Aide à l'Enfance de l'Inde et du Népal (AEIN)

What Aide à l'Enfance de l'Inde et du Népal (AEIN) does

Aide à l'Enfance de l'Inde et du Népal (AEIN) is a Luxembourg-based development non-governmental organization founded in 1967 that implements community development projects in India and Nepal. Its operational focus spans five verticals: education access for out-of-school children, maternal and child health and nutrition, women's and adolescent empowerment (including gender-based violence response), climate resilience (reforestation, Climate-Smart Villages, water management), and preservation of indigenous cultures (notably the Raute nomadic community in Karnali). The organization does not sell products; instead it raises funds through individual donations, payroll giving, event-based fundraising (annual Charity Yoga), corporate sponsorships, municipal grants from Luxembourg communes, private foundation grants, and a distinctive 4:1 institutional co-financing arrangement with the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAEE) that leverages every euro privately raised into five euros of total project funding.

AEIN executes projects entirely through a network of vetted local implementing partners — SOSEC Nepal, Ekjut, WOREC, Saathi, ARD, CWAD, Paharia Seva Samiti, Navjyoti Center, PECUC, MAS, Society of the Daughters of the Cross, Savera Foundation, Astitva, and others — across geographies that include Jharkhand, Gujarat, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra in India, and Dailekh, Surkhet, Karnali, Salyan, Rasuwa, Sarlahi, Mahottari, Dhanusha, Kavrepalanchowk, and Solukhumbu in Nepal. Active 2024-2026 programs include the €313,350 Sahakarya project, the €211,000 Raute Culture Preservation project, and the €90,808 Parseni water project. The organization also publishes the monthly "Breaking the Chains" podcast, runs an educational offer (pedagogical materials, exhibitions, school workshops) for Luxembourg schools, and recently relocated its headquarters to new offices in Senningerberg in June 2025. As of January 2026, the organization is undergoing a leadership transition with Roger Martinez Dolz succeeding Françoise Binsfeld as Executive Director.

Name

Aide à l'Enfance de l'Inde et du Népal (AEIN)

Legal name

Aide à l'Enfance de l'Inde et du Népal

Website

https://aein.lu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AEIN is a Luxembourg-based non-profit founded in 1967 that funds and implements community development projects in India and Nepal across education, health, women's empowerment, climate resilience, and indigenous rights, delivered through local partner NGOs and leveraged 4:1 by Luxembourg government co-financing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Development and Humanitarian Aid

NAICS

All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Access & Quality (International Development) (BPAGABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) (BPAGABAC), Infrastructure, Housing & Community Development (BPAGABAL), Environmental Education & Outreach (BPAGAGAH), Infrastructure, Engineering & Public Works Technical Assistance (WASH/Transport/Energy) (BPADAEAF)

Keywords

• International development aid
• Community development projects
• Humanitarian development NGO
• Women and children empowerment
• Education and health programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Senningerberg

HQ country

Luxembourg

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: AEIN raises funds from individual donors through direct donations, newsletter campaigns, and fundraising events. They accept bank transfers and Payconiq payments.
2. Corporate Partnerships: Partnerships with companies such as ING Luxembourg, Banque Raiffeisen, Foyer Group, CFL, and local businesses for sponsorship, employee giving programs, and cause marketing.
3. Event-Based Fundraising: Annual Charity Yoga events, bazaars, concerts, film screenings, and other community events to raise funds and awareness.
4. Institutional Funding: Co-funding from Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAEE), with 1€ raised generating 4€ in additional co-financing. Also receives support from foundations like Fondation Mosaïque.
5. Payroll Giving: Employee payroll giving program allowing workers to donate directly from their salary to AEIN projects.
6. Municipal/Local Government Support: Funding and support from Luxembourg communes (Walferdange, Betzdorf, Differdange, Luxembourg City, Beckerich, Schuttrange) for specific development projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

AEIN plans, funds, and oversees community-based development projects in India and Nepal focused on education access, maternal and child health and nutrition, clean water and sanitation, women's economic and social empowerment, climate resilience and reforestation, and indigenous cultural preservation. Projects are implemented on the ground through vetted local partner NGOs, with co-financing from the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In Luxembourg, AEIN runs a complementary educational outreach program (pedagogical materials, exhibitions, school workshops) and the monthly podcast "Breaking the Chains."

Product overview

AEIN (Aide à l'Enfance de l'Inde et du Népal) is a humanitarian development organization, not a technology product company. It does not offer software products or technology platforms. AEIN's work consists of development aid projects focused on education, healthcare, women's empowerment, income generation, climate resilience, and water access in India and Nepal. Its activities include educational programs, healthcare services, women's rights initiatives, agricultural development, and emergency relief. The organization publishes newsletters, podcasts (Breaking the Chains), and organizes fundraising events such as Charity Yoga.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Breaking the Chains: AEIN's monthly podcast series highlighting struggles of marginalized communities in India and Nepal and inspiring efforts to create change, covering topics such as child marriage, gender equality, climate resilience, and indigenous rights

