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A professional and dedicated partner specialized in emergency, recovery and development assistance to refugees and internally displaced people.

2015

”HOW WONDERFUL IT IS THAT NOBODY NEED WAIT A SINGLE MOMENT BEFORE STARTING TO IMPROVE THE WORLD” ANNE FRANK

BY SECRETARY GENERAL, ANDREAS KAMM

Violent crises and natural disasters ruin lives, tear families and homes apart, destroy local infrastructure, impede access to education and undermine governmental structures and equal access to protection and assistance. Today, the number of people living in refuge and in need of international humanitarian assistance exceeds 51 million – a sad record since WWII.

Annually, Danish Refugee Council (DRC) provides humanitarian relief to more than 2.5 million refugees and internally displaced people in more than 30 countries.

Emergency crises as well as phases of recovery and sustainable development challenge organizations to respond with a structured and professional approach. DRC has a long history and vast experience operating within all three scenarios, always spearheaded by DRC sector experts, and in close coordination with local partners, institutional and private donor partners, civil societies, governments and not least; the people affected by the crisis.

The need for international assistance in conflict-affected nations around the globe has never been greater. DRC plays a significant role in many of these interventions, enabled by financial support from institutional donors and private sector partners who recognize the impact and quality of our work.

As an NGO, we don’t shy away from stressing that we consider the DRC a business that we continue to strive to run professionally. Skills, strategic frameworks, quality control and constant efforts to improve our work are key ingredients in the development of our organization. The resources trusted to DRC must yield the highest possible value for our beneficiaries and partners around the world.

Resources and strong partnerships are crucial to our continued efforts to provide worldwide quality emergency-, recovery and development assistance. Private foundations have been uniquely placed and instrumental in the development of the DRC portfolio, together with the predominant and indispensable support from institutional donors. By sharing this brief presentation, it is our ambition to further qualify DRC among international foundations that assign partners to effectuate their mandate and who share the common goal to deliver high quality assistance to people in need, affected by conflict or natural disasters.

INTRODUCTION

Andreas KammSecretary General, DRCCopenhagen HQ, January 2015

DANISH REFUGEE COUNCIL PROFILE

The Danish Refugee Council’s (DRC) international operations have been certified against the HAP Standard in Humanitarian accountability and Quality Management since 2007. This means that an independent audit, administered under the Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP), has confirmed that DRC’s international policies and field practice comply with the HAP Standard. DRC was re-certified in 2013 with validity until 2017.

In early 2015 the Top 500 List of the World’s Best NGOs, launched by the Global_Geneva, proclaimed DRC’s continued position among the top 10 candidates on the list. DRC is proud to experience yet another step upwards – now being number 3 out of 500 highly qualified and carefully selected NGOs worldwide. www.top500ngos.net

Danish Refugee Council, 2015Editor: Anne Mette Niebuhr, DRCDesign: Morten Bak, Grafisk DesignPrinted: Centertryk A/S

Frontcover & Backcover:The Bajet Kandala Camp, IraqWasila is nine years old. She and her family belong to the Cristian minority group, Yezidi, in Iraq. Within few hours the family left their house and village in Sinjar, as extreme Islamists approached the region in August 2014. The family is now living in the Bajet Kandala Camp supported by DRC. Photo: Klaus Bo

07 ABOUT DRC

08 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

09 DRC INTERNATIONAL

10 DANISH DEMINING GROUP

12 GLOBAL OPERATIONAL PRESENCE

14 COUNTRIES & CORE SECTORS

16 EUROPE

17 ASIA

18 HORN OF AFRICA

20 CENTRAL & WEST AFRICA

22 SUDAN, SOUTH SUDAN & UGANDA

23 MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA

24 CENTRAL ASIA

25 STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

26 FOUNDATION PARTNERSHIPS

28 PILOT-TESTING & INNOVATION

30 COMMUNITY-DRIVEN RECOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT

32 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW

INDEX

BRICK BY BRICK

As a consequence of both devastating cyclones and violent conflicts, many schools in Myanmar lie in ruins.In the Rakhine State, DRC rebuilds the schools in order to secure a safe and inspiring learning environment. The schools also function as meeting-points for children, youths and adults connected with various DRC protection activities to reduce violence and internal conflicts in the region.

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DRC – Danish Refugee Council – was established in 1956 and is Denmark’s largest international NGO with activities in more than 30 countries. DRC is supported by the efforts and strong qualifications of more than 6,000 local and international staff.

DRC Mandate & VisionThe core mandate of DRC is the protection of refugees and internally displaced people and the promotion of durable solutions on the basis of humanitarian principles and human rights. Our vision is that no refugee must be in want of help to find protection and durable solutions.

Emergency, Recovery & DevelopmentDRC’s main competence is the development of effective measures to protect the rights of refugees and displaced people with a view to promoting durable solutions. Our work covers emergency aid, such as distribution of essential items and provision of temporary shelter, through longer-term efforts such as income-development and training, to long-term assistance in the form of reconstruction and promotion of public authority, local capabilities and willingness to protect the rights of refugees and displaced people.

Implementing StructuresThe majority of activities are implemented by DRC program structures set up locally with the purpose of working with beneficiaries, local authorities and other stakeholders. However, DRC also implements through local partners when this is the best way to fullfil DRC’s mandate and values. In such cases, DRC is committed to assist the implementing partner, and to strengthen the partner’s accountability and capacity.

DRC generally brings local staff into action in the country of conflict, as well as in neighboring exile regions. This is done in order to optimize the short- or longer-term development of permanent solutions, and to facilitate the work of building local capacity in cooperation with the target group, the local community and the responsible authorities.

While DRC works directly with conflict affected groups, we recognize the important role that authorities – at all levels – play, in obtaining durable solutions to displacement. We therefore emphasize collaboration with and support to local, regional as well as national authorities, when providing protection and services to the populations of concern.

Domestic & International Activities Our international activities form approximately 75% of the organization’s total activities. In Denmark, DRC operates in the field of counseling in relation to asylum law, repatriation, language training, integration work, interpretation services and rehabilitation of traumatized refugees.

