Humaned

Humaned

Stichting Humaned

Purmerend, Netherlands

Humanitarian aid & Disaster reliefElderly carePoverty & HungerRefugees & MigrationTax-deductible donations
NGOFounded 2000International reach
Profile last updated: September 13, 2026

About

Founded in 2000, Humaned is a non-governmental organisation based in Purmerend, Netherlands working on humanitarian aid & disaster relief, elderly care, poverty & hunger +1 more.

Humaned is a small Dutch humanitarian foundation founded in 2000 by volunteers. It provides targeted humanitarian aid in the Balkans and Eastern Europe, mainly to isolated elderly people in former conflict areas in Croatia, including the Krajina region, with food parcels, clothing, winter aid and personal visits. Its work is guided by collecting goods in response to specific requests and by coordinating with the target groups. Humaned has also supported refugees, including Ukrainians in Croatia, and has supplied food and Christmas parcels through partner foundations in Romania and Ukraine. The foundation is run entirely by volunteers, has no profit motive, and holds ANBI status. It is coordinated from the Zaanstreek region of the Netherlands. Donations are its main source of funding.

Location

Purmerend, Netherlands

Founded

2000

Organisation type

NGO

Legal form

Stichting

Legal name

Stichting Humaned

Charity number

817059878

Registration

34139587

Focus areas

humanitarian aidelderly careCroatiaKrajinafood parcelsvolunteersANBI

Languages

NL

Causes & programmes

Causes

Humanitarian aid & Disaster reliefElderly carePoverty & HungerRefugees & Migration

Works for

Elderly peopleRefugees & MigrantsPeople in poverty

How they work

Direct servicesVolunteer programmes

Countries of operation

CroatiaRomaniaUkraine

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donations

Ways to support

DonateVolunteerFundraise

Trust

Tax-deductible donations

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

Lid in de Orde van Oranje-Nassau

Dutch Crown (Koninklijke onderscheiding)2021Marina Molenaars

Koninklijke onderscheiding

Dutch Crown (Koninklijke onderscheiding)Hans Uitdenbogerd and Walter van Abswoude

Partnerships

Stichting Promotie, Stichting Kracht voor Kroatië, Stichting Zending over Grenzen, Tri Anđela, Rode Kruis

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