Products and services

• Development Aid Projects in India Integrated community development projects in India covering education, maternal and child nutrition, health, women's empowerment, sustainable agriculture, and disaster relief, delivered free of charge through local partner NGOs to marginalized rural and tribal communities.
• Development Aid Projects in Nepal Integrated community development projects in Nepal covering education, health, clean water access, women's empowerment, gender-based violence response, climate resilience and reforestation (SoluWaTree), and indigenous cultural preservation for Raute nomads, delivered free of charge through local partner NGOs.
• Educational Outreach Program (Notre offre éducative) Awareness and educational program targeting schools and the general public in Luxembourg, comprising pedagogical materials, travelling exhibitions, and workshops for the school environment that explain development, cultural, and social issues in India and Nepal.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduction of water-related diseases by 60%
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• SOSEC NepalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Primary local partner for Nepal projects including Raute cultural preservation (Karnali), education/health projects in Dailekh, and Sahakarya project. SOSEC Nepal has been AEIN's main implementing partner since 2011 for various community development initiatives.
• EkjutcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Key partner for education and nutrition projects in Jharkhand, India. Ekjut works with tribal communities on child nutrition, education, and community empowerment programs.
• Paharia Seva SamiticoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner for Paharia tribal community projects in Pakur district, Jharkhand. Implements education and nutrition programs for indigenous communities.
• Women's Rehabilitation Center (WOREC) NepalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for women's rights and empowerment projects in Teraï region, Nepal. Also responds to disaster relief situations affecting women.
• Saathi NepalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementing partner for GOAL project - empowering schoolgirls through football and martial arts to combat gender-based violence. Also partner for male engagement programs.
• Association for Rural Development (ARD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for climate resilience and reforestation projects in Solukhumbu district (SoluWaTree project) and Aamachhodingmo municipality.
• CWADcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for combating gender-based violence in Nepal, providing shelter services, legal support, and community accompaniment for survivors.
• Navjyoti CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner for clean water project in Surkhet district, Nepal (Parseni and Phase II water projects).
• People's Cultural Centre (PECUC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for disaster relief and development projects in Odisha, India. Provided emergency aid following 2017 floods.
• Mahila Abhivruddhi Society (MAS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner in Andhra Pradesh, India for sustainable agriculture and food security project (Padi Pantalu).
• Yoga Studios Network (Luxembourg)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with 8+ yoga studios (Aéroyoga, ANANDAliving Yoga, Joy Yoga, Perla Yoga, UrbanLeaf Yoga, Yoga am Minett, Yoga La Source, Yoga Santé Luxembourg) for annual Charity Yoga events.
• Stand Speak Rise Up!majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organized documentary screening of 'Devi' film about sexual violence survivors in Nepal's civil war. Organization founded by HRH the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
• Society of the Daughters of the CrosscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for medico-social program in Gujarat, India, working with tribal populations on health and women's empowerment.
• Savera FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for child health and adolescent empowerment project in Koderma district, Jharkhand, addressing mica mining child labor issues.
• Astitva and GMVScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners for sustainable development project in 30 villages of Latur and Solapur districts, Maharashtra, India.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Bridderlech Deelen Luxembourg: Large Luxembourg national solidarity NGO with international development partnerships — comparable in Luxembourg donor ecosystem and MAEE co-financing reliance, though with broader geographic scope than AEIN.

Direct peers

• Caritas Luxembourg: Luxembourg-based humanitarian and development NGO operating internationally through local partners on education, health, and social inclusion — directly comparable to AEIN in operating model, geographic footprint, and reliance on MAEE co-financing.
• SOS Villages d'Enfants Luxembourg: Luxembourg-based child welfare NGO operating in India and Nepal with programs focused on education, health, and family strengthening — comparable beneficiary base, country footprint, and donor-funding model to AEIN.
• Plan International Luxembourg: Luxembourg national office of a global child-rights and girls' empowerment NGO with active projects in India and Nepal — directly comparable on beneficiary focus (children, girls), country footprint, and Luxembourg-based donor base.
• ADRA Luxembourg: Luxembourg-based development and humanitarian NGO focused on community development, WASH, education, and livelihoods in Asia — highly comparable on themes, geography, and operating model.
• Handicap International Luxembourg (Humanity & Inclusion): Luxembourg-based development NGO running disability-inclusive programs across South Asia, with similar community-led approach, MAEE co-financing reliance, and partnership-based implementation model.
• Terre des Hommes Luxembourg: Luxembourg child-rights NGO with operations in India and South Asia — comparable on beneficiary focus (children's rights, education), country footprint, and Luxembourg-donor funding model.

Broad incumbents

• UNICEF Luxembourg: Luxembourg national committee of a major global child-rights organization, raising funds in Luxembourg for child welfare, education, and development programs in low-income countries — overlapping strongly with AEIN's education and child-rights mission.
• Croix-Rouge Luxembourgeoise: Large Luxembourg humanitarian organization with development cooperation programs and significant MAEE co-funding — comparable in scale, funding model, and operational breadth to AEIN.

Others

• Fondation de Luxembourg: Luxembourg-based foundation that co-funds AEIN projects and acts as a financial intermediary for philanthropic capital — relevant peer as a funding ecosystem actor with overlapping donor relationships and project oversight approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aeinlux

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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