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1597: 152:, evangelical churches in 22 European countries met to discuss how churches could aid the rebuilding of Europe. Several smaller churches in war-torn countries were dependent on external help to survive, and in light of that a European church alliance was formed. DanChurchAid—at that time named "Den danske Folkekirkes Nødhjælp til Europas Evangeliske kirker"—became the Danish branch of the alliance. 24: 1536: 1551: 1182: 1194: 1485: 1055: 1360: 1222: 1331: 790: 1051: 1230: 1311: 1561: 757: 1202: 1251: 1303: 1435: 1425: 1218: 1103: 1546: 1339: 1087: 1210: 1132: 1298: 1385: 1156: 994: 750: 217:
to Denmark. He encouraged the Danish government to boycott the import of coal from South Africa. That became the start of a larger political pressure, which in 1985 led then-
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In 2017, DanChurchAid spent DKK 577.7 million on developmental and catastrophe relief aid across all countries. 8.2% of the total income was spent on administration costs.
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DanChurchAid's stated aim is to "assist the world’s poorest to lead a life in dignity, regardless of race, creed, political or religious affiliation.".
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of over 140 churches and related humanitarian organisations, working to create positive and sustainable change in the lives of poor and
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Since 1980, DanChurchAid has increasingly focused on the political reasons behind poverty and emergency relief aid. During the
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The engagement in international refugee and disaster relief aid led to the organisation adopting its current Danish name,
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In the 1960s, DanChurchAid primarily worked with catastrophe relief and humanitarian aid. During the
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In the 1970s, DanChurchAid started working with developmental aid for the first time.
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aimed at supporting the world's poorest. It was founded in 1922, and is rooted in the
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1960 to present day: Catastrophe relief aid, humanitarian aid, and developmental aid
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DanChurchAid works in 25 countries across the world, with regional offices in
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to stop the import of coal from South Africa along with other goods.
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Since 2014, the secretary general of DanChurchAid has been
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Humanitarian, developmental, and catastrophe relief aid
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https://www.danchurchaid.org/
Danish
Danish
non governmental organisation
Danish National Evangelical Lutheran Church
ACT Development
alliance
marginalized
Birgitte Qvist-Sørensen
World War I
World War II
Lutheran World Federation
World Council of Churches
Folkekirkens Nødhjælp
Biafra war
Nigeria
Biafran airlift
Apartheid
South Africa
Desmond Tutu
Foreign Minister
Uffe Ellemann-Jensen
ACT Alliance
Africa
Asia
the Middle East
Denmark
Burundi
Central African Republic

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