ISEDE

What ISEDE does

ISEDE (Institute for Sustainable Education and Development e.V.) is a non-profit registered association founded around 2018 and headquartered in Bonn, Germany, operating with 11-50 employees. Its stated mission is to promote sustainable development through education and skill development, using UN Sustainable Development Goal 4 (Quality Education) as a primary lens to address other SDGs including gender equality (SDG 5), decent work (SDG 8), and reduced inequalities (SDG 10). The organization delivers a portfolio of roughly 10 distinct programs spanning migrant and refugee integration (Gardens4All, EIH), adult educator training on marginalized groups (TEaM), girls' education (5million Girls), cross-border SDG awareness (SCBE), employee wellbeing (STREM), cultural tourism upskilling (Decode), active citizenship (CASE), media literacy (FMFY), and an interactive SDG awareness quiz.

ISEDE's business model is grant-funded: it operates primarily as a project partner in European Commission Erasmus+ program consortia, receiving per-project disbursements rather than commercial revenue. Secondary revenue streams include donations and volunteer contributions. The organization distributes programming through transnational project meetings (TPMs), learning/teaching/training activities (LTTAs), and consortium partnerships with organizations in at least 10 countries (Germany, Greece, Italy, Turkey, Cyprus, Slovenia, Poland, France, Luxembourg, and Benin Republic). There are no commercial products, pricing, or proprietary technology assets; the core offering is project coordination, curriculum development, training delivery, and reporting/documentation required by EU grant frameworks.

Name

ISEDE

Legal name

Institute for Sustainable Education and Development e.V.

Website

https://isede.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ISEDE (Institute for Sustainable Education and Development e.V.) is a Bonn-based non-profit organization that delivers Erasmus+ grant-funded educational programs advancing UN Sustainable Development Goals, serving migrants, refugees, youth, adult educators, and SMEs across more than 10 countries in Europe and West Africa.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-Profit Educational and Social Inclusion Programs

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Erasmus+ and Government-Sponsored Exchange Partnerships (EDAIABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee, Migration & Displacement Support (BPAGABAH), Education Partnerships for Equity, Inclusion & Gender (EDADALAF), Education Access & EdTech for Equity (Low-cost Learning, Skills Platforms) (BPAGALAH)

Keywords

• Sustainable education programs
• Social inclusion projects
• Erasmus+ project management
• Adult vocational training
• Community development programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Bonn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. EU Project Funding (Erasmus+): ISEDE operates as a non-profit e.V. (registered association) primarily funded through European Commission Erasmus+ program grants and project funding. The organization implements EU-funded projects focused on education, social inclusion, and sustainable development.
2. Donations and Volunteering: The organization accepts donations towards their work and welcomes volunteers, as stated on their website: 'We welcome collaborations in the form of direct field support, co-creation of projects, partnerships to achieve projects, donations towards our work or volunteering with us.'

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ISEDE operates EU-funded educational and social inclusion projects under the Erasmus+ programme, delivering capacity development, transferable skills acquisition, and knowledge sharing targeting migrants, refugees, youth, women, adult educators, SMEs, and NGOs. Core offerings center on a portfolio of interconnected projects (Gardens4All, Project Decode, 5million Girls, SCBE, STREM, EIH, TEaM, CASE, FMFY) plus the SDG Quiz educational tool. Revenue is generated through EU grants, donations, and volunteer engagement rather than commercial sales.

Product overview

ISEDE offers a portfolio of educational and social programs focused on sustainable development and social inclusion. The organization functions as a unified platform of interconnected projects addressing diverse aspects of education, migration, youth empowerment, and workforce development. Key offerings include Gardens4All (community gardening for migrant integration), Project Decode (cultural tourism training), 5million Girls (girls' education), SCBE (cross-border SDG awareness), STREM (employee well-being), EIH (refugee social inclusion), TEaM (teaching marginalized groups), CASE (active citizenship), and FMFY (media literacy). The SDG Quiz serves as an educational awareness tool. All programs operate under the Erasmus+ framework and aim to advance UN Sustainable Development Goals through capacity development, transferable skills acquisition, and knowledge sharing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gardens4All Community gardening initiative that uses horticultural activities and therapeutic gardening to promote social inclusion of migrants and refugees in their host communities.
• Project Decode EU Erasmus+ project that decodes European trends in upskilling and reskilling for cultural tourism, providing training programs for at least 60 local tourism operators in rural and deprived areas through an online resource platform and open badges accreditation.
• 5million Girls Educational initiative that improves knowledge of the girl child's freedom of conscience and inalienable rights through open culture book readings and discussions using a grassroots community approach.
• SCBE - Cross Border Experience Intercultural learning mobility project mobilizing young people between Germany and Benin Republic to track and evaluate how their countries work towards achieving UN SDG 2030 targets, with focus on SDG 8 (decent work and economic growth).
• STREM - Stress-less Employees Project that develops the profile and competences of an Employee Satisfaction Officer (ESO) to lead well-being activities in companies and employee communities, aiming to create an EU-level recognized profession for workplace wellness.
• EIH - Everywhere Is Home Project that improves social inclusion and acceptance of migrants and refugees by mapping existing good practices and providing tools and services for NGOs and public institutions, including 50 interviews with refugees/migrants and 50 interviews with NGOs.
• TEaM - Teaching to Marginalized Groups Erasmus+ project empowering adult trainers in the EU with perspectives and methodologies needed to teach and facilitate inclusion of marginalized groups including Roma, NEET individuals, immigrants and refugees.
• CASE - Civically Active For Social Engagement Project that promotes active citizenship through the collection and publication of innovative approaches to active citizenship training, producing an evaluation grid and method handbook for trainers and teachers.
• FMFY - Fair Media=Fair Youth Media literacy project that creates spaces for designing and initiating joint initiatives on media literacy for EU youths and partner organizations, addressing fake news, post-truth, and troll awareness.
• SDG Quiz Interactive online quiz tool with 25 questions testing knowledge on UN Sustainable Development Goals, helping users understand global targets and how they can contribute to achieving them by 2030.

