FIM

What FIM does

FIM – Frauenrecht ist Menschenrecht e.V. is a Frankfurt-based non-profit association (eingetragener Verein) founded in 1980 that operates an intercultural counseling center serving migrant women and their families in Germany. The organization delivers free, confidential, and anonymous counseling services in more than 15 languages through in-person sessions at its Frankfurt headquarters at Voltastraße 31-33, a central hotline with language-specific numbers, dedicated email channels, and accompaniment to government offices, doctors, and lawyers. Its core service lines include social counseling, victim protection for human trafficking, counseling for women in precarious prostitution, professional training for specialists (including accredited medical training on FGM/C with the Landesärztekammer Hessen), school workshops on honor-based violence and self-determination, and the "man." multiplier project that qualifies men from refugee and migration backgrounds to deliver gender-equality workshops across Hesse.

The revenue model is a multi-stream non-profit structure combining core institutional funding from Stadt Frankfurt am Main, Land Hessen, and Universitätsstadt Marburg with project-based grants from foundations (Crespo Foundation, Arzneimittelfonds Hessen/Rheinland-Pfalz/Saarland), the Hessisches Ministerium für Familie, Senioren, Sport, Gesundheit und Pflege, and other federal/EU sources. Private funding flows through tax-deductible individual donations and supporting memberships priced at €40/year for regular members and €15/year for students/trainees. FIM does not operate proprietary technology; it uses standard web infrastructure to host digital products including the PIA Hessen multilingual information portal for sex workers (developed with the Hessian street worker network) and the von-wegen-ehre.de platform for the 2RegionenNetzwerk against honor-based violence. The organization is a member of KOK (national anti-trafficking coordination), ECPAT Deutschland, Netzwerk Integra, and Diakonie Hessen, and contributes to advocacy and training within these networks.

The primary customer segment is migrant women in difficult life situations (violence, precarious residence status, exploitation); secondary segments are professionals requiring specialized training and refugee/migrant men serving as community multipliers. The organization is led by Board Chair Monika Astrid Kittler and Managing Director Elvira Niesner, employs 11-50 staff, and recently relocated to new premises in August 2025 with furnishings donated by IKEA Deutschland, celebrated its 45th anniversary in September 2025, and was awarded the DGPRÄC "Die besondere Patientin" prize in 2025 for the participatory "Halima" film project on FGM/C.

Name

FIM

Legal name

FIM – Frauenrecht ist Menschenrecht e.V.

Website

https://fim-frauenrecht.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FIM – Frauenrecht ist Menschenrecht e.V. is a Frankfurt-based non-profit founded in 1980 that provides free, confidential, multilingual counseling and victim protection services to migrant women and their families across Hesse, funded by government grants and foundation support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social and Counseling Services for Migrant Women

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAEAI

Refugee & Immigrant Support Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

Keywords

• Intercultural counseling services
• Migrant women support
• Human trafficking victim protection
• Gender-based violence prevention
• Refugee empowerment programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfurt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: FIM accepts monetary donations from individuals and organizations. Donations are tax-deductible as the organization is recognized as a charitable institution by the Frankfurt tax office.
2. Membership Fees: FIM offers supporting membership (Fördermitgliedschaft) with annual fees starting at €40 for regular members and €15 for students/trainees.
3. Government Grants and Project Funding: Core funding from Stadt Frankfurt am Main, Land Hessen, and Universitätsstadt Marburg. Additional project funding from various foundations and government ministries.
4. Volunteer Support: Volunteers provide language tandem partnerships, practical assistance with moves, and leisure activities for clients, supplementing service delivery without direct revenue generation.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

FIM is an intercultural counseling center that provides free, confidential, and anonymous social counseling and victim protection services for migrant women and their families in Frankfurt am Main. Services are delivered in more than 15 languages and cover social participation, residence status, domestic and honor-based violence, human trafficking, FGM/C, forced marriage, and precarious prostitution. The center also runs professional training for specialists, school workshops, and the 'man.' multiplier project that trains men from refugee and migration backgrounds as peer educators on gender equality.

Product overview

FIM – Frauenrecht ist Menschenrecht is a non-profit counseling center for migrant women and their families in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The organization does not offer a technology platform but provides a portfolio of social services including social counseling, victim protection for human trafficking, counseling for women in prostitution, professional training programs, school workshops, and the multiplier project 'man.' for gender equality. Services are available in over 15 languages and offered free of charge, confidentially, and anonymously.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sozialberatung (Social Counseling) General social counseling services for migrant women and their families, providing information, advice, and support in crisis situations in more than 15 languages, free of charge and confidentially.
• Opferschutz bei Menschenhandel (Victim Protection for Human Trafficking) Specialized counseling, protection, and accompaniment services for victims of human trafficking and exploitation, including expert support for women in forced prostitution.
• Beratung für Frauen in der Prostitution (Counseling for Women in Prostitution) Specialized counseling and support services for women in precarious prostitution situations in Frankfurt, providing information, resources, and accompaniment.
• Fortbildungen für Fachkräfte (Professional Training) Continuing education and training programs for healthcare professionals, social workers, and educators on topics including FGM/C, human trafficking, honor-based violence, and prostitution.
• Schulworkshop 'Ehre? Gewalt? Selbstbestimmung!' (School Workshop) Educational workshop delivered at schools addressing honor-based violence and self-determination for students, teachers, and school social workers.
• Empowerment für Geflüchtete (Empowerment for Refugees) Support services aimed at empowering refugees and helping them navigate life in Germany, addressing residence status, family matters, education, and social participation.
• man. – männlich. anders. neu. (Multiplier Project) Intercultural education and prevention project that qualifies men with and without refugee or migration backgrounds as certified multipliers to conduct workshops on gender equality and non-violence in refugee accommodations and community settings across Hesse.

