Emergency aid and development projects

  • The projects are not only humanitarian but also church-building
  • In most project countries, partner organizations of the Danish European Commission have the opportunity to collaborate with local authorities on selecting the people in need of emergency aid or who may benefit from participating in a development project.
    As a result, persecuted Christians often work well together with the authorities.
  • If cooperation with the authorities is not possible, the support is mediated to underground Christians, who also typically help other vulnerable people.
  • Christians care for and provide dignity to minorities and outcasts - in countries where there are no welfare benefits like in Denmark.
  • Skepticism, prejudice and hostility towards Christians can often be broken down when members of the majority population see how Christians are making a positive difference.
  • In some cases, the church can gain a platform and a voice in society through relief and development projects. Some become interested in learning more about the Christian faith.

"My husband often beat me and we had to hide"

Rafiga tells us. She is a single mother of four children. She lives in a country where Christians who are themselves under pressure have helped her - and in the picture she is...

A special boy named Peng

Many women are fleeing across the border from North Korea to China in the hope of surviving. They have fled the hunger and terrible conditions inside North Korea. 

Sonya's tragic story

It's hard to believe how much pain a girl like Sonya had to go through before she got help from the Danish European Mission's partner. Read about the humiliation that Sonya...