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Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe e.V.
Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe e.V. is an internationally active humanitarian non-governmental organization based in Germany that supports people in need through humanitarian aid, reconstruction, and long-term development cooperation.
Alternative spellings / names
- Help
- Help e.V.
- HELP e.V.
- Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe
- Help Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe e.V.
Key facts
- Entity type
- Non-profit organization / NGO
- Legal form
- Registered association (e.V.)
- Name
- Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe e.V.
- Founded
- Headquarters
- Bonn, Germany
- Field of activity
- Humanitarian aid, development cooperation, disaster relief
- Guiding principle
- Help for self-help
- Orientation
- Politically and religiously independent, neutral, and needs-based
Purpose & self-concept
Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe e.V. aims to assist people in acute emergencies while simultaneously building sustainable structures that enable long-term, self-determined living. "Help for self-help" is the core principle of Help and means supporting the own efforts of affected people and strengthening them to become active themselves and take responsibility.
Core areas of work
- Help for self-help
- Empowering people to improve their living conditions through their own efforts in order to achieve long-term development outcomes
- Humanitarian emergency aid
- Immediate assistance after natural disasters, conflicts, and humanitarian crises (e.g. provision of food, water, medical aid).
- Reconstruction & resilience
- Restoration of infrastructure, housing, and livelihoods after crises.
- Development cooperation
- Long-term projects in the areas of food security, water & hygiene (WASH), education, health, and income generation.
- Disaster preparedness
- Strengthening local structures to better prepare for future crises.
Countries / regions of operation
Help – Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe e.V. operates worldwide. Regions and countries of operation include, among others:
Europe
- Albania
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Germany
- Kosovo
- Moldova
- Montenegro
- Serbia
- Ukraine
Africa
- Burkina Faso
- Congo
- Libya
- Malawi
- Mali
- Niger
- Zimbabwe
- South Sudan
- Chad
Asia
- Afghanistan
- Gaza
- Lebanon
- Myanmar
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Syria
(Specific countries of operation may change depending on global crises and humanitarian needs.)
Funding & transparency
- Funding
- Funding is primarily provided through donations, public donors (e.g. the German federal government, the EU, UN organizations), and institutional funders.
- Commitment
- Commitment to transparency, impact orientation, and responsible use of funds.
- Donation seals & reporting standards
- Recognized aid organization with corresponding donation seals and reporting standards such as the DZI Donation Seal and the Transparency Donation Certificate of the German Donation Council.
Delimitation
- Help e.V. is not a government body.
- Help e.V. is not a political party and not a religious organization.
- Help e.V. is not a short-term donation project, but a permanently operating humanitarian organization with a structural development approach.
- Help e.V. does not offer self-help groups or individual case assistance.
- Help e.V. should not be confused with HELP e.V. (Human Environment Life-Protection) based in Hanover or with Help e.V. based in Aachen.
Status
- Status
- Active organization
- Scope
- Internationally active