Where we work

Guatemala

Our work here focuses on agricultural development, disaster prevention and relief aid, human rights and strengthening the legal system.

Sudan

Among other things, our work here includes mine clearance, protecting the civilian population and relief aid in Darfur.

India

Here we work with fighting hunger and poverty, disaster preparedness, democracy, rights and the caste system.

Angola

Our work here focuses on clearing areas of landmines and unexploded ammunition as well as mine risk education.

Congo (DCR)

Our work here focuses on demining, fighting hunger and helping women who are victims of violence.

Ethiopia

Our work here focuses on disaster risk reduction, equal rights for men and women, strengthening civil society and fighting hunger, HIV and AIDS.

Malawi

Our work here focuses on the prevention of HIV and AIDS, food security and women’s rights.

Uganda

Our work here focuses on agriculture, disaster preparedness, combating HIV and AIDS and supporting a democratic development.

Zambia

Our work here focuses on women’s right to participate, fighting poverty, HIV and AIDS, climate change adaption and democracy.

Bangladesh

Our work here focuses on disaster preparedness, climate changes, democracy, women’s rights and protecting migrants.

Burma/Myanmar

Our work here focuses on empowering civil society, development and education, emergency relief aid and supporting refugees.

Cambodia

Our work here includes, among other things, fighting hunger, HIV/AIDS, supporting women’s rights and climate change adaption.

Nepal

Our work here focuses on democracy and rights, disaster preparedness, disaster risk reduction and safe migration.

Pakistan

Our work here focuses on relief aid, health care, medicine and reconstruction following the floods.

Haiti

Here our work focuses on rebuilding schools and helping the rural poor with income generating activities after the violent earthquake in 2010.

Honduras

Our work here focuses on agricultural development, disaster preparedness, climate change adaption, human rights and democracy.

West Bank/Gaza

Our work here focuses on relief aid, women’s rights and improving the Palestinian population’s living conditions.

Kazakhstan

Our work here focuses on supporting the poor that travel from town to town on foot. We establish self-help groups and influence laws and procedures.

Kyrgyzstan

Our work here focuses on supporting poor immigrant families, education for marginalised children and young people and self-help groups for the elderly.

Lebanon

Our work here focuses on clearing cluster bombs, neutralising mines and enabling the population to manage on their own.

DanChurchAid believes

Henrik Stubkjær, Secretary General

"Hunger is an inevitable consequence of poverty. Hunger is the most grotesque example of inequity in the world. DCA is fighting hunger with all of the means we have, both in the short and longer term."

More money for the poorest in the world

The total income of DanChurchAid in 2011 was DKK 528.7 million, which was 1.2 million more than in 2011. Of this, 415.3 million was spent on helping poor people all over the world, a rise of 3.6 million from 2010.

The increase springs primarily from greater activity in the field of relief aid, where DKK 222.6 million was spent compared to 202.4 million in 2010.

It resulted from greater activity in Africa, not least the comprehensive intervention in the Horn of Africa made necessary by the disastrous drought, which affected over 13 million people.

Higher EU grants

The increase in total income in 2011 is primarily due to higher EU grants, which rose from DKK 84.2 million in 2010 to 107.3 million in 2011. This compensates for less income from Danida (Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and for a small decrease in private donations and collections.

The income from Danida, private donations and public appeals fell by a total of DKK 24.2 million in 2011 compared to 2010.

Africa is number one

Africa continues to be the continent where DanChurchAid spends the most, and due to the vast effort in the Horn of Africa, in 2011, 45% of our spending took place in Africa, against 43% in 2010.

The spending on development aid was reduced to DKK 192.7 million in 2011 compared to 209.2 million in 2010.

The highest development spending continues to be in Africa, totalling DKK 69 million in 2011, followed by Asia, where spending on development work amounted to DKK 50.9 million in 2011.

Moderate increase

Given that the increase in total income was moderate, while private donations and collection earnings fell, spending on the secretariat, fundraising and information work was reduced from DKK 117.9 million in 2010 to 113 million in 2011.

It is also the intention to cap the spending on such functions in 2012 and 2013 in order to dedicate the highest possible share of income to relief and development work all over the world.