Future PartnershipThis introductory material’s main focus is our international emergency, recovery and development work. It particularly addresses private foundations, and is an expression of our desire to further qualify DRC as a future partner in the common interest to drive humanitarian assistance in a still more respectful, effective and sustainable way.

DRC is a private, independent and non-governmental organization in compliance with the 501(c)(3) U.S. Internal Revenue Code.

ABOUT DRC

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Transparency & AccountabilityDRC has a strong focus on transparency and accountability. Not only to donors and partners, but also – and in particular – to those DRC tries to help. The structure of DRC’s International Department has been set up to comply the aim of offering high-quality assistance and is based on three main divisions:

Operations, Program & Policy Support Division Regional Operations Division Emergency, Safety & Supply Division

Operations, Programs & Policy SupportThe responsibility for program quality and operational support lies with the ‘Operations & Support Division’. This pillar has the overall responsibility of facilitating strategy- and policy development within DRC’s International Department, and conducts internal training and performs technical advisory functions on donor compliance. This division also has specific global specialist lead functions within the selected areas of protection, livelihood, accountability, monitoring and evaluation.

Regional OperationsUnder the Regional Operations Division are six geographical units. These units are responsible for all operational aspects, such as finance, human resources and donor compliance, concerning the humanitarian assistance by DRC. The six units are defined and explained in more detail on pages 16-24.

Emergency, Safety & SupplyThe third pillar of the organizational setup is the Emergency, Safety & Supply Division.This division reflects the aim of being a relevant emergency player. It further strengthens the emergency profile by combining DRC’s capacities for safety, logistics and procurement, secondments and mine action, into one proactive unit. The Emergency, Safety & Supply Division is responsible for developing and maintaining emergency skills, which enables DRC to deliver significant and rapid responses to emergency situations.

The Danish Demining Group (DDG) is placed in this division and is introduced on pages 10-11.

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

RISK MANAGEMENT & COMPLIANCE TEAM

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT PROFILE & QUALITY TEAM

STRATEGY & POLICY

OPERATIONS, PROGRAM & POLICY SUPPORT DIVISION

INTERNATIONALDIRECTOR

MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA

EUROPE / ASIA

CENTRAL ASIA

CENTRAL AND WEST AFRICA

SAFETY TEAM

STANDBY ROSTER

DANISH DEMINING GROUP

HORN OF AFRICA

DIVISION OF EMERGENCY SAFETY & SUPPLY

SUDAN, SOUTH SUDAN & UGANDA

EMERGENCY LOGS PROCUREMENT TEAM

REGIONAL OPERATIONS DIVISION

FIELD REGIONAL OPERATIONS

COUNTRY OPERATIONS

DRC INTERNATIONAL DIVISIONS

Background information on program activities within the Regional Operations Unit are specified pages 16-24.


From Theory to PracticeIn 2006 DRC established an organization-specific framework called DRC Assistance Framework in order to provide general strategic guidance on how to translate the mandate into concrete humanitarian action within the context of conflict and displacement. Today, this framework forms the basis of all DRC programs worldwide.

Assistance Objectives & ScenariosAs illustrated below, the DRC Assistance Framework operates with three strategic objectives that define the specific aims of its protection and assistance activities.

DRC INTERNATIONAL

ACUTE CRISIS In the event of acute crisis DRC’s primary role is to save lives and alleviate immediate suffering. This is done through direct provision of emergency relief; food distribution, water and sanitation, shelter and NFIs, but also through legal means and other forms of protection and advocacy.

DISPLACEMENTWhile people suffer from displacement it is DRC’s main focus to ensure their protection by strengthening livelihoods of the displaced together with the hosting communities. Activities while in displacement can consist of support to income generation, ensuring provision of social services and advocacy to secure the rights of the displaced.

DURABLE SOLUTIONSWhen durable solutions have been identified (local integration, resettlement or return) DRC works to promote the solution by strengthening local institutional capabilities, strengthening of livelihoods as well as advocacy.

Saving lives and alleviation of suffering Restoration and development of livelihoods Institutional and organizational change

DRC does so with respect to the three particular scenarios that people affected by conflict often move through: First the Acute Crisis Scenario, second, the Displacement Scenario and third, the Durable Solution Scenario.

PROGRAMMING

BREAKDOWN OF OBJECTIVESThe acute crises in Syria, Iraq, South Sudan and Central African Republic have influenced the high scale of the ‘saving lives scenario’ in the past years.

DRC ASSISTANCE MODELDepending on the specific scenarios - ACUTE CRISIS, DISPLACEMENT or DURABLE SOLUTIONS - the strategic significance of the objectives will vary accordingly.

SAVING LIVES RESTORATION & DEVELOPMENT OF LIVELIHOODS INSTITUTIONAL & ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE

DRC SCENARIOS BREAKDOWN DRC funds allocated to the three types of scenarios. 2014 being a prognosis.


Reducing Armed ViolenceThe Danish Demining Group (DDG) mission is to ‘create a safe environment where people can live free from the threat of mines, explosive remnants of war and small arms and light weapons’.

DDG’s programming is based on the normative foundations of humanitarian disarmament (including the Ottawa Convention, the Convention on Cluster Munitions, the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, and the recent Arms Trade Treaty). It is also supported by the Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development, which strives to achieve measurable reductions in the global burden of armed violence.

The DDG approach to the reduction of global Armed Violence is premised on the OECD’s Armed Violence Lens, which recognises the need to take a holistic approach when analysing the factors behind Armed Violence and the proposed solutions. In this regard, DDG considers the following elements:

People: DDG applies bottom up approaches, focusing on the security needs and perceptions of individuals, communities and societies impacted by armed violence.Agents: DDG uncovers and addresses driving forces behind armed violence.Instruments: DDG addresses the accessibility and availability of small arms, light weapons and Explosive Remnants of War (ERW).Institutions: DDG works to positively impact formal institutions and informal cultural norms, rules and practices, which can protect against, or enable, violence.