Quantifiable outcome

• Conducted 50 interviews with refugees & migrants and 50 interviews with NGOs in Project EIH
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• GoogleminorOthersLogo partner displayed on ISEDE's partners page. Nature of partnership not explicitly detailed in source material.
• Next-LabminorOthersLogo partner displayed on ISEDE's partners page. Nature of partnership not explicitly detailed in source material.
• IFAminorOthersLogo partner displayed on ISEDE's partners page. Nature of partnership not explicitly detailed in source material.
• VekstorgetminorOthersLogo partner displayed on ISEDE's partners page. Nature of partnership not explicitly detailed in source material.
• AkademosminorOthersLogo partner displayed on ISEDE's partners page. Nature of partnership not explicitly detailed in source material.
• Theodoros Tsanakas Maria Koimisoglou OEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner in Project Decode, an EU Erasmus+ project focused on upskilling cultural tourism operators in rural and deprived areas.
• DALPRO AScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner in Project Decode, contributing to the development of training programs for cultural tourism professionals.
• Synthesis Center for Research and Education LimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner in Project Decode, providing research and education expertise for cultural tourism training programs.
• Vienna Association of Education VolunteerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner in Project Decode, contributing education volunteer expertise to the cultural tourism upskilling initiative.
• E-SCHOOL (Greece)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerManaging partner of the Teaching to Marginalized Groups 'TeaM' project. Coordinates project activities and leads implementation across partner countries.
• Web per tutti association (Italy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in TeaM project, participating in transnational meetings and LTTAs focused on teaching marginalized groups.
• Euro-net association (Italy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in TeaM project, contributing to the development of methodologies for adult education.
• STANDOutEdu (Cyprus)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in TeaM project, responsible for project dissemination and output promotion.
• Aydin Egitim, Kültür ve Sanat Dernegi (Turkey)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in TeaM project, hosted the first LTTA in Aydin, Turkey focusing on refugee, migration, and minorities education.
• Ayeska (Turkey)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosted the 1st LTTA of TeaM project in Aydin, Turkey during October 2021, focusing on difficulties encountered in teaching refugees, immigrants, and minorities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Ashoka Europe: Ashoka identifies and supports leading social entrepreneurs, including in education and youth. ISEDE's emphasis on social entrepreneurship, intercultural intelligence, and youth advocacy places it in a comparable ecosystem even though its delivery model is consortium-based rather than fellowship-based.

Broad incumbents

• Migration Policy Institute Europe: MPI Europe is an established think-and-do tank producing research and tools on migrant integration. ISEDE's 'Everywhere Is Home' (EIH) and Gardens4All projects mirror MPI Europe's focus on mapping good practices for refugee and migrant inclusion, though MPI operates more at the policy level.
• Plan International EU Office: Plan International EU operates large-scale education and girls'-empowerment programmes aligned to SDGs and funded partially through EU instruments. ISEDE's '5million Girls' project directly overlaps in theme (girls' rights and education access) even though Plan operates at far greater scale.
• AFS Intercultural Programs: AFS is a large, long-standing international NGO running intercultural exchange and education programmes funded in part through Erasmus+ and similar government grants. It overlaps directly with ISEDE's youth-mobility, intercultural-learning, and SDG-aligned mission but operates at vastly greater global scale.
• ECRE (European Council on Refugees and Exiles): ECRE is a pan-European alliance of NGOs working on refugee rights, integration, and policy advocacy. ISEDE's EIH and Gardens4All programmes target the same end-beneficiary populations with education-and-inclusion tools rather than policy advocacy.
• SALTO-YOUTH Resource Centres: SALTO-YOUTH is the European Commission's resource-centre network supporting Erasmus+ Youth in Action quality and strategy. ISEDE's CASE, FMFY, and youth-targeted Erasmus+ projects operate within the same SALTO-supported ecosystem, making it a structural reference point for programme design.
• Lumos Foundation: Lumos is a major international NGO (founded by J.K. Rowling) working on the rights of disadvantaged children, including deinstitutionalization and inclusive education. It addresses overlapping beneficiary groups to ISEDE's marginalized-learner focus via similar advocacy-plus-programming models.

Direct peers

• Eurodesk: Eurodesk is a European youth-information network co-funded by the European Commission via Erasmus+ to inform young people about mobility and active-citizenship opportunities. It is among the most directly comparable peers in terms of EU-programme dependency, youth focus, and transnational coordination.
• KA2 Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership Consortia Operators (e.g., EUNEOS): EUNEOS is a Bonn-based network coordinator running Erasmus+ KA2 strategic partnerships in adult and vocational education. ISEDE participates in the same KA2 partnership mechanism with overlapping themes (adult educators, marginalized groups, social inclusion), making operational mechanics highly comparable.
• ICDI (International Child Development Initiatives): ICDI is a Netherlands-based NGO that implements EU-funded research and training projects focused on marginalized children, youth, and inclusion. It is a structurally close peer: similar size, similar reliance on Erasmus+ and EU programme funding, similar project portfolio around inclusion and education.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/isedeev

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Profiles2 records

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