NGOs in the Netherlands
By Manja van KesterenUpdated on Apr 25, 2025
There are many NGOs (non-governmental) and nonprofit organisations in the Netherlands, both Dutch and international, for expats looking for a job or volunteer work. These include:
| Name | Sector/field | Location(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ACCESS | Support for expatriates | Amsterdam, The Hague |
| AFEW | HIV/AIDS | Amsterdam |
| AIESEC | Youth leadership & personal development | The Hague |
| Basug Diaspora and Development | Bangladesh support group | The Hague |
| Bernard van Leer Foundation | Childcare | The Hague |
| CARE Nederland | Poverty | The Hague |
| CHI | Child Helpline International | Amsterdam |
| Clean Clothes Campaign | Manufacturing | Amsterdam |
| Cordaid | Emergency aid & poverty | The Hague |
| Doctors Without Borders | Healthcare | Amsterdam |
| ECDPM | European Centre for Development Policy Management | Maastricht |
| Engineers Without Borders NL | Engineering | Rotterdam |
| European Cultural Foundation | Culture | Amsterdam |
| Expatriate Archive Centre | Culture | The Hague |
| Fair Wear Foundation | Workplace conditions | Amsterdam |
| Friends of the Earth Netherlands | Environment | Amsterdam |
| GHRD | Global Human Rights Defence | The Hague |
| Greenpeace | Environment | Amsterdam |
| HealthNet TPO | Emergency aid & healthcare | Amsterdam |
| Hivos | International development | The Hague |
| IAVI | HIV/AIDS | Amsterdam |
| IUCN NL | International Union for Conservation of Nature | Amsterdam |
| Mercy Ships Holland | Healthcare | Rotterdam |
| NCDO | Sustainable development | Amsterdam |
| Oxfam Novib | Poverty | The Hague |
| PAX | Peace initiatives | Utrecht |
| PPW | Career (Polish women) | Amsterdam |
| Rutgers | Sexual/reproductive health & rights | Utrecht |
| Simavi | Healthcare | Haarlem |
| SNV | Development | The Hague |
| Stichting Natuur en Milieu | Environment | Utrecht |
| Stichting Vluchteling | Refugees | The Hague |
| Strawberry Earth | Environment | Amsterdam |
| THP | The Hague Process on Refugees and Migration | The Hague |
| Unicef Netherlands | Children | The Hague |
| VCA | Volunteerism support | Amsterdam |
| VIA | Peace | Amsterdam |
| VluchtelingenWerk Nederland | Refugees | Amsterdam |
| Volunteer The Hague | Volunteer vacancies in The Hague | The Hague |
| Wemos Foundation | Healthcare | Amsterdam |
| Wild Geese Foundation | Development | Hilversum |
| World Granny | Ageing | Amsterdam |
| World Press Photo | Photo journalism | Amsterdam |
| WWF | Environment | Zeist |
Intergovernmental organisations
UN, EU and intergovernmental organisations in the Netherlands include:
| Name | Location |
|---|---|
| ESA/ESTEC (European Space Research and Technology Centre) | Noordwijk |
| ICC (International Criminal Court) | The Hague |
| ICJ (International Court of Justice) | The Hague |
| ICTY (International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia) | The Hague |
| OPCW (Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) | The Hague |
| STL (Special Tribunal for Lebanon) | Leidschendam |
| UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education | Delft |
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