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Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e.V.

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Agriculture Climate Change Development Education Energy Extreme poverty Food Human Rights Information Least Developed Countries Micro-Credit Population Refugees Statistics Sustainable Development Water Women Youth Financing for Development: Addressing systemic issues Mobilizing international resources for development Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Capacity building Education and training of women Human rights of women Service provision The girl child Women and armed conflict Women and health Women and poverty Social Development: Cooperative Employment Poverty Social policy Technical cooperation Sustainable Development: Agriculture Capacity-building Climate change Consumption and production patterns Desertification and Drought Disaster management and vulnerability Freshwater Gender equality Health Land management Poverty Rural Development Sanitation Sustainable development in a globalizing world
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Congo India Cambodia Ecuador Philippines Cuba Niger Myanmar Rwanda Mozambique Liberia Zimbabwe Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Central African Republic Afghanistan Ethiopia Sierra Leone South Sudan Burkina Faso Kenya Pakistan Democratic Republic of the Congo Madagascar Malawi Dominican Republic Sudan Zambia Mali Côte D'Ivoire Bangladesh Burundi Haiti Peru Nepal Türkiye Tajikistan
Millennium Development Goals:	Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Reduce child mortality Improve maternal health
Mission statement:	Welthungerhilfe (German Agro Action) was established in 1962 as part of the pioneering global "Freedom from Hunger Campaign" under the umbrella of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). Today it is one of the largest NGOs in the area of development cooperation and humanitarian aid in Germany. Traditionally the organization focuses on the eradication of hunger and poverty as well as on disaster management, thus performing humanitarian aid but also long term development aid. However there is also an increasing number of projects dealing with education, health, hygiene, gender equality, the well-being of mothers and children and providing basic infrastructure. The target groups are the poorest of the poor: landless, small farmers, women, children and youth; people who have lost everything as a result of war or environmental disasters and who are in need of start-up aid to lead a secure and dignified life. One part of the organizations´activities consists in organizing events and presentations linked to the UN days, such as Worl Food Day, World Women Day, International Day against Child Labour and others. Since 2005 Welthungerhilfe has been publishing the annual "World Hunger Index" in cooperation with the International Food Poliy Research Institute.
Year established:	1962
Year of registration:	1998
Organizational structure:	The General Assembly decides on guidelines for activities of Welthungerhife. Its responsibilities consist in electing the council and approving the financial plan. Members of the Deutsche Welthungerhilfe include the President of the German parliament, the leader of the parties represented in the lower house, and also churches, associations and other organisations. Their delegates attend the annual General Assembly. The Project Committee, consisting of 19 honorary members, advises Welthungerhilfe´s Board of Directors on matters concerning programme policy and contributes with its independent external expertise from science and technology to the quality of the project work. The supervisory Board is volunteer-based and elected for a four year term by the General Assembly. It represents Welthungerhilfe externally and supervises the Executive Board. Morevorer, it determines the organisation´s fundamental positions and strategies.
Number and type of members:	Welthungerhilfe has manifold members, among those the president of the German Parliament, the principal chairmen of the political factions of the current parliament, as well as other representatives of the church and public associations and unions. They also attend the annual assembly of members and partners.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	Alliance2015, Sustainable Sanitation Alliance, Rural Water Supply Network, International Council of Voluntary Agencies, Oroverde, HAP International, Eurostep, European Interagency Security Forum, Climate Action Network Europe among others
Funding structure:	Fundraising campaigns Other sources Donations and grants from domestic sources Foreign and international grants

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