What BWGT does

bwgt e.V. (formerly BERLINbewegt e.V.) is a Berlin-based nonprofit association (eingetragener Verein) founded around 2003 that promotes movement, health, planning, participation, and evaluation in urban neighborhoods. The organization designs and delivers community-based programs in cooperation with Berlin's Quartiersmanagement (neighborhood management) offices, district administrations (Bezirksämter), schools, kindergartens, and health insurers, with active projects across at least ten Berlin neighborhoods including Moabit, Neukölln, Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Spandau, Wedding, Marzahn-Hellersdorf, and Falkenhagener Feld. Its portfolio spans participatory playground and schoolyard design, public space activation, sports festivals and neighborhood Olympics, walking groups, equipment lending stations, Spielmobil (mobile play) services, and movement coordination roles at the district level.

BWGT's core offerings are professional services rather than technology products. It operates through interdisciplinary teams applying expertise in movement science, health promotion, urban planning, participation methods, and evaluation, supplemented by academic ties to Humboldt-Universität Berlin. The 2013 Zick-Zack Zwingli playground in Moabit won the Deutscher Spielraumpreis, signaling design capability. The organization employs movement coordinators (Bewegungskoordinator) and movement guides (Bewegungslotse) embedded in districts, exercising an in-community delivery model.

The business model is project-based grant funding: primary revenue comes from Berlin Senate programs (Soziale Stadt, Stärkung Berliner Großsiedlungen, Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung, Bauen und Wohnen) and the GKV-Bündnis für Gesundheit health insurance consortium, with statutory health insurers such as Techniker Krankenkasse acting as co-funding partners. All services are provided free of charge to end users (children, youth, families, schools, Kitas, and neighborhood residents). Revenue is not publicly disclosed, no parent company or external equity is present, and operations are member-controlled under German nonprofit law. Headcount is reported in the 11-50 range.

Name

BWGT

Legal name

bwgt e.V.

Website

https://bwgt.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

bwgt e.V. is a Berlin nonprofit association that promotes movement, health, and participatory urban planning through community-based projects in schools, kindergartens, and neighborhoods, funded primarily by Berlin Senate programs and statutory health insurers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health and Movement Promotion Services

NAICS

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71), Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Promotion, Prevention & Community Health Programs (BPAIAJAC)

Keywords

• Community health promotion
• Movement promotion programs
• Participatory urban planning
• Playground design services
• Neighborhood development

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Project Funding: Primary funding comes from various Berlin government programs including Soziale Stadt (Social City), Stärkung Berliner Großsiedlungen, GKV-Bündnis für Gesundheit, and Senatsverwaltung (Senate Department) grants. Projects are implemented on behalf of Bezirksämter (district offices) and Quartiersmanagement offices.
2. Health Insurance Partnerships: Collaboration with gesetzliche Krankenkassen (statutory health insurers) such as Techniker Krankenkasse for health promotion projects under the GKV-Bündnis für Gesundheit program.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

bwgt e.V. plans and delivers community-based movement and health promotion services in Berlin neighborhoods. Offerings include participatory planning and design of playgrounds, schoolyards, kindergarten outdoor areas, and public spaces; neighborhood sports festivals and school Olympics; walking groups; sports equipment lending stations; the Spielmobil mobile play unit; and training programs such as the Kiezübungsleiter\*innen-Ausbildung. Services are delivered free of charge to end users.

Product overview

BWGT e.V. (formerly BERLINbewegt e.V.) is a non-profit organization that provides community-based movement and sports promotion services, rather than a technology product company. Their offerings focus on participatory planning and design of outdoor spaces, playgrounds, school yards, and kindergarten gardens; organizing sports events and festivals; movement promotion programs in Berlin neighborhoods; and health promotion initiatives. The organization operates through project-based work including playground design services, sports events (such as Olympics and family sport festivals), movement coordination services, and community-based health promotion programs. They do not offer a technology product or software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Participatory Playground and Outdoor Space Design

Quantifiable outcome

• School Olympics events engaging hundreds of students (e.g., 500 students at Flughafenkiez Olympiade, 800 students at Brunnenviertel school Olympics)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Quartiersmanagement Falkenhagener Feld WestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Sport-Sozialarbeit (sports social work) project in Falkenhagener Feld, Spandau, funded through neighborhood management and continuing until end of 2026.
• Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung, Bauen und WohnencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding and implementation partner for programs including Stärkung Berliner Großsiedlungen (strengthening Berlin housing estates) and various youth and urban development projects.
• GKV-Bündnis für GesundheitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth insurance consortium funding the Berlin-wide 'Gesund in Berlin – Stadtteile im Blick' program for health promotion in neighborhoods.
• Techniker KrankenkassemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth insurance partner in the Moabit macht mobil project, contributing to health promotion activities.
• Unfallkasse BerlinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in playground safety initiatives and the Bewegungsbaustelle (movement construction site) program.
• Humboldt-Universität Berlin, SportwissenschaftenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner contributing expertise to health and movement promotion projects.
• Deutsches KinderhilfswerkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Bewegungsbaustelle program for children's movement and play activities.
• Bezirksamt Mitte von BerlincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDistrict administration partner for multiple projects in Mitte district, including health promotion and neighborhood development.
• Bewegungsbaustelle KooperationspartnerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of partners including Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk and Unfallkasse Berlin supporting the Bewegungsbaustelle program.
• Various Sports Clubs (TIB, TuS Neukölln, etc.)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal sports clubs providing activities at neighborhood sports festivals and Olympics events.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• The Conservation Volunteers (Green Gym): UK charity running Green Gym outdoor physical-activity programs in local communities; comparable to BWGT's Bewegungsbaustelle, Spielmobil, and outdoor movement-promotion programming.
• Citizens UK: UK broad-based community organizing coalition focused on resident participation in local decision-making; comparable to BWGT's Beteiligungsverfahren and participatory planning work in Quartiersmanagement processes.

Direct peers

• Kaboom!: US-based nonprofit building child-designed community playgrounds; directly comparable to BWGT's participatory playground design and movement-space work (e.g., Zick-Zack Zwingli, Kita outdoor redesigns).
• Play England: UK charity advocating for children's right to play and supporting community play projects; closely comparable to BWGT's movement-promotion, playground design, and schoolyard activities.
• StreetGames UK: UK charity delivering doorstep sport in disadvantaged neighborhoods; closely comparable to BWGT's low-threshold, free-to-access movement offerings such as Spielmobil and neighborhood walking groups.

Broad incumbents

• Sport England: UK arm's-length body distributing public funding and coordinating sport/physical-activity programs at the community level — analogous to BWGT's role as a Bewegungskoordinator/lotse funded via GKV and Senate programs.
• The Trust for Public Land: US nonprofit creating parks and protected public spaces, including playground and urban-green-space work; overlaps with BWGT's broader portfolio of public-space activation and participatory design.

Others

• National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA): US membership organization advancing parks and recreation; relevant as ecosystem/adjoining stakeholder comparable to the role of German municipal recreation agencies with which BWGT coordinates.

Regional players

• Stiftung SPI (Social Pedagogical Institute): Berlin-based nonprofit operating in neighborhood management, youth work, and social-city programs; directly comparable to BWGT as a fellow Berlin social-services nonprofit working in Quartiersmanagement structures.
• Deutscher Turner-Bund: German national gymnastics/sports federation with extensive Turnverein network promoting community sport; comparable to BWGT's role in connecting residents to local sports clubs (TIB, TuS Neukölln) and organizing neighborhood Olympics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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