AMPO International e.V.

What AMPO International e.V. does

AMPO International e.V. is a German-registered charitable non-profit association (eingetragener Verein) founded in 1997 (with predecessor organization Namen Sahel e.V., renamed in 2001) that supports a network of social welfare facilities operated under Association Managré Nooma pour la protection des orphelins in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The organization was initiated by founder Katrin Rohde in 1995 and currently oversees more than a dozen programs including two orphanages (capacity ~111-120 children), the MIA-ALMA refuge for young women expelled from their villages, the TONDTENGA agricultural college and organic farm, MAM DUNIA training kitchen, the PANG LA WENDE wheelchair workshop and HANDICAP MOBILE mobile service, the AMPO Clinic, and the AMPOmed.aid medical aid program. Beneficiaries number approximately 350 people in direct care and 1,500 schoolchildren receiving financial support annually, delivered through a localized workforce of 122 African staff led by Director General Dénis P. Yameogo, alongside a volunteer board and small Berlin-based managing team (Johann Vosteen, Chairman; Ute Krüger, Managing Director).

AMPO's revenue model is donation-driven rather than commercial. Income streams include unrestricted and designated monetary donations (via direct bank transfer, website, and partner portals bildungsspender.de, betterplace.org, AmazonSmile), recurring child sponsorships at €30 per month covering education, health, and nourishment, donations in kind (medical supplies and equipment coordinated at the Neumünster warehouse), and unit-priced sales of handcrafts from Burkina Faso (baskets, Tuareg leather goods, bronze sculptures, rosewood carvings, calabash lanterns, djembe drums, shea butter soap, and lemongrass tea) sold through a dedicated Plön showroom and at Christmas markets, craft fairs, and charity events across Germany. A symbolic-gift donation shop offers pre-priced items (bicycles €60, mosquito nets €36, school year support €50-€250, microcredit €40, midwife bags €80). Go-to-market is community-led: grassroots awareness is built through member networks, German school partnerships, regular presentations, and earned media coverage rather than paid advertising.

Operations are coordinated from a Berlin headquarters (Blücherstraße 41) with a registered office in Hamburg (Amtsgericht Hamburg VR 23972) and supported by sister foundations in Germany (Katrin Rohde-Stiftung), the USA (Katrin Rohde Foundation USA), and Denmark (AMPO Dänemark), plus a broader funding base spanning media foundations (RTL Foundation 'Wir helfen Kindern', Sternstunden e.V., BILD hilft e.V. 'Ein Herz für Kinder'), the Deutsche Postcode Lotterie, the Merck Family Foundation, and corporate partners including action medeor (medical supplies), Paritätische Pflege SH, Goethe-Institut Ouagadougou, and MLP Financial Consulting. The organization has received tax-exempt status from Finanzamt Berlin (dated 11.11.2022) and has accumulated honors including the Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class (2020), Ashoka Fellowship (2011), Order of Merit of Burkina Faso (2019), Paul Harris Fellow (2022), and the 2025 PINGRE-KUNI Award.

Name

AMPO International e.V.

Legal name

AMPO International e.V.

Website

https://ampo-intl.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AMPO International e.V. is a German charitable non-profit that supports a network of orphanages, women's refuge, clinic, agricultural college, and wheelchair facilities in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, serving approximately 350 people in direct care and 1,500 schoolchildren annually through donations, child sponsorships, and handcraft sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Social Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

International Development & Donor-Funded Education Programs (EDADALAB), Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• Orphanage care services
• Child sponsorship programs
• Community development support
• Nonprofit social services

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations: Individual donations from supporters worldwide, collected via bank transfer, website, and third-party donation portals. Donations may be unrestricted or designated for specific purposes.
2. Child Sponsorship: Monthly sponsorship program at €30 per month, providing education, health, and nourishment for orphans and half-orphans. Sponsors receive regular updates and can communicate with their sponsored child.
3. Donations in Kind: Physical donations including medical supplies, equipment, and materials shipped to Burkina Faso facilities. Transport costs may be subsidized by donors.
4. Product Sales: Sale of handcrafted products from Burkina Faso including baskets, leather goods, bronze sculptures, wooden items, and shea butter products. Commission-based sales at events and markets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

AMPO International e.V. is a German charitable non-profit association that funds and supports a network of facilities in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, including orphanages for boys and girls, a refuge for abandoned young women (MIA-ALMA), a free clinic (AMPO Clinic), agricultural and vocational training centers (TONDTENGA, MAM DUNIA), wheelchair production and mobile distribution programs, and programs for former AMPO children. It raises money through donations, monthly child sponsorships (€30/month), foundation grants, sales of Burkina Faso handcrafts, and events, then directs those funds to operate and expand its Burkina Faso facilities.

