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Human rights non-profits in Denmark

Browse 48 human rights NGOs and advocacy organisations in Denmark. Compare programmes, beneficiaries and how each is funded.

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SOS Børnebyerne

Children & Youth · Education +4 more · København V, Denmark

Children & YouthEducationHumanitarian aid & Disaster reliefTax-deductible

SOS Børnebyerne is a Danish branch of SOS Children's Villages, a private humanitarian child-focused organisation working in more than 130 countries. Since 1949 it has worked to give orphaned and vulnerable children a loving home and secure upbringing in family-based SOS villages, and it also runs prevention work that…

Type: NGO
Works for: Children, Youth, Families
Activities: Direct services, Advocacy & campaigning, Awareness & education +3 more
Reach: International
Programmes: SOS-fadderskab, Childrens Living Places, Youth Unite for Global Change
Funded by: Individual donations, Corporate partnerships, Grants +3 more
Founded: 1949
Certifications: Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) certification

Open full profileProfile updated 20 March 2026

Human rights non-profits in Denmark at a glance

Of the 48 Human rights non-profits in Denmark, the most common cause areas are Education (40%), Democracy & Civil society (35%) and Children & Youth (33%).

Cause areas

Education40%
Democracy & Civil society35%
Children & Youth33%
Arts & Culture25%
Refugees & Migration19%

Organisation types

Association46%
NGO33%
Grant-making foundation6%
Faith-based organisation4%
Think tank4%

Beneficiaries

Children40%
Communities35%
Youth33%
Women & Girls25%
Families19%

Funding sources

Individual donations54%
Membership fees50%
Grants29%
Corporate partnerships21%
Earned income17%

Top cities

Copenhagen15%
København K15%
København N13%
Aarhus C6%
København V4%
København NV4%

Size

51-200 employees2%
1001-5000 employees4%
5000+ employees4%

Key facts

1992 is the median founding year
27% say donations are tax-deductible
85% name their programmes
48% invite volunteers

Figures from all 48 non-profits, as published on their own websites. Shares count only what a profile states, so they are a floor rather than a census.