ActionAid Denmark (Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke)

AADK’s vision is a just and sustainable world where all people live in freedom and dignity without poverty and oppression.

AADK’s mission is to help organize communities of action that can take up the struggle against injustice, poverty and discrimination. We focus especially on young women and men who live in poverty and exclusion.

We have almost 70 years of experience with development work and our work aims to improve poor people’s conditions of life, in order for them to manage without support in the long run. Our target groups are primarily women and youth.

Together with local organizations we work to empower people living in poverty and support them in knowing and demanding their rights, in order for them to build democratic and sustainable societies.

As part of the international alliance ActionAid we work with human rights based development in more than 40 countries and reach more than 25 million of the world´s poor.

In AADK, we believe in the equality of human beings regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion, nationality, and sexual orientation. We see diversity as a strength and a resource in a globalised world. We believe that every person has the right to fight against injustice and to promote social and economic equality.
We maintain a high degree of credibility, seriousness and professionalism in our work. As an organisation AADK is popular, challenging, and known for eye-catching happenings involving masses of activists in the streets. We are dynamic and driven by indignation and solidarity with people living in poverty, and we are fuelled by the urge for global justice.