Johanniter International

Johanniter International

Logo of Johanniter International
Global network of St John, Countries with JOIN member organisations
Abbreviation	JOIN
Type	International non-governmental organisation
Legal status	Association without lucrative purpose
Purpose	First aid, healthcare, social services, youth work and international humanitarian aid
Location	Brussels, Belgium
Coordinates	50°50′39″N 4°22′50″E / 50.844082°N 4.380518°E / 50.844082; 4.380518
Region served	Europe and the Middle East
Chairman	Ian Mackenzie
Vice Chairman	Christian Velten-Jameson
General Manager	Joachim Berney
Representative to the EU	Hermann Bolten
Staff	3
Volunteers	100,000
Website	http://www.johanniter.org

Johanniter International (JOIN) is an international network of charities affiliated to the Alliance of the Orders of Saint John of Jerusalem. Founded in 2000 and with headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, its 20 member organisations are located in Europe and the Middle East and focus on emergency rescue, health and social services, and international humanitarian assistance, amongst other aims. Together, the charities have a volunteer base of over 100,000 persons at their disposal. JOIN’s primary goal lies in facilitating exchange of best practices between its members, achieving closer cooperation among its members on the European and international level, and advocating the interests of its members on the European level.

Since 2006, JOIN has been registered as an association without lucrative purpose (association sans but lucratif), a non-profit organisation under Belgian law. Today JOIN has 20 members, 16 of which are from Austria, Cyprus, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, and Wales, plus the St John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem and the four Orders of Saint John of Jerusalem (the Johanniterorden, the Venerable Order of St John, the Johanniter Orde in Nederland, and the Johanniterorden i Sverige) which cooperate within the Alliance.