Norwegian People´s Aid

What Norwegian People´s Aid does

Norwegian People's Aid (Norsk Folkehjelp) is a politically independent, non-profit humanitarian organization founded in 1939 as part of the Norwegian Labour Movement and headquartered in Oslo. It operates across more than 30 countries through four core service areas: Mine Action and Disarmament (its flagship competency), Development and Humanitarian Cooperation, Rescue Service and First Aid, and Refugee and Integration. The Mine Action program, active since 1992, has cleared over one billion square meters of land and removed more than two million landmines and explosives across 45 countries, employing manual clearance, mechanical clearance, mine detection dogs (MDDs) bred at NPA's Global Training Center in Sarajevo, drone reconnaissance, and GIS-based evidence-based demining. Approximately 2,000 demining staff work across 24 countries, with Ukraine (475+ staff as of June 2026) as the largest single-country deployment.

The organization's underlying technology stack combines a cloud-based GIS information management system used by fieldworkers via mobile apps for evidence-based land release, AI-augmented drone imagery analysis for Non-Technical Survey operations, specialized sensors such as the Scorpion dual sensor detection system, and remote-controlled vegetation removal systems (Bearcat). These tools are layered on top of NPA's core operational methodology and its global MDD breeding program, which delivers a productivity advantage of roughly 20x over manual clearance. NPA also publishes the Mine Action Review annual reports and co-publishes the Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor with the Federation of American Scientists.

NPA is funded through three primary streams: government grants and institutional funding (Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, US State Department, UK DFID, Government of Canada, and others), public donations and emergency fundraising campaigns, and project-based grants from bilateral donors. It operates a direct field-implementation model in partnership with national mine action authorities, local civil society organizations, and community groups. As a non-profit membership organization, NPA does not sell commercial products and does not publicly disclose revenue or expenditure figures.

Name

Norwegian People´s Aid

Legal name

Norwegian People's Aid (Norsk Folkehjelp)

Website

https://npaid.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1939

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Norwegian People's Aid is a non-profit, Labour Movement-affiliated humanitarian organization that conducts humanitarian mine action, development cooperation, rescue services, and refugee integration programs across more than 30 countries, serving conflict-affected communities and national governments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Mine Action Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Community Housing Services (62422)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Disaster Response & Search and Rescue (SAR) (BPADADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH), Refugee, Migration & Displacement Support (BPAGABAH), Humanitarian & Disaster Assistance (Bilateral) (BPADABAB)

Keywords

• Humanitarian mine action
• Explosive ordnance clearance
• Demining services
• Disarmament advocacy
• Humanitarian development cooperation

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and Institutional Funding: NPA receives funding from government donors including the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, US State Department, and other institutional donors for humanitarian programs, demining operations, and development cooperation.
2. Public Donations: Individual donations and public fundraising campaigns support humanitarian operations. The organization runs donation campaigns, including emergency appeals for crises such as the Beirut explosion.
3. Project-Based Funding: Funding for specific projects such as vehicle procurement for country programs, typically funded by government donors like the US Department of State.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Norwegian People's Aid is a humanitarian non-profit organization that delivers humanitarian mine action and explosive ordnance clearance (including manual and mechanical clearance, mine detection dog teams, non-technical survey, explosive ordnance risk education, and stockpile destruction) in conflict-affected countries, alongside development cooperation, refugee integration support and volunteer rescue and first-aid services. Operations span 30+ countries with government, institutional and donor funding, supported by a GIS-based information management system and AI-augmented drone survey capability.

