Germany · Humanitarian emergency
Welthungerhilfe
International NGO
Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e.V. (WHH) is one of the major privately-run German charitable organizations in the field of Development Work and Emergency Aid. Its function is primarily to contribute toward the improvement of the food and income levels for the poorest rural population in Africa, Asia and Latin America, in cooperation with local partner organizations. Through strategic fundraising as well as with public funding, Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e.V. sponsors relevant help-for-self-help projects on site. In addition, it implements emergency aid measures in the area of food supply and rehabilitation. It makes statements of position on development policy issues and carries out strategic lobbying work at national and international levels.
Automatic translation · Original text
Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e.V. (WHH) is one of the major privately-run German charitable organizations in the field of Development Work and Emergency Aid. Its function is primarily to contribute toward the improvement of the food and income levels for the poorest rural population in Africa, Asia and Latin America, in cooperation with local partner organizations. Through strategic fundraising as well as with public funding, Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e.V. sponsors relevant help-for-self-help projects on site. In addition, it implements emergency aid measures in the area of food supply and rehabilitation. It makes statements of position on development policy issues and carries out strategic lobbying work at national and international levels.
- Founded
- 1962
- Income 2025
- €398.8M
- Public funds 2019
- 76%
Accounts
Income Expenditure
Source: EU Transparency Register — self-reported
Where the money comes from (2019)
Public funds 76% (€189.5M) · Other income 24%
Public funds: public funding (national, local and EU) declared by the organisation to the EU Transparency Register, which only itemised it until 2020. The budget is the one declared by the organisation.
Data table
| Year | Income | Expenditure | Public funds | Staff | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | €398.8M | – | – | – | EU Transparency Register |
| 2024-12-31 | €383.5M | – | – | – | EU Transparency Register |
| 2023-12-31 | €358.3M | – | – | – | EU Transparency Register |
| 2022-12-31 | €341.2M | – | – | – | EU Transparency Register |
| 2021-12-31 | €310.2M | – | – | – | EU Transparency Register |
| 2020-12-31 | €285.4M | – | – | – | EU Transparency Register |
| 2019-12-31 | €249.7M | – | 76% | – | EU Transparency Register |
| 2018-12-31 | €213.6M | – | 73% | – | EU Transparency Register |
| 2017-12-31 | €263M | – | 74% | – | EU Transparency Register |
| 2016-12-31 | €263.9M | – | 81% | – | EU Transparency Register |
Public funds from donor governments
Payments by donor in the last 5 years
| Donor | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auswärtiges Amt (Germany) | €27.9M | €12.6M | – | – | – |
| USAID (United States) | €1.1M | €3.9M | €5.6M | €6.9M | €3.6M |
| State Department (United States) | – | – | €1.1M | €4.6M | €3.6M |
| FCDO (United Kingdom) | €5M | €1.6M | – | – | – |
| Sida (Sweden) | €1.6M | €1.7M | €566,726 | €701,228 | – |
| Irish Aid (Ireland) | – | – | – | €2M | – |
Payments to the organisation reported by the aid agencies of 17 countries (USAID, FCDO, BMZ, Sida and others) in their own IATI data, converted to euros at the year's average rate. They include funds passed on to local partners. Not all donors name the recipient of their payments, so figures may be incomplete; EU funds are in their own section.
Countries with projects published on IATI
Sierra Leone ↗ 19 · Ethiopia ↗ 17 · Madagascar ↗ 17 · Nepal ↗ 14 · Pakistan ↗ 14 · Bangladesh ↗ 13 · Zimbabwe ↗ 13 · Kenya ↗ 12 · Niger ↗ 11 · Uganda ↗ 11 · Malawi ↗ 10 · Afghanistan ↗ 9 · Congo - Kinshasa ↗ 9 · Burkina Faso ↗ 8 · India ↗ 8 · Sudan ↗ 8 · Somalia ↗ 8 · Liberia ↗ 7 · Syria ↗ 7 · Tajikistan ↗ 7 · Germany ↗ 6 · Mali ↗ 6 · Central African Republic ↗ 5 · Iraq ↗ 5 · Myanmar (Burma) ↗ 5 · South Sudan ↗ 5 · Türkiye ↗ 4 · Ukraine ↗ 4 · Burundi ↗ 3 · North Korea ↗ 3 · Zambia ↗ 3 · Haiti ↗ 2 · Cambodia ↗ 2 · Lebanon ↗ 2 · Peru ↗ 2 · Colombia ↗ 1 · Indonesia ↗ 1 · Jordan ↗ 1 · Nigeria ↗ 1 · Yemen ↗ 1
Number of activities published on IATI that mention the country, added up over all years. Platforms that raise funds for other organisations publish every small project as a separate activity. Each country opens on d-portal the list of this organisation’s projects in that country.
Projects published on IATI (most recent and largest)
Titles are shown as published by the organisation, in their original language. Spending = disbursements and expenditure reported on IATI, in US$.
Official checks
- Public register
- Handelsregister (Germany) RA000220-VR3810 — number declared on IATI; that register is not one of our sources of accounts
- Quality labels and codes of conduct
- DZI donation seal (Germany)
Facts from public registers and certification bodies, not a judgement on the organisation; the absence of a label is not a negative sign. Methodology
Timeline
- Founded
- First publication on IATI
Identifiers
DE-CR RA000220-VR3810 · EU-TR 677192326173-90 · IATI (d-portal) · Wikidata