Mission East implements projects both directly and together with local and international partners to strengthen the relevance, impact and sustainability of the programs.
Mission East has offices in Afghanistan, Armenia, Iraq, Lebanon, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Syria and Tajikistan.
Betina Gollander-Jensen comes from a position as international manager in Caritas Denmark and has a long career in the development and emergency aid.
In June 2020, the organization underwent a restructuring that involved Secretary-General Kim Hartzner being dismissed due to disagreements between management and the board.
In early July 2020, Kim Hartzner chose to resign from his position as general secretary in order to instead assume a role as founder and fundraiser for the organization on a consulting basis.