Product overview

Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) is a membership-based humanitarian organization rooted in the Norwegian Labour Movement, operating across more than 30 countries worldwide. The organization offers a portfolio of interconnected service areas: Mine Action and Disarmament (its core competency, including land clearance, mine detection dogs, stockpile destruction, and risk education), Development and Humanitarian Cooperation, Rescue Service and First Aid, and Refugee and Integration support. The Mine Action program is supported by technology including GIS-based information management systems, AI-augmented drone imagery analysis for non-technical surveys, and mobile data collection tools. NPA also produces influential research publications including the Mine Action Review annual reports and the Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mine Action and Disarmament NPA's flagship humanitarian program clearing landmines, cluster munitions and explosive remnants of war through manual and mechanical clearance, mine detection dog teams, non-technical survey, explosive ordnance risk education and stockpile destruction, combined with policy advocacy for weapon bans. Operated for governments and conflict-affected populations in 30+ countries.
• Clearance Operations (Land Release) Physical clearance of landmines, cluster munitions and explosive remnants of war from contaminated land to make it safe for civilian use, delivered under the Mine Action and Disarmament program.
• Mine Detection Dogs (MDDs) — Global Training Centre NPA breeds and deploys specially trained scent-detection dogs (with associated handlers) for non-technical and technical mine survey operations. Operational capacity of ~700 m²/day per MDD team vs. ~35 m²/day for a single manual deminer. Supplied globally for NPA demining programs.
• Stockpile Destruction (Arms Destruction) Destruction of stockpiled cluster munitions and other conventional weapons/ammunition to help states meet obligations under the Convention on Cluster Munitions and related instruments.
• Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) Awareness and risk education delivered to civilians (with a particular focus on children and at-risk groups) in mine-affected communities to reduce injury and death while clearance is ongoing.
• Non-Technical Survey (NTS) Evidence-based assessment to define the scope and location of mine/ERW contamination, combining community interviews, topographical analysis and documentation through NPA's GIS information management system.
• Policy and Advocacy on Weapon Bans International weapons-policy development and advocacy supporting the Convention on Cluster Munitions, the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Treaty, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and the Stop Killer Robots campaign.
• Development and Humanitarian Cooperation Long-term development work focused on equitable distribution of power and resources, delivered through partnerships with local development organizations and civil society in the Global South.
• Rescue Service and First Aid Voluntary first-aid and rescue services delivered by NPA members and volunteers in Norway, providing community-level emergency response capacity.
• Refugee and Integration Anti-discrimination, refugee support and integration programming, primarily delivered in Norway in partnership with civil society and member organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1 billion square meters of land cleared since 1992
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Federation of American Scientists (FAS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 March 2026NPA co-publishes the annual Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor report with FAS, tracking nuclear weapons globally and providing analysis on disarmament trends
• Landmine and Cluster Munition MonitorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNPA contributes data and analysis to the Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor, which reported over 5,000 people killed or injured by landmines and explosive remnants in 2025
• Norwegian Center for Holocaust and Minority StudiesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with HL-senteret on workshop regarding inclusive education and rights of linguistic minorities in Iraq
• Alliance of Iraqi Minorities (AIM)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNPA partners with AIM on protecting and promoting rights of Iraqi minorities through capacity building and advocacy
• Active Citizen South Sudan (ACSS)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNPA supports ACSS, a rights-based youth-led organization engaged in human rights, democratic governance and development work in South Sudan
• Cambodian Mine Action Authority (CMAA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNPA supports CMAA in drafting their first national mine action standard covering environmental management
• Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNPA collaborates with GICHD on information management, standard operating procedures, and demining methodology development
• Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint project with CEOBS on environmental mainstreaming in mine action, funded by Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• The HALO TrustmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organised side event on environmental impact of mine action at National Mine Directors Meeting with HALO Trust and CEOBS
• Royal Solomon Islands Police ForcecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNPA assists Solomon Islands Government through RSIPF Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team to develop nationwide information collection system for WWII explosive remnants
• Lebanon Mine Action Authority (LMAA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNPA works with LMAA on Non-Technical Survey and clearance operations supporting Lebanon's CCM obligations
• Local Partners in LebanonmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNPA cooperates with local partners delivering food to vulnerable populations in Lebanon

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Humanity & Inclusion (HI): International NGO with significant mine action / victim assistance programming alongside broader disability and inclusion work. Overlaps with NPA on risk education, victim support, and weapons ban advocacy.
• International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC): Largest humanitarian organization operating across many of the same conflict-affected countries as NPA, with overlapping work on civilian protection, weapons contamination, and disarmament advocacy.
• Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC): Large Norwegian humanitarian NGO operating in displacement and conflict-affected contexts across many of the same countries as NPA. Comparable in donor base, operational footprint, and refugee/displacement programming.
• United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS): UN system coordinator for mine action, often the principal or intermediary funder alongside NPA's donor governments. Comparable as a coordinator/policy actor and a frequent contracting counterpart for NPA country programs.

Emerging players

• Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD): Strategic partner and sector coordinator that supports national mine action authorities with standards, IM, and methodology. Comparable in policy/research leadership and as a focal point for the global mine action ecosystem where NPA also operates.
• Demine Robotics: Technology vendor developing robotic mine excavation systems already trialed with NPA in Cambodia. Comparable as an adjacent/disruptive player whose technology could reshape NPA's manual clearance-heavy delivery model.

Others

• Federation of American Scientists (FAS): Strategic co-publisher of the Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor with NPA. Comparable as a policy/research counterpart and ecosystem participant in the global disarmament advocacy space where NPA is influential.

Direct peers

• The HALO Trust: The world's largest humanitarian demining NGO, operating in 30+ countries with similar manual clearance, mechanical, dog, and drone-based approaches. Directly comparable to NPA in mission, delivery model, donor base, and country footprint.
• Danish Demining Group (DDG): Humanitarian demining organization rooted in the Danish labour movement (parallel to NPA's Norwegian Labour Movement roots). Delivers mine clearance, risk education, and weapons destruction with similar donor and operational profile.
• Mines Advisory Group (MAG): Major international humanitarian mine action and arms management NGO operating across dozens of conflict-affected countries. Comparable to NPA in core demining services, donor-funded delivery model, and policy advocacy on weapon bans.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Xx.com/norskfolkehjelp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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