The Wau Holland Foundation (German: Wau Holland Stiftung; WHS) is a nonprofit foundation based in Hamburg, Germany.
It was established in 2003 in memory of Wau Holland, co-founder of the Chaos Computer Club. Loosely connected with the Chaos Computer Club, the foundation aims to preserve and further Holland's ideas in fields such as technology assessment, the history of technology and freedom of information. Specifically, it promotes the use of electronic media for educational purposes. The Vice President of the Wau Holland Foundation is Andy Müller-Maguhn, a friend of Julian Assange.
The Foundation organises its charitable activities into multiple project areas[1], reflecting issues relevant to Holland's ideas and their mission. As of 2025, project areas include "Campaign against voting computers," "Anonymity networks," "Decentralized communication networks," "Enduring freedom of information," "Alpha-BIT-isation" (media and technology education for children and young people), "Informational Self-Determination," "Moral courage," and "Free software." Supported projects include the "Archive of Contemporary History of Technology (Hacker archive)", which documents the history of the hacker scene, and a campaign against voting machines (both in collaboration with the Chaos Computer Club). The foundation processes donations in Europe to support the WikiLeaks organization and Julian Assange's defense, and it also processed proceeds from the AssangeDAO.[2][3]
- ^ "Projects - Wau Holland Stiftung". wauland.de. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ Volpicelli, Gian M. "Assange's NFT Clock Sale Rides a Wave of DAO Crowdfunding". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- ^ "Donation for the defense of Julian Assange - Wau Holland Stiftung". wauland.de. Archived from the original on 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
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