JANUN

What JANUN does

JANUN e.V. (Jugendumweltnetzwerk Niedersachsen) is a registered non-profit association headquartered in Hannover, Germany, operating as a statewide network of youth environmental groups across Lower Saxony. The organization coordinates four regional offices (Landesbüros) in Hannover, Lüneburg, Oldenburg, and Göttingen, and serves young people under 27 engaged in environmental and climate justice work. Its core offerings include educational programs (Juleica youth leader certification, FÖJ Voluntary Ecological Year placements), community events (annual JA!NUN festival, Silent Climate Parade, Herbstspektakel), educational materials (Wimmelbilder, WiNDi, Saisonkalender, WELTbewusst/KonsuMensch city tours), and climate initiatives (Klima-Challenge, Klimabonus). Newer programmatic lines such as JA!Nee (sexualized violence prevention) extend its scope beyond environmental issues into youth safeguarding.

The organization's business model is a non-profit funding mix: tax-deductible donations (held at UmweltBank Nürnberg and GLS Bank), membership fees, government grants from the Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Umwelt, Energie und Klimaschutz, and project funding administered through internal grant pools (JANUN-Aktionstopf, Awarenesstopf, Flexitopf). Most services are provided free of charge or grant-funded. JANUN is governed democratically through a Delegiertenversammlung (Deli), Koordinations-Rat (KoRa), and an open Vorstand currently comprising Kaja Petersen, Valerie Kirstätter, Noah Baumann, and Julius Gretges. Technology usage is limited to a Wagtail CMS website (janun.de), a self-serve seminar registration platform (seminare.janun.de), and standard social media channels (Instagram, Telegram, Facebook, YouTube) for outreach. JANUN Oldenburg e.V. was spun off as an independent registered association on November 28, 2023, signaling a federated regional model.

Name

JANUN

Legal name

JANUN e.V.

Website

https://janun.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

JANUN e.V. is a non-profit statewide network of youth environmental groups in Lower Saxony, Germany, operating four regional offices and serving young people under 27 with climate justice programming, educational workshops, FÖJ placements, Juleica training, and community events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Environmental Network Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation (BPAGAGAF)

Keywords

• Youth environmental network
• Climate justice education
• Voluntary ecological year
• Nonprofit youth programs
• Environmental activism training

Headquarters

HQ city

Hannover

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Membership Fees: JANUN e.V. is recognized as a charitable organization (gemeinnützig) and accepts donations, which are tax-deductible. The organization also has members and project groups that pay membership fees.
2. Seminar Funding and Project Grants: JANUN provides seminar funding support to groups and receives government funding for educational programs. The organization administers funding programs including the JANUN-Aktionstopf, JANUN-Awarenesstopf, and JANUN-Flexitopf.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

JANUN e.V. is a registered nonprofit association that operates as a statewide network of youth environmental groups in Lower Saxony, Germany. It coordinates resources, funding pots (Aktionstopf, Awarenesstopf, Flexitopf), training programs (Juleica youth leader card, FÖJ voluntary ecological year), annual events (JA!NUN festival, Silent Climate Parade), and educational projects (Klima-Challenge, Klimabonus, Wimmelbilder, podcasts) for young people engaged in environmental and climate justice activism.

Product overview

JANUN is a network of youth environmental groups in Lower Saxony, Germany, operating as a coordination and support organization rather than a traditional product company. The organization offers a diverse portfolio of programs and services including annual events (JA!NUN festival, Silent Climate Parade), educational materials (Wimmelbilder/Wimmelbild Nachhaltigkeit & Digitalisierung, Saisonkalender), training programs (Juleica youth leader training, FÖJ voluntary ecological year), climate initiatives (Klima-Challenge, Klimabonus), media content (JANUN Podcast, Der Klimatalk), prevention programs (JA!Nee), and operational services (seminar administration platform, material lending, seminar funding). The offerings are connected through JANUN's role as a central network coordinator, providing both logistical infrastructure and educational content to affiliated youth environmental groups across Lower Saxony.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WELTbewusst: The konsumkritische Stadtrundgang KonsuMensch - a consumer-critical city tour program
• Bildung Buchen
• Der Klimatalk
• EcoNa
• JA!Nee
• Silent Climate Parade
• Klimabonus
• Klima-Challenge
• Saisonkalender
• Wimmelbilder
• WiNDi
• JANUN Podcast

