ROKPA INTERNATIONAL

What ROKPA INTERNATIONAL does

ROKPA INTERNATIONAL is a private, Swiss-headquartered humanitarian relief organization founded in 1980 and domiciled in Zürich. It operates programs in regions where humanitarian aid is exceptionally difficult to deliver, organized around seven focus areas: education, children, nutrition, women empowerment, health, livelihood, and emergency aid. The organization reaches vulnerable populations through direct project implementation, an international network of partners, and two wholly-owned social businesses — ROKPA Guest House (accommodation) and ROKPA Women's Workshop (textile production providing employment for women).

The organization's revenue model is donation-driven and diversified across multiple channels: individual one-time and recurring donations, child and community sponsorship programs, legacy giving (wills and bequests), corporate and foundation partnerships, in-memory donations, and merchandise sales of handcrafted Waldorf dolls. Beneficiaries receive services free of charge, while supporters contribute voluntarily. The organization distributes information and acquires donors through a multi-language website (German and English), LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, the ROKPA News newsletter, and annual reports/publications. Pricing is voluntary and not publicly disclosed.

ROKPA INTERNATIONAL operates as an independent nonprofit with no parent company, no venture capital backing, and no disclosed funding rounds. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. Governance is founder-influenced with an Executive Board and operates through an international network of projects. The organization maintains 11-50 employees and is actively operating across multiple countries.

Name

ROKPA INTERNATIONAL

Legal name

ROKPA INTERNATIONAL

Website

https://rokpa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ROKPA INTERNATIONAL is a Swiss humanitarian nonprofit founded in 1980 that delivers education, health, nutrition, livelihood, and emergency aid programs in difficult-to-reach regions worldwide, funded through donations, sponsorships, legacy giving, and social businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Relief Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Cash & Voucher Assistance (CVA) and Emergency Livelihood Support (BPAGAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Social & Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) for Nutrition (BPADAJAK)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid
• Relief services
• Charitable programs
• Nonprofit organization
• Community development

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations: Individual donations collected through the organization's website and various donation options including one-time donations, monthly giving, and memory donations.
2. Sponsorship: Child and community sponsorship programs allowing supporters to provide ongoing support to specific beneficiaries.
3. Waldorf Doll Sales: Sale of Waldorf dolls as merchandise, with proceeds supporting the organization's humanitarian work.
4. Legacy Giving: Bequests and legacies through wills, allowing supporters to include ROKPA in their estate planning.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ROKPA INTERNATIONAL is a Swiss nonprofit humanitarian relief organization that delivers aid in regions where humanitarian assistance is exceptionally difficult but desperately needed. It operates programs across seven focus areas—Education, Children, Nutrition, Women Empowerment, Health, Livelihood, and Emergency Aid—funded primarily through individual donations, sponsorships, and the proceeds of social businesses and merchandise.

Product overview

ROKPA INTERNATIONAL is a Swiss humanitarian relief organization that operates as a single unified charitable entity focused on providing aid in difficult-to-reach areas. The organization offers a portfolio of humanitarian programs organized around seven focus areas: Education, Children, Nutrition, Women Empowerment, Health, Livelihood, and Emergency Aid. Additionally, it operates social businesses including the ROKPA Guest House and ROKPA Women's Workshop, and sells Waldorf dolls as fundraising products. Donors can support through direct donations, sponsorship programs, volunteering, or legacy giving.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ROKPA Guest House: Guest house providing accommodation services for visitors and supporters of the organization.
• ROKPA Women's Workshop

Products and services

• Humanitarian Aid Programs Integrated humanitarian programs covering education, child welfare, nutrition, women's empowerment, healthcare, livelihood development, and emergency response, delivered directly in difficult-to-reach regions.
• Sponsorship Programs Recurring child and community sponsorship opportunities that allow individual supporters to provide ongoing financial support to specific beneficiaries.
• ROKPA Guest House A social business operated by ROKPA INTERNATIONAL that provides accommodation services to visitors and supporters, with revenue supporting the organization's humanitarian work.
• ROKPA Women's Workshop A textile workshop social business that employs and trains women while producing textile goods, with proceeds directed to ROKPA's humanitarian programs.
• Waldorf Dolls Handcrafted Waldorf dolls sold as charitable merchandise, with proceeds funding ROKPA INTERNATIONAL's humanitarian programs.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• UNICEF: United Nations agency delivering education, child nutrition, health, and emergency aid globally. Overlaps across nearly all ROKPA focus areas at much larger scale and with institutional government funding.
• Médicins Sans Frontières (MSF): Large international medical-humanitarian NGO delivering emergency health and nutrition response. Overlaps with ROKPA on health, emergency aid, and difficult-region operations but operates at far greater scale.

Direct peers

• Save the Children International: International children's rights and humanitarian NGO with sponsorship programs, education, health, and emergency response. Comparable on child-welfare mission, recurring donor model, and global field operations.
• SOS Children's Villages International: International child welfare nonprofit operating sponsorship and family-strengthening programs worldwide. Closely comparable on recurring sponsorship funding model, child focus, and multi-country implementation footprint.
• Terre des Hommes Switzerland: Swiss children's aid and humanitarian NGO operating child sponsorship programs and development projects. Directly comparable on Swiss HQ, child-sponsorship revenue model, and difficult-region field operations.
• Swiss Red Cross: Swiss-based humanitarian organization delivering health, emergency aid, and social services internationally. Comparable on country of domicile, focus areas, and reliance on donations and institutional partners.
• World Vision International: Global child-focused humanitarian organization running sponsorship, health, nutrition, and emergency programs. Directly comparable on child sponsorship revenue model and multi-pillar humanitarian delivery.
• Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation: Swiss development and humanitarian NGO working on livelihood, education, and water in developing countries. Comparable on Swiss HQ, livelihood focus area, and project-based international delivery model.
• Caritas Switzerland: Swiss humanitarian and social services nonprofit delivering multi-pillar aid (poverty, migration, health) with similar donation and sponsorship funding model. Directly comparable on mission, geography of HQ, and revenue structure.
• Plan International: International development and humanitarian organization focused on children, education, and women's empowerment with sponsorship funding. Directly comparable on women empowerment focus and sponsorship revenue model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/rokpainfo
• Facebookfacebook.com/ROKPA.org
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rokpa-international
• Instagraminstagram.com/rokpa_international

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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