Transparency and responsibility - your donation in safe hands
Your donation - our responsibility
Our responsible approach to donations is at the centre of our work. We pride ourselves on working transparently and efficiently to ensure that every cent we receive has maximum positive impact.
Transparent Civil Society (ITZ)
As a sign of our commitment, we have signed up to the Transparent Civil Society Initiative (ITZ). This guarantees that our work and our finances are transparent and comprehensible for everyone. You can be sure that your donations are in the best hands with us and will help to make the world a better place.
Detailed Information
You can find our detailed information and financial reports here. We invite you to take a look and see our transparency for yourself.
Name: Institute Water for Africa e. V.
HQ: Silcherstr. 74, 71384 Weinstadt, Germany
Contact person: Jürgen Baisch
Year of Foundation: 2005
Constitution - German (PDF, 107KB)
Goals, general
Our Vision
Our vision is for Africa's arid regions to become green and fertile again. A key goal in the fight against poverty is the sustainable management of water resources, including access to safe drinking water and sanitary facilities.
Our mission
Clean water is the basis for good health and a better life. Through the dissemination of simple methods and the use of adapted technologies in water supply, water treatment and sanitation, the population should be empowered to ensure sufficient clean water and good hygiene themselves.
We are exempt from corporation tax in accordance with Section 5 (1) No. 9 KStG and from trade tax in accordance with Section 3 No. 6 GewStG due to the promotion of development cooperation according to the last notice of exemption we received from the Waiblingen tax office, tax number 90080/21151 dated 27 March 2024.
The Executive Board consists of the 1st Chairman and the 2nd Chairman. All members of the Executive Board have equal voting rights.
Jürgen Baisch (1st Chairman)
Ines Torner (2nd Chairwoman)
You can find our activity reports in the annual report.
2023 (2022): 11 (12) members, of which 10 (11) members are volunteers, 0 (0) full-time and 1 (1) part-time employees, 0 (0) trainees
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