty and empower the poor.
Norwegian Church Aid began its youth programme in 2008. AYICC Kenya nominates NCA youth NGO of the year, 2009.
Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) considers the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet’s use of the caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed to illustrate its story misguided and thoughtless.
Norwegian Church Aids emergency team are making sure that thousands of refugees are getting tents and access to clean water and latrines in the hardest areas of Haiti.
In a historical landmark in fighting Gender Based Violence, Zambian Churches have united yet again to root out Gender based Violence and Discrimination in Zambia.
NCA’s local partner Viva Rio has been in action, providing assistance in the slum area, since day one after the quake. Norwegian Church Aid is working intensely with critical emergency relief. See...
The suffering caused by the earthquake in Haiti is inconceivable, unimaginable. Norwegian Church Aid is working intensely with critical emergency relief.
NCA is prioritizing the water and psychosocial competence in the Haiti team. Several of the team members also have experience from the post-Tsunami work of 2004.
The day before the climate summit opened in Durban, religious leaders hit the headlines. 200,000 signatures were presented to the president of COP 17.
Norwegian Church Aid is the first agency worldwide to achieve certification against the revised 2010 HAP Standard in Accountability and Quality Management.
"Hope remains that a just climate treaty will be agreed upon one day. But we have a long way to go, and time is fast running out."
This year's Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to three women activists for peace.
Awareness among indigenous communities about hydropower development is increasing in Guatemala, thanks to NCA.
NCA will be present for the duration of COP 17, with policy and information officers following the talks closely.
The youth caravan has reached the second country on its journey to South Africa, Tanzania. At its concert in Dar es Salaam, the young people received the support of the Vice President of Tanzania.
On Monday November 7th, 160 youth started their long journey from Kenya to South Africa. Before leaving, they let Nairobi know that it is time to act for climate justice.
Youth from Europe, America and Africa, including a group of 50 young Norwegians, will raise awareness across Africa about climate change and the upcoming UN climate summit as they this week leave...
Atle Sommerfeldt was today selected to become Norway’s newest Bishop for the diocese of Borg in South-East Norway.
Torrential rains have caused chaos and destruction across Central America. NCA is responding with food aid to affected families in Guatemala.
NCA partners in Tanzania caused a stir when they organised a people's mining conference next door to the companies' own conference last week.
Ethiopia recently made a declaration against FGM and gender-based violence. "A breakthrough," said Hans Birkeland, country representative for NCA.
Pakistan is again hit by flooding, and nine million people in Sindh province have been forced to flee from rising water levels. We are there with drinking water and equipment.
Last weekend, NCA began distributing 5000 tonnes of food to the drought-stricken population in Gedo, Somalia.
Grassroots mobilisation in the run-up to the Durban climate change summit was the order of the day when Erik Solheim met NCA in South Africa last week.
Darfur receives very little media coverage, but the conflict there remains unresolved. Norwegian Church Aid’s humanitarian programme in the Sudanese province has entered its seventh year.
Taking a grassroots approach to address the spread of HIV in Vietnam has shown positive results, also in combating stigma and discrimination.
Over 13 million people on the Horn of Africa are affected by serious drought. Somalia is the worst affected, and NCA is now distributing food to over 60,000 people for the next 6 months.
Drought is among the causes of the famine currently affecting Africa's Horn. African youth have now launched their own campaign against climate change.
Norway disappointed during the opening session, but now the signals are that Norway may play a key role in driving negotiations forward.
Norwegian Church Aid and Save the Children have signed a historic agreement towards fighting FGM in Ethiopia.
The World Council of Churches arranged a peace conference in Jamaica this week. Over 1000 peace activists from around the world participated.
The Danish retail giant Bilka has chosen to support an NCA healthcare project for mothers and children in Malawi with over 6 million Norwegian Kroner.
Poor roads are preventing food distribution in remote areas of Liberia where large numbers of Ivorian refugees are living. A reconciliation process in Ivory Coast is necessary for the refugees to...
Over 100,000 people have fled from Ivory Coast into Liberia since November. Norwegian Church Aid/ACT Alliance is now helping ensure refugees have access to potable water and good sanitation.
As Haiti’s election results are revealed, Norwegian Church Aid urges the donor community to put its money where its mouth is.
Given the dramatic developments of recent days, NCA/ACT Alliance is now preparing to meet a large-scale and long-term requirement for humanitarian assistance in Libya.
Norwegian Church Aid is supporting the work of 100 rescue centres after the disaster in Japan.
An ACT Alliance vehicle was on Thursday attacked by angry demonstrators close to the Tunisian-Libyan border. Agencies report increased tensions among the local population and in the camps.
In light of the tense and unpredictable situation in Libya, the ACT team currently deployed to the Tunisian-Libyan border is making preparations for every eventuality.
The UN says there is still a need for 1.3 billion dollars in aid to the Horn of Africa. An almost equal amount disappears from Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia in illegal capital flight every year.