DDG’s programs began in the Mine Action sector – addressing the scourge of landmines around the world. These early interventions focused on saving lives by educating communities in mine-affected countries to recognise and avoid the dangers of mines and ERW and on removing these deadly hazards for the return of land to productive use to promote development. Mine Action

DANISH DEMINING GROUPoperations continue to be based on the Ottawa Convention’s Five Pillars of Mine Action, namely:

Mine clearance / UXO* Mine Risk Education Victim Assistance Advocacy Stockpile Destruction

The portfolio of DDG’s programs has now expanded to include other sectors that promote the goal of reducing Armed Violence. The five sectors where DDG programs now engage are:

1) Mine Action 2) Security Governance 3) Security Provision 4) Small Arms & Light Weapons

Management5) Conflict Prevention & Transformation

DDG operates with five intervention areas within its Armed Violence Reduction framework:

Building local institutions for safety Addressing small arms and light

weapons as tools of violence Building capacity for conflict

management and peace Addressing the threat

posed by mines and other explosive remnants of war

Improving security provision

DDG is represented globally with a presence in the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Currently operating in 18 countries, DDG has built on the innovative approaches used in its programming to replicate those successes when establishing new interventions.

In this regard, DDG has been a leading organisation in the use of outcome and impact monitoring. This work has assessed the value added of Armed Violence Reduction programs, ensuring that DDG is making a difference globally.

Recent DevelopmentsIn late 2014, the DDG and a local partner organisation, Podion, were selected by the Government of Colombia and the European Union to provide technical support related to the management of mine action programmes to Colombia’s Department for Mine Action, DAICMA. As Colombia moves forward with the peace process, the issue of clearing land for the safe return of people displaced by the conflict will necessitate rapid and efficient processes for releasing land. The DDG team of technical advisors in Colombia will be working hard in partnership with DAICMA throughout 2015 and into 2016 to ensure that this goal becomes a reality.

Afghanistan 3 538 6Colombia 1 0 2Ivory Coast 3 9 1Iraq 1 106 3Jordan 1 0 2Kenya 2 14 2Libya 2 7 3Myanmar 4 0 1Sahel: Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger 0 10 3Somalia 12 362 10South Sudan 2 54 5Syria 1 0 1Turkey 1 0 1Uganda 2 0 5Vietnam 1 34 2Yemen 2 6 1Total 38 1140 48

* Unexploded Ordnance


Danish Demining Group operates in some of the most volatile and conflict-affected places in the world. The focus is on those countries most affected by landmines and unexploded ordnances (UXO) as well as widespread proliferation of small arms and light weapons.

DDG HQ

Ivory Coast

Colombia

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Yemen

SyriaJordan

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Iraq

Turkey

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KenyaUgandaLiberia South Sudan

Libya

Demining in Afghanistan. Photo: Pete Muller/DRC

Russia

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Sweden

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Germany

France

Portugal

HungaryRomania

Bulgaria

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Eritrea

Egypt

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Nigeria

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Chad

South Africa

Tanzania

Angola

Algeria

Madagascar

Mauritius

Mozambique

Botswana

Zambia

Gabon

Malta

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Morocco

Swaziland

Lesotho

Malawi

Burundi

Rwanda

Togo

BeninGhana

Sierra Leone

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Germany

France

Portugal

HungaryRomania

Bulgaria

Poland

Belarus

Czech. Rep.

Slovakia

Greece

Cyprus

Netherlands

Belgium

Ireland

Albania

Mold

Azerbaijan

Kyrgyzstan

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Lithuania

Latvia

Estonia

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Switz.

Liech.

Mac.

Eritrea

Egypt

Mauritania

Nigeria

Namibia

Chad

South Africa

Tanzania

Angola

Algeria

Madagascar

Mauritius

Mozambique

Botswana

Zambia

Gabon

Malta

And.

Morocco

Swaziland

Lesotho

Malawi

Burundi

Rwanda

Togo

BeninGhana

Sierra Leone

Gambia

Cameroon

Sao Tome & Principe

Zimbabwe

Congo

Equatorial Guinea

Western

Sahara(Occupied by Morocco)

Djibouti

Senegal

Guinea Bissau

Cape

Verde

Israel

Monaco

Armenia

Kuwait

Qatar

U. A. E.

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Saudi

Arabia

China

Kazakhstan

Turkmenistan

UzBekistan

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Cambodia

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Laos

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Philippines

Indonesia

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Timor Leste (East Timor)

Maldives

Seychelles

Turkey

Ukraine

Kenya

Ethiopia

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South Sudan

NigerMali

Burkina Faso

BANGLADESH

Myanmar(BURMA)

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Libya

Democratic Republic

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DRC has a set of criteria that guide decisions on whether to initiate assistance in a given area. In short, DRC considers establishing a presence when it can contribute to the protection of conflict affected people and to the promotion of durable solutions to refugee and displacement problems including those requiring mine action.

Preferably, new programs should be based on regional understanding of the conflict – and should where possible adopt a regional/cross-

border approach in practice. Furthermore, there should be a potential for long-term involvement of a certain scale and beyond the acute emergency phase. Finally, DRC must be able to utilize its core competences in a manner that adds value to the provision of assistance as a whole in the given context.

DRC’s Assistance Framework (page 7) provides clarification on when DRC should consider withdrawing its operational presence in a given area. In principle, exit is related to the degree of protection being offered by responsible duty bearers to people affected by conflict and displacement. In short, DRC will pull out when above mentioned institutions demonstrate sufficient, long-term willingness and capability to provide such protection. Needless to mention, the outcome of DRC’s efforts to maintain continued donor focus – and funding – on a given displacement situation plays an important role in terms of exit considerations. EXIT

GLOBAL OPERATIONAL PRESENCE

INVOLVEMENT


COUNTRIES & CORE SECTORSDRC’s global operational presence, divided by country and sector-activities are specified on the following pages. In a number of countries, DRC and DDG merge functions and program activities when relevant. Through a joint program approach, DRC possesses a unique capacity for combining livelihood and protection assistance with mine clearance, community safety and armed violence reduction.

As a natural extension of our mandate to provide assistance to both refugees and internally displaced people, worldwide, DRC mainly operates in conflict or post-conflict affected countries.

THE 10 CORE OPERATIONAL SECTORS OF DRC

CONVOY OF SYRIAN REFUGEES IN IRAQIn late September 2014 the Kobane region in Northern Syria adjacent to the border of Turkey, was struck by extreme combat. Thousands of Syrians were forced from their homes seeking refuge in Turkey. Due to the pressure on the Turkish camps, already hosting more than one million Syrians, the families were transported to camps in Northern Iraq, like the Qushtapa Camp managed by DRC.

