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Welthungerhilfe

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International NGO

Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e. V. – or Welthungerhilfe (German pronunciation:; literally: World Hunger Help) for short – is a German non-denominational and politically independent non-profit and non-governmental aid agency working in the fields of development cooperation and humanitarian assistance. Since its founding in 1962, it has used 5.42 billion euros to carry out more than 12.777 projects in 70 countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia. Welthungerhilfe holds the Seal of Approval awarded by Deutsches Zentralinstitut für Soziale Fragen (DZI).2 It is headquartered in Bonn.1 Its chief executive is Mathias Mogge (since 2018).1 It employed 2,953 people in 2025.1 Its revenue was €399 million in 2025.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Dec 14, 1962Founded1
  • Industryinternational activities1
  • HeadquartersBonn, Germany1
  • Websitewww.welthungerhilfe.de
  • Legal formRegistered association (eingetragener Verein)1
  • Kind of organizationNonprofit organization1
  • LEI391200JBWMBW0YYZ9A493
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressFriedrich-Ebert-Str. 1, 53173 Bonn, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court Bonn, VR 38103

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Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e. V. – or Welthungerhilfe (German pronunciation: [vɛltˈhʊŋɐˌhɪlfə]; literally: World Hunger Help) for short – is a German non-denominational and politically independent non-profit and non-governmental aid agency working in the fields of development cooperation and humanitarian assistance. Since its founding in 1962, it has used 5.42 billion euros to carry out more than 12.777 projects in 70 countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia.[1] Welthungerhilfe holds the Seal of Approval awarded by Deutsches Zentralinstitut für Soziale Fragen (DZI). In 2014, Welthungerhilfe and the aid organisation World Vision International were announced the most transparent German organisations.2

The story

Welthungerhilfe was founded in 1962 on the initiative of the then Federal President of Germany, Heinrich Lübke. It formed the German section of the Freedom from Hunger Campaign, which was launched in 1961 by Binay Ranjan Sen, the Director-General of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). In 1967 the organisation's name was changed to Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e. V. The organisation's chairpersons have been:

1962–1965: Fritz Dietz

1965–1968: Hans-Joachim von Merkatz

1968–1973: Heinrich Kraut

1973–1984: Claus W. Broicher

1984–1995: Helga Henselder-Barzel

1996–2008: Ingeborg Schäuble

2008–2018: Bärbel Dieckmann (new title after changing the management structure: President)

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2018–present: Marlehn Thieme

From Wikipedia’s article on Welthungerhilfe, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Leadership

Who has led Welthungerhilfe, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Mathias Mogge2018–now

Chair

  1. Bärbel Dieckmann2008–2018
  2. Marlehn Thieme2018–now
197019801990200020102020
Board members and other officers (1)

Employees over time

Welthungerhilfe employees by year13.0K in 2025+631% since 2016
01.0K2.0K3.0K4.0K2016: 40440420162017: 4244242017+5%2018: 4224222018−0%2019: 4534532019+7%2020: 4764762020+5%2021: 4804802021+1%2022: 4964962022+3%2023: 5365362023+8%2024: 3.4K3.4K2024+526%2025: 3.0K3.0K2025−12%
  • 20252,9531
  • 20243,3541
  • 20235361
  • 20224961
  • 20214801
  • 20204761
  • 20194531
  • 20184221

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Welthungerhilfe revenue by year1398.8M EUR in 2025+51% since 2016
0100.0M EUR200.0M EUR300.0M EUR400.0M EUR2016: 263.9M EUR263.9M EUR20162017: 263.0M EUR263.0M EUR2017−0%2018: 262.0M EUR262.0M EUR2018−0%2019: 246.6M EUR246.6M EUR2019−6%2020: 283.5M EUR283.5M EUR2020+15%2021: 307.1M EUR307.1M EUR2021+8%2022: 341.2M EUR341.2M EUR2022+11%2023: 358.3M EUR358.3M EUR2023+5%2024: 382.9M EUR382.9M EUR2024+7%2025: 398.8M EUR398.8M EUR2025+4%
  • 2025398.8M EUR1
  • 2024382.9M EUR1
  • 2023358.3M EUR1
  • 2022341.2M EUR1
  • 2021307.1M EUR1
  • 2020283.5M EUR1

Timeline

  1. Sep 1, 2018New chief executive Mathias Mogge becomes CEO1
  2. Dec 14, 1962Founded Founded1

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