What Aidshilfe does

Aidshilfe Ahlen e.V. is a registered non-profit association (eingetragener Verein, e.V.) under German law, founded in 1986 and headquartered at Königstr. 9, Ahlen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The organization is the designated public counseling center for the Kreis Warendorf district, providing HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, and Syphilis rapid testing alongside individual counseling, accompaniment for people living with HIV, school prevention programs, harm-reduction services, LGBTQ+ community support, women's programs, and anti-discrimination advocacy. A small team of approximately 28 — including three board members (Jonas Künne as 1st Chairman, Ralf Groschke as Deputy Chairman, and Michael Farsch as Treasurer), qualified staff such as Sandra Könning (Dipl. Sozialarbeiterin, Sexualpädagogin), an administrative specialist, and volunteers — delivers the portfolio. The organization celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2026 and is integrated into the broader Deutsche Aidshilfe network.

The service portfolio is delivered free of charge and, where relevant, anonymously. Core programmatic offerings include rapid finger-prick testing for HIV, Hepatitis C, and Syphilis conducted by trained counselors without physicians (under §24 Infektionsschutzgesetz), syringe vending machines (Safer-Use-Automaten) managed by Ralf Groschke for harm reduction, the "Patenschaft für einen Tag" school program distributing red solidarity ribbons around World AIDS Day, the Rainbow Point queer networking platform, the XXelle women's program, and an anti-discrimination office. The technology footprint is intentionally minimal — a WordPress website, social media presence, and the Rainbow Point platform — with no proprietary systems, APIs, or software products.

The business model is non-commercial. Revenue is derived from government and public grants (the organization is publicly funded as the district's designated counseling center) supplemented by membership fees and donations. There are no paying customers; all services are free to individuals, schools, and community partners. Go-to-market is community-led, relying on the physical counseling center, mobile testing events across Ahlen, Oelde, and Beckum, school outreach, and event-based engagement (CSD/Pride, World AIDS Day, European Testing Week, International Drug-Checking Day), coordinated within the Deutsche Aidshilfe umbrella and through local partnerships with Drobs, CinemAhlen, BÜZ, the Netzwerken für Vielfalt coalition, and municipal equality offices.

Name

Aidshilfe

Legal name

Aidshilfe Ahlen e.V.

Website

https://aidshilfe-ahlen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Aidshilfe Ahlen e.V. is a German non-profit association founded in 1986 serving the Kreis Warendorf district with free, anonymous HIV/Hepatitis C/Syphilis testing, counseling, harm reduction, school prevention, and LGBTQ+ community support programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Public Health Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Community-Based Preventive & Health Promotion Clinics (HLAFAGAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

LGBTQ+ Rights & Advocacy Organizations (BPAGAFAE), Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB), Sexual & Reproductive Health Services (EDALAFAG)

Keywords

• HIV/AIDS counseling
• STI testing services
• Harm reduction programs
• Sexual health prevention
• LGBTQ+ community support

Headquarters

HQ city

Ahlen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees and donations: The organization accepts membership applications (Mitglied werden) and donations (Spenden) to support operations.
2. Government/public funding: As a registered non-profit counseling center for the Kreis Warendorf district, the organization receives public funding and grants for HIV prevention, testing, and counseling services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Aidshilfe Ahlen e.V. is the official AIDS counseling center for the Kreis Warendorf district, providing free and anonymous rapid testing for HIV, Hepatitis C, and Syphilis; individual counseling and accompaniment for people living with HIV and people who use drugs; school-based sexual health prevention programs; harm reduction via syringe vending machines and drug-checking; LGBTQ+ community networking through the Rainbow Point platform; women-specific support (XXelle); and an anti-discrimination office.

