Visions For Children E.v.

What Visions For Children E.v. does

Visions for Children e.V. is a registered German charitable association (eingetragener Verein, VR 19134) headquartered in Hamburg with a Swiss chapter in Gockhausen. Founded in 2004, the organization improves school infrastructure, teaching capacity, and humanitarian conditions for children in war and crisis zones, primarily in Afghanistan (Balkh province) and Uganda. Programs are delivered through local implementing partners — OASE in Afghanistan and KIDA in Uganda — and span three core lines: Bildungsprojekte (school construction, teacher training, learning materials), Nothilfe (emergency food/winter aid distributed at least twice yearly), and Entwicklungspolitische Bildungsarbeit (classroom materials on Afghanistan and development cooperation for German schools). Additional offerings include twelve Lernzentren (Learning Centers) for Afghan girls excluded from formal schooling, and a 2026 Mother's Day campaign expanding into women's economic empowerment. Over 20 years the organization reports reaching 99 schools, 90,823 students, and 2,463 teachers, with 93% of every donated euro directed to projects.

The business model is donor-funded across four streams: recurring Fördermitgliedschaft (supporting membership from EUR 8/month, billed via SEPA on the 15th), one-time donations (project-specific or general), campaign-based emergency relief appeals (e.g., Ramadan Nothilfe 2026 reaching 122 families against a EUR 35,560 target), and a symbolic Spendenshop selling items such as benches, blackboards, and books. Donations are processed via FundraisingBox (Germany) and RaiseNow (Switzerland) with PCI-DSS-compliant payment rails including PayPal, SEPA direct debit, and bank transfer. The GTM motion is community-led and digital-first: public-figure ambassadors (Farhot, Usama Elyas, Chefket, Zeina Nassar, Wana Limar, Lena Meyer-Landrut) drive awareness on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube, while a Brevo-powered monthly newsletter and website content support mid-funnel conversion. Donor segments span individuals (primary), companies (CSR), schools, and judicial fine referrals, with explicit refusal of corporate funding from companies whose products or conduct endanger children.

The technology stack is commodity web/SaaS: WordPress CMS with Elementor, FundraisingBox for donation forms, Brevo for email, PayPal/SEPA/bank transfer for payments, Google Maps, Vimeo, and YouTube for embedded media. There is no public API, no proprietary software product, and no disclosed AI/ML capabilities. The organization operates with 11–50 employees, is a member of the Initiative Transparente Zivilgesellschaft, and publishes annual transparency reports.

Name

Visions For Children E.v.

Legal name

Visions for Children e.V.

Website

https://visions4children.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Visions for Children e.V. is a Hamburg-based German charitable association that improves school infrastructure, teacher training, and humanitarian aid for children in Afghanistan and Uganda through local partners OASE and KIDA, funded via supporting memberships, one-time donations, and campaigns.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Humanitarian Education Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Education in Emergencies (EiE) & Safe Schools (BPADAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee, Crisis & Humanitarian Education Partnerships (EiE) (EDADALAG), Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

Keywords

• Nonprofit education support
• Crisis zone schooling
• Humanitarian emergency relief
• Teacher training programs
• School infrastructure development

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fördermitgliedschaft (Supporting Membership): Monthly recurring donations from supporting members. Minimum 8€ per month, with funds directed to educational projects in Afghanistan and Uganda. Provides organizational stability and enables long-term planning.
2. One-time Donations: Direct donations for specific purposes such as school building, classroom equipment, teacher training, or emergency relief. Can be project-specific or general funding.
3. Emergency Relief Donations: Campaign-based donations for humanitarian emergencies such as Ramadan relief, winter aid, and disaster response in Afghanistan.
4. Donation Shop: Symbolic gift items (school benches, blackboards, books) purchased as donations, representing contributions to specific educational needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Visions for Children e.V. is a Hamburg-based non-profit association that improves educational conditions for children in war and crisis zones. It builds and rehabilitates schools, trains teachers, supplies educational materials, and delivers humanitarian emergency aid in Afghanistan and Uganda through local partner organizations OASE and KIDA. It also publishes development-policy teaching materials for German schools and funds its work through donations, supporting memberships, and a symbolic donation shop.

