Retro Nørrebro is run by the organisation VIAid. VIAid is an association of volunteers in Copenhagen, who want to make a difference both at home and abroad. The association has worked since 2005 to rethink volunteering culture in Denmark while still trying to make a difference among the poorest in the world. They have done this by opening two nonprofit cafes - Cafe Retro in downtown Copenhagen (opened 2005) and Retro Nørrebro (opened 2010) and by several other humanitarian projects.