The structure of Malteser International

Malteser International is the relief agency of the Sovereign Order of Malta. Malteser International’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of suffering and displaced people around the world. In this regard, Malteser International contributes to fulfill the Sovereign Order of Malta’s perennial mission “Tuitio fidei et obsequium pauperum” (i. e. nurturing, witnessing, and protecting the faith, and serving the poor and the sick).

Malteser International has two organizational units with their own structures that carry out programs and relief operations: Malteser International Europe (a division of Malteser Hilfsdienst e.V.) based in Cologne, Germany, and Malteser International Americas based in New York, USA.

Both organizations are connected by an international board consisting of experts from the Sovereign Order of Malta worldwide (who hold their position on a voluntary basis). This board is elected by 27 Order of Malta Associations, who also contribute financially to the work of Malteser International. The international board is elected for a four-year term and anchors Malteser International within the Order of Malta, while guaranteeing its neutrality and independence as a humanitarian organization.

The full-time Secretary General is responsible for operational management of the organization.

Please visit here the US-version of our website www.orderofmaltarelief.org