The voluntary welfare associations in Germany: An overview



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EmployeesoftheVoluntary WelfareAssociations: 1,41 Mio.

Youth Support
19% (275.060)

Family Support
5% (67.057)

1 % (16.072)

Health Support
26% (368.367)

4. Support for Elderly

26% (367.303)

5. Support for Disabled

17% (242.830)

4% (52.209)

Support for Persons in
special social Need
2% (26.039)


8. Training for Social and
Nursing Professions

Gesanntstatistik 2004 der BundesarbeitsgeiTieinschaft der Freien Wcihlfahrtspflege e.V. (bagfw)

The comparison of the number of employees of the central voluntary welfare associa-
tions with the number of employees of other economic groups shows the relevance of
this service sector:

Deutsche Post: 456.71641

Siemens: 428.000 42

Daimler: 273.21643

German Caritas Association: 520.186

Welfare Service of the Protestant Church in Germany: 452.200

Workers' Welfare Service : 146.000

Association of Non-affiliated Charities: 169.900

German Red Cross: 116.211.

In addition to the employees of the voluntary welfare associations there are

2.5 to 3 million volunteers committed in different areas of activity,44

70.764 places provided for community services as alternative to military service
for young men (1.5.09)45 and

41 Average 2008. http://investors.dp-dhl.de/de/investoren/der_konzern/aktuelle_konzernzahlen/index.
html (last direct access: July 9 2009).

42 30.9.2008, https://www.siemens.de/ueberuns/daten/zahlen/Seiten/home.aspx (last direct access: July 9
2009).

43 31.12.2008, http://www.daimler.com/dccom/0-5-7155-49-12898-1-0-0-0-0-0-36-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0.html,
(last direct access: July 9 2009).

44 BAGFW 2003: 17.

45 Bundesamt für den Zivildienst 2009: 2; BAGFW 202: 79-81.



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