Norwegian Church Aid (NCA;
Norwegian
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: ''Kirkens Nødhjelp'') is a
Norwegian
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to:
*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
* Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
* Demographics of Norway
*The Norwegian language, including ...
humanitarian
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and
ecumenical
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organisation with headquarters in
Oslo
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. It was traditionally affiliated with the state
Church of Norway
The Church of Norway ( nb, Den norske kirke, nn, Den norske kyrkja, se, Norgga girku, sma, Nöörjen gærhkoe) is an evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. The church ...
, but is now independent. Norwegian Church Aid works together with people and organisations across the world to eradicate poverty and injustice.
Work
NCA provides emergency assistance in disasters and works for long-term development in local communities. In order to address the root causes of poverty, NCA advocates for just decisions by public authorities, business and religious leaders.
Norwegian Church Aid is an ecumenical organisation for global justice. Its projects are carried out with no intention of influencing people's religious affiliation.
To ensure efficiency and create results, Norwegian Church Aid is a member of th
ACT Alliance one of the world's largest humanitarian alliances. The alliance consists of church-based organisations throughout the world and cooperates with organisations across religious faiths.
Norwegian Church Aid works in three ways:
* Emergency preparedness and response: saving lives and protecting people in emergency situations
* Long-term development aid: supporting local communities to achieve development over time
* Advocacy: promoting democracy and human rights by influencing decision-making processes
The organisation works in over 30 countries in Africa, Asia and Central and Latin America.
In 2018 the Norwegian Church Aid and five other key NGOs organise the customary
torchlight parade
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in Oslo in honour of that year's
Nobel Peace Prize
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laureates,
Denis Mukwege and
Nadia Murad, who were awarded the prize for their work to end the use of
sexual violence as a weapon of war.
Changemaker
Norwegian Church Aid’s youth movement
Changemaker organises campaigns, courses, camps and local projects for its many thousands of members aged 13 - 30. Changemaker's main priority is to encourage young people to take an interest in global issues and speak out against injustice. Changemaker's offices are housed within NCA headquarters in Oslo.
[http://changemaker.no/english/ About Changemaker]
References
External links
ACT AllianceChangemakerNorwegian Church Aid
{{Humanitarian partners of the European Commission
Church Aid, Norwegian
Religious organisations based in Norway