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Oxfam Denmark and Danida: A Strategic Partnership for Global Impact

Oxfam Denmark has been a strategic partner of Danida, Denmark’s development cooperation under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for over 30 years. This long-standing partnership is built around shared priorities: Fighting poverty, fostering sustainable growth and stability, and promoting equal rights and opportunities across developing countries.

Together, we work through both long-term development programming and emergency response, anchored in a strategic cooperation agreement. For the 2022–2026 period, our partnership includes earmarked grants (detailed below) and strategic dialogue on key issues such as local civil society partnerships, the role of women and youth in peacebuilding, responsible taxation, and coordination between Danish NGOs, embassies, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Mariam er en del af et kooperativ, der fremstiller forbedrede madlavningsbålsteder - Mali
Mariam is part of a cooperative that produces improved cooking stoves. The use of these new stoves helps reduce deforestation and decreases the amount of time women need to spend collecting firewood.
Photo: Diafara Traoré / Oxfam

Strategic Partnership 2022–2026

As part of the new funding cycle, Oxfam Denmark has entered into a four-year strategic partnership agreement with Danida, continuing the work from the 2018–2021 cycle. The agreement provides an annual grant of 103 million DKK, enabling Oxfam Denmark to support programmes in 12 countries:

Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, Uganda, Syria (incl. neighbouring Lebanon), Palestine, Yemen, Guatemala, and Colombia

Our work aligns with Danida’s strategic focus areas:

  • Human rights and democratic values
  • Fragile contexts and displacement
  • Climate and green solutions

Throughout all engagements, Oxfam Denmark prioritises gender justice, youth inclusion, and environmentally sustainable approaches.

Fatim Somda, Boulsa, Burkina Faso
Fatim Somda, internally displaced person living in Boulsa, Burkina Faso, was able to cope with the difficulties of the lean season, when food becomes hard to find, thanks to Oxfam’s assistance.
Photo: Abdoul Latif Keita/ Oxfam

Additional Grants from Danida

In addition to the core strategic partnership grant, Oxfam Denmark also receives supplementary grants that respond to evolving needs within existing programmes. Since 2022, Danida has awarded 14 such grants:

  1. Syria: Improving access to safe water, food security, and self-reliance for conflict-affected communities – 5 million DKK
  2. Syria (2025–2026): Strengthening early recovery in Deir Ez-Zor, Hama, Idleb, and rural Damascus through improved access to services, livelihood support, and local leadership, especially for women and IDPs – 9.2 million DKK
  3. Palestine: Humanitarian assistance for vulnerable groups in Gaza, including access to food and clean water – 5 million DKK
  4. Lebanon (2025–2026): Supporting Syrian refugees and vulnerable host communities in Bekaa with legal aid, psychosocial support, and livelihood opportunities – 6.7 million DKK
  5. Burkina Faso: Cash-based assistance and improved water services to enhance climate resilience – 5.65 million DKK
  6. Syria (2023): Emergency response after the Aleppo earthquake through cash support and non-food item kits – 2.75 million DKK
  7. Lebanon (2022–2023): Enhancing resilience among refugee and host communities in northern Lebanon via improved access to food, WASH services, and protection – 10.8 million DKK
  8. Mali: Climate adaptation in small-scale farming in the Segou region through loss and damage funding – 5 million DKK
  9. Mali: Humanitarian support and protection for communities affected by the food crisis – 3.4 million DKK
  10. Mali (2025): Strengthening resilience in Mopti and Djenne via cash transfers and improved hygiene infrastructure – 6 million DKK
  11. Yemen: Enhancing food security in Hajjah through multi-purpose cash support and emergency livestock aid – 9.5 million DKK
  12. Kenya: Drought response to improve access to water, food, and protection for vulnerable households – 5 million DKK
  13. Niger (2025): Expanding vocational training in solar technology to empower youth and support green transition – 2.5 million DKK
  14. Ghana, Uganda, Kenya: Advancing domestic resource mobilisation and fiscal justice by strengthening civil society – 17.5 million DKK

Through our collaboration with Danida, Oxfam Denmark continues to deliver targeted, high-impact solutions where they are most needed – combining humanitarian response, sustainable development, and strategic advocacy to help build a more just and equal world.

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Udenrigsministeriet har indgået nye 4-årige Strategiske Partnerskaber (2022-2025) med 18 danske civilsamfundsorganisationer – heriblandt Oxfam Danmark. Dette sker som led i udmøntningen af Danmarks nye udviklingspolitiske strategi “Fælles om Verden”.

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