Eine Welt Netzwerk Bayern E.V.

What Eine Welt Netzwerk Bayern E.V. does

Eine Welt Netzwerk Bayern E.V. is the designated Bavarian state-level network (Landesnetzwerk) for development-policy groups, world shops (Weltläden), and local One World networks, founded in 1999 and headquartered in Augsburg with a second office in Munich. The association coordinates 224 member organizations across all Bavarian regions and is the recognized civil-society partner of the Bayerische Staatskanzlei (Bavarian State Chancellery) for development-policy and fair-trade engagement. Its service portfolio comprises the annual Bayerische Eine Welt-Tage with the Fair Handels Messe Bayern trade fair in Augsburg, the Bayerischer Eine Welt-Preis award, the Promotorinnenprogramm (17 regional promoters across Bavaria), education and certification programs (Eine Welt-Stationen, Eine Welt-Kita, Bildung trifft Entwicklung, Fairtrade-Town/School), awareness campaigns (HandyAktion Bayern, Faire Bälle), and a long-running annual Runder Tisch Bayern roundtable on corporate social and environmental supply-chain standards.

The organization operates as a non-profit registered association (eingetragener Verein) with 12 staff and does not sell commercial products or services. Its revenue is derived from membership contributions, project-based and institutional grants from the Bavarian Staatskanzlei, the federal BMZ (via Engagement Global), and church institutions including the Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Bayern and Bavarian (arch-)dioceses, supplemented by cooperative partnerships (Fairtrade Deutschland/TransFair, Mission EineWelt, Bund Naturschutz, Oikocredit). Distribution is relationship-based: a regional promoter network, an annual flagship event, a website (eineweltnetzwerkbayern.de), and an informational portal (bayern-einewelt.de). It does not develop or license proprietary technology.

Commercially the entity is not investable in the conventional PE/VC sense: there is no equity, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no proprietary technology product. Its strategic significance for an investor audience lies in its role as a stable, government-anchored convening platform for the Bavarian One World sector, its policy-influence channel into Bavarian state government and the German Bundestag, and its 25-year operating track record.

Name

Eine Welt Netzwerk Bayern E.V.

Legal name

Eine Welt Netzwerk Bayern e.V.

Website

https://eineweltnetzbayern.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Eine Welt Netzwerk Bayern E.V. is the Bavarian state-level network coordinating 224 member development-policy groups, world shops, schools, and municipalities through 17 regional promoters, annual events, education programs, and policy advocacy, funded by Bavarian and federal government grants and church institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Development Policy Network Coordination

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Governance, Democracy & Rule of Law (BPAGABAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Mediation, Negotiation Support & Peace Processes (BPADAFAC)

Keywords

• Development policy coordination
• Fair trade advocacy
• Global learning programs
• Civil society network
• Sustainable public procurement

Headquarters

HQ city

Augsburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees and organizational support: Eine Welt Netzwerk Bayern E.V. operates as a non-profit association (e.V.) primarily funded through membership contributions and institutional support from public bodies and church organizations. Revenue supports coordination of the network, educational programs, advocacy work, and the Promotorinnenprogramm across Bavaria.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Eine Welt Netzwerk Bayern E.V. is the Bavarian state-level umbrella network for development policy groups, world shops, and local One World networks. It coordinates 224+ member organizations through a regional promoter program, hosts an annual flagship event (Bayerische Eine Welt-Tage with Fair Handels Messe Bayern), and runs advocacy, education, and fair trade programs. Its core work is civil society coordination, political advocacy on development policy and supply chain standards, and capacity building for member NGOs, municipalities, schools, and kindergartens in Bavaria.

Product overview

Eine Welt Netzwerk Bayern E.V. is a Bavarian state network organization (Landesnetzwerk) for development policy groups, world shops (Weltläden), and local One World networks. Rather than a commercial product company, it provides a portfolio of programs, events, publications, and certification support services. The core offerings include the annual Bayerische Eine Welt-Tage with Fair Handels Messe Bayern event; the Bayerischer Eine Welt-Preis award program; regional promoters (Eine Welt-Promotorinnenprogramm); educational initiatives (Eine Welt-Stationen, Eine Welt-Kita, Bildung trifft Entwicklung); fair trade certification support (Fairtrade-Town/School); awareness campaigns (Handy-Aktion, faire Bälle); annual roundtables on corporate supply chain responsibility (Runder Tisch Bayern); and publications including the Kommunen und Eine Welt handbook and the Entwicklungspolitik in Bayern reference publication. The organization coordinates civic engagement across nearly all of Bavaria, supported by the Bavarian State Chancellery and federal BMZ funding.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bayerische Eine Welt-Tage: Annual flagship event featuring the Fair Trade Fair Bavaria (Fair Handels Messe Bayern) held in Augsburg.
• Bayerischer Eine Welt-Preis
• Promotorinnenprogramm
• Eine Welt-Kita: fair und global
• Runder Tisch Bayern: Sozial- und Umweltstandards bei Unternehmen

