Board

Bericht des Vorstands

All board members, with the exception of the Secretary General, work on an honorary basis. Conflicts of interest are avoided. Members of the Members' Meeting who are also on the Board abstain from discharging the Board. An additional control body is the Special Supervisory Body. 

Executive Board according to § 26 BGB

Georg Kippels

Chairman

Dr. Georg Kippels

MP CDU

„When I was elected to the German Bundestag in 2013, I was assigned the area of development policy. Until then, this was a more theoretical topic for me. Over the years, however, I have come to realize that development cooperation is an indispensable part of creating peace and security because of, or perhaps despite, globalization. When I joined Help, I therefore took up the concrete task of providing aid in an NGO alongside my political work, which provided me with invaluable insights for the further development of my work.“

Ute Vogt

Vice-Chairwoman

Ute Vogt

former MP SPD, former Parliamentary State Secretary

„Help reaches out to people in need and helps them to survive. We believe in people's personal responsibility and empower them. It is important to me that Help's aid campaigns regularly develop into projects that help people to help themselves. This gives them more independence and self-determination. For me, this is a particularly valuable part of the work. Because it's not just about ensuring that people have food and a roof over their heads. People also have a right to a self-determined life and a life in freedom.“

Ottmar von Holtz, MdB / Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, stellvertretender Vorsitzender

Vice Chairman

Ottmar von Holtz

MP Bündnis 90/Die Grünen

„One of the lessons I learned from my time as a member of the Bundestag was that it is always helpful when committed people around the world know they have someone at their side to support them. Being left alone is a great burden for people in need, as it is for those who are committed to helping those in need. This is exactly where Help comes in - helping people to help themselves. Certainly, money can be used to finance projects and employ people. But Help is more - the association offers all those affected where we are active an anchor in uncertain times. Reason enough for me to support the association and its work.“

Dr. Thorsten Klose-Zuber

Secretary General

Dr. Thorsten Klose-Zuber

“I am convinced that, as an aid organization, we can make an important contribution to combating need, poverty and social injustice in our world. For me, my commitment to Help is therefore a step towards assuming social responsibility and actively working on solutions to our humanitarian, social and ecological problems. With our approach of helping people to help themselves, we work with our partners to help the people who need our help most urgently, while at the same time creating long-term prospects and promoting self-determined action. That makes sense to me and motivates me.”

The Association shall be represented judicially and extrajudicially by the Board within the sense of § 26 of the German Civil Code (BGB). The representative board is individually authorised to represent the association and acts within the framework of the guidelines of the Members' Meeting and the full board. The managing board conducts Help's business on a full-time basis as secretary general.


 

Extended Board

Rudolf Bindig

Rudolf Bindig

former MP SPD

Angelika Josten-Janssen

Angelika Josten-Janssen

former Managing Director of Help

Dr. Christoph Hoffmann

Dr. Christoph Hoffmann

MP FDP

Helin Evrim Sommer

Helin Evrim Sommer

former MP

Manuel Gava, MdB SPD

Manuel Gava

MP SPD

Dr. Wolfgang Stefinger

Dr. Wolfgang Stefinger

MP CSU

Katrin Uhlig

Katrin Uhlig

MP Bündnis 90/Die Grünen

Members' Meeting

The Members'  Meeting approves general guidelines, the budget plan and amendments to the Articles of Association. It elects the auditor and the executive board. 

Dr. Naim Assad, Uwe Baust, Rudolf Bindig, Katja Dörner, Kerstin Düsch, Erich G. Fritz, Andreas Glück, Angelika Graf, Ottmar von Holtz, Dr. Barbara Höll, Dr. Uwe Janssen, Angelika Josten-Janssen, Prof. Ulrich Kelber, Dr. Georg Kippels, Volkmar Klein, Dr. Thorsten Klose-Zuber, Gudrun Kopp, Jörg Leske, Dr. Andreas Nick, Dr. Karl-H. Rolfes, Christian Schmidt, Ute Vogt, Gabi Weber

 

Special Supervisory Body

The Special Supervisory Body supervises the Executive Board and reports to the Members' Meeting

Dr. Barbara Höll, Erich Georg Fritz, Jörg Leske