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NCA is HAP Certified!

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:26:40 GMT

Norwegian Church Aid is the first agency worldwide to achieve certification against the revised 2010 HAP Standard in Accountability and Quality Management.

Climate hope at the 11th hour

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:51:20 GMT

"Hope remains that a just climate treaty will be agreed upon one day. But we have a long way to go, and time is fast running out."

No Peace Without Women

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:30:46 GMT

This year's Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to three women activists for peace.

Four days to save the world

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:13:18 GMT

Global network ACT Alliance demands governments close three crucial gaps in UN climate talks immediately.

The “Sweet and Sour” of Busan

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:56:21 GMT

Negotiations in Busan have ended in a new global partnership on aid effectiveness. The end result is a mixture of positive and negative.

Hydro-aware in Guatemala

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:41:40 GMT

Awareness among indigenous communities about hydropower development is increasing in Guatemala, thanks to NCA.

Delegation to Durban

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:34:05 GMT

NCA will be present for the duration of COP 17, with policy and information officers following the talks closely.

200,000 signatures presented!

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:41:44 GMT

The day before the climate summit opened in Durban, religious leaders hit the headlines. 200,000 signatures were presented to the president of COP 17.

Caravan arrived in Durban

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 18:41:17 GMT

Six buses with 160 youths have spent 18 days on a fantastic climate journey through six countries. On Thursday afternoon, they finally arrived in Durban.

Faith in climate justice

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:16:28 GMT

As a part of the We Have Faith – Act Now for Climate Justice Campaign, the youth caravan is spreading its message as widely as they can. This was evident in Botswana.

A strong caravan community

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:46:51 GMT

After more than ten days on the road, the young people participating in an overland caravan from Nairobi to Durban are tired, but making as much noise as ever. Just ask Zambia.

Flash mobs in Malawi!

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:01:39 GMT

On the road to Durban, the We Have Faith youth climate justice caravan is working to raise awareness about climate change. In Malawi this took the form of several spontaneous flash mobs along the way.

Youth caravan in Tanzania

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:00:46 GMT

The youth caravan has reached the second country on its journey to South Africa, Tanzania. At its concert in Dar es Salaam, the young people received the support of the Vice President of Tanzania.

Climate caravan on the road

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:19:22 GMT

On Monday November 7th, 160 youth started their long journey from Kenya to South Africa. Before leaving, they let Nairobi know that it is time to act for climate justice.

Climate caravan from Nairobi to Durban

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:05:02 GMT

Youth from Europe, America and Africa, including a group of 50 young Norwegians, will raise awareness across Africa about climate change and the upcoming UN climate summit as they this week leave Nairobi in a climate caravan bound for Durban.

Congratulations, Atle!

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:53:26 GMT

Atle Sommerfeldt was today selected to become Norway’s newest Bishop for the diocese of Borg in South-East Norway.

Take the lead, Zuma!

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:30:45 GMT

During the South African President, Jacob Zuma's, visit to Norway, Norwegian Church Aid and Norwegian YMCA-YWCA asked him to take the lead for climate justice in the upcoming climate negotiations in South Africa.

The terror attack in Oslo July 22

Sat, 23 Jul 2011 19:34:19 GMT

Message from General Secretary of Norwegian Church Aid, Atle Sommerfeldt:

African faith groups call for climate justice

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:20:22 GMT

Only a profoundly renewed moral vision is likely to end 20 years of effective impasse in the climate negotiations. This is the conclusion of 130 African faith leaders who met in Nairobi 7th and 8th of June.

Malawi trafficking conference

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:04:51 GMT

Trafficking experts from across Southern Africa will convene in Malawi in October at a conference held by NCA.

Condemns provocation and killings

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:30:21 GMT

Norwegian Church Aid strongly condemns the burning of the Quran, as well as the attacks and killings of innoncent people.

African church leader challenges international mining companies

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 09:20:51 GMT

The president of the All Africa Conference of Churches confront the injustice in extractive industries when opening the 2011 Alternative Mining Indaba.

