Humedica

What Humedica does

Humedica, legally registered as humedica e.V. (eingetragener Verein), is a German nonprofit humanitarian aid organization founded in 1979 and headquartered in Kaufbeuren, Bavaria. Its core activity is international disaster relief, emergency aid distribution, and long-term development cooperation delivered across 37 countries in regions including East Africa, West Africa, Southern Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, South America, and Eastern Europe. In 2024 the organization reports reaching 1,332,802 people in need, with for every direct beneficiary roughly six additional individuals experiencing improved life circumstances, and it sustains this footprint through three legally separate daughter organizations in Sri Lanka, India, and Brazil plus a broader network of local partner organizations for last-mile delivery. Core programs include disaster relief and emergency response, relief-supply distribution (including pre-packaged hygiene Emergency Aid Kits), development cooperation initiatives in health, hunger and nutrition, displacement, women's empowerment, children's welfare, climate adaptation, and disaster preparedness, and a domestic Kindergarten Arche facility in Kaufbeuren operating 28 places for children aged 3-6 as a community service line.

The organization's revenue model is donation-funded and non-commercial: no products or services are sold. Revenue streams comprise private donations from individuals (one-time, recurring, bequests, membership fees), corporate contributions (cash, in-kind goods, corporate volunteering, CSR partnerships), public funding from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the German Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt), and investment/interest income on organizational assets. In 2022 BMZ alone contributed slightly more than 10% of total annual revenue, and the organization reports a program efficiency of 85.2 cents of every donated euro flowing directly to humanitarian projects (2024). Distribution is conducted through local partner organizations in beneficiary countries; marketing and donor acquisition operate via the humedica.org website, email newsletter, Facebook/Instagram/YouTube, and event-based fundraising (benefit concerts, move4humedica, emergency-kit packing campaigns), with no paid advertising to preserve donation efficiency. The organization holds the DZI-Spendensiegel continuously since 2008, has signed the Initiative Transparente Zivilgesellschaft, and is recognized as tax-exempt (gemeinnützig) by the Finanzamt Kaufbeuren.

Name

Humedica

Legal name

humedica e.V.

Website

https://humedica.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Humedica is a German nonprofit humanitarian aid organization founded in 1979 that delivers disaster relief, emergency aid distribution, and long-term development cooperation across 37 countries, funded by private donations, corporate contributions, and German government grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Emergency Services (BPAGAAAE), Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH), Humanitarian Coordination, Information Management & Needs Assessment (BPAGAAAL), Cash & Voucher Assistance (CVA) / Emergency Social Assistance (BPADADAI), Disaster Relief & Humanitarian Aid Volunteering (EDAIAGAF)

Keywords

• Disaster relief services
• Humanitarian aid
• Emergency medical relief
• Development cooperation
• International aid organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Kaufbeuren

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Private Donations: Private donations from individuals including one-time and recurring donations, bequests, and membership fees. These form the primary private funding base.
2. Corporate Donations: Contributions from companies including cash donations, donations in kind (goods for emergency aid kits), and corporate volunteering programs.
3. Public Funding: Public funding from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt). In 2022, BMZ provided slightly more than 10% of total annual revenue.
4. Financial Income: Interest and investment income generated from organizational assets.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

humedica e.V. is a German nonprofit humanitarian aid organization that delivers international disaster relief, emergency aid, and long-term development cooperation. The organization distributes relief supplies (hygiene kits, food, medical aid) to populations affected by conflicts, natural disasters, and displacement across 37 countries, and funds this work through private donations, corporate contributions, and public grants.

Product overview

Humedica is a humanitarian aid organization (NGO) that provides international emergency relief and disaster response, not a technology product company. The organization operates a single, integrated service model centered on delivering humanitarian assistance through disaster relief projects, emergency aid distribution, and development cooperation. Its primary offerings include emergency response operations, relief supply distribution, and development aid programs across focus areas such as health, hunger and nutrition, displacement, women, children, climate, and disaster preparedness. Additionally, Humedica operates a kindergarten facility (Kindergarten Arche) in Kaufbeuren, Germany, which functions as a separate social service program rather than a technology product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Disaster Relief and Emergency Aid

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,332,802 people in need received vital support in 2024
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Local Partner OrganizationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner organizations in beneficiary countries that assist with distribution of relief supplies and implementation of humanitarian projects. Example: distribution through a local partner organization in Venezuela following earthquakes.
• VitadoraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompany specializing in child nutrition that supplies warm lunches for the humedica kindergarten 'Arche' in Kaufbeuren, Germany.
• humedica LankacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDaughter organization operating in Sri Lanka. Not legally connected to humedica e.V. but operates under the same mission.
• humedica IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDaughter organization operating in India. Not legally connected to humedica e.V. but operates under the same mission.
• humedica BrasilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDaughter organization operating in Brazil. Not legally connected to humedica e.V. but operates under the same mission. Runs daycare center programs for children.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Welthungerhilfe: One of Germany's largest private aid organizations focused on hunger, food security, and development cooperation. Comparable donor base, German regulatory environment, and overlap in disaster response and development programming.
• Caritas Germany: Large German Catholic welfare organization providing humanitarian aid, disaster relief, and development cooperation internationally. Comparable in mission, German donor base, and government funding relationships.
• CARE International: Major international humanitarian organization fighting poverty and providing emergency relief and development aid globally. Comparable in program mix (emergency response, WASH, food security) and geographic footprint.
• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF): One of the world's largest medical humanitarian organizations, providing emergency medical relief in conflict and disaster zones. Directly comparable to humedica's medical emergency and disaster relief mission, though operating at materially larger scale.
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC): World's largest humanitarian network coordinating disaster relief, health, and migration assistance across 191 national societies. Comparable in disaster response mandate and operating geographies, though operating at vastly larger scale.

Direct peers

• action medeor: German pharmaceutical aid organization providing medical supplies, emergency relief, and development cooperation. Comparable as a Germany-based health-focused humanitarian NGO with similar DZI transparency profile.
• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe: German humanitarian organization engaged in international disaster relief, emergency medical aid, and development cooperation. Comparable in funding sources (German government, private donors, DZI seal) and program focus.
• German Red Cross (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz): Germany's primary humanitarian aid organization delivering disaster relief, emergency medical services, and development cooperation domestically and internationally. Closely comparable in geography, donor base, and aid categories.
• Malteser International: German-based Catholic humanitarian organization providing disaster relief, medical aid, and development cooperation worldwide. Directly comparable as a Germany-headquartered faith-inspired NGO with similar program mix and beneficiary scale.

Others

• HelpDirect e.V. (Aktion Deutschland Hilft): German alliance of more than 20 relief organizations coordinating joint disaster response fundraising. Relevant ecosystem peer since humedica itself is a member, providing both partnership and indirect competitive dynamics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCVuefoJL2jyv6RZC8inU2Xg
• Facebookfacebook.com/humedica
• Instagraminstagram.com/humedica_
• Xx.com/humedica

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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