Transparency is important to us. That is why we have joined the Transparent Civil Society Initiative. We are committing ourselves to making the following information available to the public and keeping them current.
1. Name, Board & Foundation
Name:
DOZ e.V. (DOZ International)
HQ: Leipzig
Address:
Schakespearestraße 18, 04107 Leipzig
Registration:
Local Court Leipzig – VR5613
Year of Foundation:
2011 founded in Syria as a student initiative
2014 in Germany as formerly Independent Committee for Social Development and Self-Organised Democracy e.V. [short UKSSD]
2017 Change of name to DOZ e.V.
2. Statutes and Objectives
You can read our statutes here.
Vision:
A world of stable, secure and livey community for both natives and diaspora
Mission:
Empowerment, fostering and encouragement of sustainable civil society development in home and host countries
Objectives:
The main objective of DOZ e.V. is to protect children, adolescents, women, (internally) displaced persons and local communities from long-term negative influences of extremism, conflict tensions, inequalities of opportunity, injustice, poverty and violence in conflict regions as well as to establish safe places for them in developing and host regions.
3. Information on Tax Concessions
We are exempt from corporation tax pursuant to § 5 para. 1 no. 9 of the Corporation Tax Act of 01 August 2019 and from trade tax pursuant to § 3 no. 6 of the Trade Tax Act due to the promotion of art and culture, popular and vocational education as well as student assistance, the international spirit, tolerance in all areas of culture and the idea of international understanding and development cooperation pursuant to the annex to the corporation tax assessment of the Tax Office II, Leipzig, tax no. 231/141/11759.
4. Name and Function of Key Decision Makers
Abdulaziz Ramadan – Founder & CEO
Andrea Rutzen – Deputy Chairwoman
Samer Tabruri – Treasurer
Abdulmajeed Khalil – Founder & Regional Director
Walat Abdulrahman – Syria Director
5. Annual Reports
More detailed information about our work, projects and activities can be found in our annual activity reports.
Annual Report 2018 (To be uploaded soon)
Annual Report 2019 ( To be uploaded soon)
6. Personnel Structure
DOZ e.V. currently employs 4 employees part-time and 2 freelancers in Germany and ?? in Syria and Iraq in 2019. In addition, 3 interns and 5 volunteers are involved in our offices in Leipzig and ?? in Syria.
8. Use of Funds
Specific information on the use of funds in the respective years can be found in our annual and financial report.
9. Affiliation with Third Parties
DOZ e.V. is a member of the following organizations and networks:
(Logos as link)
Verband Deutsch-Syrischer Hilfsvereine
Dachverband Sächsischer Migrantenorganisationen
Dachverband der Migrantenorganisationen in Ostdeutschland
10. Names of Legal Persons whose Annual Payments Exceeded 10% of the Total Budget for 2019
European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme