Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk e.V.
Acronym: DKHW
General Information
Identification Code: 502122240542-51
Website: http://www.dkhw.de
Entity Form: eingetragener Verein (e.V.)
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 12/2/2020
Last Update: 10/30/2023
Mission & Interests
Goals: Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk (German Children’s Fund) has been working for more than 45 years as an advocate for a child-friendly Germany, promoting children's rights and overcoming child poverty in Germany. The non-profit association initiates and supports measures and projects, which promote the participation of children and young people regardless of their background or residence status. The political advocacy work aims at the full implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in Germany, particularly in the areas of participation of all children, their interests in legislative and administrative measures as well as the fight against child poverty and the equal participation in society of all children in Germany.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
- Justice and fundamental rights
- Youth
Levels of Interest:
- national
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: EU action on the rights of the child / EU Strategy on the rights of the Child / EU Child Guarantee
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Leipziger Straße 116-118
City: Berlin
Country: GERMANY
Phone:
Indic Phone: 49
Phone Number: 30 3086930
EU Office
Address: Leipziger Straße 116-118
City: Berlin
Country: GERMANY
Phone:
Indic Phone: 49
Phone Number: 30 3086930
Financial Data
Closed Year:
Start Date:
End Date:
Funding Sources:
- Donations
- Public funding
Contributions:
Total Budget: 12241000
Grants:
Current Year:
Grants:
Complementary Information: More detailed information about our finances can be found in the annual report 2021: https://www.dkhw.de/fileadmin/Redaktion/4_Ueber_uns/4.4_Jahresbericht/Jahresbericht_DKHW_2022.pdf
Membership Information
Members25 Percent: 1
Members: 1
Members F T E: 0.25
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: Affiliated with: Kinderfreundliche Kommunen/ Child-friendly municipalities https://www.kinderfreundliche-kommunen.de/english/homepage/
Organisation Members: Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk e.V. is a member of Eurochild (https://www.eurochild.org/), National Coalition Deutschland (https://www.netzwerk-kinderrechte.de/), Der Paritätische Wohlfahrtsverband (https://www.der-paritaetische.de/), Forum Menschenrechte (https://www.forum-menschenrechte.de/ - as guest member) as well as part of the networks/alliances: Aktionsbündnis Kinderrechte (https://kinderrechte-ins-grundgesetz.de/), Bündnis Kindergrundsicherung (http://www.kinderarmut-hat-folgen.de/), Kooperationsverbund Gesundheitliche Chancengleichheit (https://www.gesundheitliche-chancengleichheit.de/), Nationale Armutskonferenz (https://www.nationale-armutskonferenz.de/ - as guest member)
For more transparency, Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk e.V. is also a member of "Initiative Transparente Zivilgesellschaft" by Transparency International (https://www.transparency.de/mitmachen/initiative-transparente-zivilgesellschaft/), and holds the "DZI-Spenden-Siegel" (https://www.dzi.de/organisation/deutsches-kinderhilfswerk-e-v/).
Current Job Opportunities
Principal - Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar at Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk e.V.
Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk e.V.
seniorBrussels, BelgiumFull-time-time
Posted: 10/16/2025
Head of - Justice and fundamental rights
Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk e.V.
seniorBrussels, BelgiumFull-time-time
Posted: 9/23/2025