Dienste in Übersee - Brot für die Welt

What Dienste in Übersee - Brot für die Welt does

Dienste in Übersee (DÜ) is the development service arm of Brot für die Welt, structured as a non-profit charitable limited liability company (gemeinnützige GmbH) headquartered in Berlin, Germany, and founded in 1960. The organization mediates qualified German specialists for placement with peace and human rights organizations in Latin America, Asia, and Africa, operating under the German Development Aid Workers Act (Entwicklungshelfergesetz) with typical contract durations of three years. Its two principal programs are the Ziviler Friedensdienst (ZFD / Civil Peace Service), focused on peacebuilding and conflict prevention, and Kooperationsvermittlungen, which facilitates partnership and knowledge exchange between German organizations and overseas counterparts. The staff of 59 supports recruitment, partner dialogue, monitoring, and post-project evaluation functions, working at eye level (auf Augenhöhe) with partner organizations rather than in a traditional donor-recipient hierarchy.

The organization has no commercial revenue model, no proprietary technology platforms, and no AI capabilities; it is funded entirely through donations and church contributions channeled via its parent Brot für die Welt, which itself operates under the Evangelisches Werk für Diakonie und Entwicklung e.V. (Protestant Association for Diakonie and Development). Its operational outputs are human-capital placements and partner relationship management rather than software products or commercial services. The value proposition emphasizes quality assurance through careful partner dialogue, clear target agreements, standardized monitoring, and post-project evaluations, alongside social and intercultural competency requirements for placed specialists.

Dienste in Übersee sits within an integrated German Protestant development and humanitarian network, with partnerships including Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe, Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft, ACT Alliance, the Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Dienste (AGdD) umbrella organization, and the Gemeinsame Konferenz Kirche und Entwicklung (GKKE). Its GTM motion is relationship-driven rather than commercial: it relies on the Brot für die Welt website, blog, newsletters, educational materials, and church community engagement for both specialist recruitment and donation funding. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, no funding rounds exist, and the organization is not investable in a conventional PE/VC sense given its non-profit structure and lack of equity ownership.

Name

Dienste in Übersee - Brot für die Welt

Legal name

Dienste in Übersee

Website

https://due.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Dienste in Übersee is the non-profit development service of Brot für die Welt that places qualified German specialists in peace and human rights organizations across Latin America, Asia, and Africa, operating under the German Development Aid Workers Act with a Berlin-based staff of 59.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Development Cooperation Services

NAICS

Administrative and Support Services (561)

akta.pro primary industry

Mediation, Negotiation Support & Peace Processes (BPADAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Post-Conflict Recovery, Reconciliation & Social Cohesion Programs (BPADAFAL)

Keywords

• Development cooperation services
• Civil peace service
• Peacebuilding personnel placement
• Human rights advocacy
• International development aid

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Dienste in Übersee is the development service of Brot für die Welt, mediating qualified German specialists for development cooperation abroad in Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Operating as a non-profit GmbH under the Development Aid Workers Act (Entwicklungshelfergesetz), the organization places personnel in peace and human rights organizations with contract durations typically of three years. Key program areas include the Ziviler Friedensdienst (Civil Peace Service) for peacebuilding and Kooperationsvermittlungen for cooperation mediation between German and partner organizations abroad.

Product overview

Dienste in Übersee (DÜ) is the development service of Brot für die Welt, operating as a non-profit GmbH that mediates qualified personnel for international development cooperation. The organization connects partner organizations in Latin America, Asia, and Africa with German specialists through its main placement service. Key programs include the Ziviler Friedensdienst (Civil Peace Service) for peacebuilding and conflict prevention, and Kooperationsvermittlungen for partnership facilitation. The service operates under the Development Aid Act (Entwicklungshelfergesetz), with contract durations typically of three years, and focuses on placing specialists in peace and human rights organizations for tasks including advocacy, fundraising, and organizational development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ziviler Friedensdienst (ZFD): Civil Peace Service program focusing on peace promotion and conflict prevention.
• Kooperationsvermittlungen

