© Folkekirkens Nødhjælp Two women from Abu El Urkan village attending a project visit to show the community cash grants

DanChurchAid in Palestine

In a Joint Country Program with Norwegian Church Aid, DanChurchAid works to save lives, build resilient communities, and fight extreme inequality.


Main activities

Through 15 Palestinian and Israeli civil society, including faith-based partners, DCA/NCA supports Palestinian communities in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem to be economically and socially resilient and active participants in decision making processes affecting their lives. This includes advocating for respect for international humanitarian law, human rights and a just peace.

Fighting Extreme Inequality

We work to protect livelihoods and, basic human rights, and international humanitarian law in the occupied Palestinian territories. Local communities, especially youth and women, are empowered to claim their rights and achieve social and gender equality.

We do advocacy work in Denmark, Norway, and the European Union to promote political will to respect human rights and international law.

Building Resilient Communities

Palestinian youth, women, and marginalised communities have improved employment and livelihood opportunities and focus on empowering the communities to be in the driver’s seat to achieve change.

We focus on addressing unemployment through vocational training centers and green employment, climate-friendly urban agriculture, and community-based tourism.

Saving Lives

Palestinian communities affected by house demolitions, land confiscations or invasions are protected, able to withstand or recover. Our focus is on Gaza strip as well as addressing the humanitarian needs in area C of the West Bank.



DCA/NCA Palestine in numbers (2023)

14 DCA/NCA staff members

17 local partners

29 active projects

2,224,221 beneficiaries reached directly

EUR 4,720,000 turnover



Donors

DCA/NCA operations in Palestine are supported by Danida, Norwegian Church Aid, European Union, Norad, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, PAX, Church of Sweden, Norad, the Danida Green Business Partnerships, Canadian Lutheran World Relief, Cordaid, Novo Nordisk Foundation, All We Can, and the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance.


Contact DanChurchAid in Palestine

DCA & NCA Palestine
Shu’fat Main Street #96
(Across from Al-Hayat Medical Center)
East Jerusalem

E-mail: info.palestine@dca.dk

Country Director
Mads Frilander