Technisches Hilfswerk

Federal Agency for Technical Relief
Bundesanstalt Technisches Hilfswerk (THW)
Federal sign of the THW
Main logo of the THW
Agency overview
FormedAugust 22, 1950; 74 years ago (1950-08-22)
Preceding agency
JurisdictionGermany
HeadquartersBonn-Lengsdorf
Employees2,000+;[1] 88+ thousand volunteers[2]
Annual budgetEUR 428,629,000 (2023)[3]
Agency executive
Parent agencyFederal Ministry of the Interior
Child agencies
  • 3 training centers
  • 8 regional offices
  • 4 logistic centers
  • 66 branch offices
  • 668 local sections[1]
Websitewww.thw.de

The Bundesanstalt Technisches Hilfswerk (German: [ˈtɛçnɪʃəs ˈhɪlfsˌvɛʁk] ⓘ, (THW) pronounced [teːhaːˈveː] ⓘ, English: Federal Agency for Technical Relief) is the federal civil protection organisation of Germany. It is legally part of the Federal Ministry of the Interior and controlled by the German federal government. 97% of its more than 80 thousand members (2021) are volunteers.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Die Bundesanstalt Technisches Hilfswerk im Überblick" (PDF). www.thw.de (in German). THW. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Annual Report 2021" (PDF). THW. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Budget THW 2023" (PDF). www.bundeshaushalt.de (in German). Federal Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Leitung Technisches Hilfswerk". Technisches Hilfswerk. Retrieved 8 February 2023.