Transparency

1. NAME, PLACE, ADDRESS AND FOUNDING YEAR

Name: Drip by Drip e.V.
Place: Berlin
Address: Weichselplatz 3, 12045 Berlin
Founding Year: 2018
Contact: Amira Jehia, amira@dripbydrip.org

2. COMPLETE STATUTE AND AIMS OF THE NGO

Drip by Drip is a non-profit organization that works to find, develop and disseminate solutions to the water problems caused by the textile industry, by means of:

• Providing information and advice on the relationship between water and fashion to relevant stakeholders
• Developing educational formats for schools, universities, brands and consumers
• Cleaning up already polluted water resources in areas heavily dependent on the textile industry, e.g. in Bangladesh and Pakistan
• Providing social solutions to communities negatively affected by the textile industry, such as mobile hospitals, WASH implementations, etc.

Our charter can be downloaded here: Satzung_17.07.24

3. TAX BENEFIT DISCLOSURES

The latest confirmation from the tax office can be downloaded here: Freistellungsbescheid 2019-2021.

4. NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF KEY DECISION-MAKERS

Persons who can make decisions in accordance with the Statute and the Articles of Association are the four members of the Board: Amira Jehia, Marie Wekel, Ali Azimi, Max Gilgenmann

5. ACTIVITY REPORT

Our latest activity report can be downloaded here: Tätigkeitsbericht 2023

6. PERSONNEL STRUCTURE

1. Chairwoman and Managing Director: Amira Jehia (since foundation) – amira@dripbydrip.org
2. Deputy Chairwoman and Co-Director: Marie Wekel (since 29.7.2021) – marie@dripbydrip.org
3. Board Member: Ali Azimi (since 30.03.2023)
4. Board Member: Max Gilgenmann (since 29.07.2021)

Only volunteers work with us unpaid. All other employees, such as permanent team members (all part-time), as well as interns and working students, are employed on a social insurance basis and paid above minimum wage level.

7. INFORMATION ON THE ORIGIN OF THE FUNDS

We fund our educational projects in the global North through

• grants from Engagement Global gGmbH, with funding from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development,
• the Berlin office for development cooperation,
• corporate donations,
• sponsoring.

Our cooperation projects in the global South are supported by

• donations from fashion companies and
• fundings from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development channeled through the foundation North-South-Bridge
• for this purpose, we also run a donation campaign on Betterplace throughout the year: https://www.betterplace.org/de/projects/74919-lasst-uns-das-abwasser-der-fast-fashion-industrie-in-bangladesch-reinigen.

Our latest income statement can be downloaded here: EÜR 2023

Our latest statement of assets and liabilities can be downloaded here: Vermögen 2023

8. DISCLOSURES ON THE USE OF FUNDS

With your donation you support our cooperation projects in Bangladesh, Pakistan and India, as well as the education and campaign work we do in the Global North and the administration of our association. In determining the income of the association, we are guided by the standards of the German Central Institute for Social Issues (DZI), which set an upper limit for administrative expenses of 30%. Currently our administrative share is as low as 6% for each project.

9. CORPORATE RELATIONSHIP WITH THIRD PARTIES

None

10. GRANTS REPRESENTING MORE THAN 10% OF TOTAL ANNUAL REVENUES IN 2023

Public Fundings

• Funding by Engagement Global gGmbH with funds from BMZ: € 73,000
• Funding by State Office for Development Cooperation Berlin (LEZ): € 11,000

Corporate Donations:

• Beechfield Brands Ltd. as part of their 1% For The Planet donation commitment: € 57,209
• Stanley and Stella SA: € 42,877
• Momox SE: € 21,386
• Uscape Apparel, LLCas part of their 1% For The Planet donation commitment: € 13.391,89

Other Donations:

• 24 Good Deeds Charity Christmas Calendar: € 54,518,94 €