Anti-corruption work 2010

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:06:48 GMT

Annual report from Norwegian Church Aid’s anti-corruption work in 2010

Cholera tightens its grip

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:30:43 GMT

People filled the church hall as NCA and local Haitian partner organisation MISSEH distributed hygiene kits to residents of Artibonite, one of the country’s most cholera-stricken regions.

We have faith-campaign launched in South Africa

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:47:12 GMT

Religious leaders from a wide range of different faith communities were present when the We have faith – Act now for climate justice Campaign was launched in Durban. They are asking world leaders to step up at the UN summit on climate change in December.

We have faith-campaign launched in South Africa

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:47:54 GMT

Living in fear

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:00:07 GMT

Hurricane Tomas was merciful as it swept past Haiti. The country was spared a direct hit, but torrential rain has caused widespread flooding and a heightened risk of the spread of disease among the already pressed population.

Weathering the storm

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 16:33:56 GMT

Hurricane Tomas lashed the Caribbean country of Haiti with strong winds and torrential rain, creating an emergency in a disaster zone. Read about NCAs relief efforts here.

This little piggy...

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:39:57 GMT

Give a pig this Christmas and make a small difference to a family’s livelihood in a poorer part of the world.

Please update your RSS feed details

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:46:23 GMT

Subscribers to Norwegian Church Aid's news service are kindly asked to update their feed readers.

Opening of new offices in Zambia

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:31:34 GMT

Norwegian Church Aid Director in the department of International Programmes officially opens new NCA offices in Zambia.

Misuse of the the Christian Religion

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:00:50 GMT

Norwegian Church Aid strongly condemn the recent threat by a Florida-based pastor to burn copies of the Koran on the 11^th of September (9/11).

Iraqi women in the UN CSW sessions

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:17:56 GMT

In march 2010 representatives of women organizations from Iraq participated in the UN CSW 54th session, organized by Norwegian Church Aid.

Norwegian Church Aid in Afghanistan

Mon, 31 May 2010 14:37:19 GMT

Norwegian Church Aid does not proselytize in any of the countries in which it works. This policy is also enforced in Afghanistan.

Norwegian Church Aid joins ACT Alliance

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:48:01 GMT

Norwegian Church Aid has joined one of the world's largest humanitarian bodies working in 125 countries with a combined budget of 1,5 billion USD.

Empowering poor and challenge the powerful

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:30:13 GMT

Norwegian Church Aid in Kenya and other civil society organizations have over the last two years engaged in advocacy as a key strategy to transform society, eradicate poverty and empower the poor.

Anti-corruption work in 2009

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:38:50 GMT

Annual report 2009: Annual report from Norwegian Church Aid’s anti-corruption work in 2009.

Kenyan Youth Programme gets recognition

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:59:53 GMT

Norwegian Church Aid began its youth programme in 2008. AYICC Kenya nominates NCA youth NGO of the year, 2009.

Thoughtless illustration

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:40:27 GMT

Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) considers the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet’s use of the caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed to illustrate its story misguided and thoughtless.

Tents and water for thousands

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:58:56 GMT

Norwegian Church Aids emergency team are making sure that thousands of refugees are getting tents and access to clean water and latrines in the hardest areas of Haiti.

Commitment from the Churches in Zambia to fighting Gender Based Violence and Inequality

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:22:07 GMT

In a historical landmark in fighting Gender Based Violence, Zambian Churches have united yet again to root out Gender based Violence and Discrimination in Zambia.

Photos from our work in Haiti

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:57:44 GMT

NCA’s local partner Viva Rio has been in action, providing assistance in the slum area, since day one after the quake. Norwegian Church Aid is working intensely with critical emergency relief. See photos from our emergency work here.

Emergency work in Haiti

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:17:06 GMT

The suffering caused by the earthquake in Haiti is inconceivable, unimaginable. Norwegian Church Aid is working intensely with critical emergency relief.

8 Norwegian Church Aid staff members in Haiti soon

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:26:58 GMT

NCA is prioritizing the water and psychosocial competence in the Haiti team. Several of the team members also have experience from the post-Tsunami work of 2004.

We Have Faith - act now for climate justice

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:00:39 GMT

Norwegian Church Aid's partners in several African countries are working overtime for climate justice in the run-up to the UNs summit on climate change in Durban, South Africa.