Evangelisches Jugendwerk

What Evangelisches Jugendwerk does

Evangelisches Jugendwerk Sieg • Rhein • Bonn (operating as 'evaju') is a non-profit youth welfare organization under the Evangelische Kirche im Rheinland, headquartered at Dammstraße 76 in Siegburg, Germany. It operates as the unified youth department of two Protestant church districts—Kirchenkreis An Sieg und Rhein and Kirchenkreis Bonn—and is structured into three specialist divisions: verbandlich-kirchliche Jugendarbeit (associational-church youth work, including JuLeiCa volunteer certification), Offene Jugendarbeit (open youth work via fixed facilities and mobile units), and Jugendhilfe und Schule (school-anchored youth welfare and integration services). The organization rebranded from its predecessor 'Kinder- und Jugendreferat' in July 2020.

The service portfolio combines fixed facilities (Kulturcafé Siegburg, Kulturraum Bornheim, Zeithwerk at Schulzentrum Neuenhof, Gemeinschaftsgarten), mobile outreach (Jugendmobil Alfter, Kulturbus/JuKuBu), and school-embedded programs (Ganztag 13plus after-school care, language support at Alexander-von-Humboldt-Realschule). Complementary programs include Mini-Siegburg play city for ages 6-12, Sprachsommer/Sprachherbst language camps, the Jugend-Medien-Akademie for media literacy, and recurring events such as the Kochduell cooking series, Dreh Durch film competition, and Bergfest music festival. Technology is operational rather than proprietary: Matomo web analytics, Zoom for hybrid programming, YouTube for the Digitale Jugendarbeit channel, and dedicated Instagram accounts for each sub-brand.

The organization is funded primarily through subsidies from the two parent church districts and public youth welfare budgets, supplemented by occasional grants (notably €15,000 from Aktion Lichtblicke in 2020) and modest program participation fees (€5 per Sprachsommer participant; €400 for the Salzburg youth trip). With approximately 45 full-time staff, no external investors or venture backing, and a Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts legal status, revenue is not publicly disclosed and the business model is anchored in institutional renewal cycles rather than fee-based monetization.

Name

Evangelisches Jugendwerk

Legal name

Evangelisches Jugendwerk Sieg • Rhein • Bonn

Website

https://evaju.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Evangelisches Jugendwerk (evaju) is a Protestant church-affiliated non-profit in Siegburg, Germany, serving children and youth aged 10-18 across the Sieg-Rhein-Bonn region through fixed facilities, mobile services, and school-based programs in three divisions: associational-church youth work, open youth work, and youth welfare and schools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Welfare Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Newcomer & Refugee Student Support Programs (EDAJAGAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Immigrant/Integration Language Programs (ESL/ESOL, Civics-Integrated) (EDAMAFAK), Life Skills & SEL Camps (Confidence, Executive Function, Social Skills) (EDAMALAO), Specialized Student Support (Foster/Homeless/Migrant/McKinney-Vento) (EDAJAIAJ)

Keywords

• Youth welfare services
• Community youth work
• Media education programs
• After-school care
• Language integration programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Siegburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Church and Government Funding: Primary funding from Protestant church districts (Kirchenkreis An Sieg und Rhein and Kirchenkreis Bonn) and public youth welfare funding
2. Program Participation Fees: Modest fees for specific programs such as summer language camps (5€ per participant) and youth trips (400€ for Salzburg trip)
3. Donations and Grants: Occasional donations such as 15,000€ from Aktion Lichtblicke and notebook donations from Rhenag

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Evangelisches Jugendwerk Sieg • Rhein • Bonn (evaju) is a Protestant church-affiliated non-profit youth welfare organization that delivers open youth work, church-based associational youth work, and school/youth welfare services across the Sieg-Rhein-Bonn region. It operates a portfolio of youth centers, cultural venues, mobile youth services, after-school programs, language and integration programs, media education through the Jugend-Medien-Akademie, JuLeiCa youth leader certification, and holiday programs including the Mini-Siegburg play city. All services are organized under three specialist departments: Verbandlich-kirchliche Jugendarbeit, Offene Jugendarbeit, and Jugendhilfe und Schule.