Products and services

• Ziviler Friedensdienst (ZFD) - Civil Peace Service Civil Peace Service program that places specialists in peace and human rights organizations to promote peacebuilding and conflict prevention in partner countries across Latin America, Asia, and Africa.
• Kooperationsvermittlungen - Cooperation Mediation Cooperation mediation program that facilitates partnerships and knowledge exchange between German organizations and partner organizations abroad, expanding opportunities for development cooperation.
• Stellenangebote (Job Postings) Recruitment service that advertises open positions for development cooperation specialists, requiring professional qualifications as well as social and intercultural competencies. Contract durations are typically three years (two years possible) based on the development policy concept.
• Dienste in Übersee (DÜ) Personnel Placement Service Personnel placement service that mediates qualified specialists for development cooperation abroad, operating on behalf of Brot für die Welt partner organizations. Services include placing professionals in peace and human rights organizations based on the Development Aid Act (Entwicklungshelfergesetz).

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Diakonie KatastrophenhilfecoreOthersNetwork partner organization; part of the broader Protestant development and disaster relief network in Germany
• Bündnis Entwicklung HilftcoreOthersAlliance of German development organizations working together on humanitarian and development issues
• ACT AlliancecoreOthersGlobal ecumenical alliance of churches and related organizations working on humanitarian aid, development, and advocacy worldwide
• Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Dienste (AGdD)coreOthersUmbrella organization ( Dachverband) of German development services; provides job market listings and coordinates member organizations
• Gemeinsame Konferenz Kirche und Entwicklung (GKKE)minorOthersJoint Conference of Church and Development - ecumenical body coordinating church-related development policy work; co-organizer of events like 'Welt im Gepäck' 2026

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Germany (Deutscher Caritasverband): Large Catholic welfare and humanitarian organization providing international development and aid, including overseas personnel programs. Comparable as a German faith-based INGO placing workers in partner countries, but with a broader welfare/humanitarian scope.
• Diakonie Deutschland: Protestant social welfare federation in Germany, sibling organization under the Evangelisches Werk für Diakonie und Entwicklung umbrella. Comparable as part of the same Protestant network ecosystem, but focused on social welfare and domestic services rather than peace/development cooperation.
• GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit): Germany's federal development agency with a much broader mandate including project implementation, consulting, and capacity building in partner countries. Comparable to DÜ because both place skilled German professionals into development-cooperation roles abroad under formal frameworks, but GIZ operates on a vastly larger, government-funded scale and is not faith-based.

Emerging players

• Peace Direct: UK-based peacebuilding organization supporting local peacebuilders in conflict-affected countries and connecting international expertise. Comparable as a peace-focused organization placing specialized capacity into partner organizations, but uses a different funding/distribution model and is less tied to a single church network.
• International Alert: International peacebuilding NGO working on conflict prevention and peace policy globally, with comparable thematic overlap on civil peace service-type work. Comparable in peace/thematic focus but differs in being primarily a think-tank/policy organization rather than a personnel placement service.

Direct peers

• Welthungerhilfe (German Agro Action): Large German non-profit development organization funding and implementing projects in developing countries, often with skilled personnel placements. Comparable to DÜ as a peer German INGO in the same funding/placement ecosystem, but with a humanitarian rather than peace-focused mandate.
• Misereor (German Catholic Bishops' Organisation for Development Cooperation): Catholic counterpart to Brot für die Welt, also a German confessional development organization funding partner NGOs in Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Directly comparable in geography and faith-based funding model, differing by Catholic rather than Protestant orientation.
• EIRENE — International Civil Peace Service: German-based peace service sending skilled workers to peace and human rights organizations in conflict-affected regions, very similar to DÜ's Ziviler Friedensdienst program. Closest direct peer in the niche of peace-focused personnel placement, though smaller and with a shorter history.

Others

• Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Dienste (AGdD) member organizations: Umbrella association of German development services in which DÜ participates (listed as a core partnership). Other AGdD member services place development workers abroad under the same Entwicklungshelfergesetz framework, making them direct functional peers operating under the same legal regime.

Regional players

• ACT Alliance: Global ecumenical alliance of churches and faith-based organizations working on humanitarian aid, development, and advocacy — explicitly listed as a core partner of DÜ. Comparable as a peer ecosystem where church-affiliated development personnel and resources are coordinated, but at a coordination/advocacy layer rather than direct placement.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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