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ACTIVITIES BY SECTOR

SHELTER AND NON-FOOD SERVICES

FOOD SECURITY PROTECTION INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES (IGA)

COORDINATION & OPERATIONAL SERVICES

COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES

HUMANITARIAN MINE ACTION

ARMED VIOLENCE REDUCTION (AVR)

WATER, SANITATION & HYGIENE (WASH)

EDUCATION

Emergency shelter Emergency cash grants Rehabilitation of housing Distribution of non-

food items (NFIs) Return and repatriation kits

Emergency food provision or food voucher programs

Training and capacity development in agriculture

Agricultural inputs (e.g. tools and seeds)

Agricultural grants

Advocacy for the rights of displaced people in their context of displacement

Child protection initiatives Individual protection

assistance based on vulnerability

Legal aid Land and property rights Sexual and gender-based

violence prevention Registration services for

the internally displaced people and for refugees

Monitoring of rights and rights awareness-raising

Facilitation of return and repatriation processes

Business training Business grants Life-skills training Literacy and

numeracy training Vocational training Micro-credit loans Savings groups Group enterprise

development and facilitation

Coordination and management of refugee and IDP camps

Active participation in UN cluster coordination

Humanitarian surveys and studies

Facilitation of NGO Networks focused on displacement solutions

Capacity development Training and support

to local NGOs Secondment of experts

to UN emergency operations worldwide

Provision of physical infrastructure like roads, bridges, community centers, irrigation systems or other community structures

Facilitation and training of infrastructure management groups at community level

Facilitation and funding of community development plans

Initiatives for disaster risk reduction at community level

Manual or mechanical mine clearance

Clearance of former battle areas

Mine Risk-Education for affected communities

Surveys of expected and confirmed mined or UXO areas

Explosive ordnance disposal and stockpile destruction

Capacity building of national demining institutions

Education in procedures for safe storage and safe handling of small arms and light weapons

Capacity building of institutions for safety

Local and community level conflict management and mitigation.

Emergency water supply Hygiene item distribution Hygiene information

and education Construction of latrines Installation of water points Installation of wells

and water storage Installation of water-

purification

Education grants and fee support

School feeding programs Teacher training

and support School materials provision Construction or

rehabilitation of school structures

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GEORGIAPRESENT SINCE: 1999LOCAL STAFF: 88INT. STAFF: 7

KOSOVOPRESENT SINCE: 1998 LOCAL STAFF: 24INT. STAFF: 2

SERBIA & MONTENEGROPRESENT SINCE: 1993 LOCAL STAFF: 34INT. STAFF: 1

UKRAINEPRESENT SINCE: 2007 LOCAL STAFF: IN PROCESSINT. STAFF: IN PROCESS

GeorgiaIn Georgia, DRC works on many issues, from the development of durable housing to IDPs and vulnerable populations, small-scale infrastructure projects for local communities, protection and legal assistance to IDPs. Livelihood support as well as capacity building for the Georgian Government has been one of DRC’s priorities in Georgia. The work with the Government is focused on issues such as integration and migration management where DRC provides technical assistance on policy development and institutional capacity building.

KosovoDRC has operated continuously in Kosovo since 1998. Initially, the assistance focused on emergency aid, but was soon extended to logistics support, transport, shelter, reconstruction, income generating activities and social rehabilitation of IDPs, returnees and affected populations. Today, DRC continues to work towards the creation of a sustainable and durable return process and strives to strengthen our local partners’ capabilities, as well as empower and build capacity amongst local authorities to ensure the ongoing support for beneficiaries in Kosovo.

Serbia & MontenegroDRC has been implementing programs in Serbia and Montenegro since 1993.

The regional presence is specifically important when assisting beneficiaries in relation to repatriation/return. A wide spectrum of durable solutions is currently implemented within the area of local integration, return/reintegration and legal aid.

UkraineDRC was operational in Ukraine from 2007 to 2013, and exited the country upon completion of its programs

focusing on the protection of asylum seeking and refugee children including unaccompanied minors.

However, due to the annexation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea by the Russian Federation in March 2014, DRC launched a series of monitoring missions in Ukraine in April 2014, and reopened activities in November 2014 in order to lend our expertise in the light of the new humanitarian crisis.

EUROPESTAFF IN EUROPE/ASIA UNIT

OFFICES

LOCAL STAFF

INTERNATIONAL STAFF

18

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DRC has a long history in western Balkan beginning in Bosnia in 1992 at the height of the war followed from the dissolution of Yugoslavia. DRC was bringing in convoys carrying emergency aid – an effort followed by 18 years of reconstruction, aid to returning refugees and providing support to NGOs and civil society. DRC has rebuilt many of the private houses destroyed during the war in both Serbia and Kosovo. Photo: DRC


BANGLADESHPRESENT SINCE: 2013LOCAL STAFF: 2INT. STAFF: 1

MYANMARPRESENT SINCE: 2009LOCAL STAFF: 122INT. STAFF: 13

VIETNAM PRESENT SINCE: 2013 LOCAL STAFF: 6INT. STAFF: 0

BangladeshDRC became operational in Bangladesh in 2014 with a Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and livelihood project to improve living conditions and reduce vulnerability of marginalized groups in flood prone areas. Activities include rehabilitation and flood proofing of houses, latrines and wells together with hygiene and disaster risk reduction training.

MyanmarDRC has been operational in Myanmar since 2009, when we initiated a humanitarian response to the devastation caused by Cyclone Nargis. Since June 2012 the assistance in the country has been broadened by activities run by Danish Demining Group (DDG). Today, DRC’s Myanmar Program works towards the promotion

and protection of durable solutions for vulnerable populations including disaster-affected people, IDPs and returnees in Rakhine State, Kachin State and the Southeast of Myanmar.

VietnamDanish Deming Group is responsible for both demining and providing Mine Risk Education (MRE) in Vietnam.

