Danish People’s Aid is a national, voluntary, humanitarian organisation providing aid and assistance to vulnerable people in Denmark and abroad.

The green cross is our distinctive mark, signifying the fundamental elements of voluntariness, solidarity with the underprivileged and sustainability.

Apart from advocating the vulnerable groups, our organisation has room for diversity and is not afraid of finding new answers and approaches.

 

OUR WORK ABROAD

Danish People’s Aid does not operate exclusively in Denmark. We provide aid for poor people and victims of both man-made and natural disasters in Africa, West India and Asia.

Through our international operations we wish to:

-Support vulnerable and weak groups, regardless of religious, ethnic or political affiliation

-Provide instant and long-term aid for victims of disasters and war to mitigate the effects in the best possible way for each individual

-To cooperate with international, national and local organisations and associations to enhance the effect of our actions

 

WHAT WE DO

 

When catastrophes strike

Concerning cases of emergency, Danish People’s Aid is a specialist on re-housing. For more than 20 years we have provided re-housing for people in distress, which means that we have achieved an established reputation of experience in this field. Other organisations therefore profit by our concepts in e.g. Haiti. Re-housing can be combined with technical training and solutions to water and sanitary problems.

Once we have carried out the immediate acute emergency aid, our key activity is thus reconstruction. We are, however, capable of distributing food and providing many other kinds of instant assistance.

 

From emergency aid to development

Concerning the contribution for the long-term development in destitute countries, we have specialised in:

-Training and education to help them support themselves, just like we did in Uganda and do at present in South Africa

-School construction in Afghanistan to secure young people a basis to build upon

-Health like e.g. improvement of the water quality and sanitation in Tanzania

-Social and psychosocial activities like e.g. assistance for orphans in South Africa

-Support for the development of civil societies and making poor and vulnerable groups stand up for their rights. We do advocacy and help developing local organisations.

We operate within partnerships worldwide, and local partners are instrumental in bringing about results in a way that the local people feel engaged and involved in their own development.

Together with The Danish Refugee Council we form DACAAR, who supports the development of poor rural areas.