Products and services

• Bayerische Eine Welt-Tage (BEWT) with Fair Handels Messe Bayern Annual flagship event in Augsburg featuring the Fair Trade Fair Bavaria (Fair Handels Messe Bayern), bringing together One World actors, policymakers, fair trade producers, and the public for exchange and networking. Open to members, partners, and the general public.
• Bayerischer Eine Welt-Preis Annual award program jointly presented with the Bavarian State Chancellery to recognize outstanding civic engagement for global justice, human rights, solidarity, peace, and environmental preservation in Bavaria. Open to Bavarian civil society actors and initiatives.
• Eine Welt-Promotorinnenprogramm Statewide program with 17 regional promoters across all Bavarian regions supporting and coordinating One World civic engagement, fair trade, and sustainable public procurement. Provides local capacity building and coordination services to member organizations and partners.
• Eine Welt-Kita: fair und global Kindergarten certification and support program helping Bavarian early childhood education facilities integrate global learning and fair trade principles. Includes certification, training, materials, practice examples, and exchange meetings for participating Kitas.
• Eine Welt-Stationen Network of educational stations across Bavaria providing global learning resources and programs for schools and communities to promote development policy awareness. Designed for Bavarian schools, teachers, and community groups seeking structured global learning engagement.
• Bildung trifft Entwicklung (BtE) Educational program providing global learning resources and training for teachers and multipliers, including reference materials, continuing education (Lehrkräftefortbildungen), classroom visits, and a network of trained Bildungsreferent:innen across Bavaria.
• Fairtrade-Town / Fairtrade-School Certification Support Certification support program helping Bavarian municipalities and schools achieve and maintain Fairtrade Town or Fairtrade School status, delivered jointly with Fairtrade Deutschland (TransFair e.V.). Includes annual statewide networking meetings.
• Runder Tisch Bayern: Sozial- und Umweltstandards bei Unternehmen Annual statewide roundtable series (21 sessions as of 2025) convening representatives from companies, politics, science, and civil society organizations to discuss corporate responsibility in global supply chains and social/environmental standards. Co-organized with Bund Naturschutz in Bayern and the Zentrum für Globale Fragen der Hochschule für Philosophie München.
• Handy-Aktion Bayern Statewide campaign raising awareness about the social and ecological impacts of mobile phone production, including collection and education initiatives. Co-organized with Mission EineWelt for Bavarian schools and parishes.
• faire Bälle (Fair Balls) Program promoting fair trade balls (footballs, handball, volleyball) in Bavarian schools and sports clubs, including educational quizzes and distribution of fair trade sporting equipment.
• bio-regional-fair publication Publication highlighting the intersection of organic/regional and fair trade principles, promoting sustainable food systems with fair working conditions for Bavarian municipalities and consumers.
• Kommunen und Eine Welt handbook Handbook for municipal One World work in Bavaria, providing guidance on action fields and practical examples for local government engagement with global responsibility and fair trade topics. Targeted at Bavarian municipalities and city administrations.
• Bayern-EineWelt Portal Online portal (www.bayern-einewelt.de) facilitating partnerships between Bavarian and Global South institutions, providing background information, educational materials, and links for development policy education and partnership registration.
• Entwicklung in Partnerschaft (EiP) project funding program Joint funding program with the Bavarian State Chancellery supporting Bavarian nonprofit actors implementing overseas projects in African partner countries. Up to five projects per round, up to €49,999 per project (minimum 10% self-contribution), covering approximately April to December 2027.

