Samaritan's Purse e.V. - Die barmherzigen Samariter

Samaritan's Purse e.V. – Die barmherzigen Samariter is the German-registered branch of the international Christian humanitarian organisation Samaritan's Purse. Based in Berlin and organised as a voluntary association (eingetragener Verein), it describes itself as a Christian aid organisation that, in the spirit of the biblical Good Samaritan, seeks to bring the unconditional and unlimited love of God to people around the world. It states that it supports victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, religious persecution and hunger irrespective of worldview, religious conviction, ethnicity or gender. The organisation's work spans emergency relief, development projects and educational programmes. Its German-language website highlights rapid responses to disasters such as flooding in Nepal and an earthquake in Venezuela, as well as longer-term nutrition and education projects in Sri Lanka and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A flagship German campaign is 'Weihnachten im Schuhkarton' ('Christmas in a Shoebox'), which the organisation celebrated as marking 30 years. It also promotes its Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) and invites supporters to pray with it and to join a WhatsApp channel for updates. As a registered association, Samaritan's Purse e.V. is a non-profit entity rather than a listed company. It carries the DZI donation seal (DZI Spendensiegel), a German certification for charitable organisations, and recruits staff and volunteers for roles including seasonal work in its Christmas workshop, as well as federal voluntary service (BFD) placements and internships in cooperation with netzwerk-m. Its stated focus areas are humanitarian aid and support for people in need through national and international programmes. The German entity operates within the wider Samaritan's Purse family founded by Franklin Graham, though the supplied evidence does not specify its founding year, founders or exact legal ownership. Its public identity is built around disaster response, child-focused gift campaigns and community development, presented through stories of individual beneficiaries such as Priya in South India and Kazi in the Congo.

Samaritan's Purse e.V. – Die barmherzigen Samariter is the German arm of Samaritan's Purse, an international Christian humanitarian organisation. The German entity is registered as a voluntary association (eingetragener Verein) based in Berlin, according to its Wikidata entry. The supplied evidence does not record its founding year or founders, but it operates as part of the global Samaritan's Purse network and presents itself under the German-language website die-samariter.org. From its Berlin base, the organisation carries out humanitarian aid and supports people in need through national and international programmes. Its public communications emphasise emergency response to disasters — for example, immediate aid for families affected by flooding in Nepal and an appeal for help after an earthquake in Venezuela — alongside longer-term development work. Its nutrition and education projects include work in Sri Lanka and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it distributes seeds, tools and training to help families move out of hunger and poverty. A central pillar of its German work is the campaign 'Weihnachten im Schuhkarton' ('Christmas in a Shoebox'), which the organisation marked as celebrating its 30th anniversary. The campaign collects and distributes shoebox gifts, and the organisation also runs a 'Box-to-go' option. It recruits seasonal staff for its Christmas workshop and offers federal voluntary service (BFD) placements and internships in cooperation with netzwerk-m. The organisation also promotes its Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART), through which it deploys trained disaster responders, and it maintains a prayer-focused outreach, inviting supporters to pray with it. It holds the DZI donation seal, a German certification that signals transparent and responsible use of donations. Its website features beneficiary stories, such as Priya, a young woman in South India whose family faced debt after her sister's death from bone cancer and who received a scholarship through a Samaritan's Purse education project, and Kazi, a farmer in the Congo who received agricultural tools and seed and harvested 125 kg of beans from 5 kg of seed. While the German association operates under the Samaritan's Purse name and shares its Christian mission, the supplied evidence does not detail its governance, exact legal relationship to the international organisation, or financial figures. Its identity is that of a donation-funded, non-profit aid organisation focused on disaster relief, child-focused gift campaigns and community development.

• 'Weihnachten im Schuhkarton' campaign celebrates its 30th anniversary.

• Organisation responds with immediate aid to flooding in Nepal.

• Organisation appeals for help after an earthquake in Venezuela.

• Nutrition and education projects run in Sri Lanka and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Christian humanitarian aid organisation delivering unconditional help to people in need worldwide, regardless of background, funded by donations and certified by the DZI donation seal.

• 'Weihnachten im Schuhkarton' shoebox gifts

  Campaign collecting and distributing shoebox gifts, with a 'Box-to-go' option; celebrated 30 years.

• DART – Disaster Assistance Response Team

  Trained disaster responders deployed to emergency zones.

• Nutrition & education projects

  Projects in Sri Lanka and the Congo providing seeds, tools, training and scholarships.

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