Private company

SOS Humanity

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German NGO

SOS Humanity (from 2015 to 2021 SOS Méditerranée Germany) is a German non-profit non-governmental organization that organizes sea rescue in the Mediterranean Sea and aims to highlight the consequences of an allegedly "inhumane isolation policy of the EU". Since 2022, the association, based in Berlin, has operated the former research vessel Sea-Watch 4, under the name Humanity 1; in 2026, SOS Humanity propose to bring a second vessel into service, the Humanity 2.2 It employed 31 people in 2024.1 Its revenue was €5.7 million in 2024.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

May 2015Founded1
  • HeadquartersBerlin1
  • Websitesos-humanity.org
  • Legal formRegistered association (eingetragener Verein)1

SOS Humanity (from 2015 to 2021 SOS Méditerranée Germany) is a German non-profit non-governmental organization that organizes sea rescue in the Mediterranean Sea and aims to highlight the consequences of an allegedly "inhumane isolation policy of the EU". Since 2022, the association, based in Berlin, has operated the former research vessel Sea-Watch 4, under the name Humanity 1; in 2026, SOS Humanity propose to bring a second vessel into service, the Humanity 2.2

Employees over time

  • 2024311
  • 2020211

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

SOS Humanity revenue by year15.7M EUR in 2024+224% since 2020
02.0M EUR4.0M EUR6.0M EUR2020: 1.8M EUR1.8M EUR20202024: 5.7M EUR5.7M EUR2024+224%
  • 20245.7M EUR1
  • 20201.8M EUR1

Timeline

  1. May 2015Founded Founded1

Sources

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