Društvo za kulturo inkluzije

What Društvo za kulturo inkluzije does

Društvo za kulturo inkluzije (DKI) is a Slovenian non-governmental, non-profit organization headquartered in Ljubljana that delivers inclusive-culture programs for children, adolescents, and adults with special needs and their families. Founded around 2006 and recognized as an organization in public interest in education and sports (and as a disability organization) since 2023, DKI operates four program verticals: adapted physical exercise (Specialni Telovaj), social inclusion and befriending (Družabništvo, Socialna vključenost), healthy-lifestyle support (Specialni Zdravko), and volunteer programs (local and European Solidarity Corps). Its flagship event is the annual international inclusive festival 'Igraj se z mano', which celebrated its 20th edition in 2026 with over 1,000 attendees.

DKI's product portfolio spans physical programs and digital platforms developed through EU-funded projects. The core digital assets include the SPORTISM E-Training Diary (a web platform for real-time tracking of motor-skill progress in children with special needs, with teacher-coach-parent collaboration features), the SIESSail inclusive sailing education platform (cross-border, Slovenia/Italy/Estonia/Serbia), the MESI4SEN Moodle distance-learning environment for special education needs analysis, and the EUthentic Detectives digital media-literacy toolkit (e-course, games, handbook). Content production includes 200+ video tutorials for adapted coordination and balance exercises under the SPORTISM project. These platforms are project-deliverables rather than commercial products; no pricing is publicly disclosed.

The organization's revenue model is grant-and-donation-led with no commercial productized fees. Funding sources include EU programs (Erasmus+ Sport, European Solidarity Corps, CERV, Erasmus+ CMEPIUS), Slovenian government bodies (Ministry of Health, City of Ljubljana, Fundacija za šport, FIHO), membership fees, and corporate donations from a roster of roughly 20 Slovenian sponsors (Mercator, Hofer, Kinodvor, Jamnica, Kärcher, etc.). Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven: beneficiary recruitment flows through community networks, schools (notably Center Janeza Levca Ljubljana), and the festival, while funding is secured through project-based consortia with partner NGOs across 10+ European countries.

Name

Društvo za kulturo inkluzije

Legal name

Društvo za kulturo inkluzije

Website

https://drustvozakulturoinkluzije.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Društvo za kulturo inkluzije is a Slovenian non-profit NGO in Ljubljana that delivers inclusive sports, social, and healthy-lifestyle programs for children and adults with special needs, funded primarily through EU grants, government support, and donations, and partnered across 10+ European countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability inclusion and special needs community services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (813990), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAKACAH

Disability & Adaptive Sports Organizations (Paralympic, Special Olympics)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Collegiate & Amateur Sports Organizations (NCAA, Federations, Clubs)

SECONDARYEDALAFAN

Accessibility, Accommodations & Assistive Services

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Student Health, Counseling & Wellness Services

SECONDARYEDAAAOAI

Disability Employment & Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Programs

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Workforce Development Initiatives

SECONDARYBPAGAHAG

Cultural Festivals & Events Organizations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Arts, Culture & Heritage Nonprofits

Keywords

• Inclusive sports programs
• Adapted physical education
• Disability inclusion services
• Social companionship programs
• Special needs advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Ljubljana