ASIA

Myanmar is undergoing positive changes. However, internal conflicts and natural disasters are still affecting the population. Photo: DRC


RETURNING HOMEIn 2011, large parts of Southern Yemen experienced severe conflict and insecurity as government-backed troops fought to regain control of territory, which had fallen to armed Islamists. As the security situation improved, people began to return to their homes, many of which had been severely damaged by the conflict. In the hardest hit districts of Zingibar and Khanfir, more than 3,500 houses needed rehabilitation. Nearly half the questioned returnees, described the absence of safe and secure shelter as a key concern as they began to return home.

Photo: DRC

ETHIOPIA PRESENT SINCE: 2009 LOCAL STAFF: 92INT. STAFF: 12

KENYA PRESENT SINCE: 2005 LOCAL STAFF: 71INT. STAFF: 1

SOMALIAPRESENT SINCE: 1998 LOCAL STAFF: 303INT. STAFF: 17

YEMENPRESENT SINCE: 2008LOCAL STAFF: 163INT. STAFF: 12

SomaliaDRC’s work in the region started in 1998 in Somaliland in support of Somalis displaced due to conflict. Since then, DRC programs have steadily expanded to other parts of Somalia with 18 offices located in South Central Somalia, the semi-autonomous state of Puntland, and in the self-declared Republic of Somaliland. Activities in Somalia range from delivery of acute humanitarian assistance and protection, to supporting and facilitating recovery, return and resilience-building of displacement affected people.

YemenDRC assistance on the Horn was expanded to Yemen in 2008 to support Somalis and other asylum seekers and migrants arriving on the Yemeni shores from Somalia and Djibouti. Today, the program counts nine field offices and in addition to the support and protection of refugees, it also includes support to communities affected by conflict and severe food insecurity inside Yemen.

KenyaPrograms in Kenya were launched in 2005 to provide protection and livelihood assistance to people living in the Dadaab refugee camp and later responded to people displaced and otherwise

HORN OF AFRICATOTAL STAFF IN HORN OF AFRICA

OFFICES

LOCAL STAFF

INTERNATIONAL STAFF

43

629

42

affected by post-election violence in 2007/08 in the Rift Valley. More recent programs include research and support of urban refugees in Nairobi, long-term engagement in support of drought and conflict affected pastoral communities in Northern Kenya. In response to the South Sudanese crisis, activites in the Kakuma Refugee Camp have been initiated as of March 2014. Primarily assisting children and youths seperated from their families, through livelihood, life-skills and resilience training, as

well as counselling for the traumatic experiences most of them have gone through.

EthiopiaDRC opened offices in Ethiopia in 2009 in support of Somali refugees and local host communities in Jijiga and Dolo Ado. DRC has been providing support to IDPs in the Gambella region and is now scaling up considerably to provide lifesaving assistance to newly arrived South Sudanese refugees.

The Kakuma Camp in Kenya hosting 180,000 refugees (January 2015). Photo: Axel Fassio, DRC


BURKINA FASO PRESENT SINCE:2013 LOCAL STAFF: 49INT. STAFF: 3

CENTRAL AFRICAN REP.PRESENT SINCE: 2007 LOCAL STAFF: 373INT. STAFF: 37

IVORY COASTPRESENT SINCE: 2003 LOCAL STAFF: 58INT. STAFF: 3

DR CONGO PRESENT SINCE: 2009 LOCAL STAFF: 50INT. STAFF: 7

GUINEAPRESENT SINCE: 2008 LOCAL STAFF: 61INT. STAFF: 3

LIBERIAPRESENT SINCE: 1998 LOCAL STAFF: 83INT. STAFF: 4

MALIPRESENT SINCE: 2013 LOCAL STAFF: 73INT. STAFF: 9

NIGERPRESENT SINCE: 2014 LOCAL STAFF: 2INT. STAFF: 1

DRC commenced its West African operations in 1998, responding to the humanitarian needs of displacement affected populations in Liberia, resulting from civil war in Liberia. In 2006 a cross-border approach was initiated, based on displacement patterns stemming from the conflicts in the broader Coastal sub-region of West Africa.

Liberia, Guinea and Ivory CoastIn 2008 DRC opened an office in Nzerekore, Guinea, in response to the increase of refugees from Ivory Coast and Liberia. Program focus and operational presence have primarily centred around the displacement axis connected to the conflicts in Ivory Coast, Liberia and Guinea, where pockets of vulnerability and instability persist.

Mali and Burkina FasoIn response to the substantial humanitarian needs emerging from the severe humanitarian crises in the

Sahel sub-region, DRC established a presence in Burkina Faso in 2012 and in Mali in January 2013. The conflict has led to the displacement of more than 170,000 people in neighboring countries – including 50,000 refugees in Burkina Faso - and more than 200,000 persons within Mali.

Central African RepublicIn the Central African Republic (CAR) the DRC focus is on the protection of human rights, rebuilding social cohesion, emergency relief, education and improvement of livelihood. Despite instability, DRC remains present in the provinces, which are highly affected by the conflict. DRC has reacted to the latest crisis in CAR by conducting large scale lifesaving activities to reach part of the 900,000 IDPs currently in need.

Democratic Republic of Congo Estimates put the number of internally displaced people in DR Congo at 2.9

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million persons, which makes it one of the largest displacement crises globally. The DRC program is established in the Eastern part of the country. Activities are mainly focused on protection activities to support women and children, including special activities for stateless children and reinsertion of children associated with armed groups.

NigerIn Niger the DDG - Danish Demining Group – has initiated a Border Security and Management Program built on DDG’s organizational expertise in Armed Violence Reduction activities to stem the flow of arms, reduce armed violence in border areas and strengthen border management capacity.

Ebola outbreakIn order to prevent further outbreak of the Ebola virus and to support populations already affected in Liberia, Guinea and Mali, DRC implements preventive measures at community level in areas of high risk for the epidemic and responsive support in areas already affected. Our support includes awareness raising, hand-out of Ebola prevention kits, psycho-social support and protection monitoring. C

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SOUTH SUDANPRESENT SINCE: 2005 LOCAL STAFF: 383INT. STAFF: 61

SUDANPRESENT SINCE: 2004 LOCAL STAFF: 72INT. STAFF: 6

UGANDAPRESENT SINCE: 1999 LOCAL STAFF: 220INT. STAFF: 6

South SudanAfter decades of civil war, South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in July 2011. Despite great hopes that a new nation state would bring peace and security to the war torn population, the situation is now extremely critical. Moreover, following forty years of armed conflict, South Sudan is littered with small arms, unexploded ordnances (UXOs) and mines.

