About NACRO
About NACRO
The New Apostolic Church Relief Organization (NACRO) is a humanitarian and development wing of the New Apostolic Church.
The organization’s formation was prompted by the New Apostolic Church’s desire to provide humanitarian support and promotion of programs aiming at improving the livelihood of the less privileged and vulnurable people in all the communities.
To achieve this desire, NACRO, has over the years, supported the less priviled and vulnurable people and communities through provision of direct interventions.
NACRO is headquartered in Lusaka (Zambia). It also has country office in Lilongwe (Malawi) and Harare (Zimbabwe). NACRO is a duly registered and licenced organisation with right to operate in all the three countries. NACRO is registered in Zambia, under the Non- Governmental Organizations (NGO) Act Number 16 of 2009. It is registered under Malawian laws as an independent legal entity under the Trusties Incorporation Act. It is also properly registered with NGO Board of Malawi as well as Council of NGOs in Malawi.
NACRO Malawi is also a member of Civil Society Agriculture Network, Civil Society Education Coalition, and Water, Environment and Sanitation Network. It is also duly registered in Zimbabwe.
History of NACRO
In 1998 Chief Apostle Richard Fehr said that the New Apostolic Church wanted to get more in charitable activities and shortly after, in 2001, the New Apostolic Church responded to the call and founded NAK Karitativ.
In 2002 The Henwood Foundation was registered and in 2015 it was renamed to The New Apostolic Church Relief Organization (NACRO). The charitable organisation expanded in 2009 to Africa and is now operating in District Apostle Area 28 (DAA28), which includes Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe.
NACRO, in its current organisational setup, is only 8 years old. Its formation was prompted by the Church’s desire to provide humanitarian support and to promote development to improve the livelihood of the less privileged and vulnerable people.
NACRO is Headquartered in Lusaka, Zambia, and has Country offices in Lilongwe, Malawi and Harare, Zimbabwe. NACRO is registered in Zambia under the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) Act Number 16 of 2009. It is registered in Malawi as an independent legal entity under the Trustees Incorporation Act, and registered in Zimbabwe.
In Zambia, NACRO is currently more active in 6 out of Zambia’s 10 provinces, which are Central, Eastern, Luapula, Lusaka, Southern and Western provinces. NACRO’s focus areas of work are education, livelihood, health and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and crosscutting themes of gender and social inclusion, and climate change and environment.
Since its establishment NACRO has implemented a number of projects to contribute to improved livelihoods of targeted communities.
Mission
“To Provide high quality demand driven services that impacts positively on the lives of the vulnerable communities and provides capacity building that results in stronger resilience and improved livelihoods.”
Vision
Strengthened NACRO that transforms vulnerable communities into resilient and self-sustaining households in the areas it operates.
Values
- HONESTY We believe in fulfilling our promises. We walk our talk and we adhere to facts. We keep our promises.
- INTEGRITY We are consistently open, honest, ethical and genuine. We adhere to our word and live by it.
- COMMITMENT We are dedicated to our cause. We believe in what we do and are always pursuing our dream of a better and equitable society for all.
- NON-DISCRIMINATORY We believe in an equal opportunity for all without any form of discrimination.
- EQUITY We believe in being fair and impartial in all dealings.
Our Strategic Areas Of Operation:
> Education
NACRO supports Governments in the provision of free, equitable and quality education in order to ensure that all girls and boys complete their primary and secondary school.
> Health
NACRO supports Governments to ensure healthy lives and promote the well-being of all at all stages. In addition, NACRO supports Government to ensure the availability and Sustainable management of water and sanitation resources.
> Livelihood
NACRO supports Governments in improving food security and disposable income for vulnurable households through sustainable agriculture.