Margarita Zobnina, a medical biologist in the nursing profession, joined a women's group in her native Kazakhstan after the collapse of the Soviet Union, at a time when women faced not only increasing impoverishment but also loneliness. Read more...

DanChurchAid and the local partners LICADHO and Legal Aid Cambodia have worked together since 2004 to improve the rights of children in Cambodia. Read more...

Nearly 500 children are currently detained in Cambodia’s prisons. For these children, the prisons they call “home” are overcrowded, unhygienic and lacking in basic facilities. Many are detained with adults, they are regularly held in pre-trial detention that exceeds the legal time limit, and many are sentenced to prison time without any regard to their age. A coalition of local and international groups has called on the government to pass legislation to protect the children. Read more...

"It is about empowering the poor to fight for their universal rights,” says International Director Christian Friis Bach. In DanChurchAid’s partner-based programme work, there are more and more examples of a rights-based approach in action. The rights-based approach is about identification, influence and assisting poor people in organising and involving themselves. It is about enabling the poor to fight for their universal rights.
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Rights-based approaches in Cambodia: International Director of DanChurchAid, Christian Friis Bach, has just visited LWF Cambodia programme in Sleng Village, where rights-based approaches begins to work successfully. Read more...

Human trafficking can be described as a modern-day form of slavery. Trafficking involves the transport or trade of people within and across borders for the purpose of forcing them into slavery conditions. Trafficking is a serious violation of human rights. In Cambodia, DanChurchAid works for the recognition of trafficked persons, especially women and girls, to be seen as victims with rights - in need of protection and assistance - rather than as offenders or illegal migrants. Read more...

When the temperature is below minus 30 and you are left outdoor for the night, you may very well give up hope. Russia is facing an enormous challenge of providing housing and proper living conditions for about 5 million homeless people. Read more...

Through partners, DanChurchAid supports vulnerable children who have been assaulted, exposed to exploitation or caught in the legal system. Read more...