DSW’s national and international projects and programmes are funded with the support of private foundations, public funding and individual donations, as well as long-term private donors and youth club sponsorships. With a mixed financial policy, DSW’s income is equally composed of contributions from public and private, and from national and international, sources. This has minimised a risk of a fluctuating income.

Public funding

DSW has received grants from:

• the European Commission (EC),
  
• the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA),
  
• and the World Health Organization.

Foundations and organisations

DSW has received support from the following foundations and organisations:

• Commerzbank AG FFM Stiftung, Frankfurt
• Else Kroener-Fresenius-Stiftung, Bad Homburg
• Josef und Therese Arens Stiftung, Erftstadt
• Katholische Frauengemeinschaft Deutschlands (KFD), especially KFD Trier
• LebensChancen International e. V., Augsburg
• Niedersaechsische Bingostiftung fuer Umwelt und Entwicklungszusammenarbeit, Hannover
• Nike Foundation, USA
• RDM-Stiftung, Hannover
• Schleicher-Stiftung, Baden-Baden
• Stiftung Evolutionsfonds Apfelbaum, Cologne
• Stiftung van Meeteren, Essen
• The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, USA
• The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, USA
• The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, USA
• The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, USA
• Werner und Karin Schneider-Stiftung, Munich

Private donors and companies
 
Over recent years the support we have received from several private donors and companies has increased.

The generous support of the German clothing company BONITA GmbH & Co. KG is particularly noteworthy as they have supported not only DSW’s youth projects but also DSW’s two training centres in Africa for a considerable number of years.

See our Annual Report for further details.