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| Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation | |
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| Norad | |
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 7 June 1905[citation needed] |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Norway |
| Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
| Employees | c. 500 |
| Annual budget | 26.2 billion kroner |
| Agency executive | Villa Kulild, Director |
| Parent agency | Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Website | |
| Official Homesite | |
The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) is a directorate under the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Its task is to ensure effective foreign aid, with quality assurance and evaluation. NORAD both finances NGOs, and does its own research and projects. The current director general is Villa Kulild. NORAD used to be the official development assistance organization in Norway. As of mid-2004, the responsibility for state-to-state official development assistance has been transferred to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while NORAD continues to fund NGO activities in developing countries, contributes to the management of development funds and endeavours to ensure that the Norwegian development cooperation is evaluated and efficient.
NORAD consists of the following sections:
- Department for Environment and Private Sector Development
- The Department of Rights, Agents of Change and Civil Society
- The Department of Social Development and Service Delivery
- The Department of Governance and Macroeconomics
- The Department for Quality Assurance
- Department of Evaluation
- Information Department
- Department of Human Resources and Administration
- Department of Energy(Oil for Development, Clean Energy for Development)
[edit] Employees
- Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway; worked as an intern, 2 days a week for 3 months in 2003.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Lundesgaard, Erik, (translation of title: A role model? — It becomes ironic when crown princess Mette-Marit is championing higher education when she has taken shortcuts, one after another, to academic achievements.) "Et forbilde? — Det blir ironisk at kronprinsesse Mette-Marit fronter høyere utdannelse når hun selv har tatt den ene snarveien etter den andre til akademiske meritter."
