BEGECA was established as a legally independent private limited company in 1968, superseding MISEREOR's former purchasing department. Since we must remain committed to the social, pastoral and non-profit goals of our shareholders, BEGECA's articles of incorporation preclude all forms of profit-making. We may only operate on behalf of non-commercial institutions and partners.

BEGECA's shareholders are:

ADVENIAT • CORDAID, NL • DAHW Deutsche Lepra- und Tuberkulosehilfe e.V. • Caritas International • Deutscher Katholischer Missionsrat • Hiltruper Missionare • Iuventus Mündi • Kirche in Not/Ostpriesterhilfe • MISEREOR • MISSIO, Aachen • MISSIO, München • Benediktinerkongregation von St. Ottilien • MIVA Schweiz • RENOVABIS • Weiße Väter

Links to the websites of our shareholders can be found here.

BEGECA is also linked through framework agreements to the German Development Service (DED) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

To recover our costs, in return for our services we charge a percentage of the amount billed for goods and carriage.

Since we have no funds of our own, we are unfortunately unable to support projects either financially or by supplying materials and equipment.

In the almost 35 years since it was founded, BEGECA has procured and shipped goods worth approximately € 400 million. Our mean annual turnover is currently around € 12 million.

BEGECA's Head Office in Aachen currently employs a workforce of 20. Please refer to our organisation chart for information on our
organisational structures.