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."

The Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA)

Danida was set up within Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to provide humanitarian help and assistance in developing countries. Danish development assistance takes the most urgent problems in the developing countries as its starting point, and at the same time reflects the values underlying Denmark’s international behaviour. The promotion of sustainable development through economic growth that is focused on alleviating poverty is the fundamental challenge for Danish development cooperation.

The main thrust of Denmark’s bilateral development cooperation is based on development assistance to Denmark’s partner countries. Partner countries are those countries where Denmark is engaged with a long-term perspective and political and financial weight. In most partner countries, Denmark’s engagement is based on long-term development cooperation with the country’s government. In other countries, Denmark’s engagement is based on partnerships with non-state or international actors in the country that promote peoples’ freedom, access to democracy and better living conditions.

The partner countries are at present: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burma, Cambodia, The Palestinian Territories, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

The government will, over the coming years, reduce the total number of countries to which Denmark is providing development assistance – including non-partner countries - by approximately 25 per cent.

The number of partner countries will be reduced from 26 to 15 over the coming years to enable increased engagement in Africa and in fragile states. Decision has already been taken to phase out development co-operation with Bhutan, Vietnam, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Zambia, Benin and Cambodia.

Denmark's development policy is an integrated part of its foreign policy. It is based on the new strategy for Danish development cooperation "Freedom from Poverty - Freedom to Change", which was adopted by Parliament in June of 2010. In its development policy, Denmark will focus particularly on five political priorities:

Growth and employment
Freedom, democracy and human rights
Gender equality
Stability and fragility
Environment and climate

This will ensure that Denmark is active in areas where we can best make a difference; where we can achieve the best possible results and where we can contribute to setting the agenda. This ensures maximum impact and results of Danish development cooperation and a significant Danish contribution to the international endeavours to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals.

The Government will maintain Danish development assistance at the level of DKK 15.2 billion annually over the period 2011-2013. In 2011, development assistance is expected to reach the level of approx. 0.84 per cent of Danish GNI. With this high level, Denmark will maintain its position among the five countries in the world that meet the UN target of providing at least 0.7 per cent of GNI in development assistance.

Of these 15.2 billion DKK approximately 1 billion is given to NGOs, 1.4 billion to multilateral assistance, 6.1 billion to bilateral assistance and 1.3 billion via the United Nations.