DanChurchAid: ACT

Pakistan - aid is getting through to flood victims

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:35:47 GMT

65-year-old Sabho Bhai is just one of the women who have received help from DanChurchAid’s partners in disaster-struck Pakistan. Read here how aid is getting through to the people who need it the most.

Three million DKK to disaster-struck Pakistan

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:24:27 GMT

DanChurchAid supports the Pakistan flood response with an additional three million DKK.

Kyrgyzstan in Turmoil

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:00:13 GMT

DCA, as part of ACT Alliance, responded immediately to the humanitarian crisis in Kyrgyzstan, having the advantage of its presence through long-term development programmes. While responding to the humanitarian needs, ACT Alliance conducted one more round of rapid assessment during July 13-14. Observations from the visits to affected families and IDP (internally displaced persons) camps are summarized here

Shelter for the many homeless

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:37:12 GMT

Five months after the earthquake in Haiti the ACT Alliance is evaluating the work so far in order to be able to streamline and coordinate the continued effort even better. Secretary General, Henrik Stubkjær, writes from Haiti.

HAP and Sphere expertise to Haiti

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:53:32 GMT

New project aims at improved accountability and quality of the humanitarian response in Haiti.

DanChurchAid: Bigger and more efficient

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 13:03:04 GMT

Big in Denmark, small in the world. DanChurchAid will now obtain greater strength internationally for the benefit of the work for the poorest in the world.

Will the donors' 'business as usual' be enough to save Haiti?

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:24:45 GMT

Donors, UN, and Haitian government as well as Civil Society representatives will converge in New York on March 31st for the Haiti Donor Conference to make pledges and begin the planning for Haiti’s long road to reconstruction.

Where can we live?

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:23:28 GMT

Just outside of Port-au-Prince, community leader Altenor Ronald expressed a mixture of frustration, anger and disorientation as he tried to coordinate the relocation of the displaced into a roadside displacement site. “We have no food, no stoves, people are hungry. I’m in charge and I don’t know what to do,” he said.

Haiti - One month later

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:26:32 GMT

On January 12th, a month ago this friday, a massive earthquake measuring 7.0 on the richter scale struck Haiti. The quake lasted about 35 seconds, but left the capital Port-Au-Pince and the surrounding inhabited areas in ruins, killing more than 200.000 and leaving 1.2 million people homeless.

Born in the rubble

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:35:12 GMT

Marie Sylsalve cradled her 10-day-old son, McAnley, and reflected on three weeks that have taken an almost incomprehensible toll. She last saw her husband in the moments immediately following the 12 January earthquake. The family’s home was destroyed and Sylsalve saw a wall fall on Andre. She presumes he is dead – it has been three weeks now. And twelve days later she gave birth in the ruins.