Product overview

AMPO International e.V. is a charitable non-profit organization that supports the AMPO (Association Managré Nooma pour la protection des orphelins) facilities in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The organization offers a portfolio of handcrafted products manufactured in their Burkina Faso training facilities, including baskets, leather goods, bronze sculptures, wood carvings, calabash items, and musical instruments, as well as organic farm products from their TondTenga farm. Additionally, they provide humanitarian services including child sponsorship programs (€30/month), vocational training sponsorships, and a donation shop featuring symbolic gift donations. The organization also publishes Katrin Rohde's autobiography 'Mama Tenga - My African Life' documenting the organization's history. These products and services support approximately 350 people directly in various AMPO facilities, including orphanages, women's shelters, clinics, and training centers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AMPOLINE: Documentary film series about AMPO and the 30th anniversary celebration, launched in 2026.
• AMPOmed.aid
• KAM NOGLOOM

Products and services

• AMPO Orphanages Residential care for orphans and half-orphans in Burkina Faso, providing protection, three meals daily, accommodation, schooling, healthcare and psychological support; currently cares for around 120 children.
• MIA-ALMA Refuge for Abandoned Girls Shelter and reintegration program for young women expelled from their villages, providing housing, counselling, vocational training (including weaving via WEBEREI HAMBURG partnership), and pathways to independent lives in Burkina Faso and Germany.
• AMPO Clinic Free and subsidized medical treatment and medication for the poorest in Ouagadougou; supplies provided by partner action medeor and treats hundreds of patients daily, mainly children.
• TONDTENGA Agricultural College and Organic Farm Agricultural education and organic farming training, producing shea butter soap and lemon grass tea that are sold to support AMPO's mission.
• MAM DUNIA Training Kitchen and Restaurant Vocational training facility providing hospitality and catering skills to young people from AMPO facilities.
• PANG LA WENDE Wheelchair Project Wheelchair production workshop producing mobility aids for people with physical disabilities in Burkina Faso.
• HANDICAP MOBILE Mobile Wheelchair Project Mobile wheelchair distribution and rehabilitation services reaching people with disabilities outside Ouagadougou.
• Child Sponsorship Program Monthly sponsorship program at €30 per month providing education, health and nourishment to an orphan or half-orphan in Burkina Faso; sponsors receive regular updates and can communicate with their sponsored child.
• Training Sponsorship Program Vocational training sponsorship covering costs for AMPO young people studying in medical, social, administrative, or manual trades.
• Symbolic Gift Donation Shop Catalog of symbolic gifts including bicycles (€60), medication/nutrition (€10), mosquito nets (€36), school year support (€50–€250), rice (€30), microcredits (€40), goats, and midwife's bags (€80), purchased on behalf of beneficiaries in Burkina Faso.
• AMPO Handcrafts from Burkina Faso Sale of handcrafted Burkina Faso products manufactured by AMPO trainees and local artisans, including baskets (€40), Tuareg leather boxes (€25–€30), bronze sculptures (€60), rosewood carvings (€18–€40), shea butter soap (€6), calabash lanterns (€5–€10), Djembe drums and Balafon xylophones. Sold via the Plön showroom, markets and events.
• HAND IN HAND gegen Fachkräftemangel (Hand in Hand – against Skills Shortage) Transnational training and employment initiative placing AMPO young women into nursing and hospitality training in Germany to address skills shortages and provide career pathways.

Quantifiable outcome

• SARE Olivier, former AMPO child, successfully defended doctoral thesis in medicine on December 10, 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Edmond Tapsoba FoundationflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2026Collaboration on new football pitch at AMPO. Foundation founded by professional soccer player Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) to help children in Ouagadougou.
• Action against AIDS Germany (Aktionsbündnis gegen AIDS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 February 2026AMPO joined as latest member to this network of dedicated organizations committed to global health, solidarity, and improving living conditions for disadvantaged people, particularly regarding HIV/AIDS awareness.
• COTECSOLcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortuguese company collaborated on construction of football pitch at AMPO facilities.
• action medeorcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner"Die Notapotheke der Welt" (The Emergency Pharmacy of the World) provides essential medicines to AMPO Clinic, helping treat hundreds of people daily, mainly children.
• Paritätische Pflege SHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare organization in Schleswig-Holstein accepting three AMPO young women for nursing training starting April 2026 as part of the "Hand in Hand - against skills shortage" project.
• Goethe-Institut OuagadougoucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman cultural institution providing B2 German language courses to AMPO young women preparing for training in Germany.
• MLP Financial ConsultingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFinancial consulting firm organized AMPO presentation to 300 young consultants at JCNetwork Days in Magdeburg. MLP initiated "Stiften statt Stifte" (donate instead of giveaways) campaign supporting AMPO.
• DEVELOPmed.aidcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment organization supporting medical aid initiatives.
• Rotary Club Jever-JeverlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerService club that awarded Paul Harris Fellow recognition to Katrin Rohde in 2022.
• WEBEREI HAMBURG & Flying8 GbRminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWeaving mill cooperative enabling young women from MIA/ALMA refuge to learn weaving skills.
• Wunschträume / Netzwerk für Mädchen- & Frauenprojekte e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork for girls' and women's projects supporting weaving training initiative.
• Grundschule SchwentinenthalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman primary school maintaining long-term sponsorship relationship with AMPO child Judicael and organizing fundraising events.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/fundraisers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ampo-international

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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