Private company
Action Damien
Logo: actiondamien.be4
Medical NGO based in Brussels1
Action Damien (in French) or Damiaanactie (in Dutch) is a national Belgian NGO, founded in 1964 under the name Les amis du père Damien ("Friends of Father Damien"). At its first founding, people and groups in Belgium were organizing the "World Leprosy Day", created by Raoul Follereau. The organization would later be called Fondation Damien, before taking its current names in January 2008.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersBrussels, Belgium1
- Websiteactiondamien.be
- Legal formnon-profit organisation1
- Kind of organizationNonprofit organization1
- LEI967600WVTH8FJ5UV6I233
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusIssued and current3
- Registered addressLeopold II-laan 263, 1081 Brussel (Koekelberg), Belgium3
- Registered withFederal Public Service Economy (Ministry of Economy), 04066946703
See how the biggest companies compare on our leaderboards
Action Damien (in French) or Damiaanactie (in Dutch) is a national Belgian NGO, founded in 1964 under the name Les amis du père Damien ("Friends of Father Damien"). At its first founding, people and groups in Belgium were organizing the "World Leprosy Day", created by Raoul Follereau. The organization would later be called Fondation Damien, before taking its current names in January 2008. Pluralist and non-denominational, Action Damien / Damiaanactie is now active in 13 countries in the world. Thanks to its 1,200 local workers (for about ten expatriates), the organization detects and treats 250 000 people sick with leprosy, tuberculosis, and leishmaniasis every year.2
Timeline
- 1964Founded Founded1
Links
- Websiteactiondamien.be1
- Websitedamiaanactie.be1
- WikipediaAction Damien
- WikidataQ2655667
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataAction Damien on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaAction Damien on Wikipedia
- 3
- 4Company websiteAction Damien logo