Aid Organization Austria

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Aid Organization Austria
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legal form Association
( ZVR : 878060546)
founding 1947
Seat Vienna , Austria
main emphasis Social work , humanitarian aid , social policy
Action space worldwide
people Othmar Karas (President)
sales 304,950,000 EUR (2017)
Employees 10,519 (2017)
Volunteers about 20,000
Website www.hilfswerk.at

The Fund Austria , with its state associations and the relief organization International social one of the largest Austrian provider services.

history

The historical origins of the aid organization lie in the post-war period. The forerunner organizations of the relief organization took on especially the fight against the needs of the population after the war, organized food campaigns, children's recovery campaigns and aid for homecomers. In the 1960s, the focus of the work shifted towards the expansion of social advisory services, the construction of day care centers, the distribution of monetary and material donations, flood relief and various Christmas campaigns. In the 1970s, there was a change to those services that are still the main elements of the work of the relief organization today: "Meals on wheels", mobile care and support services, child minders and neighborhood work. With the legalization of 24-hour care in Austria in 2007, the relief organization began to act as an intermediary for 24-hour care workers, mainly from neighboring countries. An external consulting and coaching service for employees has been offered to companies under the name “Keep Balance” since 2014.

overview

The non-profit , non-partisan and non-denominational association employs 10,519 people. The largest business areas are nursing and care for the elderly, child care and youth work, (psycho-) social work as well as advice and education. In the field of mobile care at home, the charity is the market leader with a market share of around 22 percent. Internationally, the Hilfswerk International is active as an aid organization in crisis areas. The aid organization has been led by President Othmar Karas since 1998 . In this respect, the aid organization is assigned to associations close to the ÖVP and, alongside the social democratic people 's aid , Catholic Caritas , the Protestant Diakonie and the Red Cross, is one of the five largest aid organizations in Austria. These have been working together in the Federal Association for Free Welfare (BAG) since 1995 to articulate common socio-political concerns and to improve the framework conditions for the work of private non-profit organizations in Austria. Since 1997, the auxiliary member of the Social Economy Austria - Association of Austrian Social and Health business (formerly BAGS) closes, the professional association of employers for health and social care professionals in Austria, which negotiates the collective agreement for a total of almost 90,000 employees and.

In 2017, the aid organization regularly supported more than 31,000 old and sick people with help and care at home, and 880 people were looked after at home around the clock as part of the 24-hour care. 5,988 children were looked after by childminders and 12,979 children in care units.

Services

In 2017, the charity supported people adapted to their respective care needs through 1,066 qualified health and nursing staff, 1,329 elderly and care assistants, 2,111 home and house helpers and 210 therapists through help and care at home. Caregiving relatives are supported by care advice and courses, self-help groups and short-term care. Advice centers support families in crisis situations such as unemployment, debt, partnership crises, parenting problems, separation situations, learning difficulties or depression.

With 667 child minders, the association is the largest provider of child minders in Austria. Other offers for families include children's nests, play groups, children's clubs, kindergartens, afternoon care and after-school care centers, often in partnership with communities and schools. The EU project “Childcare on the Farm” was completed in 2005. New employment opportunities arose for the farming family.

It also offers a program for young people with school problems, such as learning support, tutoring, diagnostics, “learning to learn” courses, but also youth centers and support for young people with special problems.

International aid

Aid International has been organizing and supporting projects in the areas of development cooperation, disaster relief and reconstruction in Africa, Central Asia, Latin America, the South Caucasus and the Middle East since 1978. The development and emergency aid projects are implemented in close cooperation with the local population in order to ensure that all activities are meaningful and sustainable. The effectiveness of the implemented activities is guaranteed by the principles of empowerment , community innovation and collaboration on an equal footing. With around 120 employees worldwide, Hilfswerk International implements around 45 development projects a year in a total of 68 different countries. The focus is on

  • Disaster relief
  • reconstruction
  • health
  • Agriculture, food security and the environment
  • education
  • Water and electricity
  • Social and legal
  • Economic development

The principles of Hilfswerk International are

  • Helping people help themselves
  • Promotion of social, economic, democratic and ecological development
  • Cooperation with the Austrian economy

Aid International finances its work through public national and international project funds for development cooperation and disaster relief as well as through private donations, sponsoring and corporate social responsibility (CSR) partnerships. In 2017, the total expenditure of Hilfswerk International was 8,250,853 euros, of which a total of 7,362,853 euros was spent on project work. 4.1% were used for fundraising and 6.7% for administration.

financing

Sales in 2017 were EUR 304.95 million and have increased sharply in recent decades (2010: EUR 221.84 million; 2000: EUR 115.55 million; 1990: EUR 12.72 million). The main source of funds comes from service fees. Almost 2/3 of these come from public funds and around 1/3 from private funds. Donations only contribute 1.2% to the financing of sales.

Publications

The relief organization publishes a quarterly magazine called “Hand in Hand”. The total print run is 100,000 and more than 90% are sent directly. Contents of "Hand in Hand" are information and service on family and parenting issues, health offers for families and senior citizens, everyday life in old age, social and family service and social issues. The charity also publishes brochures on topics such as "Raising children", "Media education", "Playing makes you smarter", "Seelen.Leben - Mental health", "Movement in old age", "Thrombosis", "Osteoporosis", "Rheumatism", " Living with chronic pain ”,“ Child safety ”,“ Active & fit through healthy eating ”,“ Fall prevention ”,“ Dementia ”,“ Care at home ”and“ Incontinence ”.

Web links

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  1. ↑ a b Aid Austria: History. Retrieved September 6, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b c Aid Austria: Facts and Figures. Retrieved September 6, 2018 .
  3. ^ Website of the Federal Working Group on Free Welfare. Retrieved September 6, 2018 .
  4. ↑ a b c Aid Austria: Annual Report. Retrieved September 6, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Aid International: About Us. Retrieved September 6, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Aid International: Mission Statement. Retrieved September 6, 2018 .
  7. ^ Aid International: Annual Report 2017. Accessed on September 6, 2018 .