Product overview

Visions for Children e.V. operates as a charitable non-profit organization based in Hamburg, Germany, focused on improving educational conditions and quality at schools in war and crisis zones. The organization offers a portfolio of interconnected programs: core educational projects (Bildungsprojekte) building school infrastructure and teacher capacity in Afghanistan and Uganda; humanitarian emergency aid (Nothilfe) distributing essential goods at least twice yearly; development policy education materials for German schools; and several donation mechanisms including monthly supporting memberships (Fördermitgliedschaft) starting at 8 EUR, a donation shop with symbolic gifts, and direct one-time donation options. The organization operates independently from political, religious, or ethnic interests and refuses corporate funding from entities that endanger children. With 20 years of operation, they have reached 99 schools, 90,823 students, and 2,463 teachers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bildungsprojekte (Educational Projects) Core program supporting schools in crisis zones through infrastructure development, teacher training, and educational quality improvement. Active in Afghanistan and Uganda, reaching 99 schools, 90,823 students, and 2,463 teachers.
• Nothilfe (Emergency Aid) Humanitarian emergency relief delivered at least twice per year to people in crisis zones, distributing food packages, winter supplies, and essential goods in Afghanistan and Uganda.
• Entwicklungspolitische Bildungsarbeit (Educational Work on Development Policy) Teaching materials providing German students with interactive insights into the educational and crisis situation in Afghanistan and promoting understanding of sustainable development cooperation.
• Fördermitgliedschaft (Supporting Membership) Recurring monthly donation program starting at 8 EUR per month providing sustainable funding for educational projects. Members receive exclusive access to events, newsletters, and member assemblies.
• Spendenshop (Donation Shop) Online shop selling symbolic contributions such as school benches, blackboards, and books. Each purchase includes a downloadable certificate and directly funds educational projects.
• Ramadan Nothilfe (Ramadan Emergency Relief) Annual humanitarian campaign providing food packages and winter supplies to families in need during Ramadan in Afghanistan. In 2026, the campaign reached 122 families and achieved its 35,560 EUR target.
• Lernzentren (Learning Centers) Protected learning spaces established in twelve rural communities in Afghanistan for girls who currently cannot attend school, providing education and safe spaces for exchange and support.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99 schools supported
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OASEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal NGO partner in Afghanistan coordinating the implementation of educational projects and humanitarian aid in the Balkh province. Handles beneficiary identification, procurement, distribution, and documentation of aid programs.
• KIDAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner organization in Uganda working on educational projects and school development programs.
• No White SaviorsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for responsible engagement discussion, addressing issues of white saviorism in development work and promoting ethical approaches to international aid.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Plan International Deutschland e.V. German chapter of an international child-rights and girls'-education organization with school-infrastructure programs in Africa and Asia. Highly comparable in target beneficiaries, donor-facing recurring giving model, and development-policy education work in German schools.
• SOS-Kinderdorf e.V. German family-support and child-welfare organization running education and youth programs domestically and internationally, including in East Africa. Comparable in recurring-donor fundraising, German institutional base, and child-education mission.
• Kindernothilfe e.V. German NGO funding education, livelihoods, and child protection for children in developing countries, largely via local partner organizations. Closely comparable in operating model (German HQ, local-partner delivery, recurring sponsorship) and target regions including East Africa.
• Save the Children Deutschland e.V. German arm of a global child-rights NGO focused on education, child protection, and emergency relief in crisis-affected countries. Directly comparable in mission (children in crisis zones), German fundraising base, and recurring/membership donation products.
• terre des hommes Deutschland e.V. German child-rights NGO supporting education, health, and protection projects for children in developing countries, with active programs in Afghanistan. Comparable in mission focus (children's rights, education in crisis) and grassroots/partner-based delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz e.V. German Red Cross society delivering domestic and international humanitarian aid including disaster relief and recovery. Comparable in the emergency-relief component of Visions for Children's portfolio (Nothilfe) and German institutional donor base, though operating across a much broader programmatic portfolio.
• UNICEF Deutschland: German fundraising arm of the UN children's agency, operating massive education-in-emergencies and child-survival programs globally, including in Afghanistan and Uganda. Comparable in mission and target geographies but operates at vastly greater scale and institutional budget.
• Welthungerhilfe e.V. Large German humanitarian and development NGO providing emergency relief and long-term development assistance with significant work in Afghanistan and East Africa. Comparable in crisis-zone focus, German donor base, and recurring-donation model, but at materially larger scale.
• Caritas Deutschland: German Catholic welfare confederation running domestic social services plus international humanitarian aid and development cooperation. Comparable in donor base (recurring and one-time giving in Germany) and humanitarian-aid delivery, but at substantially larger scale and broader thematic scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/visionschildren
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCk4YVGBh6FduYG8QP0v4_Uw
• Facebookfacebook.com/visions4children
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/visions4children
• Instagraminstagram.com/visionsforchildren
• TikToktiktok.com/@visionsforchildren

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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