More than two million people have fled their homes in 2014, including more than 1.4 million who have currently taken shelter across displacement sites within the country, whilst more than 600,000 have fled to neighboring countries. In addition, more than 230,000 refugees, primarily from Sudan, reside in South Sudan – with the majority staying in refugee camps in Unity and Upper Nile States, where they are dependent on humanitarian assistance.

In recent years, DRC has been a key responder to the refugee influx into South Sudan, setting up and managing refugee camps in Upper Nile and Unity states. DRC also engages in shelter, NFIs and protection services. DDG is engaged in the removal of unexploded ordnances (UXO) and provision of Mine Risk Education (MRE).

SudanMore than six million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in Sudan due to a series of interrelated issues, including multidimensional conflicts

– struggles over essential and declining livelihoods and natural resources – criminality, insecurity, environmental conditions, weak social services and large scale displacement. More than 2.6 million people have been displaced from their homes. The program focuses predominantly on the conflict-affected populations living outside camps in rural areas, and to a lesser degree the displaced populations living inside of the camps. The activities are all carried out with a community based approach where community driven recovery and development are key components.

Read more about Community Driven Recovery and Development (CDRD) on page 30.

UgandaDRC has worked with refugees and IDPs in Uganda since 1999. From 2007 to 2012 DRC carried out landmine clearance in Northern and Western Uganda until Uganda was declared free of mines in 2012. In 2010, DRC launched operations in Karamoja, where complementary Livelihoods and Armed Violence Reduction (AVR) programs are taking place. Lastly, DRC supports the large number of Congolese and South Sudanese refugees in the country, ranging from humanitarian relief and protection to newly arrived refugees to more long-term assistance, towards self-reliance and empowerment for long-term refugees. Currently, DRC is working in West Nile, Southwestern Uganda, and Karamoja.

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A woman from a pastoralist community in the remote area of Jebel Marra in Central Darfur, Sudan. She benefits from a business grant project where women are supported with small start-up grants and business skills training, to be able to generate their own income. In 2014, DRC was able to provide assistance to more than 200,000 people in this area, which has not had access to services or humanitarian support for some four years previously due to ongoing tensions., Phote: DRC


IRAQPRESENT SINCE: 2003 LOCAL STAFF: 118INT. STAFF: 17

JORDANPRESENT SINCE: 2003 LOCAL STAFF: 35INT. STAFF: 4

LEBANON PRESENT SINCE: 2004LOCAL STAFF: 600INT. STAFF: 50

LIBYAPRESENT SINCE: 2011 LOCAL STAFF: 21INT. STAFF: 6

SYRIAPRESENT SINCE: 2007 LOCAL STAFF: 70INT. STAFF: 6

TURKEYPRESENT SINCE: 2013 LOCAL STAFF: 83INT. STAFF: 8

TUNESIA PRESENT SINCE: 2011LOCAL STAFF: 8INT. STAFF: 0

With millions of refugees and IDPs and ongoing political unrest, the Middle East represents a serious humanitarian challenge and is therefore a key area of concern to the DRC.

A large-scale crisis The recent scale of displacement, as a result of the crisis in Syria, has

significantly increased the challenges in the region. The humanitarian consequences of protracted displacement, as well as the ongoing violence and instability in Syria and the region, have resulted in a major humanitarian catastrophe. In the light of this, DRC is able to assist more than half a million Syrians each month in the region.

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DRC’s largest operationDRC has been present in the Middle East since late 2003 and was one of the first international humanitarian organizations capable of providing assistance following the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Over the years the program has developed both geographically and in the types of assistance provided following the conflict-induced displacement occuring in the region.

DRC is addressing the needs of the most vulnerable Iraqi, Palestinian, Libyan and Syrian refugees, IDPs and returnees in the region. DRC efforts include protection, shelter and NFIs, WASH, education, food, income generation, humanitarian mine action and AVR activities. DRC works closely with UNHCR and other humanitarian actors supporting refugees and internally displaced people as well as surrounding communities.

This Syrian girl has lived in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon since 2012. Her mother’s statement sums up the general concern for many Syrians: “What will happen to my children and the entire generation of young Syrians without access to education – I simply don’t know?” Photo: Leila Alaouis, DRC


AFGHANISTANPRESENT SINCE: 2011LOCAL STAFF: 877INT. STAFF: 16

AFGHANISTAN ‘DACAAR’PRESENT SINCE: 1984 LOCAL STAFF: 883INT. STAFF: 8

IRANPRESENT SINCE: LOCAL STAFF: 4INT. STAFF: 1

PAKISTANPRESENT SINCE: 2010 LOCAL STAFF: 86INT. STAFF: 3

TAJIKISTANPRESENT SINCE: 2011 LOCAL STAFF: 18INT. STAFF: 2

Afghanistan & PakistanLong-standing conflict and frequent natural disasters have caused massive displacement in Afghanistan and Pakistan in the past 30 years. More than three decades of violent conflict, insecurity and continuous political upheaval have resulted in millions of Afghans fleeing the country for protection in neighboring countries. The end of the Taliban regime and installation of a new government in Kabul following the US-led invasion in 2001 triggered significant repatriation of Afghans from neighboring countries. Several million Afghan refugees, however, continue to face protracted displacement in Pakistan, Iran, and – to a lesser degree – Tajikistan. Danish Demining Group - the humanitarian mine action unit in DRC - has recovered and disposed more than 33.000 landmines and 1.3 million pieces of unexploded ordnances in Afghanistan.

DACAARDRC is a founding member of the umbrella organisation Danish Committee for Aid to Afghan Refugees (DACAAR), which has 30 years of experience conducting relief and development work in Afghanistan. Among DACAAR’s main activities are safe water supply, hygiene education and sustainable rural development, with families from the

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Many internally displaced people live in informal settlements in Kabul, Afghanistan. Distribution of firewood is carried out by DRC during the winter, along with many other activities. Photo Eric Gerstner, DRC

returnee and IDP communities being among the main beneficiaries. Today, all program activities are carried out in close cooperation with the Afghan government. The local Afghan ownership has been a cornerstone of DACAAR’s work.

