Operasjon Dagsverk

Oslo, Norway

EducationChildren & YouthMental healthEnvironment & Climate

International reach

Profile last updated: October 30, 2026

About

Operasjon Dagsverk is a non-profit organisation based in Oslo, Norway working on education, children & youth, mental health +3 more.

Operasjon Dagsverk is Norway's largest youth solidarity campaign, run by and for young people through the Elevorganisasjonen. Each year, students in Norwegian schools work for a day and donate their earnings to an annual project supporting education, youth rights and global justice in countries such as South Africa, Uganda, Guatemala, Kenya and Tanzania. The campaign also runs school-based education on global development, youth-led advocacy, and channels funds through partner organisations.

Location

Oslo, Norway

Registration

960547985

Focus areas

youthsolidarityglobal developmenteducationschool campaign

Languages

NOEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

EducationChildren & YouthMental healthEnvironment & ClimateHuman rightsDemocracy & Civil society

Works for

YouthStudentsCommunities

How they work

Awareness & educationAdvocacy & campaigningGrant-makingCapacity buildingVolunteer programmes

Programmes

OD 2026: Equal Education

Human rights · South Africa

Supports young people organised in Equal Education to campaign for quality, safe and dignified schools and to hold authorities accountable for the right to education.

OD 2025: Selvbestemmelse i Kenya og Tanzania

Human rights · Kenya, Tanzania

Youth-led project on self-determination in Kenya and Tanzania.

OD 2024: Klimatilpasning i Guatemala

Environment & Climate · Guatemala

Supports indigenous youth in climate adaptation, sustainable farming, entrepreneurship and local influence, implemented with Utviklingsfondet.

OD 2022: Psykisk helse i Uganda

Mental health · Uganda

Improved youth access to mental health knowledge, peer support and services in schools in Gulu and Wakiso.

Countries of operation

UgandaGuatemalaSouth AfricaKenyaTanzaniaColombiaPalestineNigeria

UN Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 3 Good health and well-beingSDG 4 Quality educationSDG 5 Gender equality

Funding & support

Annual budget

NOK 18 million (approx., raised annually on OD day)

Funded by

Individual donationsCorporate partnershipsEarned income

Ways to support

DonateVolunteerCorporate partnershipFundraise

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Equal Education, SAIH, Norsk Folkehjelp, Norsk Folkehjelp Solidaritetsungdom, Utviklingsfondet, SOS-barnebyer, Mental Helse Ungdom, ASOCUCH, Utz Che, AMMID, Scandic Vulkan