HQ country

Slovenia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. EU Project Funding: Majority of funding comes from European Union programs including Erasmus+ Sport, European Solidarity Corps, CERV program, and EU Impact4Values initiative. Projects include INCLUSIVE SPORT, SIESSail, TANGO-LIFE, EUthentic Detectives, MESI4SEN, TOURISTABLE, SPORTISM, and various solidarity projects.
2. Government and Institutional Grants: Funding from Slovenian government bodies including Ministry of Health (Ministrstvo za zdravje), City of Ljubljana (MOL), and Sports Foundation (Fundacija za šport). Also funded by FIHO (Foundation for Financing Disability Organizations).
3. Donations: Public donations collected through the Donacije (Donations) section of the website. Support from corporate donors including Marche/Mövenpick, Jamnica, Žito, Pekarna Grosuplje, Kinodvor, Dondon, Hofer, Broline, Mercator, Mladinska knjiga, Kärcher, Ljubljana Dairy, M Tom, Miro Senica, Ceferin, Pro Sigma, Proovidio, Sam, Studio Moderna, Skerjanc.
4. Membership Fees: Organization offers membership through a membership declaration form. Members actively contribute to the association's operations and mission.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Društvo za kulturo inkluzije is a Slovenian non-governmental organization that delivers inclusive sports programs (notably Specialni Telovaj adapted physical exercise), healthy lifestyle programming (Specialni Zdravko), social companionship services (Družabništvo), volunteer and youth exchange programs, and annual inclusive festivals for children, adolescents, and adults with special needs. The organization also develops digital platforms (such as the SPORTISM E-Training Diary, MESI4SEN Moodle platform, and EUthentic Detectives toolkit) as project deliverables within its EU-funded programs.

Product overview

Društvo za kulturo inkluzije operates as a non-governmental organization offering a portfolio of inclusive programs and services rather than a unified technology product. The core offerings include Specialni Telovaj (adapted physical exercise programs), the E-Training Diary digital platform for sports progress tracking, Specialni Zdravko (healthy lifestyle program), Družabništvo (companionship/social programs), Socialna vključenost (social inclusion), and various volunteer programs. The organization also runs major events including the annual international festival 'Igraj se z mano' and the 'Bodi Športnik' sports event. Digital products include the E-Training Diary/SPORTISM platform for tracking sports activities and the EUthentic Detectives digital toolkit for media literacy. The organization functions primarily as a service provider for inclusive culture and sports, with digital tools serving as supplementary platforms for program delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Specialni Telovaj: Adapted gymnastics/exercise program for children, youth and adults with special needs
• Specialni Zdravko
• Igraj se z mano
• SPORTISM E-Training Diary

Products and services

• Specialni Telovaj (Special Gymnastics / Adapted Physical Exercise Program) Adapted physical exercise program for children, adolescents, and adults with special needs, focused on developing motor skills, coordination, and balance. Includes individual training sessions, inclusive sports weekends, and a dedicated track for adults with special needs.
• Specialni Zdravko (Special Health Program) Healthy lifestyle program for children with special needs, providing information and support for parents, users, and professionals on healthy living practices. Funded by the Slovenian Ministry of Health.
• Družabništvo (Companionship / Befriending Program) Social companionship and befriending program providing individual support and social inclusion for persons with special needs, including dedicated companionship services for both adults and children.
• Socialna vključenost (Social Inclusion Program) Social inclusion program supporting the integration of persons with special needs into the broader community through various activities, parent support groups, and advocacy work.
• Prostovoljni programi (Volunteer Programs) Local and international volunteering programs, including the European Solidarity Corps 'Solidarity' project, training young volunteers to provide individual assistance and support to persons with special needs.
• Poletne igrarije (Summer Play / Holiday Care Program) Inclusive summer holiday care program for children with and without special needs, providing recreational and developmental activities during school holidays.
• Igraj se z mano (Play with Me Festival) Annual international inclusive festival bringing together children, adolescents, and adults with and without special needs for sports, cultural, and social activities. The festival celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2026 and drew over 1,000 visitors on a single day.
• Bodi Športnik Igraj se z mano (Be a Sportsman, Play with Me Sports Event) Annual international sports-social event co-organized with Center Janeza Levca Ljubljana, featuring tournaments in football, basketball, volleyball, and bowling for persons with and without special needs.
• SPORTISM E-Training Diary (Digital Sports Progress Platform) Digital web platform for tracking sports progress and physical activity in children and adolescents with special needs. Enables real-time activity logging, individual progress tracking in motor skills, teacher/coach/parent collaboration, and statistics for achieving personal goals. Developed within the SPORTISM project and backed by 200+ video tutorials.
• EUthentic Detectives Digital Toolkit Digital toolkit including e-course, educational games, and handbook for media literacy, designed for persons with cognitive challenges, their caregivers, and young volunteers across Europe. Developed through the EUthentic Detectives Erasmus+ project.
• MESI4SEN Moodle Distance Learning Platform Moodle-based distance learning platform developed within the MESI4SEN project to support special needs education analysis and remote learning for teachers, students, and parents across European partners.
• Različnost nas bogati (Diversity Enriches Us Leisure Program) Leisure and cultural program celebrating diversity through activities and experiences that bring together people with and without special needs.
• Rojstnodnevno praznovanje (Inclusive Birthday Celebrations) Organized birthday celebration service for children with and without special needs, providing inclusive party experiences.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 visitors at single festival day, demonstrating reach and community engagement
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

