Norwegian Mission Alliance
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Norwegian Mission Alliance (NMA) - non-profit organization
of christian
origin, engaged in the development assistance to poor countries. Established in 1901 and based within the Church of Norway
. The organizers declared their foundations on the evangelical
Christian faith in conformity with the Holy Scripture and the Apostolic Statement of Faith. The particular emphasis on the unity of all christians is made.
The Organization runs diaconal mission and development projects for the poor all over the world (Latin America
, Asia
) and sponsored by individuals, companies and the government in Norway
.
Target groups are the poor, the disabled, discriminated and neglected people without any community care, including such groups as the family, children and young people, including poor and/or disabled children and young people, women, ethnic minorities.
Main areas:
In collaboration with the National Institute of Dermatology Venereology of Vietnam (NIDV) and Ho Chi Minh City
Hospital of Dermatology Venereology (HDV) the Norwegian Mission Alliance is running a project on a training on STD
case management and HIV
/AIDS
. The NMA annual budget for different Vietnam projects was 450,000 USD in 2004.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
of christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
origin, engaged in the development assistance to poor countries. Established in 1901 and based within the Church of Norway
Church of Norway
The Church of Norway is the state church of Norway, established after the Lutheran reformation in Denmark-Norway in 1536-1537 broke the ties to the Holy See. The church confesses the Lutheran Christian faith...
. The organizers declared their foundations on the evangelical
Evangelicalism
Evangelicalism is a Protestant Christian movement which began in Great Britain in the 1730s and gained popularity in the United States during the series of Great Awakenings of the 18th and 19th century.Its key commitments are:...
Christian faith in conformity with the Holy Scripture and the Apostolic Statement of Faith. The particular emphasis on the unity of all christians is made.
The Organization runs diaconal mission and development projects for the poor all over the world (Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
, Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
) and sponsored by individuals, companies and the government in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
.
Target groups are the poor, the disabled, discriminated and neglected people without any community care, including such groups as the family, children and young people, including poor and/or disabled children and young people, women, ethnic minorities.
Main areas:
- Church work,
- Leadership training,
- Work in urban areas,
- Education,
- Microfinance,
- Health,
- Rural development.
In collaboration with the National Institute of Dermatology Venereology of Vietnam (NIDV) and Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...
Hospital of Dermatology Venereology (HDV) the Norwegian Mission Alliance is running a project on a training on STD
Sexually transmitted disease
Sexually transmitted disease , also known as a sexually transmitted infection or venereal disease , is an illness that has a significant probability of transmission between humans by means of human sexual behavior, including vaginal intercourse, oral sex, and anal sex...
case management and HIV
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
/AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
. The NMA annual budget for different Vietnam projects was 450,000 USD in 2004.