ABOUT NCA
We provide emergency assistance in disasters, work for long-term development in local communities and address the root causes of poverty, we advocate for just decisions by public authorities, business and religious leaders.
Norwegian Church Aid is an ecumenical diaconal organisation for global justice. We work to help the poorest and those in need, regardless of their creed, race, political or religious affiliation.
OUR ORGANISATION
Norwegian Church Aid has Norwegian churches and congregations as its constituency.
Dagfinn Høybråten is General Secretary of Norwegian Church Aid, and Kjetil Aano is chair of the organisation’s Board of Directors, consisting of nine members chosen by Norwegian Church Aid’s Board of Delegates, the President of Changemaker and two employee representatives.
The Council is the main representative entity of Norwegian Church Aid, and comprises:
- Delegates from each diocese of the Church of Norway
- Seven members of the Church Council of the Church of Norway (whereof one representative of the Saami Church Council and a youth representative under the age of 30)
- Representative of nationwide home mission organisations and organisations for children and youth: Norwegian YMCA-YWCA
- One representative from each of the following church communities: the Evangelical Lutheran Free Church, the Free Evangelical Congregations, the Baptist Union of Norway, The Mission Covenant Church of Norway, the Salvation Army and the Norwegian Methodist Church. Two representatives from the Pentecostal Movement in Norway.
- NORME, Global Aid Network and Christian Council of Norway meet as observers
PRINCIPLES AND STRATEGY
On this page you will find NCA’s founding documents and policies that guide us in our work.
OUR GLOBAL STRATEGY AND STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES
In NCA’s statement of principle you can find information about our vision, values and mission, among other things.
OUR ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITMENTS
Accountability is core to Norwegian Church Aid’s values and the principles that form our behavior in all that we do and help define our approach.
