V FOR HUMAN (V4H)

What V FOR HUMAN (V4H) does

V FOR HUMAN (V4H) is an international non-profit association founded in Istanbul in 2021 that advocates for human rights and gender equality through education, intellectual activism, and community engagement. Originally launched as 'V for Woman' and rebranded in early 2023 to broaden its mission, the organization operates programs across four pillars—STEM, law, art, and sports—and serves a diversified set of constituencies including general public/civil society participants, university students through campus clubs, DAO community members, and private companies seeking CSR/ESG partnerships. V4H reports a presence spanning 14 countries across 3 continents with a small core team of 13-14 people and a distributed network of regional ambassadors.

V4H's core offerings include signature Artivism exhibitions (Human Rights Artivism, Young Artivists, Artivism: Space, Artivism: Inspire Inclusion, and Artivism: Radical Hope), research publications such as 'Erased from the Scene' examining Turkey's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, blog and long-form articles, workshops and events (running clubs, self-defense/Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, sound bath sessions), and a community DAO built on the Aragon platform on the Polygon blockchain that enables transparent governance and member voting. The primary proprietary technology is the DAO governance platform for transparent management and accountability. Distribution channels include a website, Discord, Instagram, University Clubs, and physical events at venue partners such as Art4C Art Centre (Bangkok), Harbour.Space@UTCC (Bangkok), Muze Gazhane (Istanbul), and Hope Alkazar (Istanbul).

The organization is funded through a non-profit association model: donations, memberships, and quote-based CSR/ESG consulting services for private companies are its primary revenue streams. Events and exhibitions are free to attend. The Bangkok office was established in 2023 to support Southeast Asia programming. No public revenue figures are disclosed, no external funding rounds are reported, and there is no parent company or institutional investor. Ownership is structured around the member collective under a sociocratic circle governance model led by Coordinators Zahide Coşkun and Deniz Sulmaz, with Pillar Directors overseeing Sports (Melike Ağansoy) and Human Rights Art (Esma Kassap).

Name

V FOR HUMAN (V4H)

Legal name

V FOR HUMAN (V4H) Association

Website

https://vforhuman.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

V FOR HUMAN (V4H) is an international non-profit association founded in 2021 that advocates for human rights and gender equality through artivism exhibitions, research publications, and educational programs across STEM, law, art, and sports pillars, serving civil society, university students, and CSR partners across 14 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Rights Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPADAGAF

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Human Rights, Democracy & Governance

SECONDARYBPADAEAL

Digital Development & ICT4D / GovTech Technical Assistance

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/International Development & Technical Assistance

SECONDARYFSAPAHAD

Coordination & Contributor Management (tasks, bounties, roles)

Financial & Insurance/Blockchain & Web3/DAO & Governance Platforms (voting, treasury, coordination tools)

Keywords

• Human rights advocacy
• Gender equality education
• Intellectual activism
• Community governance
• Social impact programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Istanbul

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. CSR & ESG Services: Sustainable Social Impact services created together with private companies and individuals as part of their corporate social responsibility and ESG commitments.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

V FOR HUMAN (V4H) is an international non-profit association that advocates for human rights and gender equality through educational programs, community events, and intellectual activism organized across four pillars: STEM, Law, Art, and Sports. The organization delivers Artivism exhibitions, research publications, and workshops, and operates a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) on the Aragon/Polygon blockchain for transparent governance. It also offers CSR & ESG advisory partnerships to private companies as part of its Sustainable Social Impact program.

Product overview

V FOR HUMAN (V4H) is an international NGO offering a portfolio of advocacy, educational, and community programs organized around four core pillars: STEM, law, art, and sports. The organization's main offerings include Artivism Exhibitions (human rights art exhibitions combining creativity with activism), Publications (research reports on human rights topics), Blog and Articles (educational content on gender equality and social issues), Events Program (workshops, discussions, and community gatherings), Community Programs including a DAO for transparent governance and University Clubs for campus engagement, and CSR & ESG Advisory services for organizations. This is a nonprofit social movement, not a technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Artivism Exhibitions Signature exhibitions combining art and activism to inspire social change on human rights issues, including Human Rights Artivism, Young Artivists, Artivism: Space, Artivism: Inspire Inclusion, and Artivism: Radical Hope exhibitions. Open to the general public and held at partner cultural venues.
• Research Publications

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 visitors attended first Human Rights Artivism Exhibition
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and key.

