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In El Fasher, North Darfur, a humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding. For over 18 months, the city has been under siege-like conditions, and the situation is rapidly deteriorating. More than 260,000 civilians are trapped, cut off from food, medicine, an...

In the colorful village of Thyolo, 64-year-old Triza Selemani Mwinyima, a former nankungwi (elder woman responsible for guiding girls through initiation), sits beside a green fence, surrounded by a group eager to learn.

In Rufunsa District, farmers recently gathered for a traditional seed and food fair that celebrated Zambia’s agricultural heritage and the power of local knowledge. The event, organised by the Community Technology Development Trust (CTDT) under the NCA...

"The ceasefire agreement for Gaza is the greatest hope we've had in a long time for a breathing space for the traumatized population of Gaza," says Secretary General Anne Cecilie Kaltenborn.

Nearly 2,000 people lost their lives in the devastating floods that hit Pakistan in 2022, submerging one-third of the country. One of the victims was the mother of Jamna Keval.

In Dawachefa District, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, where conflict once divided neighbors, a quiet effort is underway to mend broken trust and restore peace. Merema Seid, a mother, shopkeeper, and peace committee member, lives in Dawachefa in the Oromia Sp...

There has once again been flooding in several areas of Pakistan. Since June 2025, nearly seven million people in Pakistan have been affected. Norwegian Church Aid has responded with emergency assistance in several areas, including clean water, hygiene...

In Malawi’s hottest area, Ngabu, hunger often writes the same old story: A disaster strikes, NGOs rush in with aid, and communities line up to receive relief supplies. But in one farmers’ club they dared to flip the script.

Najma Ahmed (Rodo) lives in Beled Hawa, a town in Somalia’s Gedo region. Her journey in life hasn’t been easy as she lost her father at a young age, which forced her to drop out of school. Soon after, Najma was married off as a young girl, a fate share...

From the 4th to 15th of August, Matilde Angeltveit from the head office, Daisy Lutango Mwilima from the Zambia office, and our partner bishop Nelson Kisare from the Tanzanian Interfaith Standing Committee on Economic Justice and Integrity of Creation,...

A major global waste problem can be tackled and result in both jobs and new products. This has been demonstrated by Norwegian Church Aid's project, ‘Waste for value’. More and more countries are adopting this method.

Khartoum, Sudan | April 2025 – The humanitarian situation in Central Darfur and White Nile State is dire as millions have been displaced and face acute food insecurity due to the ongoing conflict in Sudan. A consortium of humanitarian partners has laun...