Quantifiable outcome

• 45 years of continuous operation since 1980, serving thousands of migrant women and families in Frankfurt
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• pro familia Hessen gGmbH (Projekt 'Hessen engagiert gegen FGM_C')coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Project partner for FGM/C prevention in Hesse. Provides project funding from Hessisches Ministerium für Familie, Senioren, Sport, Gesundheit und Pflege for medical training and awareness activities.
• KOK – Bundesweiter Koordinierungskreis gegen MenschenhandelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIM is a member of KOK, the national coordination committee against human trafficking. KOK brings together specialized counseling centers across Germany working with trafficking victims and publishes annual data reports on trafficking and exploitation.
• Netzwerk IntegracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of integration and migration support organizations. FIM participates in Integra's network activities for coordination on migration and integration services.
• ECPAT Deutschland e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECPAT is a children's rights organization focusing on the sexual exploitation of children. FIM contributes expertise to ECPAT's studies and policy work on child trafficking and exploitation.
• Diakonie HessencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiakonie Hessen is a major social welfare organization in Hesse. FIM works with Diakonie on migration policy, refugee support, and social justice advocacy.
• 2RegionenNetzwerk – Hessische Fachstellen gegen Gewalt im Namen von EhrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIM is a founding partner of the 2RegionenNetzwerk (operating as 'Von wegen Ehre'), a Hesse-wide network of specialized counseling centers against honor-based violence. FIM develops publications and training materials for the network.
• Initiative Transparente ZivilgesellschaftminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerITZ is a transparency initiative for civil society organizations. FIM has committed to disclosing key organizational information publicly per ITZ standards.
• Landesärztekammer HessencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual cooperation for medical training on FGM/C. FIM provides counseling expertise while the Chamber provides accreditation for continuing education (4 points per session) and access to physician network.
• Vier für TexasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPro bono consulting support for FIM's Instagram social media presence and digital communications strategy.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ban Ying e.V. Berlin-based counseling and coordination center against human trafficking and violence against migrant women; provides multilingual victim protection and professional training that closely mirrors FIM's core service lines.
• SOLWODI e.V. Solidarity with Women in Distress — nationwide NGO operating counseling centers and shelters for women affected by trafficking, prostitution, and violence; comparable in mission and service portfolio to FIM, with greater geographic reach.
• pro familia Hessen: Hessen branch of pro familia, a national sexual and reproductive health and rights organization; FIM is already a project partner on the 'Hessen engagiert gegen FGM_C' initiative, sharing service territory and overlapping client base.
• Jadwiga – Fachstelle gegen Frauenhandel: Munich-based specialist center against trafficking in women; offers psychosocial counseling, shelter coordination, and professional training — direct overlap with FIM's anti-trafficking and training offerings.
• agisra e.V. Cologne-based information and contact center for migrant women and refugees; delivers counseling on violence, trafficking, and asylum — overlap in scope, clientele, and structural setup with FIM.
• KOFRA e.V. Munich-based contact and counseling center for migrant women offering social counseling, empowerment, and cultural mediation in multiple languages — directly comparable in target population and service mix to FIM.
• Frauen helfen Frauen Frankfurt e.V. Frankfurt-based women's shelter and counseling organization; jointly receives funding with FIM from Gesellschaft Bürger und Polizei Frankfurt and serves overlapping client segments in the same city.

Broad incumbents

• Diakonie Hessen: Large Hessian welfare association providing migration advice, refugee support, and women's services; FIM partners with Diakonie on policy and refugee work, but Diakonie operates across many social-service categories at much greater scale.

Others

• ECPAT Deutschland e.V. German chapter of the ECPAT network focused on sexual exploitation of children; FIM contributes case expertise to ECPAT's policy and research work — thematic adjacency rather than direct service-line competition.
• KOK – Bundesweiter Koordinierungskreis gegen Menschenhandel: National coordination body of specialized counseling centers against human trafficking; FIM is a member, so KOK is a network-of-peers relationship rather than a competing provider.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/fim_beratungszentrum
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fim---frauenrecht-ist-menschenrecht-e.v.

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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