Product overview

Aidshilfe Ahlen e.V. is a non-profit counseling and support organization (e.V. — registered association) founded in 1986 and serving the Kreis Warendorf district. It is not a technology company but a community health and social-services organization. Its service portfolio consists of counseling and accompaniment, HIV/Hepatitis C/Syphilis rapid testing, harm-reduction (syringe vending machines), school and community-based prevention education, a queer community networking platform (Rainbow Point), a women's-specific program (XXelle), an anti-discrimination office, and a World AIDS Day 'godparenthood for a day' awareness initiative. The organization is managed by a three-person board (Jonas Künne, Ralf Groschke, Michael Farsch) and a small staff team led by Sandra Könning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Beratung (Counseling)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 95% cure rate for Hepatitis C when detected and treated
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Arbeitskreis Jugend- und Drogenberatung im Kreis Warendorf e.V. (Drobs)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 July 2026Collaboration on International Day of Remembrance for Deceased Drug Users (Gedenktag für verstorbene Drogengebrauchende). Joint memorial event on July 21, 2026 at Königstr. 9, Ahlen. Drobs operates the contact café where the memorial takes place.
• Deutsche Aidshilfe e.V. (German AIDS Help)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUmbrella organization for German AIDS help organizations. Deutsche Aidshilfe organizes training for rapid testing without physicians (Schulung: Schnelltests ohne Ärzt*innen) and provides standards and coordination for the network.
• Netzwerken für Vielfalt in Ahlen (Network for Diversity in Ahlen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition of Ahlen associations, institutions, and welfare organizations promoting inclusive society. Aidshilfe co-organizes events like 'Kino unterm Regenbogen' (Cinema under the Rainbow) film screenings.
• CinemAhlen (Cinema Ahlen)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner cinema for 'Kino unterm Regenbogen' LGBTQ+ film screenings. Located at Alter Hof 11, Ahlen.
• City equality offices (Gleichstellungsbeauftragte) of Ahlen, Beckum, and OeldeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on International Women's Day information actions. Joint distribution of informational materials and gifts to women in Beckum, Oelde, and Ahlen.
• BÜZ (Bürgerzentrum Ahlen)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVenue partner for 'Stammtisch unterm Regenbogen' LGBTQ+ meetups. Located at Königstr. 7, Ahlen.
• Deutsche Leberhilfe e.V. (German Liver Help)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerGerman organizer of World Hepatitis Day. Aidshilfe participates in annual World Hepatitis Day testing actions under the campaign 'Lass uns Klartext reden.'
• European Testing Week (EuroTEST-Initiative)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerEuropean initiative started in 2013 to promote early testing for hepatitis, HIV, and STIs. Aidshilfe participates with special testing events in Ahlen and Oelde.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz e.V. German Red Cross national society providing health services, social support, and harm reduction programs across Germany. Comparable as a broad health/social-services incumbent with overlapping scope in testing, counseling, and community health delivery.
• Diakonie Deutschland: National umbrella of Protestant social welfare organizations in Germany, providing counseling, addiction support, and community health services. Comparable as a broad social-services incumbent with potential overlap in harm reduction and counseling domains.
• Deutscher Caritasverband e.V. Germany's largest Catholic welfare organization, providing broad social and health services including counseling, addiction support, and community-based care. Operates at national scale with overlapping social-services scope but is not HIV-specific.
• Deutsche Aidshilfe e.V. National umbrella organization for German AIDS support groups and Aidshilfe's parent network. Provides training, standards, and coordination across all local Aidshilfe chapters including Aidshilfe Ahlen. Operates at national scale with broader portfolio of HIV/AIDS, STI, and LGBTQ+ advocacy services.

Direct peers

• Münchner Aids-Hilfe e.V. Munich-based Aidshilfe chapter providing HIV/STI testing, counseling, and prevention services. Directly comparable community-based non-profit model with similar service lines, though serving a larger metropolitan area in Bavaria.
• Aidshilfe Hamburg e.V. Hamburg-based Aidshilfe chapter offering counseling, testing, and prevention services in a major urban district. Same organizational form (e.V.), same Deutsche Aidshilfe network, same community-based service model.
• Aidshilfe Köln e.V. Local Aidshilfe chapter in Cologne serving the metropolitan Cologne region with HIV/STI testing, counseling, prevention, and LGBTQ+ community services. Closely comparable in service portfolio and community-based non-profit structure, though operating in a much larger urban catchment.
• Berliner Aids-Hilfe e.V. Berlin-based Aidshilfe chapter offering counseling, testing, prevention, and community programs for people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS. Direct service-portfolio peer operating in a major urban district, sharing the same Deutsche Aidshilfe network affiliation.

Regional players

• AIDS-Hilfe Schweiz: Swiss national umbrella for HIV/AIDS support organizations, operating across German-speaking regions with comparable service portfolio (testing, counseling, prevention, community support). Functions as a regional geographic peer in the broader DACH region.
• Schwules Netzwerk NRW e.V. Statewide LGBTQ+ network organization for North Rhine-Westphalia, coordinating queer community services across the same federal state where Aidshilfe Ahlen operates. Comparable as a regional LGBTQ+ community platform, complementing Aidshilfe's Rainbow Point programming at state scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aidshilfe

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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