AKO - Aktive Kristnes Omsorgsarbejde

Founded in 1989, AKO - Aktive Kristnes Omsorgsarbejde is a non-profit association based in Vejle, Denmark working on humanitarian aid & disaster relief, poverty & hunger, community development +4 more.

AKO (Aktive Kristnes Omsorgsarbejde) is a Danish association founded in 1989 to provide care and practical support to people in difficult circumstances. Its main area of work is Romania, where it has delivered aid since 1991, including food, clothing, furniture and equipment for children's homes, elderly care centres, schools and hospitals, and visits to prisons and poor families. It also supports church-planting and evangelism work, a Bible school in Nepal, women's savings and loan groups in Nepal, and church-related work in Sri Lanka, Moldova and Hungary. Its activities are funded by donations, membership fees, legacies and sponsorships, and collected goods are sorted and shipped from packing centres in Denmark, supported by local volunteer associations and second-hand shops. AKO is run by a board and secretariat based in Vejle, with a general secretary and an annual general meeting.