Fafo

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Fafo is an independent Norwegian social science research institute. Fafo develops and disseminates knowledge about changes in living and working conditions, societal participation, democracy and development in a range of social and economic settings. The ambition is to contribute to processes of social and economic development based on rigorous ethical and scientific standards. Fafo’s research ...

Handouts at the stand

Norway's Stand //

Some of the fact sheets that you can find at Norway's stand are available for download here. There are also links to other material under each organization.

Ministry of Children and Equality

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The Ministry of Children and Equality seeks to strengthen the rights of consumers, families, children and young people, anti discrimination and full equality between between men and women. Ministry of Children and Equality Action Plan for Combating Female Genital Mutilation (2008 - 2011) (pdf, 822 Kb)

jsl - graphics & arts

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jsl graphics and arts is a one man company belonging to Jarle S Langbakk, digital artist from Oslo, Norway. Educated as a graphic designer from Naeringsakademiet (NA) in 2005. His first "breakthrough" was when he made a serie of photos from the west part of Norway summer 2007 and sold those to a company into the medicine industry. These are also the photos used at the Norwegian stand at the AID...

Christian Council of Norway

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The Christian Council of Norway (Norges Kristne Råd) is an ecumenical (inter-church) organisation connecting the great majority of Christian churches and communities in Norway. The Council aims at providing space for dialogue and mutual understanding and at being a tool for cooperation both among churches and in society. As part of the global ecumenical movement, the Christian Council of Norway...

Norad

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The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) is a directorate under the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Norad’s primary task is to fight poverty. The spread of HIV and AIDS is a serious threat to these efforts. The disease is no longer merely a health problem; it is also a development problem that is undermining all social development. Norad HIV and AIDS in development cooper...

Ministry of Health and Care Services

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The Ministry of Health and Care Services has the overall responsibility for government policy on health and care services in Norway. The question of HIV and AIDS falls under the Department of Public Health. The main tasks of the Department of Public Health are related to health promotion and preventive medicine, health surveillance and health registers, nutrition and food safety and alcohol and...

Plan Norway

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Plan Norway is one of 17 donor countries in Plan, one of the oldest and largest international developmental agencies in the world. Plan is independent, with no religious, political or governmental affiliations. Our work has focus on children, their families, communities, organisations and local governments to implement programmes at grassroots level in health, education, water and sanitation, i...

Norwegian Red Cross

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The Red Cross is an international humanitarian relief agency, with Red Cross or Red Crescent societies in 187 countries. The basic principle of the organisation is the protection of human life and rights in order to work towards worldwide peace. Norwegian Red Cross

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