Press room
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Communications and fundraising manager Søs Lykke Sloth tel. 2266 9862 / sls@folkehjaelp.dk
Communications consultant Kasper Wielandt, tel.: 2492 8867 / kw@folkehjaelp.dk
Press room
If you are a journalist and would like to comment on our work, please contact us.
Communications and fundraising manager Søs Lykke Sloth tel. 2266 9862 / sls@folkehjaelp.dk
Communications consultant Kasper Wielandt, tel.: 2492 8867 / kw@folkehjaelp.dk
PRESS RELEASES & POSTS
The food check – an urgent and welcome help. But it must not stop here!
By Mirka Mozer, Secretary General, Danish People's Aid 48,600 children live in poverty in Denmark. They live in families that struggle to make enough money for the next rent and electricity bill. Where there is no money for fruit and vegetables, snowsuits and winter boots. Or to celebrate holidays, birthdays and vacations.
From barriers to access: New inclusion project in the Mykolaiv region
In the Mykolaiv region of southern Ukraine, thousands of people with disabilities, children with special needs and internally displaced families live with daily barriers to accessing even the most basic public services. The war has exacerbated an already difficult situation: buildings are damaged, resources are stretched, and many institutions are
Representative democracy? Not if two-thirds of a population group is not represented
By Mirka Mozer, Secretary General Danish democracy has a problem. It claims to be representative, but it is not. Of course, it is never realistic to expect a 100% turnout when there are elections. But if only 351% of a population group goes to the ballot box, something is completely wrong.
UNIQUE INSIGHTS ABOUT FAMILIES IN POVERTY
Danish People's Aid works throughout Denmark with people who live in social and economic insecurity.
In order to continuously strengthen our many social initiatives, we continuously and thoroughly follow up on their effect. We do this, among other things, through detailed questionnaire surveys of the people we work with. We ask about their everyday lives, about challenges, about their experience of our initiatives, etc. We also receive basic data from applicants; income, place of residence, marital status, etc., so that we know the target group, can be at the forefront and adjust initiatives.
Read more and see statistics on applicants' basic data below.