Stichting Vluchteling
Groep mensen staat bij jerrycans die worden volgeladen met water

About us

The Netherlands Refugee Foundation was founded in 1976 to help refugees and displaced persons worldwide. We provide life-saving assistance to victims of conflict, violence, or natural disasters.

In Nigeria wordt noodhulppakketten uitgedeeld om vluchtelingen te helpen
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How we work

We believe that the most effective and efficient humanitarian aid is provided by people who know the region and its people. That’s why the Netherlands Refugee Foundation partners up with local and community-based organisations. Our support goes far beyond the financing of projects. We listen to our partners, learn from their experience and leverage the knowledge we’ve gathered from other partner organisations and the past.  

Our partnership goes beyond humanitarian aid in times of need. Even after the crisis, we support organisations in their growth, so that partners can provide even better assistance in future emergencies. By partnering and leveraging the strengths of all our partners, we believe communities become stronger and more resilient to future crises. 

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  • De Oekraïense Ivan omhelst zijn kleindochter Diana (4, l) en een dochter Olena (r) vlak nadat ze de grens van Shehyni in Oekraïne naar Medyka in Polen zijn overgestoken. Talrijke Oekraïners verlaten het land na de militaire acties van Rusland op Oekraïens grondgebied.

    Our organisation

    A quarter of a million donors make it possible that, as soon as a crisis breaks out, we can take immediate action. And that is much needed. The number of people on the move has almost doubled in the last decade.

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  • Van verzetshelden naar Stichting Vluchteling

    From resistance heroes to advocates for refugees

    The Netherlands Refugee Foundation was founded on the initiative of two World War II resistance heroes: Cees Brouwer and Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart.

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  • Vluchtelingen in een kamp in Syrië

    What we stand for

    Our assistance focuses on refugees, displaced people and returnees. We provide aid regardless of religion, political views, ethnicity, nationality, gender and sexual orientation.

    Mission, Vision and Strategy
  • In Oekraïne word voedsel en water uitgedeeld aan vluchtelingen die aankomen bij ons steunpunt

    Our impact

    In 2023 we helped 1.3 million people in 32 countries thanks to 93 different humanitarian aid programmes.

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  • Tineke Ceelen in gesprek met vluchtelingen uit Oekraïne in Moldavië

    Our director

    Tineke Ceelen has been Director of The Netherlands Refugee Foundation since 2003. She travels tirelessly and with great commitment from crisis to crisis to draw attention to the more than 100 million refugees in the world.

    About Tineke Ceelen
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