Verein für humanitäre Hilfe

Name

Verein für humanitäre Hilfe

Legal name

Verein für humanitäre Hilfe e.V.

Website

https://vfhh.li

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Child and Youth Services (62411), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG), Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH), Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• Child welfare programs
• Healthcare services
• Educational sponsorship
• Emergency relief operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Schaan

HQ country

Liechtenstein

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Sponsorship Programs: The organization raises funds through various annual sponsorship programs including child sponsorships, staff sponsorships, mother-child sponsorships, eye operation sponsorships, student sponsorships, vocational training sponsorships, and entrepreneur sponsorships. Donors pay annual fees that are fully transferred to the respective projects without administrative deductions.
2. General Donations: One-time monetary donations are accepted via the website. Donors can contribute to specific projects or general operations. The organization also accepts donations in kind and organizes fundraising campaigns such as Christmas donations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

VfhH delivers humanitarian aid programs in Burkina Faso focused on child protection, healthcare, education, food security, income generation, and emergency relief. The organization operates the Centre for Children in Need LSI in Guiloungou (residential care for children) and Medical Center Shalom in Ziniaré, complemented by the Misola nutritional porridge initiative, educational sponsorships, and an income-generation project. Programs are funded through individual sponsorships and donations and implemented on the ground in partnership with local Catholic religious sisters.

Product overview

Verein für humanitäre Hilfe is a humanitarian aid organization operating in Liechtenstein that supports better living conditions and future opportunities in Burkina Faso. The organization offers a comprehensive portfolio of sponsorship programs (Patenschaften) that enable supporters to contribute to specific causes: child sponsorship (Kinderpatenschaft), staff sponsorship (Mitarbeiterpatenschaft), mother-child sponsorship (Mutter-Kind-Patenschaft), eye sponsorship (Augenpatenschaft), student sponsorship (Schülerpatenschaft), vocational training sponsorship (Berufsbildungspatenschaft), and entrepreneur sponsorship (Unternehmerpatenschaft). Additionally, the organization operates multiple projects including the Centre for Children in Need LSI (Zentrum für Kinder in Not LSI), the Shalom Medical Centre, health programs Lafi and Mma-Biiga, education programs, the Beogo income generation program, and emergency relief projects. These offerings are supported by general donations (Geldspende) and a donation shop (Spendenshop). The organization works primarily with local Catholic nuns and partners including the RAVI Foundation for vocational training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Child Sponsorship Program
• Centre for Children in Need LSI (Guiloungou)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 550 children have been cared for at LSI Center since 2001, with over 100 successful adoptions facilitated.
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Stiftung RAVIcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2019The RAVI Foundation focuses on sustainable development of Burkina Faso through professional vocational training and value enhancement of residents. VfhH collaborates with RAVI in a 7-step program covering career discovery, theoretical and practical training, business plan development, company founding, financing, and integration into the RAVI network. RAVI operates the largest fish hatchery in Burkina Faso.
• Liechtensteinischer Entwicklungsdienst (LED)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2001The Liechtenstein Development Service (LED) has supported the organization from its inception, co-financing the construction and operation of the LSI Center for Children in Need. LED also co-financed the expansion of the LSI Guesthouse project for self-financing.
• Catholic Religious Sisters (Ordensschwestern)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Catholic religious sisters manage project sites throughout all regions of Burkina Faso. They coordinate food distribution, manage the Medical Center Shalom and LSI Center, and provide culturally sensitive care and services to beneficiaries.
• TTA Trevisa-Treuhand-AnstaltcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSwiss audit firm that conducts annual reviews of the organization's finances, verifying that all sponsorship contributions are fully transferred to projects without administrative deductions.
• Christoffel BlindenmissionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrained Sister Thérèse, the head of the ophthalmology department at Medical Center Shalom, in eye surgery procedures including cataract operations. This training enabled the center to provide vision-restoring operations.
• SchulChorBand 'Kings & Queens' and WIR TEILEN: Fastenopfer LiechtensteinminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJoint action between the Vaduz secondary school choir 'Kings & Queens' and 'WIR TEILEN: Fastenopfer Liechtenstein' enabled the renovation of the maternity ward at Medical Center Shalom.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SOS Children's Villages International: Global operator of residential children's villages for orphaned and abandoned children — directly comparable to VfhH's LSI Center for Children in Need in concept (residential childcare, education, healthcare, family reintegration) and in sponsorship-based fundraising.
• Caritas Schweiz: Swiss Catholic social services and humanitarian organization with similar faith-based sponsorship model, multi-program portfolio (child welfare, health, migration), and DACH donor base — directly comparable to VfhH in structure, funding geography, and delivery approach.
• Don Bosco Mission Bonn: Catholic Salesian humanitarian organization focused on youth education and vocational training in developing countries — directly comparable in faith-based delivery, child/youth education focus, and DACH European donor base.
• Christoffel Blindenmission (CBM): Christian international disability and eye-care organization that specifically trained VfhH's ophthalmology Sister Thérèse — directly comparable in vision-restoring surgery, faith-based delivery model, and child-focused health programming in low-resource settings.
• Liechtensteinischer Entwicklungsdienst (LED): Liechtenstein government-linked bilateral development agency and VfhH's longest-standing core partner since 2001 — directly comparable in geography, donor base, and Burkina Faso focus; relevant both as collaborator and as the most locally-comparable Liechtenstein NGO.

Broad incumbents

• World Vision International: Global child-focused humanitarian with the largest child-sponsorship footprint in the sector — directly comparable sponsorship-mechanism peer but at vastly larger scale and with broader geographic scope, including West Africa operations.
• Welthungerhilfe: German DACH-anchored humanitarian NGO operating food security and emergency relief in crisis regions including the Sahel — directly comparable to VfhH's Nothilfe emergency food distribution for displaced persons in Burkina Faso.
• Save the Children International: Major child-rights humanitarian organization with a child sponsorship model architecturally similar to VfhH's Kinderpatenschaft, but operating globally at much larger scale — broad incumbent peer with comparable child sponsorship product.
• Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation: Swiss DACH-rooted development NGO with comparable geographic footprint and project-based funding, but operating at significantly larger scale across multiple continents — a useful broad incumbent peer rather than a direct competitor.
• Médicins Sans Frontières (MSF): Global medical-humanitarian organization operating hospital-level care in conflict-affected and low-income settings — comparable to the Medical Center Shalom's role in rural Ziniaré, though at materially larger scale and with international institutional funding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/vfhh.li
• Instagraminstagram.com/vereinfuerhumanitaerehilfe
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/verein-f%C3%BCr-humanit%C3%A4re-hilfe

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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