37 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Jadralni klub Ljubljana (Sailing Club Ljubljana)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025SIESSail project coordinator (Project No. 101185159). Project connects sea, sports, sustainability, and inclusion with aim to make sailing accessible to wider and more diverse community. Runs January 2025 to March 2026.
• Lega Navale ItalianacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIESSail project partner from Italy. Part of cross-border initiative to improve accessibility and increase attractiveness of sailing.
• Ada Sailing ClubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIESSail project partner contributing to inclusive sailing education program development.
• Aero Purjetajate LiitminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstonian partner in SIESSail project. Contributes to knowledge exchange for sailing instructors and inclusive education guidelines.
• CHALLEDUcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEUthentic Detectives project partner (Project code: 101246498). Greek organization leading cross-border initiative on media literacy for people with cognitive challenges.
• FRODIZOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEUthentic Detectives partner from Greece contributing to community of practice and educational toolkit development.
• HORIZONTES (KEEPEA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEUthentic Detectives partner from Greece specializing in media literacy and inclusion.
• CHANCEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEUthentic Detectives partner from Bulgaria working on inclusion of people with cognitive challenges.
• YES (Youth Evangelical Sisters)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEUthentic Detectives partner contributing to youth engagement and volunteer involvement.
• EduVitaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian partner in EUthentic Detectives project contributing educational expertise for media literacy programs.
• Univerza LusófonacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEUthentic Detectives partner from Portugal providing academic expertise and research support for media literacy methodology.
• ASOCIATIA CLUB SPORTIV METROPOLITAN REDIUcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINCLUSIVE SPORT project coordinator (Project No. 101243667). Romanian organization leading development of inclusive fencing methodology. Project runs October 2025 to March 2027.
• MAENDELEO FOR CHILDREN APScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian partner in INCLUSIVE SPORT project. Also TANGO-LIFE project coordinator. Organization specializing in inclusion through sports and dance.
• Maendeleo for ChildrencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTANGO-LIFE project coordinator (Erasmus Sport 2024). Italian organization developing tango therapy as innovative rehabilitation and social inclusion tool targeting 60 individuals with intellectual disabilities.
• Tango-BarminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in TANGO-LIFE project contributing dance expertise for inclusive tango therapy programs.
• FIA (Italian Athletics Federation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTANGO-LIFE project partner contributing sports federation expertise to inclusive dance-sport programming.
• Ibonis European Research Projects S.L.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish partner in TANGO-LIFE project contributing research methodology for tango therapy evaluation.
• Spazio FamigliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian partner in TOURISTABLE project promoting inclusion in tourism sector through innovative training models connecting people with disabilities and tourism employment.
• Green VillageminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreek partner in TOURISTABLE project contributing to accessible tourism development.
• iBonis European Research Projects S.L.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish partner in TOURISTABLE project providing research expertise for vocational training in tourism.
• Športna zveza 'Milan Petrović' (SD Milan Petrovič)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSerbian partner in SPORTISM project. Sports federation working on inclusive sports practices for children with autism and intellectual/combined disabilities.
• Centar za avtizem RijekacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCroatian partner in SPORTISM project. Autism center contributing expertise on adapted sports programs.
• ACS Kory Francis (ACS Metropolitan Rediu)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRomanian partner in SPORTISM project. Sports club contributing to inclusive sports methodology development.
• Maendeleo for Children (Italy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian partner in SPORTISM project contributing to adapted sports and support methods development.
• Belgian Coordinator OrganizationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMESI4SEN project main coordinator from Belgium. 2-year project establishing common educational framework for special education needs across Europe.
