Afghanischer Frauenverein

What Afghanischer Frauenverein does

Afghanischer Frauenverein e.V. (AFV) is a German-registered humanitarian aid nonprofit (eingetragener Verein) founded on August 23, 1992, in Bonn by Nadia Nashir Karim and 12 Afghan women, now headquartered in Hamburg at Eifflerstraße 3. The organization operates a multi-program portfolio in Afghanistan spanning education, healthcare, water supply, family sponsorship, vocational training, and emergency relief. Its core products and programs include five schools (Safaa, Bojasar, Roschani, Khazani) serving 5,064 students; a network of eight mother-child clinics plus the Qolab medical station and the Walayati health center, staffed by 59 midwives and birth attendants delivering free maternal and child healthcare; over 900 wells including solar-powered village-scale water systems with deep wells up to 150m, solar pumps, reservoirs, and branched pipeline networks serving up to 5,000 people per village; a family sponsorship program supporting approximately 230 extremely impoverished families (over 1,800 persons); vocational training (currently suspended) and a medical scholarship program (40 students registered as of March 2024); and rapid-response emergency relief operations across 11 provinces. Underlying technical components include solar-powered water supply infrastructure, mobile medical clinic teams with doctors, midwives, pharmacists, and trauma/nutrition experts, and field distribution networks managed from the Kabul office.

The organization's business model is funded through diversified revenue streams: individual donations across Europe (25,000 donors), recurring membership fees (127 members, 1,000 regular supporters), structured sponsorship tiers (school sponsorship at 10 EUR/month, sewing apprenticeship at 30 EUR/month, family sponsorship at 50-100 EUR/month, teacher salary at 80 EUR/month, medical scholarships at 60 EUR/month), one-time well sponsorships (1,500-50,000 EUR), institutional grants from German foundations (Malteser International, terre des hommes, Gerda-Henkel-Stiftung, Anja Balkenhol-Stiftung, Visions for Children e.V., Aktion Deutschland hilft), and an online handicraft shop selling Afghan artisan products (silk scarves, embroidered keychains, gift bags, children's clothing) with all proceeds funding projects. Distribution occurs via the organization's website (donations through FundraisingBox with SSL), bank transfer, the membership program, corporate/institutional fundraising, and field operations in Afghanistan. Customer segments are primarily Afghan women and children in rural and remote areas affected by conflict and poverty, plus European individual donors, foundation partners, and diaspora supporters (English Instagram handle @afghanwomenassociation). The organization is governed by chairwoman Homa Abass and managing director Christina Ihle, holds DZI Spendensiegel and Initiative Transparente Zivilgesellschaft certifications, and operates with German celebrity ambassador Herbert Grönemeyer.

Name

Afghanischer Frauenverein

Legal name

Afghanischer Frauenverein e.V.

Website

https://afghanischer-frauenverein.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

German-registered nonprofit (founded 1992, Hamburg-based) operating humanitarian aid programs in Afghanistan including 5 schools, 8 mother-child clinics, and 900+ wells, reaching 200,000+ beneficiaries annually through donations, recurring sponsorships, foundation grants, and handicraft sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Educational Support Services (611710), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rural Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment (BPAGABAA), Cash Assistance & Social Safety Net Delivery for Displaced Populations (BPADAHAH)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid
• Education programs
• Healthcare services
• Water sanitation
• Emergency relief

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and charitable contributions: Primary revenue stream from individual donors across Europe, corporate donors, and institutional funders. Donations support specific projects or general operations.
2. Membership fees: Regular supporters and members pay annual fees to support the organization. The association has 127 members and 1,000 regular supporters.
3. Handicraft sales: Sale of Afghan handicrafts including silk scarves, wool scarves, embroidered keychains, gift bags, children's clothing, table runners, and commemorative cloth bags. All proceeds go to relief projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Afghanischer Frauenverein is a Hamburg-based nonprofit organization (eingetragener Verein) that has delivered humanitarian aid in Afghanistan since 1992. It funds and operates schools, orphan sponsorships, vocational training, mobile and fixed healthcare clinics, water-well construction, sanitation projects, and emergency relief through individual donations, membership fees, corporate giving, sponsorships, and a handicraft sales program.

Product overview

Afghanischer Frauenverein e.V. is a humanitarian aid organization operating in Afghanistan since 1992, reaching over 200,000 people annually through a portfolio of interconnected projects. The organization delivers services through five schools (Safaa School, Bojasar School, Roschani School, Khazani School) providing formal education to 5,064 students; a network of eight mother-child clinics offering free medical care, midwifery, and nutrition programs; and well construction/water supply projects that have built over 900 wells serving approximately 180,000 people daily. Additional programs include family sponsorship (230 families), vocational training (currently suspended sewing courses), scholarship support for medical studies (40 students registered), and emergency relief operations responding to disasters and displacement. A handicraft shop sells Afghan artisan products to fund projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dr. Najib Ayoubi School Sponsorship
• Afghanistan-Hilfe Orphan Sponsorship
• Mobile and Stationary Healthcare Clinics
• Water Well and Sanitation Projects
• Vocational Training Programs
• Emergency Relief Aid
• Handicraft Online Shop
• Annual Membership Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 43,700 children enabled to attend school
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Union AidcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal operational partner for health center in Walayati and mobile clinic operations in Kabul. Collaborates on medical aid distribution and refugee assistance.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Aktion Deutschland Hilft: Coalition of German aid organizations coordinating emergency relief including Afghanistan operations. Direct peer functioning as both a network partner and co-funder of AFV's winter and emergency aid activities.
• Malteser International: German humanitarian aid organization of the Order of Malta, providing emergency relief, health, and reconstruction programs globally including Afghanistan. Direct peer as a co-funding partner with comparable program mix and donor base.
• terre des hommes Deutschland: German child-rights development organization active in Afghanistan with winter aid and child protection programs. Direct peer given shared German NGO structure, Afghanistan focus, and active funding partnership with AFV.
• Islamic Relief Deutschland: German humanitarian organization running development and emergency programs across multiple fragile states with significant Afghanistan presence. Direct peer sharing the multi-sector aid model and European Muslim-donor fundraising base.
• Andheri-Hilfe Bonn: German nonprofit supporting education, health, and income-generation projects for disadvantaged populations primarily in South Asia. Direct peer given comparable German NGO structure, donor-supported model, and South Asia operational focus.
• Visions for Children e.V. Smaller German humanitarian NGO focused on child welfare and emergency relief with active operations in Afghan refugee camps. Direct peer as a regular co-funding partner for AFV's winter aid and food distributions.

Broad incumbents

• CARE Deutschland: Large German affiliate of CARE International delivering humanitarian aid, women's empowerment, and emergency response programs globally. Broad incumbent with overlapping focus areas but substantially larger scale and broader geographic mandate than AFV.
• Deutsche Welthungerhilfe: One of Germany's largest humanitarian aid organizations focused on food security, WASH, and reconstruction in fragile states. Broad incumbent operating at significantly larger scale than AFV with overlapping water, food, and rural livelihood programs.
• Johanniter Unfallhilfe (international aid): Major German humanitarian organization running international relief, health, and emergency programs including in Afghanistan. Broad incumbent with substantially larger fundraising base and operational footprint than AFV.

Emerging players

• Cap Anamur / Deutsche Not-Ärzte e.V. German medical-humanitarian NGO deploying doctors and building healthcare infrastructure in crisis regions. Emerging player with partial overlap on the medical clinic and emergency health delivery model AFV uses in Afghanistan.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/afghanischerfrauenverein
• Instagraminstagram.com/afghanischerfrauenverein
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/afghanischer-frauenverein

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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