FIAN Deutschland

What FIAN Deutschland does

FIAN Deutschland e.V. is a Cologne-based non-profit human rights organization founded in 1986 as the German national section of FIAN International, a global network dedicated to the realization of the human right to adequate food. The organization employs nine part-time staff at its Cologne Geschäftsstelle (headquarters), supplemented by unpaid interns and Federal Volunteer Service participants, and operates through local groups (Lokalgruppen) and working groups (Arbeitskreise) across Germany. Its core mission is to defend and promote the right to food for vulnerable populations globally, using a combination of case-based human rights work, educational programs, and policy advocacy at the German and EU levels.

The organization's product portfolio centers on advocacy outputs rather than commercial products: the quarterly FoodFirst magazine, a traveling exhibition on human rights ("Mit Menschenrechten unsere Zukunft gestalten"), podcasts, web-seminars, downloadable publications, and rapid-action campaigns (Eilaktionen) on specific cases in countries such as Cambodia, Uganda, Serbia, Panama, and Ecuador. Notable engagements include co-filing a 2022 World Bank CAO complaint with LICADHO and Equitable Cambodia on over-indebtedness from microfinance lending, and supporting the European Citizens' Initiative "Food is a human right for all!".

Revenue is generated through two primary streams: approximately 60% from donations and membership fees, and approximately 40% from project-based funding (likely from development cooperation bodies, foundations, and public donors). The organization does not publicly disclose revenue figures, operates with no commercial pricing tiers, and is governed by a board (Vorstand) and supervisory board (Beirat) under Managing Director (Geschäftsführer) Philipp Mimkes. Its economic model is that of a membership-driven advocacy NGO, with no technology platform, no proprietary data assets, and no revenue concentration from any single institutional donor disclosed in the input data.

Name

FIAN Deutschland

Legal name

FIAN Deutschland e.V.

Website

https://fian.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

FIAN Deutschland e.V. is a Cologne-based non-governmental organization founded in 1986 as the German section of FIAN International, dedicated to defending and promoting the human right to adequate food globally through case-based advocacy, education, and policy work.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Rights Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (813990)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Nutrition & Food Security (Global Health) NGOs (HLAJAKAH)

Keywords

• Human rights advocacy
• Right to food
• Food sovereignty
• Human rights education
• Nonprofit organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Köln (Cologne)

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Project Funding: Approximately 40% of annual revenue comes from project-based funding, likely from development cooperation organizations, foundations, and public donors.
2. Donations and Membership Fees: Approximately 60% of annual revenue comes from donations and membership fees, indicating significant reliance on individual supporters and members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

FIAN Deutschland e.V. is a nonprofit human rights organization that advocates for the worldwide realization of the right to adequate food. It combines case-based human rights work supporting victims of food rights violations with educational programs (publications, seminars, traveling exhibitions) and policy advocacy at the German and EU levels, financed primarily through donations, membership fees, and project-based institutional funding.

Product overview

FIAN Deutschland e.V. is a human rights organization (not a technology company) focused on the worldwide realization of the right to food. Founded in 1986, it operates as the German section of FIAN International. The organization offers a portfolio of advocacy services, educational materials, and media content including the FoodFirst magazine, a traveling exhibition on human rights, podcasts, web-seminars, and various publications. It also offers volunteer opportunities through its Bundesfreiwilligendienst (BFD) program and internship positions in human rights work, public relations, and fundraising.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FoodFirst Magazin Recurring publication providing thematic coverage of land rights, food sovereignty, and human rights violations worldwide; available to members and as downloadable issues.
• Wanderausstellung „Mit Menschenrechten unsere Zukunft gestalten" Traveling exhibition illustrating how human rights contribute to a just and livable future, available for free loan to institutions and supported by multiplier trainings (Multiplikator*innen-Schulungen).
• Web-Seminare & Vorträge Online seminars and lectures covering human rights, food rights, and related issues, including multiplier trainings tied to the traveling exhibition.
• FIAN Podcast & Radiobeiträge Audio programming (podcasts and radio contributions) covering human rights and the right to food, available via FIAN's website and partner outlets.
• Publikationen & Downloads Catalog of reports, briefings, and downloadable materials supporting FIAN Deutschland's right-to-food and human rights advocacy work.
• FIAN Membership Program Annual membership that provides supporters with engagement opportunities, access to the FoodFirst magazine, participation in local groups, and governance voice within FIAN Deutschland e.V.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sustainability Award 2021 from Evangelische Bank recognizing work on human rights and sustainability

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• LICADHO (Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2022LICADHO is a Cambodian human rights organization. In February 2022, LICADHO and Equitable Cambodia filed a complaint with the World Bank's CAO on behalf of 18 over-indebted Cambodian microfinance borrowers, regarding IFC investments in microfinance institutions.
• Equitable CambodiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2022Equitable Cambodia works on inequality and human rights in Cambodia. Together with LICADHO, they filed a complaint with the World Bank's CAO regarding IFC-funded microfinance institutions causing over-indebtedness and human rights violations.
• FIAN InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIAN Deutschland is the German section of FIAN International, the global FoodFirst Information and Action Network. As a national section, FIAN Deutschland participates in the international network working for the right to food worldwide. FIAN International coordinates global advocacy efforts and maintains relations with UN bodies.
• European Citizens' Initiative PartnersflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerFIAN supports the European Citizens' Initiative 'Food is a human right for all!' which calls on the EU to recognize food as a fundamental human right and implement binding measures for healthy, sustainable, and dignified nutrition for all EU residents.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Brot für die Welt: The development and relief service of the Protestant churches in Germany. Funds projects on food sovereignty, land rights, and human rights globally, with significantly larger resources and a broader thematic mandate than FIAN.
• Welthungerhilfe: One of Germany's largest private aid organizations focused on fighting world hunger. Operates a much broader portfolio of food security and rural development programs, but shares the right-to-food thematic space with FIAN.
• Misereor: The German Catholic development agency funding projects on hunger, land rights, and human rights worldwide. Comparable advocacy model but with much larger funding base and institutional reach.
• Amnesty International Deutschland: Leading German human rights organization with a broader thematic mandate but a comparable advocacy, membership, and donation-driven model.
• terre des hommes Deutschland: German child rights and development aid organization with projects on child nutrition, land rights, and community development. Comparable membership/donation-driven model and advocacy approach.
• Oxfam Deutschland: German affiliate of Oxfam International, working on global food justice, inequality, and human rights. Overlaps with FIAN on food sovereignty and corporate accountability campaigns.

Direct peers

• Foodwatch: Berlin-based food advocacy NGO focused on the right to safe, healthy, and fair food. Operates in an adjacent food-rights space with similar advocacy tactics and donor base.
• FIAN International: Parent organization and global secretariat of the FoodFirst Information and Action Network. Operates the same right-to-food mission across continents and coordinates FIAN Deutschland's international advocacy, making it the most direct comparator.
• medico international: Frankfurt-based human rights and development NGO focused on the right to health and food. Shares FIAN's grassroots advocacy approach, membership model, and engagement with international human rights mechanisms.

Emerging players

• Germanwatch: Bonn-based environmental and development NGO focused on global justice, climate, and human rights. Overlaps with FIAN on corporate accountability and right-to-food policy advocacy in Germany and the EU.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FIANDeutschland
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCwSWXzjW64QzQ_QT37Ta8ug
• Facebookfacebook.com/fiandeutschland
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fian-deutschland
• Instagraminstagram.com/fian_deutschland

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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Investments

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