{"id":50,"date":"2022-03-16T10:20:06","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T10:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cordaid.org\/en\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2026-03-24T12:05:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:05:01","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hero hero--results\">\n\t\t<picture data-post-image class=\"hero__background\">\n\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/who-we-are-final-640x500.jpg\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"\/>\n\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/who-we-are-final-1440x407.jpg\" media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\"\/>\n\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/who-we-are-final-1920x530.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1441px)\"\/>\n\t\t<img class=\"hero__img\" src='https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/who-we-are-final-1920x530.jpg' loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t<\/picture>\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-sm-9 col-md-7 col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 data-post-title class=\"hero__title\">Who We Are<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hero__text hidden-xs visible-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCordaid is an internationally operating emergency relief and development organisation, working in and on fragility.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"hero hero--footer\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-sm-6 hidden-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hero__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCordaid is an internationally operating emergency relief and development organisation, working in and on fragility.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4 offset-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__table\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__row\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"results-table__title\">Our Key Results<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__data\">8,996,473<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__description\">people reached through our healthcare interventions (2024)<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__data\">398,215<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__description\">people supported with humanitarian action (2024)<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__data\">233,986<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__description\">people reached with agri-food programmes (2024)<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__data\">113,717<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__description\">people supported with justice services and peacebuilding work (2024)<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__data\">153,176<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"results-table__description\">people reached with education projects (2024)<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section section--core \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2 block-wrapper\"><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">OUR HISTORY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cordaid was established in the year 2000 when several Dutch aid organisations joined forces. But our history goes back more than a century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of our predecessors, <em>People in Need<\/em>, was founded in 1914 to meet the needs of more than one million refugees who fled to the Netherlands during the First World War. 1925 was the year Memisa was born, another member of the Cordaid family. Memisa quickly became a leading healthcare organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of 2021, ICCO and Cordaid have joined forces. By doing so, we have increased our impact in addressing global challenges, defragmented the Dutch development sector, and adapted to the changing needs in international cooperation.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">MORE ABOUT CORDAID<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-12 col-sm-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-links__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cordaid.org\/en\/who-we-are\/our-vision-mission\/\" class=\"btn btn btn--more page-links__link\"  >\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__text\">\n\t\t\t\tOur vision and mission\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-12 col-sm-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-links__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cordaid.org\/en\/who-we-are\/how-we-work\/\" class=\"btn btn btn--more page-links__link\"  >\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__text\">\n\t\t\t\tHow we work\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-12 col-sm-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-links__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cordaid.org\/en\/who-we-are\/board-of-directors-and-supervisory-board\/\" class=\"btn btn btn--more page-links__link\"  >\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__text\">\n\t\t\t\tMeet the board\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-12 col-sm-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-links__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cordaid.org\/en\/who-we-are\/our-donors-and-network\/\" class=\"btn btn btn--more page-links__link\"  >\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__text\">\n\t\t\t\tOur donors and network\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-12 col-sm-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-links__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/who-we-are\/strategies-and-policies\/\" class=\"btn btn btn--more page-links__link\"  >\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__text\">\n\t\t\t\tStrategies and policies\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-12 col-sm-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-links__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/who-we-are\/transparency-accountability\/\" class=\"btn btn btn--more page-links__link\"  >\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__text\">\n\t\t\t\tTransparency and accountability\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-12 col-sm-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-links__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cordaid.org\/en\/who-we-are\/our-integrity-policy\/\" class=\"btn btn btn--more page-links__link\"  >\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__text\">\n\t\t\t\tOur integrity policy\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"col-12 col-sm-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-links__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cordaid.org\/en\/who-we-are\/working-for-cordaid\/\" class=\"btn btn btn--more page-links__link\"  >\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__text\">\n\t\t\t\tWorking for Cordaid\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section section--core \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2 block-wrapper\"><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">WHERE WE WORK<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We focus our efforts on the world\u2019s most fragile and conflict-affected regions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section section--countries-map\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"countries-map\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 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