Danish Refugee Council

Founded in 1956, Danish Refugee Council is a non-governmental organisation based in Copenhagen, Denmark working on refugees & migration, humanitarian aid & disaster relief, human rights +2 more.

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a private humanitarian organisation founded in 1956 in Denmark. It is described as Denmark's largest humanitarian NGO and works in nearly 30 countries to support refugees and other displaced people. Its work spans emergency aid, reconstruction, protection, advocacy, legal aid, integration support in Denmark and durable solutions such as voluntary return. The East Africa & Great Lakes regional office, covering the Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda, focuses on preventing displacement, supporting people on the move and addressing root causes through resilience and peace-building. DRC also runs a knowledge centre on mixed migration and maintains representations in Brussels and Geneva. Its work is funded in part through donations, and it sells merchandise through an online shop to support its programmes.