Islamabad (TDI): Norwegian Embassy in Islamabad, held a farewell gathering for the outgoing Country Director of the Norwegian Church Aid’s Pakistan Office, Anne Masterson.
At this occasion, the staff and officials of the Embassy recognized the humanitarian and social work undertaken by Masterson as the CD of NCA.
Anne Masterson was the Country Director for the past seven years and during her stay in Pakistan, she and her team collaborated extensively with Norway’s Embassy and made initiatives possible and deliverable.
Thank you, Anne Masterson, for your hard work and dedication while serving as the CD for @NorChurchAid in Pakistan over the past 7 years. The 🇳🇴Embassy deeply values our longstanding partnership with NCA, and we look forward to continuing this with your successor and the team! pic.twitter.com/JxKEZ3c4rF
— Norway in Pakistan (@NorwayinPak) March 27, 2025
“The Norwegian Embassy deeply values our longstanding partnership with NCA, and we look forward to continuing this with your successor and the team,” the Embassy posted on X while addressing Anne Masterson.
Norwegian Church Aid is a faith-based nonprofit, involved in social and welfare work in Pakistan. It began working in Pakistan in 1982. Its initial mandate and goals were to provide assistance to Afghan refugees who were coming to Pakistan in large numbers.
However, in coming years, it also gave humanitarian assistance to those affected by the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan. Bit by bit, the organization extended its agenda to working on long term development in Pakistan.
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Currently, NCA’s work in Pakistan is all about climate resilience – “climate smart economic empowerment,” “faith-based climate action,” and “climate resilient water, sanitation and hygiene.”
Currently, its projects are spread across fifteen districts of Sindh, Punjab, and Khyber Pakhtunkwa.
In addition to partnering with local civil society and non-governmental sector, NCA in Pakistan is largely supported by the European Union and Norway’s Embassy.
Nuzhat Rana is an Associate Editor at The Diplomatic Insight.
