The Postcode Lottery supports the Norwegian Human Rights Fund

The Postcode Lottery makes winning even better. When you take part in the Postcode Lottery, you get new chances to win every day. At the same time, you support the Norwegian Human Rights Fund and 22 other non-profit organisations. Together we create a better world!

The Postcode Lottery is a lottery where you buy tickets together with your neighbours, win together with your neighbours – and help make the world a better place together with your neighbours. Every year, at least 50 per cent of the lottery’s revenue goes to good causes. So far, Norwegian non-profit organisations have received more than 600 million kroner – thanks to the postcodes and all the people who participate.

A ticket costs 200 kroner per month and gives you new chances to win every single day. But you’re not the only one who has a chance to win. Every single ticket also creates a win for the NHRF. That means you can take part and win with the best conscience in the world.

The money from the Postcode Lottery is not earmarked. This means we can always use the funds where the need is greatest and where they will have the most impact. This makes the lottery quite unique, and it makes the funds from the lottery especially valuable for us. We aim to be a flexible and courageous donor and partner, acting in solidarity with local human rights organisations and defenders around the world. We believe in the importance of human rights initiatives being led by those who experience injustice themselves.

Since the Postcode Lottery started in 2018, WWF World Wildlife Fund and SOS Children’s Villages have together received more than 600 million kroner. From 1 March, the NHRF will also be part of the Postcode Lottery, and we look forward to Tom and Jorun visiting with the first check carrying our name.

It is easy to participate in the Postcode Lottery. You simply enter your Norwegian address at postkodelotteriet.no, choose your payment method – and then you are ready to go. Since the lottery is a subscription, your ticket is automatically renewed every month. This means you never miss a chance to win.

The Postcode Lottery has divided all postal codes into postcodes. Your postcode consists of four digits for your postal code and two letters indicating a street, a road, or an area within that postal code. If you win a postal code prize, the prize is shared among all tickets within the postal code. If you win a postcode prize, it is shared among all tickets within the postcode. But no matter what, you always win together with your neighbors – who also have tickets.

But every single ticket buyer, every postcode, and every neighbourhood also contributes to something bigger. At least 50 percent of the lottery’s revenue, after prizes have been paid out, goes to good causes.

Our vision is a world made up of democratic societies that respect human rights, are free from discrimination, marginalisation, and inequality, where those who commit human rights violations are held accountable, human rights defenders are protected, and people can claim their rights without fear.

• The Postcode Lottery currently exists in the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Norway. Together, the five lotteries have donated more than 150 billion kroner to non-profit organisations, making it one of the world’s largest private donors to good causes.

• The Postcode Lottery launched in Norway in 2018 to support non-profit organisations working for a better world for people, animals, and nature.

• The mission of the Postcode Lottery is to raise money for good causes and help increase awareness of the important work these organisations do.

• So far, the Postcode Lottery has contributed more than 600 million kroner to good causes, thanks to everyone who buys tickets.

• The Postcode Lottery operates with permission from the Norwegian Gaming Authority (Lotteritilsynet) together with 23 non-profit organisations.

• According to current regulations, the lottery may not generate more than 410 million kroner in annual revenue, which limits the lottery’s ability to increase its support to the organisations.