The Fatherhood Project

What The Fatherhood Project does

The Fatherhood Project is a nonprofit educational initiative, established in 2021 and headquartered in Athens, Greece, that operates as an Erasmus+ KA2 project funded by the European Commission. Its stated purpose is to empower and train young fathers to actively engage in parenting roles and to address gaps in father-inclusive support across European countries. The project is coordinated through a consortium of European partners — including Active Citizens Partnership as the lead implementation developer, Children Development Initiative (CDI), An Cosán, Citywise, and From Lads to Dads — and produces a portfolio of intellectual outputs: a comparative GAP Analysis report on fatherhood support across partner countries, a fatherhood training curriculum, a multilingual digital platform (English, Icelandic, Spanish, Greek), video content targeted separately at fathers and at family professionals, and periodic newsletters (four published between 2021 and April 2023). The project serves two primary user groups: young fathers seeking to engage in parenting, and family professionals (social workers, healthcare providers, educators) who require specialized, evidence-based approaches to father-inclusive practice.

The initiative does not operate proprietary technology; its digital platform is built on standard WordPress infrastructure and is hosted at fatherhoodproject.eu alongside a linked resources site at fatherhoodplatform.eu. There are no disclosed patents, proprietary models, AI/ML capabilities, mobile applications, APIs, or integrations. Distribution is entirely digital and free to users, with no pricing, licensing, or commercial transaction mechanism in place. The project reaches its audience through multilingual blog content, quarterly newsletters, RSS feeds, a Facebook page, video libraries, and in-person dissemination through European conferences such as the CDI launch of the Being Dad report in Ireland.

The business model is grant-funded rather than commercial: the European Commission's Erasmus+ KA2 program underwrites the project's outputs, and there is no evidence of paid customers, subscription revenue, product sales, or alternative funding sources. The project has 11–50 employees, all of whom appear to operate within the Erasmus+ project framework rather than a commercial employment structure. Ownership commentary explicitly states there is no venture capital, private equity, or public ownership; the initiative is operated by the partner consortium collectively, with no formal corporate entity identified. As a result, the project's continuity is structurally tied to the Erasmus+ funding cycle, and its strategic footprint is limited to grant-defined European geographies and partner-defined activities.

Name

The Fatherhood Project

Legal name

Fatherhood Project

Website

https://fatherhoodproject.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Fatherhood Project is a European Commission-funded Erasmus+ KA2 nonprofit initiative, headquartered in Athens, Greece, that produces training, comparative research, and multilingual digital resources to empower young fathers and support family professionals across European countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fatherhood Education and Family-Services Training

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Co-Parenting, Father Engagement & Caregiver Inclusion Programs (EDACALAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family & Parenting Education (Family Literacy, Parenting Skills) (EDAAAFAF), Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC), Parent Support Groups & Peer Networks (EDACALAG)

Keywords

• Fatherhood training
• Parenting education
• Young fathers support
• Family professional training
• Erasmus+ education project

Headquarters

HQ city

Athens

HQ country

Greece

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Fatherhood Project is an Erasmus+ KA2-funded initiative that develops and freely distributes a portfolio of educational resources for young fathers and the professionals who serve them. Its core deliverables include a comparative GAP analysis of fatherhood support across European countries, a fatherhood training curriculum for young fathers, a multilingual online platform with resources and videos, and periodic newsletters produced by a cross-country consortium led by the Active Citizens Partnership in Greece.

Product overview

The Fatherhood Project is an Erasmus+ KA2 initiative offering a portfolio of educational resources including the Fatherhood Platform (online resource hub), Fatherhood Training (curriculum for young fathers), GAP Analysis/Comparative Report (research publication), video content for fathers and professionals, and regular newsletters. The project is coordinated across multiple European countries (Greece, Iceland, Spain/Iceland) and does not operate as a commercial software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fatherhood Platform Multilingual online resource hub delivering project outputs (training, videos, research, newsletters) to young fathers and family professionals across Europe in English, Icelandic, Spanish, and Greek.
• Fatherhood Training Curriculum and training materials designed to help young fathers actively engage in parenting roles, produced as an intellectual output of the project.
• GAP Analysis (Comparative Report) Comparative research report analyzing gaps and best practices in fatherhood support across the project's European partner countries, serving as the foundational research document.
• Fathers' Videos Video content featuring fathers sharing their experiences and perspectives on parenting, hosted on the Fatherhood Project platform.
• Professionals' Videos Video content for professionals working with fathers, providing guidance and best practices for father-inclusive service delivery.
• Fatherhood Newsletters Periodic newsletters (four published between 2021 and 2023) disseminating project updates, research findings, and fatherhood-related resources to subscribers.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Active Citizens PartnershipcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWebsite development partner credited for developing the project website (fatherhoodproject.eu). Provides technical infrastructure and digital platform maintenance.
• An CosáncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIreland-based organization, one of the largest providers of adult education in Ireland. Conducted interviews as part of the Erasmus+ funded Fatherhood project research. Contributed to qualitative research on fatherhood barriers and support needs.
• Children Development Initiative (CDI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIreland-based organization that conducted the Being Dad research project with qualitative and quantitative research to highlight changing attitudes towards fatherhood. Launched research paper in September 2021.
• CitywisesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerIreland-based youth development organization. CEO Jonathon Doyle participated in CDI Being Dad report launch, sharing personal experiences and advocating for father involvement.
• From Lads to DadssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerIreland-based organization advocating for dads. CEO Dave Saunders discussed organizational work to support men transitioning into parenthood and father-child bonding.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Promundo: Global leader in engaging men and boys in gender equality, with substantial fatherhood programming, research, and training curricula. Directly comparable mission to The Fatherhood Project but operates at much larger scale with diversified global funding.
• National Fatherhood Initiative: US-based nonprofit providing fatherhood training curricula and capacity-building resources to community organizations. Overlapping program design and target audience of family service practitioners.
• MenCare (Promundo campaign): Global fatherhood engagement campaign operated by Promundo, active in over 45 countries. Comparable in scope (international, multilingual training and advocacy) and audience (fathers and professionals).
• Fatherhood Institute: UK-based charity producing research, training, and policy advocacy on father involvement. Closest direct peer in Europe, with comparable research outputs and professional training programs for family practitioners.

Broad incumbents

• ZERO TO THREE: Established US-based nonprofit focused on early childhood development, with growing father-engagement programming. Broader scope (0–3 development) but overlapping professional-training and parent-coaching offerings.

Regional players

• An Cosán: Ireland's largest adult education provider and partner on the Fatherhood Project. Comparable in mission (community-based education and family support) and operates as a regional sibling in the consortium.
• Children Development Initiative (CDI): Ireland-based partner and child-focused organization that produced the Being Dad research paper featured on the Fatherhood Project. Operates a shared thematic area (child welfare, fatherhood) and contributes qualitative research to the project's outputs.
• Active Citizens Partnership: Lead implementation partner of The Fatherhood Project and developer of its digital platform. Comparable in scope (European civic engagement and adult education projects) but acts as a delivery partner rather than direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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