Simba Familiezorg

What Simba Familiezorg does

Simba Familiezorg (SOS Kinderdorpen) is the Dutch national member of SOS Children's Villages International, a global child welfare federation operating across more than 130 countries. Founded globally in 1949 and headquartered in Amsterdam (Maassluisstraat 2), the organization runs an integrated portfolio of programs — family strengthening to prevent family separation, youth development and employment pathways, emergency humanitarian relief, alternative care through children's villages, education, and child-rights advocacy. Its underlying technology stack is modest and operational rather than product-oriented: an online donation platform accepting iDEAL, Wero, PayPal, and SEPA direct debit, complemented by donor management systems and GDPR/AVG-compliant data handling. There is no proprietary software product, mobile app, or disclosed AI component.

The business model is a donation-funded nonprofit. Revenue is generated through individual giving (one-time gifts suggested at €5–€120, monthly recurring donations suggested at €7.50–€102, legacy/bequest giving, and major-gift philanthropy), corporate partnerships, school fundraising programs, and a substantial unrestricted funding relationship with the Nationale Postcode Loterij. The entity is registered as Stichting Nederlandse Vrienden der SOS-Kinderdorpen, holds ANBI status (RSIN 002839684), CBF Erkenning, ISO-9001 and Partos-9001 quality certifications, and CHS (Core Humanitarian Standard) certification. Customer segments served on the demand side are vulnerable families and children in program countries (Ghana, Ukraine, Morocco, Gaza/Israel, and beyond); on the supply side (funders), primary segments are individual Dutch donors, corporate partners, foundations, and schools. Note: firmographic fields (7 employees, founded 2019, website simbafamiliehuinen.nl) do not reconcile with the detailed SOS Kinderdorpen data — the substantive analysis below is grounded in the SOS Kinderdorpen evidence provided.

Programmatic scale in 2025 includes 144,729 children, youth, and families supported; 13,481 families strengthened; 460 youth employed; and 129,290 lives reached through emergency aid. Strategic partners include UNICEF (Gaza shelter operations), the Dutch Relief Alliance consortium, Challenging Heights (Lake Volta child-labor rescue in Ghana), Nationale Postcode Loterij, and local implementation partners across Ukraine, Poland, and neighboring countries.

Name

Simba Familiezorg

Legal name

Stichting Nederlandse Vrienden der SOS-Kinderdorpen

Website

https://simbafamiliehuizen.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Simba Familiezorg (SOS Kinderdorpen) is the Dutch national arm of SOS Children's Villages International, funding and operating child welfare programs — family strengthening, youth employment, emergency aid, and alternative care — in 130+ countries, financed by individual donations, corporate partnerships, and lottery proceeds.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare & Humanitarian Aid

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

Keywords

• Child welfare services
• Family strengthening programs
• Humanitarian emergency aid
• Alternative child care
• Donation fundraising

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individual supporters, including monthly giving programs, one-time gifts, and major gifts from high-net-worth donors.
2. Corporate Partnerships: Support from businesses through corporate donations, employee giving programs, and cause marketing partnerships.
3. Planned Giving and Bequests: Legacy gifts and bequests donated through wills, allowing donors to leave lasting legacies to support children.
4. Tax-Deductible Donations: As an ANBI-certified organization, donations may be tax-deductible for Dutch donors, incentivizing larger gifts through schenkingsakten (gift deeds).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Simba Familiezorg is a Dutch non-profit foundation that supports vulnerable children and families through family strengthening programs, youth development and employment initiatives, alternative child care (Children's Villages), emergency humanitarian aid, and education. It operates as part of a global child welfare federation active in over 130 countries and raises funds primarily from individual Dutch donors and corporate partners to deliver programs in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Central America.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Familieversterking (Family Strengthening): Family strengthening programs to prevent family separation and support vulnerable families
• No Business as Usual – Youth Empowerment Centre (NBU-YEC)
• Kinderrechtenclubs (Child Rights Clubs)

Products and services

• Family Strengthening (Familieversterking)

Quantifiable outcome

• 83% of 3,400 families in Ghana achieved self-sufficiency through family strengthening programs
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Eik CertificeringminorOthers · 22 January 2024Certification body that awarded ISO-9001 and Partos-9001 quality management certifications to SOS Kinderdorpen.
• War ChildminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 October 2023Joint beneficiary of Martin Garrix's 'Garrix 10' initiative; both organizations receive proceeds from the collector's item sale.
• Dutch Relief AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium of Dutch humanitarian organizations coordinating emergency relief efforts, including humanitarian aid for Gaza and other crisis situations.
• UNICEFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating in Gaza to shelter unaccompanied children in SOS Village Rafah; joint humanitarian response in conflict zones.
• Challenging HeightscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGhanaian NGO partnering to rescue and rehabilitate children exploited in forced labor at Lake Volta, then reuniting them with families through SOS family strengthening programs.
• Local Partner Organizations (Ukraine)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of local organizations in Ukraine and neighboring countries (Poland, Germany, Austria, etc.) implementing humanitarian programs on the ground.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Save the Children Netherlands: Dutch branch of the global Save the Children federation, raising funds in the Netherlands for child welfare, education, and emergency response. Directly comparable mission and donor base with overlapping Dutch nonprofit fundraising channels.
• Terre des Hommes Netherlands: Dutch branch of the international children's rights organization, focused on child exploitation, child labor, and family welfare in low-income contexts. Comparable Dutch nonprofit with similar family/child welfare mission.
• Het Vergeten Kind: Dutch nonprofit focused on children growing up in unsafe or unstable family situations in the Netherlands. Direct comparable in Dutch family-care and child-welfare services, competing for the same donor segment and municipal jeugdzorg funding.
• Kinderpostzegels: Dutch children's charity funding youth welfare projects via the iconic Kinderpostzegels stamp action. Comparable Dutch nonprofit fundraising model targeting vulnerable children, with deep nationwide brand recognition.
• War Child: Dutch-originated NGO supporting children affected by armed conflict through psychosocial support, education, and family programs. Comparable Dutch-headquartered child-welfare nonprofit with similar target beneficiary group and donor pool.
• SOS Kinderdorpen: Dutch national chapter of SOS Children's Villages International — directly comparable family-strengthening, alternative-care, and child-welfare nonprofit operating in the same Dutch market, and effectively the closest sibling organization given Simba's stated affiliation with the same international federation.
• VluchtelingenWerk Nederland: Dutch Council for Refugees providing social support, guardianship, and integration services to refugees and asylum seekers in the Netherlands. Comparable Dutch social-services nonprofit operating in adjacent family/youth support segments.
• Nidos: Dutch organization providing guardianship and family-based support for unaccompanied minor refugees. Comparable specialized child welfare services in the Netherlands with government-contract delivery model.
• Jeugdzorg Nederland: Dutch umbrella body for youth care providers, representing organizations delivering family and child social services across the Netherlands. Comparable service category and policy positioning for family-based youth care.

Broad incumbents

• UNICEF Netherlands: Dutch national committee for UNICEF, raising funds and advocating for global child welfare and rights. Broader incumbent operating at global scale with a Dutch donor-base overlap, but not specializing in direct Dutch family-care service delivery like Simba.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/soskinderdorpen
• Facebookfacebook.com/soskinderdorpen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/simba-familiezorg
• Instagraminstagram.com/soskinderdorpen

Compliance7 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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