NORCAP expert Sabine Nana follows up with Sauiana, a local nurse she has trained to be a midwife. They also held a session for women on contraception – including birth control pills and condoms. UNFPA with support from NORCAP expert, Sabine Nana, has set up tents for sexual and reproductive health programs at the health facility in Macharote, which is one of many in the area destroyed during Cyclone Idai. Photo: NORCAP/Oda Lykke Mortensen
Sabine Nana, a NORCAP expert together with Sauiana, a midwife in Beira, Mozambique. Many health facilities were completely damaged by cyclone Idai in 2019. The need for health professionals such as midwifes were high. Sabine contributed with training so that Sauiana could become a midwife to support pregnant women and ensure a safe environment for giving birth. Photo: NORCAP/Oda Lykke Jernberg

Who we are

NORCAP
NORCAP is part of the Norwegian Refugee Council. Our vision is a world where rights are respected and people protected.

NORCAP’s mission is to improve aid to better protect and empower people affected by crises and climate change. 

We do this by:   

  • Supporting initiatives that protect and empower people 
  • Improving impact at the global and local level through joint projects with partners and stakeholders 
  • Providing expertise and developing capacity that enable partners to meet the needs of people in fragile situations and crises 
  • Strengthening the humanitarian, development and peacebuilding system by supporting leadership, coordination and policy development 
  • Building bridges between the humanitarian, development and peacebuilding sectors