Formation | 1992 |
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Type | Non-profit NGO |
Purpose | Protecting human rights and providing human relief, development assistance, and social integration projects. |
Headquarters | Prague, Czech Republic |
CEO | Šimon Pánek |
Jan Pergler (Chairperson) | |
Website | peopleinneed.net |
People in Need (PIN) (Czech: Člověk v tísni) is a Czech nonprofit, non-governmental organisation based in Prague, Czech Republic. PIN implements humanitarian relief and long term development projects, educational programmes, and human rights programmes in crisis affected regions internationally. Its director is Šimon Pánek. As of 2022, PIN operates in 33+ countries.[1]
In the Czech Republic, PIN runs social integration programmes and provides informative and educational activities.[2] The organisation aims to promote democratic freedom and principles of human solidarity. Since its foundation in 1992, PIN has had a presence in almost 50 countries. Currently, PIN is one of the largest NGOs in Central and Eastern Europe.[3]
People in Need is a member of Alliance 2015,[4] Czech Forum for Development Cooperation (FoRS),[5] EU Monitoring Centre (EUMC),[6] Eurostep, CONCORD and VOICE. The vast majority of revenue comes from individual projects. Among its donors are the Czech government, the Humanitarian Aid department of the European Commission, EuropeAid, the United States Agency for International Development, UN agencies, and the people of the Czech Republic.[7]