TARGET e. V. Rüdiger Nehberg

What TARGET e. V. Rüdiger Nehberg does

ARGET e. V. Rüdiger Nehberg is a Hamburg-based German non-profit organization (eingetragener Verein) founded in 2000 by adventurer and human rights activist Rüdiger Nehberg and his wife Annette Nehberg-Weber. The organization pursues two interconnected human rights missions: ending female genital mutilation (FGM) and protecting indigenous peoples and the Amazon rainforest. It delivers these missions through a direct-to-donor funding model — individual donations, a 'Förderkreis' (supporter circle) recurring membership program, corporate partnerships, foundation grants, and bequests — with over 90% of expenditures directed to project work, exceeding the DZI's 70% threshold.

The organization's operational portfolio centers on permanent medical infrastructure in some of the world's most remote environments. Its flagship is the Yanomami Hospital in Surucucu, Brazil (opened September 2025) — a 2,000 sqm facility with 160+ beds and 50 medical staff serving approximately 13,000 Yanomami people — constructed using Light Steel Frame (LSF) technology with 3D-modelled, prefabricated components airlifted by Brazilian military aircraft. Other major projects include the Geburtshilfeklinik (maternity clinic) in the Ethiopian Danakil Desert (operational since 2016, ~500 treatments and 30 births monthly), seven health stations for Brazilian indigenous groups (Yanomami, Waiãpi, Guarani-Kaiowá, Huni Kuin, Munduruku, Xingu, Wai Wai), and the 'Golden Book' (Das Goldene Buch) FGM prevention campaign in Guinea-Bissau using Islamic fatwas distributed through imam networks. The organization operates in Germany, Brazil, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, and Sweden, and holds a cooperation agreement with the Brazilian Ministry of Health granting it official operating authority across all indigenous peoples in Brazil.

Following Rüdiger Nehberg's death in April 2020, the organization is led by the 'Power Trio' — Annette Nehberg-Weber and her children Roman Weber and Sophie Weber. Strategic partnerships include CUFA (Central Única das Favelas), which co-financed 50% of the Yanomami Hospital, Urihi (the Yanomami health association), and the Brazilian military for logistics. As of 2026, the organization is simultaneously constructing three new health stations and expanding medical services to the previously unserved Xingu and Wai Wai peoples.

Name

TARGET e. V. Rüdiger Nehberg

Legal name

TARGET e. V. Rüdiger Nehberg

Website

https://target-nehberg.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Short description

TARGET e. V. Rüdiger Nehberg is a Hamburg-based German non-profit founded in 2000 that combats female genital mutilation and supports indigenous communities and Amazon rainforest protection through healthcare infrastructure, religious diplomacy, and direct humanitarian projects across five countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Missions & Global Health NGOs (BPAGACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE), Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG)

Keywords

• Human rights advocacy
• Indigenous community support
• Rainforest conservation
• Maternal healthcare services
• Anti-FGM campaigns

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Individual donors contribute through online donations (one-time and recurring), direct bank transfers, and participation in donation campaigns. TARGET offers tiered giving options (30€, 50€, 100€) and gift donations.
2. Supporter Circle (Förderkreis): Recurring supporter memberships where individuals commit to regular contributions, providing predictable funding for project operations.
3. Corporate Partnerships: Companies partner with TARGET through dedicated corporate giving programs, contributing funding in exchange for association with the organization's human rights mission.
4. Foundation Grants: TARGET receives funding from foundations through dedicated grant applications for specific project work.
5. Bequests and Inheritances: The organization accepts testamentary gifts and bequests as part of its long-term sustainable funding strategy.
6. Co-Financing Partnerships: TARGET co-finances major infrastructure projects with partners such as CUFA (Central Única das Favelas), which contributed 50% of financing for the Yanomami Hospital. This model allows for larger projects than individual donations would support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

TARGET e. V. runs humanitarian programs that combat female genital mutilation (FGM) through Islamic religious diplomacy (the "Golden Book" fatwa campaign) and obstetric/gynecological medical care (the Geburtshilfeklinik in Ethiopia). It builds and operates healthcare infrastructure — including the 2,000 sqm Yanomami Hospital and a network of health stations — for indigenous peoples in the Brazilian Amazon, and supports their land-rights and rainforest-protection efforts. Programs are funded entirely through donations, Förderkreis memberships, corporate partnerships, foundation grants, and bequests.

Product overview

TARGET e. V. Rüdiger Nehberg is a non-profit human rights organization offering a portfolio of humanitarian services focused on two main areas: (1) ending female genital mutilation (FGM) through educational campaigns, religious partnerships, and medical care, and (2) protecting indigenous peoples and the Amazon rainforest through healthcare infrastructure and environmental programs. Key offerings include the Geburtshilfeklinik (birth clinic) in Ethiopia providing maternal care for FGM-affected women, the Yanomami Hospital in Brazil serving indigenous communities, various medical stations for different indigenous peoples (Waiãpi, Guarani-Kaiowá, Huni Kuin, Munduruku), the Golden Book awareness campaign for FGM eradication in Guinea-Bissau, and the SOS Amazonas rainforest protection program. The organization does not offer technology products but provides direct humanitarian aid services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Das Goldene Buch (The Golden Book): TARGET's religious outreach initiative using Islamic religious declarations (fatwas) to campaign against Female Genital Mutilation in African countries.
• Die Fatwas

