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 (1950-08-22)
Preceding agency
JurisdictionGermany
HeadquartersBonn-Lengsdorf
Employees2,000+; 88 000+ volunteers
Annual budgetEUR 428,629,000 (2023)
Agency executive
  • Sabine Lackner, president
Parent agencyFederal Ministry of the Interior
Child agencies
  • 3 training centers
  • 8 regional offices
  • 4 logistic centers
  • 66 branch offices
  • 669 local sections
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.

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