• Turkish Partner OrganizationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMESI4SEN project partner from Turkey contributing to special education needs analysis.
• Greek Partner OrganizationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMESI4SEN project partner from Greece contributing to distance learning curriculum development.
• Romanian Partner OrganizationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMESI4SEN project partner from Romania contributing to Moodle platform development for special education.
• Erasmus+ ProgrammecoreOthersEU funding program providing major project financing. Supports sport, youth exchange, and education projects including INCLUSIVE SPORT, SIESSail, TANGO-LIFE, EUthentic Detectives, MESI4SEN, TOURISTABLE, SPORTISM.
• European Solidarity CorpscoreOthersEU program financing volunteering projects including Solidarity project with short-term and long-term volunteers from Slovenia, Czech Republic, and North Macedonia.
• MOVIT (National Agency)coreOthersSlovenian National Agency for Erasmus+ managing European Solidarity Corps, providing training and support for volunteers.
• RTV SlovenijaminorOthersNational broadcaster serving as media sponsor covering events and programs.
• Dober tek SlovenijaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization contributing to healthy eating and lifestyle programs.
• Razgibajmo LjubljanominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner promoting physical activity and movement in Ljubljana community.
• Športna zveza Ljubljane (Sports Union of Ljubljana)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal sports federation partner supporting inclusive sports initiatives.
• Zveza socialistične demokracije KrimminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization contributing to community programs.
• ZLATKOminorOthersAmbassador supporting the organization and its mission.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Maendeleo for Children: Italian NGO specializing in inclusion through sports and dance for children with disabilities. Coordinator of the TANGO-LIFE project alongside Društvo za kulturo inkluzije, with highly comparable mission, methodology (adapted physical activity), and European project-based operating model.
• Športna zveza 'Milan Petrović': Serbian sports federation and SPORTISM project partner developing inclusive sports practices for children with autism and intellectual/combined disabilities. Comparable mission, beneficiary population, and methodology in adapted physical activity.
• Centar za autizam Rijeka: Croatian autism center and SPORTISM project partner providing adapted sports programs for children with autism and intellectual disabilities. Directly comparable in mission, beneficiary population, and EU-project operating model.
• Center Janeza Levca Ljubljana: Ljubljana-based public institution providing education and rehabilitation programs for children and adolescents with special needs. It is Društvo za kulturo inkluzije's primary institutional partner for the 'Bodi Športnik' sports event and several EU projects, serving an overlapping beneficiary population.
• Special Olympics Slovenia: Slovenian national program of Special Olympics providing year-round sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Directly comparable to Društvo za kulturo inkluzije in mission (adaptive sports for special-needs populations) and target beneficiaries in the same Slovenian geography.

Broad incumbents

• European Disability Forum: Largest European umbrella organization representing the rights of 100 million persons with disabilities. Thematically adjacent, operating at the policy/advocacy level intersecting with Društvo za kulturo inkluzije's inclusion mission but without grassroots service delivery.
• Inclusion Europe: European association representing people with intellectual disabilities and their families across 40+ countries. Comparable in mission (social inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities) and European scope, but operates as an advocacy umbrella rather than a direct service provider.
• Special Olympics International: Global movement offering year-round sports training and competition for people with intellectual disabilities. Broader, global incumbent in the same adaptive-sports space, providing a comparable framework but operating at much larger scale than the Slovenian-focused subject organization.
• European Paralympic Committee: Continental governing body for Paralympic sport across Europe. Operates in the broader disability-sports ecosystem that overlaps with Društvo za kulturo inkluzije's adaptive-sports programs, but focuses on elite competition rather than grassroots inclusion.

Emerging players

• Jadralni klub Ljubljana: Ljubljana sailing club coordinating the SIESSail inclusive sailing project alongside Društvo za kulturo inkluzije. Comparable in targeting under-served populations through sport, but specializes in a single vertical (sailing) rather than the broader adaptive-sports portfolio of the subject organization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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