DANSK RODE KORS

Their core work

Danish Red Cross is one of Denmark's largest humanitarian organizations, bringing frontline operational experience in refugee reception, psychosocial support, and migrant integration into EU research projects. They contribute real-world implementation capacity — running reception centers, delivering mental health interventions in crisis settings, and managing education programs for displaced populations. Their H2020 involvement focuses on translating evidence-based psychosocial methods into scalable field practice, particularly for Syrian refugees and unaccompanied minors across Europe.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Danish Red Cross entered H2020 focused on mental health crisis response — their early projects (CONTEXT, STRENGTHS) dealt with psychotraumatology training and scaling psychosocial interventions for the Syrian refugee crisis. From 2019 onward, their focus shifted decisively toward long-term integration: education for refugee children, community solidarity, and support in reception centers (FOCUS, REFUGE-ED). This mirrors the broader European policy shift from emergency response to sustainable integration of displaced populations.

Moving from acute psychosocial crisis intervention toward systemic, education-centered integration approaches for displaced populations — expect future work on long-term inclusion pathways.

How they like to work

Danish Red Cross primarily joins consortia as a participant (4 of 5 projects), bringing field implementation capacity rather than academic research leadership. They coordinated one project (FOCUS, their largest at EUR 792K), demonstrating they can lead when the topic aligns with their core mission. With 51 unique partners across 19 countries, they operate as a well-connected hub in the refugee and migration research space — valuable for any consortium needing a credible implementation partner with direct access to displaced populations.

Extensive network of 51 consortium partners spanning 19 countries, reflecting the pan-European nature of migration and refugee research. Their partnerships likely include universities, national Red Cross societies, and humanitarian NGOs across both Western Europe and refugee-receiving countries.

What sets them apart

Danish Red Cross offers something most research partners cannot: direct operational access to refugee populations, reception centers, and integration programs. While universities design interventions, DRC can actually implement and test them at scale in real humanitarian settings. For any consortium working on migration, mental health, or social inclusion, they provide the critical bridge between research design and field reality.

Highlights from their portfolio

• FOCUS
  Their only coordinated project (EUR 792K) — largest budget, focused on forced displacement and refugee-host community solidarity, signaling their strategic priority.
• STRENGTHS
  Longest-running project (2017-2022, EUR 537K) addressing mental health systems in the Syrian refugee crisis — their deepest research engagement.
• REFUGE-ED
  Most recent project (2021-2023) targeting education and psychosocial support for unaccompanied minors in reception centers — represents their current direction.