Humanitarian Assistance

Relief, rehabilitation and development

DanChurchAid pursues an integrated approach to relief and long-term development interventions, ensuring that emergency response operations provide a smooth transition to sustainable development activities and reinforce local capacities to prepare for and respond to disasters.

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How we work with humanitarian assistance

DanChurchAid works with relief and long-term development by focussing on the following:

• Provision of sustainable relief and rehabilitation with a special focus on food crisis response
• Advocacy for increased humanitarian space and access to assistance/protection
• Partner/ACT implemented assistance based on local community needs and capacities
• Linking relief, rehabilitation and development, including disaster risk reduction
• Gender issues addressed at all stages of DCA-supported emergency interventions
• Conflict sensitivity is an integrated part DCA humanitarian assistance
• A strong focus on accountability towards beneficiaries.

Code of Conduct

DanChurchAid ensures that the emergency relief and rehabilitation support is based on humanitarian principles and the Code of Conduct .

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