• Art4C Art CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2025Collaboration partner for Artivism: Radical Hope Exhibition. Art4C hosts the exhibition at its Bangkok venue (3rd floor), providing space for workshops and side exhibitions. This partnership enables V4H's artivism programming in Thailand.
• Hope AlkazarsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2023Venue partner for Self-Defense Workshop in Istanbul's Beyoğlu district. Provides space for V4H sports pillar programming.
• MANRVAkeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2023Collaboration partner for Artivism: Space initiative. MANRVA works with V4H and Our Giant Leap to explore space exploration through activism and artistic expression.
• Our Giant LeapkeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2023Collaboration partner for Artivism: Space initiative alongside MANRVA. Focuses on interdisciplinary exploration of space as a shared domain through art and activism.
• Harbour.Space@UTCCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2023Co-host of Young Artivists Workshop & Exhibition, CSP Launch & Artivism: Space Workshop-Exhibition, and #InspireInclusion Workshop. Harbour.Space provides venue and institutional support for V4H's educational and art programming in Bangkok.
• Teens In InnovationsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2022Co-organizer of Pioneers of Equality #Entrepreneurship event with V4H (then V for Woman). Partnership focused on entrepreneurship ecosystem engagement for gender equality.
• TEINNsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2022Partner organization for Pioneers of Equality #Entrepreneurship event, contributing to entrepreneurship ecosystem collaboration.
• Muze GazhanesupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Venue partner for Perception of Beauty event and Pioneers of Equality #Entrepreneurship in Istanbul. Provides cultural space for V4H's Istanbul-based programming.
• KültürAŞsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partner organization for event collaboration in Istanbul, working with V4H on cultural programming and community engagement.
• Istanbul GönüllülerisupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Volunteer organization partnership for Istanbul-based events, supporting community mobilization and event execution.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Greenpeace: Global environmental activism organization using direct action, campaigns, and grassroots mobilization. Comparable to V4H's community-led, event-driven, intellectually engaged movement model, though focused on environmental rather than human rights issues.
• UN Women: United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and women's empowerment. Comparable to V4H's core focus area (gender equality) and global programs spanning art, education, and policy — though UN Women operates as a large multilateral institution rather than a community-led NGO.
• Amnesty International: World's largest human rights advocacy organization with a global movement model. Comparable to V4H in core mission (human rights), community-driven activism, and research/publications, though vastly broader in scope and scale.

Direct peers

• Human Rights Watch: International NGO conducting research and advocacy on human rights. Comparable to V4H in producing in-depth research publications (e.g., V4H's 'Erased from the Scene' report) and operating an international advocacy footprint, with similar funding and audience models.
• Women for Women International: Global NGO empowering women survivors of war and conflict through education and economic programs. Comparable to V4H in serving women-focused audiences through educational programming and community engagement, though more institutional in scale.
• WITNESS: International human rights organization using video and media to document rights abuses. Comparable to V4H's use of visual/expressive mediums (Artivism exhibitions) for human rights storytelling and advocacy impact.
• Equality Now: International women's rights advocacy organization using legal advocacy and grassroots mobilization. Highly comparable to V4H's mission-driven, education-and-advocacy model with similar focus on gender equality and human rights.
• ARTICLE 19: International human rights organization focused on freedom of expression and information. Comparable to V4H in operating as a globally distributed advocacy NGO with research publications, country-level programming, and a digital/community engagement model.

Emerging players

• Pussy Riot: Russian art-activism collective combining performance art, protest, and feminist politics. Comparable to V4H in fusing art with activism (V4H's 'Artivism' methodology) and using cultural interventions to advance women's rights and dissent, though operating from a confrontational protest tradition.
• Purpose: Global movement-building agency that designs campaigns for social impact and progressive causes. Comparable to V4H's multidisciplinary, project-driven advocacy approach and CSR/ESG service orientation, though Purpose operates commercially for clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/vforhuman

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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