At their meeting last week the WCC Central Committee issued a statement welcoming the recognition of water and sanitation as a human right by the United Nations.
One year on, general secretary Atle Sommerfeldt has returned to earthquake-shattered Haiti to assess the progress of the relief effort so far.
In cooperation with UNHCR, Norwegian Church Aid/ACT Alliance is carrying out a detailed assessment to ascertain the humanitarian situation inside Libya.
Many people are still living under canvas in Pakistan following the flood of summer 2010. Needs grow as winter approaches.
Norwegian Church Aid and partners held a demonstration in Cancún, Mexico on Monday in support of an extension of the Kyoto Protocol.
UN member states are meeting this week in advance of the signing of an international Arms Trade Treaty. Norwegian Church Aid has today launched the report “Small but Lethal” in New York.
A strong turnout and good organisation of the referendum in South Sudan are signs that both North and South are ready to build a future free of conflict.
Norwegian Church Aid believes the number of people infected with cholera in Haiti may be much higher than official figures.
New figures published by UNAIDS in connection with World Aids Day 1st December show that the HIV epidemic is being contained, with fewer people infected in 56 countries worldwide.
Download a new report on climate change and how local communities can adapt to its consequences here.
One year after the earthquake, Norwegian Church Aid takes a look back at the work done so far through partners in Haiti.
NCA is stepping up its emergency preparedness capacity in Haiti in advance of the arrival of tropical storm Tomas. The storm is expected to make landfall on Haiti on Friday, with winds of up to...
Norwegian Church Aid is redoubling its efforts to fight the cholera epidemic in Haiti. "If the spread of the disease is not caught at an early stage, catastrophic consequences may follow," says...
The Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza receives US$ 260,000 annually in support from Norwegian Church Aid. Meet the hospital's director Suhaila Tarazi here.
On October 28th, the fundraising campaign "Operation Day's Work" mobilised young people from 750 schools in Norway to raise money towards NCAs youth programmes in Brazil.
Tanzanite is a gemstone found only in Tanzania. Why, then, do three other countries earn more from the export of Tanzanite than Tanzania does?
Norwegian Church Aid’s (NCA) Emergency Coordinator in Guatemala will travel to Haiti today. Three staff from the head office in Oslo will also arrive in country tomorrow afternoon.
Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) rejects the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten’s claim that it was necessary to re-publish the facsimile of the caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed.
Thousands of Activists Gather in 15 Countries to Warn of Worsening Conflict.
Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) supports the Church of Norway Council on Ecumenical and International Relations’ (the council hereafter) critique of Switzerland’s referendum vote to ban the building of...
By the end of September, the Norwegian Church Aid office in Kosovo will close.
NCA and partner work on capacity building and accountable local governance is reaping fruits as was witnessed during the period/processes leading to the April 2009 elections.
Mrs. Vera Lesko, Executive Director of Vatra center, was honored by the United States of America with the award "Woman of Courage" of the Secretary of the American State.
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A large number of people are suffering in the current crisis in Zimbabwe. In this situation the churches have stepped up and taken action. Norwegian Church is partnering with Christian Care.
South Africans go to the polls on April 22nd, 2009. Already a record number of voters (more than 23 million) are registered to vote. This is being regarded as the most exiting of the elections so f...
In 2008 Norwegian Church Aid's partner organisation RDRS started an interesting climate change adaptation project in northern Bangladesh.
”The humanitarian situation in Darfur is still alarming, with 90,000 having been forced to flee their homes in the last three months alone”, says Norwegian Church Aid’s Bjørg Mide.
A mid-term evaluation of Brazilian human trafficking projects supported by Operasjon Dagsverk is showing positive progress.
High up in the mountains of northern Laos lives an indigenous population known as the Akha. As modern times encroach on their traditional way of life, NCA is working to ensure their human rights an...
Norwegian Church Aid has been abused in an email scam, where the sender encourages recipients to transfer money.
All across India people from local communities meet to discuss problems and find solutions. But only when the women stepped forward the changes were noticeable.
As an addition to the existing quality controls, NCA recently became a member of the Humanitarian Accountability Partnership. HAP is an international organization which certifies the work and work...
Former executive director of NCA’s partner organization in Albania, Vatra, Ms Vera Lesko, on June 16th received the international award ”Heroes Acting to End Modern-Day Slavery” from US state...
General Secretary Atle Sommerfeldt meets key member of Hamas, political advisor Ahmad Yousef of the Ismail Haniyeh government in Gaza.
The Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) and Follestad officially opened Antioch South Community School in Zambia on the 28th of April. Last year Follestad donated NOK 353.000,-. Now the school is ready to use.
Despite the biting cold in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, voting is now in full swing in South Africa having started on a relatively peaceful note. Some voters started queuing as early as 4am. Al...
The much awaited voting has started in South Africa, 16th April kicked off with the casting of the expatriate vote.
On the 10th of December, the 9th General Assembly of the AACC launched the NCA’s "Audit of Gender Related Policies in Southern African Churches".
Published: 22.10.2010