Products and services

• JA!NUN festival The annual action festival organized by JANUN, featuring workshops, activities, and community gatherings for environmental and climate justice. It is open to youth environmental activists across Lower Saxony.
• Silent Climate Parade A climate-friendly demonstration format where participants dance through streets wearing wireless headphones with music only they can hear, creating silent yet attention-grabbing climate protests.
• Klima-Challenge A youth climate protection initiative where youth groups collect climate points through environmental actions, challenging the Lower Saxony Environment Minister to fulfill obligations upon reaching point milestones.
• Klimabonus Lüneburg's climate protection solution that incentivizes and rewards climate-friendly behavior among residents.
• Juleica (Youth Leader Card) Training Multi-day training program for youth leaders covering pedagogical skills, conflict management, and legal foundations for working with children and youth groups, providing the standardized German youth-leader certification.
• Freiwilliges Ökologisches Jahr (FÖJ) Year-long Voluntary Ecological Year program offering hands-on experience in environmental protection and nature conservation, allowing participants to develop and test their own project ideas with JANUN.
• JA!Nee Prevention Program Project focused on preventing sexualized violence, developing protection concepts and creating safe structures within JANUN through an open steering group.
• EcoNa German-Bulgarian educational project focused on food sovereignty, developed collaboratively with partner organizations.
• Bildung Buchen Educational offerings and programs provided by JANUN for youth environmental education.
• WELTbewusst / KonsuMensch City Tours Consumption-critical city walking tour program (KonsuMensch) raising awareness about sustainable consumption patterns.
• Wimmelbilder (Hidden Object Pictures) Complex-topic visualizations created collaboratively with other groups, available as posters, postcards, banners, and digital formats for school lessons and educational settings on topics like nutrition, climate, queer issues, and digitalization.
• WiNDi Wimmelbild (Sustainability & Digitalization) Hidden object picture addressing the relationship between digitalization and environmental sustainability, available as poster, puzzle, postcard, and fabric banner with accompanying educational handout.
• Saisonkalender (Seasonal Calendar) Resource showing which local and regional produce is available in which season to support seasonal and regional eating.
• JANUN Podcast Podcast content covering climate and sustainability topics, part of JANUN's educational outreach.
• Der Klimatalk Podcast Podcast focused on sustainable living and global thinking, featuring conversations about climate and environmental topics.
• Seminar Funding (Seminarförderung) Financial support program enabling youth groups in Lower Saxony to implement educational seminar ideas and workshops.
• Material Lending (Materialverleih) Equipment rental service for member groups including wireless headphones for silent demonstrations, cargo bikes, and a bed-exchange program.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60 tonnes CO2 saved through the Klima-Challenge project
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Landesjugendring Niedersachsen e.V. (LJR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJANUN partnered with the Landesjugendring (State Youth Ring) for the Klima-Challenge project, bringing together diverse youth organizations across Lower Saxony including BDKJ, BdP, Jugendorchester, Jugendfeuerwehr, and Sportjugend for joint climate action campaigns.
• Klimaschutz- und Energieagentur NiedersachsencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Klima-Challenge project, providing expertise and support for climate protection initiatives across Lower Saxony youth organizations.
• Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Umwelt, Energie und KlimaschutzcoreOthersGovernment ministry that funded and supported the Klima-Challenge project. Minister Stefan Wenzel participated in project events including a Schnippeldisco (vegetable chopping protest action) and Poetry Slam as part of challenge milestones.
• BUNDjugend NiedersachsencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of the annual Herbstspektakel & Umweltcamp, a major youth congress on environmental and social justice issues. The partnership creates a trilingual event (German, English, Arabic) addressing topics like flight, asylum, and environmental issues with refugee participation.
• UmweltHaus HannoverminorOthersJANUN's headquarters is located in the Umwelthaus (Environment House) in Hannover, a coworking space shared with other environmental organizations.
• UmweltBank NürnbergminorOthersJANUN's donation account is held at UmweltBank Nürnberg (IBAN: DE64 7603 5000 0000 3592 70).
• GLS BankminorOthersJANUN's business account is held at GLS Bank (IBAN: DE06 4306 0967 4067 9353 00).

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Emerging players

• Campact: German civic campaigning organization that runs digital advocacy campaigns on climate, environment, and social issues. Comparable in mobilizing citizens around environmental causes, though it operates as a digital campaign platform rather than a regional youth-activist network.
• Fridays for Future Germany: National youth climate movement with strong Lower-Saxony presence. Competes for the same youth climate activist audience and media attention; comparable in mission (climate justice, youth mobilization) but differs in being decentralized and protest-led versus JANUN's program-led network model.

Others

• Landesjugendring Niedersachsen: State umbrella for youth organizations in Lower Saxony and an existing JANUN partner (Klima-Challenge). Comparable in aggregating youth-organization members and providing cross-organizational coordination, but covers all youth topics rather than only environment.
• Klimaschutz- und Energieagentur Niedersachsen: Lower Saxony's climate and energy agency and a JANUN partner in the Klima-Challenge project. Operates in the same state and thematic space (climate protection) but as a state-funded advisory agency rather than a youth-led grassroots network.

Broad incumbents

• Greenpeace Deutschland: Major national environmental advocacy organization with strong youth campaigns. Overlaps with JANUN on climate advocacy, public mobilization, and donor-base competition; differs in operating as a large national NGO rather than a regional youth network.
• BUND (Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland): One of Germany's largest environmental NGOs with a national footprint, federal/state structures, and significant advocacy capacity. Operates a much wider portfolio than JANUN but overlaps in climate, environmental justice, and youth engagement.
• NABU Niedersachsen: State branch of NABU (Naturschutzbund Deutschland) operating across Lower Saxony. Larger, more established environmental organization with broader portfolio and more resources, partially overlapping with JANUN's constituency and donor pool.
• Germanwatch: Berlin-based environmental and development policy NGO with strong youth/education programming and climate justice focus. Comparable in advocacy and education mission but operates nationally with a policy/research orientation rather than a regional network model.

Direct peers

• Naturschutzjugend (NAJU) im NABU: National youth wing of NABU, Germany's largest nature conservation association. Directly comparable as a structured youth environmental network with regional chapters, educational programming, Juleica-equivalent training, and nationwide volunteer mobilization — the closest national analog to JANUN's model.
• BUNDjugend Niedersachsen: Youth arm of BUND in Lower Saxony and an existing JANUN co-organizer (Herbstspektakel & Umweltcamp). Directly comparable as a youth-focused environmental organization operating in the same geography with similar volunteer-driven program models.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/janun_nds
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/JANUNvideo
• Facebookfacebook.com/jugendumweltnetzwerk
• Instagraminstagram.com/janun_nds
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/janun

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Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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