Nine countries on three continents
- this is where we work
The Development Fund works with climate adaptation and sustainable development in Nepal, Malawi, Ethiopia, Somalia, Mozambique, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Here you can learn more about the countries and read about the challenges faced by the farmers living there.
The goal of Norwegian aid is to eradicate poverty. The Development Fund contributes to achieving this goal by working to ensure that poor people in rural areas have enough and healthy food, a better economy, and are well-prepared to face climate change and other crises. This will lead to increased power and influence over their own lives.
We work with seven thematic main focuses in our programme countries. These are:
Nepal
Nepal is one of the world's most climate-vulnerable countries and is characterised by recurrent natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes, and landslides. This affects the livelihoods of the population.
Malawi
Malawi is one of the world's least developed countries. Over half of the population lives in poverty. The majority of the country's poor are small-scale farmers who are entirely dependent on what they grow on their small plots of land to survive.
Ethiopia
Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in the world. More than 25 million Ethiopians live in poverty, with poverty most prevalent in rural areas.
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country with an extremely high level of inequality between the rich and the poor. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that 53% of the population lives in poverty. Among the Maya people, this figure is as high as 83%.
Somalia
Somalia is classified as a vulnerable state. Poverty is very widespread, and around three out of four Somalis live below the poverty line.
Mosambique
Information about Mosambique will be added in due course.
Honduras, Costa Rica and Nicaragua
The Development Fund strengthens climate adaptation and food security in Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras through the Darwin Initiative, a programme focused on promoting sustainable agriculture and preserving biodiversity. The goal of the Darwin Programme is to improve the livelihoods of local populations by strengthening local food production systems.
