Humanity is stronger than distance
Hand in Hand started with two people and a car full of blankets. Today we are 428 volunteers and 2,418 regular donors — but the core is the same: a hand reaching out, and one that grasps.
We didn't build an organisation. We just tried to be decent people — and then something grew up around us.
It started on a winter's night in 2018
In December 2018 Aisha Rahmani met a family outside the Central Station. They had no winter jackets. She went home, called her friend Ahmed, and the next morning they drove around with a car full of blankets and warm clothes.
They didn't stop there. Within three months they had built a network of 40 volunteers — people tired of feeling powerless who wanted to do something. They founded Hand in Hand in July 2019.
Today we work in 17 countries, but we have never forgotten the starting point: that help is concrete. That help means walking out the door. And that help only works when it reaches the person.
Things we never compromise on
Four principles that guide everything — from how we use your money to how we treat the people we help.
Direct help
We work without intermediaries. Every donation goes as directly as possible to the person or family who needs it.
Full openness
87% of every krone goes to the cause. You can always see where the money went — our accounts are public.
Dignity first
We treat people as people — not as projects or statistics. Help without humiliation.
Local roots
We always work with local partners — people who live in the area, know the problems and stay after we leave.
From 2 people to 2,846 today
The most important milestones of our 8 years.
The first night
Aisha and Ahmed hand out blankets at the Central Station.
Officially registered
Founded as an association with 40 volunteers.
Covid response
12,000 food packages delivered during lockdown.
International
First programmes outside DK — Lebanon, Turkey.
§8A approved
All donations now qualify for tax deduction.
17 countries
3,247 people helped in 2026 alone.
What we have built together since 2018
People who make it possible
We are a small core of staff and a large family of volunteers. Meet those who carry the day-to-day load.
Aisha Rahmani
Founded Hand in Hand in 2018. Former journalist with 15 years' experience in humanitarian coverage.
Ahmed El-Bakry
There from day one. Runs our international programmes in Lebanon, Turkey and Morocco.
Sofie Lindgaard
Former CFO at a larger NGO. Handles our §8A reporting and institutional partnerships.
Mathias Korsgaard
Runs everything from the website to campaigns. Former creative director at a comms agency.
17 countries, one approach
We have local teams and partners in every country we work in. The approach is the same everywhere: listen first, help directly, build for the long term.
Every krone is visible
We are §8A-approved and audited by PwC. Our annual reports have been public since day one — you can see exactly where the money went, what it created, and how little is spent on operations.