People in Need

For other uses, see People in Need (disambiguation).

People in Need
Formation1992
TypeNon-profit
NGO
PurposeProtecting human rights and providing human relief, development assistance, and social integration projects.
HeadquartersPrague, Czech Republic
CEO
Šimon Pánek
Jan Pergler (Chairperson)
Websitepeopleinneed.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]

  1. ^ "2021 in Pictures and Numbers: PIN Annual Report 2021" (PDF). pp. 5–6. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  2. ^ "What we do; People in Need". Clovekvtisni.cz. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  3. ^ "People in Need". Demas. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  4. ^ "alliance2015.org". alliance2015.org. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Czech Forum for Development Cooperation (FoRS)". Fors.cz. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  6. ^ "European Monitoring Centre for Racism and Xenophobia". Europa.eu. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  7. ^ "What we do; People in Need". Clovekvtisni.cz. Retrieved 11 May 2022.