Iran & TajikistanThe humanitarian situation for the refugees, IDPs as well as host communities, particularly in Afghanistan and Pakistan is severe

with disheartening indicators for health, education, and poverty and food security being toppled by large issues sourrounding mine and UXO (unexploded ordnances) contamination. In Iran and Tajikistan, livelihood opportunities and protection issues are a major concern. Increasing instability is a very discouraging factor that impedes the prospects for reversing the situation in the near future.


STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

DRC acknowledges the need to engage in international strategic partnerships, as a key element in overall strategies to promote protection and durable solutions for refugees and internally displaced people.

The UN system is of primary importance in relation to institutional partnerships, OCHA and UNHCR in particular.

UNHCR has been a strategic partner of DRC for many years. In 2007, UNHCR and DRC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further strengthen strategic collaboration between the two organizations. In 2014 the MoU was revised and resigned, comprising further strengthening of the partnership at global, regional and local levels in the following areas: Protection, Emergency Response, Solutions and Livelihoods, pursuant to the persistent and growing challenges.

DRC is predominately engaged in UNHCR led clusters, as UNHCR is a partner of key importance.On a global level, DRC is a commited member of the Special Advisory Group (SAG) the Global Protection Cluster (GPC), a member of Camp Coordination and Camp Management Working Group (CCCM) and clusters on Emergency Shelter and NFIs. In recent years, DRC has entered into a closer strategic

as well as operational partnership with UNICEF, particularly in the area of child protection.

EUROPEAN UNION – The EU is DRC’s second largest donor. DRC receives funding from DG ECHO – Humanitarian Aid & Civil Protection, with whom DRC has a Framework Partnership Agreement, and from DG DEVCO – Development and Cooperation – Europe Aid.

US FUNDING The Danish Refugee Council has been a recipient of US government funding since 2004, when the US State Department’s Bureau for Population, Refugees and Migration started funding DRC activities in the Balkans. Simultaneously, DDG has been receiving funds through the Office for Weapons Removal and Abatement (WRA) for several years.

In addition to the US State Department, DRC has been funded by USAID’s Humanitarian & Disaster Office, OFDA, since 2010.

DANIDA The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and DRC have a long history of close collaboration and partnership. DANIDA contributes with roughly 10% of the funding to DRC’s international activities and has throughout the years strategically been one of our most important donors and partners.

Qushtapa Camp, Iraq 2014. Photo: Klaus Bo, DRC

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‘Small streams make great rivers’ is a Danish proverb and it aligns well with the development and transformation of DRC over the past 20 years.

FOUNDATION PARTNERSHIPSTHE IMPACT AND VALUE OF PRIVATE FUNDS

The DRC project portfolio has expanded simultaneously with the recognition from donor-partners, regarding the required preconditions to meet high standards of humanitarian operations and impact. Support from private foundations has already played a special role in this transformation and will hopefully continue.

The unique value of foundation partnershipsIn the past years, DRC has experienced the unique advantages of collaborating with, mostly Danish, private foundations, and would also like to qualify among more international foundations. DRC’s most recent partner is the NoVo Foundation (US) supportning activities in Liberia.

In Myanmar DRC has been rapidly expanding initiatives for IDPs and local communities since 2010. But it was a challenge qualifying for institutional funding to commence our initiatives, when lacking a solid track record in the country. A number of private foundations decided to support the startup phase, and DRC was given a chance to show, rather than tell, the legitimacy and importance of our presence in the country. Financial support and strong partnerships between institutional donors, INGOs and private foundations have evolved ever since – underlining the importance and unique value of the first grant of USD 200,000 because of which, DRC could turn the first sod. Today, DRC runs activities in Myanmar worth USD 8 million.

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Measuring the impact of the efforts and resources allocated to humanitarian activities is just as important as implementing the project successfully. Many factors can determine the level of impact, and not all components in a complex operation are easy to map. DRC welcomes private foundations’ focus on allocating additional funding and expert resources for the purpose of strengthening this component – pooling experience and knowledge. DRC recognizes an open discussion as a means to discover efficient ways to not only run the projects, but also to evaluate and measure the impact efficiently.

DRC very rarely implements a project consisting of just one component, e.g. WASH. Our strategic approach includes a variety of components, in order to secure the protection of our beneficiaries and sustainability of our operation. When providing assistance to, for example, Syria and neighboring countries, the setup consists of both emergency components such as NFI distribution and shelter, but also long-term and additional initiatives are required due to the protracted conflict situation; Women’s Centers for psychosocial support, Children’s Centers and access to education, Risk-awareness, income generating activities, and so forth.

DRC is pleased to have broad support from institutional donors for many of our planned activities, but some activities simply don’t match the institutional mandates. No matter how important, there is understandably a limit to the source of funding.

Therefore, DRC is very interested in engaging and collaborating with private foundations in possession of a mandate and an interest in those particular areas, compliant with the grand initiative and that fill in the important ‘gaps’, in order to offer the strongest possible support to the most vulnerable groups of beneficiaries with particular needs.

Experience, structure and capacity are crucial factors when implementing humanitarian operations. A solid operational platform must exist. However, new technology enables new ideas to evolve and be tested. Testing innovative ideas inevitably poses a risk, but could just as easily result in added value, higher efficiency and stronger impact for the beneficiaries. Private foundations have been pioneers, when it comes to addressing and supporting the importance of this strategic approach in the humanitarian sector, and DRC is highly interested in participating in and contributing to such initiatives.

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PILOT-TESTING & INNOVATION

Even though the war in Vietnam ended almost 40 years ago, the country is still heavily contaminated by Explosive Remnants of War (ERW). It is estimated that 1/5 of the country is still contaminated and that only 5% of that contamination has been cleared. Even though they have been living with this threat for decades, the civilian population still fears the dangers posed by these explosive remnants.

Access to timely, accurate and actionable information is often very limited in areas where ERW pose hazards to the local population. DDG is therefore piloting a project that aims at improving the information provision and exchange between

In 2011, a DRC project was selected by the Humanitarian Innovation Fund, introducing innovative solutions for the improvement of humanitarian aid in Somalia.