Products and services

• Yanomami Hospital 2,000 sqm hospital in the Yanomami territory in Brazil providing comprehensive medical care (general medicine, pediatrics, laboratory, ultrasound, resuscitation, inpatient beds) for approximately 10,000–13,000 Yanomami indigenous people on the Brazil-Venezuela border.
• Geburtshilfeklinik (Birth Clinic near the Danakil Desert) Maternity and gynaecological clinic at the edge of the Danakil Desert in Ethiopia providing obstetric care to girls and women affected by female genital mutilation; handles approximately 500 medical treatments and 30 births per month.
• Das Goldene Buch (The Golden Book FGM-Prevention Programme) Religious outreach programme that compiles and distributes Islamic religious declarations (fatwas) against female genital mutilation to mosques and communities across African countries via trained imams.
• Medical Stations for Indigenous Peoples (Waiãpi, Guarani-Kaiowá, Huni Kuin, Munduruku, Xingu, Wai Wai) Network of TARGET-built and operated health stations in the Brazilian Amazon providing primary medical, dental, psychological and nutritional care to indigenous peoples including the Waiãpi, Guarani-Kaiowá, Huni Kuin, Munduruku, Xingu and Wai Wai communities.
• Guinea-Bissau FGM Awareness Campaign Country-level anti-FGM campaign in Guinea-Bissau combining the Golden Book religious declarations, illustrated brochures, sensitization films, weekly national-radio programming, billboard advertising and imam-led village outreach teams.
• SOS Amazonas (Amazon Rainforest Protection Programme) Programme supporting indigenous peoples of the Brazilian Amazon to defend their ancestral territories and the rainforest through healthcare, education and border-protection initiatives against illegal mining and deforestation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,000+ babies safely delivered at the Ethiopia obstetrics clinic since 2015
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CUFA (Central Única das Favelas)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCUFA (Central Única das Favelas) is a Brazilian NGO that co-financed 50% of the Yanomami Hospital project alongside TARGET. CUFA founders Celso Athayde and Preto Zeze attended the hospital's opening ceremony in September 2025. The partnership represents a significant Brazil-Germany cross-border collaboration for indigenous healthcare.
• Brazilian Ministry of Health (Ministério da Saúde)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTARGET holds an expanded cooperation agreement with the Brazilian Ministry of Health that allows TARGET to officially operate across all indigenous peoples in Brazil. The ministry provides medications, equipment, and medical personnel for TARGET-built health stations, while TARGET builds and maintains the physical infrastructure. For the Yanomami Hospital, the ministry handles logistics transport, equipment, and staffing.
• Brazilian MilitaryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Brazilian military provided approximately 400 free flights to transport roughly 470 tonnes of construction materials to the remote Yanomami Hospital construction site in the Amazon rainforest. Without this airlift, the hospital project would have been impossible due to the absence of other transport infrastructure.
• ACODE (Guinea-Bissau)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTARGET works in administrative cooperation with the Guinean organization ACODE for its FGM prevention campaign in Guinea-Bissau. ACODE provides local organizational support and coordination for TARGET's field activities.
• Urihi - Yanomami Health AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrihi is the Yanomami health association and indigenous organization led by Chairman Hekurari Yanomami. The organization works with TARGET on the planning and implementation of healthcare facilities in Yanomami territory and represents the Yanomami community's voice in project decisions.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Survival International: London-based NGO dedicated to indigenous peoples' rights, with comparable advocacy focus on tribal land protection and opposition to industrial encroachment. Closely aligned with TARGET's indigenous-rights and rainforest-protection mission.
• Terre des Hommes Deutschland: German child-rights NGO with active health and protection programs in Africa and Latin America. Comparable as a Germany-based NGO addressing FGM prevention and child welfare in similar geographies.
• Ärzte ohne Grenzen (MSF Germany): German branch of Médecins Sans Frontières, operating medical humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected settings. Comparable as a Germany-headquartered NGO delivering healthcare to underserved populations in remote geographies.
• Amnesty International Deutschland: German section of a global human rights organization. Comparable as a Germany-headquartered human-rights NGO with advocacy on women/girl rights and indigenous protections.

Broad incumbents

• Brot für die Welt: German Protestant development and relief agency funding health, education, and rights programs in Africa and Latin America. Comparable in scale, geographic footprint, and donor base.
• Plan International Deutschland: German branch of Plan International, focused on girls' rights and child welfare, including FGM elimination programs. Comparable mission overlap, particularly in FGM prevention and girls' health.
• Deutsche Welthungerhilfe: One of Germany's largest privately funded relief organizations, active in health, nutrition, and rural development across Africa and Latin America. Comparable in operational model and German donor base.
• SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit (SOS Children's Villages Germany): Germany-based NGO providing child protection, healthcare, and education services across Africa and Latin America. Comparable as a German-headquartered, donation-funded organization delivering social and health services in similar regions.
• UNICEF Germany: German National Committee for UNICEF, funding maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health programs globally. Comparable in addressing MNCAH and child-survival outcomes.
• World Vision Deutschland: German arm of World Vision, operating child-welfare, health, and community-development programs in Africa and Latin America. Comparable geographic footprint and donor-funded humanitarian health model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@TARGETTV1
• Facebookbusiness.facebook.com/TargetRuedigerNehberg

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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