Quantifiable outcome

• 224 member organizations (October 2023), growing from 204 in 2021
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Bayerische Staatskanzlei (Bavarian State Chancellery)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Bayerische Staatskanzlei is the primary governmental partner of Eine Welt Netzwerk Bayern E.V. The partnership covers joint administration of the Bayerischer Eine Welt-Preis, the 'Entwicklung in Partnerschaft' project funding program (with up to €49,999 per project for Africa-related overseas projects), the Promotorinnenprogramm, and the annual Bayerische Eine Welt-Tage. The network is the recognized civil society partner of the Bavarian state government for development policy matters.
• Bund Naturschutz in Bayern e.V. (BUND Naturschutz)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of the annual 'Runder Tisch Bayern: Sozial- und Umweltstandards bei Unternehmen' round tables on supply chain standards. Collaboration extends to supply chain legislation advocacy and the Initiative Lieferkettengesetz (Supply Chain Act Initiative) in Bavaria.
• Zentrum für Globale Fragen der Hochschule für Philosophie MünchenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner co-organizing the annual 'Runder Tisch Bayern: Sozial- und Umweltstandards bei Unternehmen'. Provides research input and academic perspective on corporate social and environmental standards.
• Mission EineWelt (Centrum für Partnerschaft und Entwicklung der ELKB)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor church development organization and co-organizer of the bayernweite HandyAktion (mobile phone action). Long-standing partner in development education and fair trade. One of the main institutional supporters of the network's activities, funded by the Bavarian (arch-)dioceses.
• Fairtrade Deutschland / TransFair e.V.majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation partner for Fairtrade-Town and Fairtrade-School campaigns in Bavaria. Jointly organizes annual bayernweite networking meetings for Fairtrade Towns and Fairtrade Schools. Supports the network's fair trade activities and certification processes.
• OikocreditminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCooperative and development financier that supports social enterprises in over 70 countries. Eine Welt Netzwerk Bayern partnered with Oikocredit for a large-format poster campaign ('Gutes Geld') on approximately 500 billboard spaces across Bavaria, promoting ethical investment and global responsibility.
• Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Eine Welt-Landesnetzwerke in Deutschland e.V. (agl)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe national-level association of all 16 German One World state networks, of which Eine Welt Netzwerk Bayern is a member. Coordinates nationwide advocacy, campaigns (e.g., Initiative Lieferkettengesetz), and policy positions on federal development policy issues.
• Initiative Lieferkettengesetz / Bayerisches Bündnis zur Initiative LieferkettengesetzmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEine Welt Netzwerk Bayern coordinates the Bavarian coalition of the nationwide Initiative Lieferkettengesetz (Supply Chain Act Initiative). Partners include DGB-Bayern, BUND Naturschutz in Bayern, Brot für die Welt, Misereor in Bayern, Mission EineWelt, Campo Limpo, and FAIR Handelshaus Bayern eG. The initiative advocates for legally binding supply chain standards.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Germanwatch e.V. German policy and advocacy NGO focused on global sustainability, supply chain due diligence, and climate justice. Comparable as a thematically related civil-society actor engaging companies and policymakers on supply chain standards, though operating nationally with a broader sustainability mandate.
• Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Eine Welt-Landesnetzwerke in Deutschland e.V. (agl): National association of all 16 German Eine Welt state networks, of which EWNB is a member. Comparable as the coordinating umbrella for federal advocacy campaigns (e.g., Initiative Lieferkettengesetz) that EWNB delivers at Bavarian level.

Direct peers

• Berliner Entwicklungspolitischer Ratschlag (BER): Berlin's umbrella for development policy and global justice civil society organizations. Comparable in mandate, membership model, and convening role; also a member of agl alongside EWNB.
• Nord-Süd-Brücke Berlin/Brandenburg: State-level development policy network covering Berlin and Brandenburg. Operates the same Landesnetzwerk role with a comparable Promotorenprogramm, member groups, and federal advocacy through agl.
• Eine Welt Netzwerk NRW: State-level Eine Welt network for North Rhine-Westphalia. Directly comparable as a peer Bundesland umbrella for development policy groups, world shops, and global learning, with the same Promotorenprogramm model and membership-based civil-society structure.
• Forum Fairer Handel: German forum of fair trade organizations. Comparable as a multi-stakeholder advocacy and convening body for fair trade policy in Germany, with overlapping work on supply chain standards and development policy.
• Weltladen-Dachverband: National umbrella for Germany's world shops (Weltläden). Directly comparable because Bavaria accounts for ~25% of the ~900 German world shops that EWNB also coordinates, with overlapping fair-trade retail and advocacy agendas.

Broad incumbents

• Brot für die Welt: Major German church-based development and relief organization. Comparable as a strategic partner within EWNB's coalition on the Initiative Lieferkettengesetz, but operates nationally with a much broader development mandate and donor base.
• Fairtrade Deutschland / TransFair e.V. The licensed Fairtrade certifier in Germany. Comparable as a fair-trade partner and campaign co-organizer (Fairtrade-Town, Fairtrade-School), but operates nationally as the standard-setter and label owner rather than a regional convening body.

Regional players

• Bund Naturschutz in Bayern e.V. (BN): Largest Bavarian environmental NGO and close co-organizer of EWNB's annual Runder Tisch Bayern on supply chain standards. Comparable as a Bavaria-focused advocacy partner with overlapping sustainability and supply chain policy interests, but with environmental rather than development policy focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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