Using a suite of technologies – mobile telephony, internet, online communities and social media, geomapping and access to internet based platforms – this innovation project has introduced simple and transparent tools for feedback. It has also fostered beneficiary participation in development and humanitarian interventions, by encouraging beneficiaries to express their demands, aspirations, engaging in the process of the formulation of humanitarian interventions, planning, monitoring and evaluation.

Key components have been to involve local citizens in providing feedback and introducing complaint mechanisms.

Today, the initiative has become standard in many relief operations. The positive results of implementing this type of accountability system are shared with other stakeholders working towards improving humanitarian aid in complicated and difficult to access conflict areas like Somalia.

the people living in affected communities and the humanitarian mine action operators assisting these communities. The objective of the project is to identify innovative means for strengthening community liaison efforts through digital platforms, so populations affected by ERW have greater access to relevant information and so the humanitarian mine action operators can assist the affected populations the best way possible.

The project in Vietnam is part of a global initiative for learning how digital platforms can add value to humanitarian mine action. A similar project is currently being piloted in Ukraine.

DIGITAL PLATFORMS ADDING VALUE TO HUMANITARIAN MINE ACTION

INNOVATIVE USE OF MODERN TECHNOLOGIES IN RELIEF EFFORTS

A citizen standing at a health post in an area difficult to access in Somalia sends an SMS to a short code number indicating a need for help: “No supplies at the health post” – and an auto responder replies: “Thank you for reporting – we will get back to you shortly.” This will then spark a chain reaction ending with verification that the problems have been solved. Photo: DRC


The majority of Syrian refugees have lost practically all personal belongings but their mobile phone. Arriving in Lebanon, the families are registered by DRC, and the particular needs of each family member are noted. To avoid long hours of queuing, uproar and subjecting the refugees to further distress, DRC registers the mobile number of the designated person for the family. When mattresses, food-boxes, NFIs and other materials are ready for distribution, a text-message is sent to the familyhead, who then collects the items at a set time and in a peaceful atmosphere at the DRC warehouse.

AVOIDING CHAOS WHEN DISTRIBUTING EMERGENCY ITEMS

Destribution of emergency items in Lebanon. Photo: DRC


Community-Driven Recovery and Development [CDRD] is a bottom-up approach, which DRC highly supports and has incorporated in many activities – particularly in fragile states affected by conflict.

What is CDRD?Through the community-driven process, community members review and analyze their resources, prioritize their requirements to meet development needs, develop a plan of action, and implement their own projects.

CDRD allows citizens to drive recovery and development activities. Communities manage funds, carry out the projects and ensure quality and accountability. Typically, DRC provides financial resources to match the resources that are available within the communities. This process is more responsive to demands, more inclusive, more sustainable, and more cost-effective than traditional assistance projects. CDRD should be seen as a long-term effort from early reconstruction to work towards sustainable development with local participants.

CDRD recognizes that communities are responsible for their own development and their resources.

CDRD includes the beneficiaries as assets and partners in recovery and development processes, building on their own institutions and resources. It is DRC’s experience that given clear rules, access to information, and appropriate support, displacement affected communities can effectively meet their needs. The role of DRC is to facilitate this process.

CDRD in different contextsThe objective of the CDRD changes depending on context. CDRD can be used as a way to both prevent and reduce displacement, and to manage displacement. In some cases, CDRD works in countries that have been directly affected by violent conflict. Here, CDRD aims to address conflict, since conflict is one of the main drivers of displacement.

In other cases, CDRD works in neighboring countries that have been indirectly affected by the spillover of conflict. Here, CDRD aims to address the relation between refugees/IDPs/returnees and their host communities. Depending on the country-specific context, the approach may put more emphasis on recovery than development. Aspects related to safety can also be included, and in these aspects DRC includes the assistance of our DDG expertise on safety, security and conflict management.

COMMUNITY-DRIVEN RECOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT

For futher details about CDRD activities: www.community-driven.org

“YOU CANNOT CLIMB A TREE FROM THE TOP” African proverb


C D R D IN DRC COUNTRY OPERATIONSIn 2007 DRC launched the first CDRD project in Somalia in partnership with UNICEF. The project, which was initially called ‘Community Driven Recovery and Development’ (CDRD), has undergone several re-designs and fine-tunings. The most notable are the inclusion of components to increase dialogue among communities and between communities and local authorities; the inclusion of a safety component, and the creation of a multi-year and multidonor program.

Following the success of CDRD in Somalia, the DRC Regional Office for the Horn of Africa and Yemen decided to initiate CDRD projects in other countries in the region, namely Ethiopia in 2010 and Yemen in 2012. Most recently, in 2014 DRC established CDRD projects in Guinea, Ivory Coast, Sudan, South Sudan and Myanmar.

The DRC Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa plans to

commence displacement-related CDRD projects in Jordan and Lebanon, with a view to roll out stability-related CDRD projects in conflict-affected countries.

The ‘CDRD Vision’ is that all DRC country operations adopt the CDRD approach.

Community-driven activities have been particularly successful in highly conflict affected countries with a weak or non-existing governmental structure. Most activities have been launched on the Horn of Africa and the positive learnings and results are now transferred to new DRC operational regions.

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DRC assistance to refugees and IDPs highly depends on financial support from government contracts, international institutions, and private donors. Most funding is provided by UNHCR, EU and DANIDA, along with governments in countries like Sweden, UK, Holland, US, Switzerland and many other so-called institutional donors.

DRC contributes independently to the yearly turnover by providing Danish language courses and integration services to municipalities, institutions and companies in Denmark. Last but not least, DRC experiences an increasing financial support from individuals and private foundations.

The turnover of DRC 2014 is estimated at USD 350 million of which 75% is directed towards international operations and 25% is allocated to national activites.

To view DRC’s annual reports, please visit: www.drc.dk

FINANCIAL OVERVIEW

Woman in DRC micro-finance program inside her shop, Uganda. Photo: William Vest-Lillesøe, DRC


DONOR SUPPORT & FINANCIAL FUND ALLOCATIONThe tables below show the spending in each of DRC’s operating countries over the past three years. The 2014 figures being a prognosis based on calculations from October 2014 with only 90% signed contracts.

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