Bundesanstalt Technisches Hilfswerk (THW) | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | August 22, 1950 |
Preceding agency | |
Jurisdiction | Germany |
Headquarters | Bonn-Lengsdorf |
Employees | 2,000+;[1] 88+ thousand volunteers[2] |
Annual budget | EUR 428,629,000 (2023)[3] |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Federal Ministry of the Interior |
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Website | www.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]