Product overview

Evangelisches Jugendwerk Sieg • Rhein • Bonn is a church-affiliated youth welfare organization structured as a unified portfolio of facilities, programs, and services rather than a single product. The organization operates through three main divisions: (1) Verbandlich-kirchliche Jugendarbeit (association-based and church youth work) including JuLeiCa training and youth leader certification; (2) Offene Jugendarbeit (open youth work) through facilities including Gemeinschaftsgarten, Kulturcafé Siegburg, Kulturraum Bornheim, and the mobile services Jugendmobil Alfter and the youth culture bus; and (3) Jugendhilfe und Schule (youth welfare and school services) including the Zeithwerk facility at Schulzentrum Neuenhof and Ganztag 13plus after-school care. Key programs include Mini-Siegburg play city for children, Sprachsommer/Sprachherbst language programs, youth media education through the Jugend-Medien-Akademie, and recurring events like the Kochduell cooking competitions. The organization supports approximately 45 full-time staff and serves young people across the Sieg-Rhein-Bonn region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gemeinschaftsgarten (Community Garden)

Quantifiable outcome

• 8 facilities certified as Fair Youth Houses (Faires Jugendhaus) in 2021
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kirchenkreis An Sieg und Rhein (Protestant Church District)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent church district providing primary funding and oversight for youth work in the An Sieg und Rhein region. The youth work operates as the youth department of this church district and the neighboring Kirchenkreis Bonn.
• Kirchenkreis BonncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent church district in partnership with Kirchenkreis An Sieg und Rhein to support regional youth work under the unified Evangelisches Jugendwerk brand.
• Diakonie An Sieg und RheincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiaconal organization collaborating on youth support initiatives, particularly during Corona pandemic for the Du bist uns wichtig campaign.
• RhenagminorOthersEnergy company that donated 10 refurbished notebooks to the youth work and other social institutions in Siegburg.
• City of BornheimminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partnership for youth services including joint events like the Scooter Contest and mobile youth bus programming.
• Alexander-von-Humboldt-Realschule SiegburgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool partnership hosting zeithwerk integration services, Ganztag 13plus after-school program, and language support classes at Schulzentrum Neuenhof.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Deutschland: Catholic counterpart to Diakonie, operating large-scale youth welfare, family services, and integration programs across Germany. Provides competitive overlap with evaju's zeithwerk and Sprachsommer services through Catholic Caritas affiliates in NRW.
• Diakonie Deutschland: The national umbrella for Protestant welfare work, with Diakonie An Sieg und Rhein explicitly listed as a partner of evaju. Operates broader social services including youth welfare but at significantly larger scale, providing institutional context for evaju's positioning.
• AWO Bundesverband (Arbeiterwohlfahrt): Major social welfare federation operating youth work, family support, and integration services through regional affiliates. Comparable in operating ambulatory youth services and school-based programming across NRW but with significantly broader mandate and scale.
• SOS-Kinderdörfer Deutschland: Major nonprofit operating residential and ambulatory youth welfare services across Germany. Comparable mission in supporting at-risk children and youth but with substantially larger scale and residential care emphasis that evaju does not operate.

Direct peers

• VCP (Verband Christlicher Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder): Protestant scouting federation offering youth group programming, leader certification (analogous to JuLeiCa), and community-based youth development. Comparable volunteer-led model and church-affiliated funding base.
• DPSG (Deutsche Pfadfinderschaft Sankt Georg): Catholic scouting federation with similar youth association model, volunteer leader training, and congregational affiliation. Operates comparable Stamm (local group) structures analogous to evaju's verbandlich-kirchliche Jugendarbeit department.
• BDKJ (Bund der Deutschen Katholischen Jugend): The Catholic counterpart to the Evangelisches Jugendwerk at federal level, organizing associational youth work, volunteer leader training (similar to JuLeiCa), and open youth work programs. Directly comparable in mission, funding structure (church-derived), and federated regional model.
• CVJM Deutschland: Germany's YMCA federation, providing Christian youth association work, volunteer leader training, and open youth programs across multiple regions. Directly comparable as a Protestant-affiliated youth services federation with local chapter structure.
• Evangelische Jugend im Rheinland: The regional Protestant youth umbrella organization that awards the Faires Jugendhaus certification held by evaju's eight facilities. Operates the same Rheinland/Sieg/Bonn geography with overlapping congregational and school-based youth work.

Emerging players

• IN VIA Deutschland: Catholic association focused on youth migration and integration services, providing language support and migration-related youth work. Directly comparable to evaju's Sprachsommer and zeithwerk integration programs but at multi-state scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCnzjyk9-TH9_hJAeV_LeNgA
• Facebookfacebook.com/eva.ju.90
• Instagraminstagram.com/evangelisches.jugendwerk

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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