elbarlament

What elbarlament does

elbarlament GmbH is an independent, Berlin-headquartered peacebuilding and democracy support organisation established in 2013 by a multidisciplinary team of democracy specialists. The company name derives from its founding parliamentary support programme in Egypt, where 'el barlament' means 'parliament' in Arabic. Operating as a privately held German limited liability company under Managing Director Sebastian Bloching, elbarlament delivers consultancy and project implementation services across three thematic pillars: Inclusive Political Participation, Women, Peace and Security (WPS), and the Gender-Climate-Security Nexus. It does not operate a software or technology platform; its 'products' are structured programmatic services such as the PATH training hub, WYDE Civic Engagement, ParticiLogue Yemen, and technical assistance to the Team Europe Democracy Initiative, supplemented by knowledge publications and toolkits.

Revenue is generated exclusively through project-based consultancy contracts and grants from a concentrated set of institutional donors, principally GIZ, Enabel, the European Union, BMZ, the German Federal Foreign Office, bpb, and ifa/Zivik. The go-to-market is sales-led: elbarlament responds to tenders, secures framework agreements, and is engaged as a technical implementing partner for projects in conflict-affected and transition contexts including Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon, Ukraine, Myanmar, Kyrgyzstan, Tunisia, Nepal, Senegal, Chad, Burundi, South Africa, and additional Sub-Saharan African countries. Distribution happens through direct enterprise sales to donor agencies and via membership in networks such as the European Partnership for Democracy and Team Europe Democracy. No public pricing exists, and revenue, headcount, and ownership are not disclosed.

elbarlament serves four primary customer segments: women and youth in conflict-affected regions (capacity building, leadership development), government and public institutions (parliamentary strengthening, civic education), civil society organisations (advocacy training, organisational capacity), and international development organisations seeking local implementation expertise. End beneficiaries are typically reached through donor-funded programme structures rather than direct commercial relationships, which makes the organisation's economics structurally that of a grant-funded professional services firm with high donor concentration and project-cycle revenue volatility.

Name

elbarlament

Legal name

elbarlament GmbH

Website

https://elbarlament.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

elbarlament GmbH is a Berlin-based peacebuilding and democracy support consultancy founded in 2013 that implements donor-funded projects on inclusive political participation, Women Peace and Security, and the gender-climate-security nexus for governments, civil society, and international development agencies across MENA, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Peacebuilding and Democracy Support Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution & Stabilization (BPAGABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technical Cooperation, Capacity Building & Policy Advisory Programs (BPADABAO), Gender Equality & Women’s Rights (BPADAGAF)

Keywords

• Democracy support services
• Peacebuilding consulting
• Civic participation programs
• Women peace security
• International development consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

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. Consultancy and Project Implementation Services: elbarlament generates revenue through implementing development projects funded by government donors (BMZ, GIZ, German Federal Foreign Office, EU), international organizations, and bilateral agencies. Revenue comes from consultancy fees, project delivery contracts, and training services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

elbarlament designs, implements, and manages peacebuilding and democracy support projects for international development donors, government agencies, and EU institutions. Its core offering consists of project-based consultancy and capacity-building services — including training programmes, mentorship schemes, dialogue facilitation, policy advisory, needs assessments, and toolkit/publication development — delivered across three thematic pillars: Inclusive Political Participation, Women Peace and Security (WPS), and Gender-Climate-Security Nexus. Revenue is generated through funded project contracts with organizations such as GIZ, Enabel, the EU, BMZ, and the German Federal Foreign Office.

Product overview

elbarlament is a peacebuilding and democracy support organization headquartered in Berlin, established in 2013. Rather than a unified software product, elbarlament offers a portfolio of programmatic services organized across three thematic pillars: Inclusive Political Participation (supporting parliamentary development, civic education, and civil society engagement), Women, Peace and Security (WPS) (empowering women leaders and addressing violence against women), and Gender-Climate-Security Nexus (linking climate action with peacebuilding). The organization also delivers named programmes including PATH (Peace Advocacy Training Hub), WYDE Civic Engagement, ParticiLogue, and various training initiatives such as the Team Europe Democracy training modules. These offerings are implemented as consultancy and project services, not as a software platform. elbarlament develops publications and toolkits (such as the Toolkit for Dialogue and Participation in Iraq) as knowledge products, and provides technical assistance to initiatives like Team Europe Democracy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PATH – Peace Advocacy Training Hub A regional training and mentorship programme for young women peacebuilders aged 18–35 from Libya, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen, delivering structured Arabic-language online training on leadership, peacebuilding, negotiation, advocacy, and digital communications, combined with mentorship and peer exchange.
• WYDE Civic Engagement An EU-funded multi-country programme supporting youth civic engagement and participation in decision-making across Sub-Saharan African countries, delivered through coaching, mentoring on project development, leadership programmes, and support for local youth organizations advocating for National Youth Councils.
• ParticiLogue – Supporting Participation and Dialogue in Yemen

Quantifiable outcome

• 40 women from Ukraine empowered with democratic competencies
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

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

• GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary implementing partner for multiple democracy support and peacebuilding projects including Promoting Dialogue and Participation in Iraq (PDP), Women4Peace, ParticiLogue Yemen, PATH programme, and Team Europe Democracy support.
• Enabel (Belgian Development Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFramework agreement partner for technical expertise on civic participation and democratic governance. Also partner for TED Working Group facilitation and Burundi CSO empowerment projects.
• European UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding source for multiple projects including WYDE Civic Engagement, African Charter Project, and various democracy support initiatives.
• European Partnership for Democracy (EPD)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork partner for WYDE Civic Engagement project and collaborative work on youth political participation.
• SwisspeaceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as partner/donor organization.
• Democracy Reporting InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost organization for elbarlament's Berlin office location.
• EAF BerlinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Open Doors - Open Minds project for young women refugees.
• Goethe InstitutminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as partner/donor organization.
• OSCEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as partner/donor organization.
• Deutscher BundestagminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as partner/donor organization.
• Accountability Lab NepalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner for national policy dialogue process to strengthen youth political engagement in Nepal.
• African Youth Democracy Forum (AYDF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on strengthening civic education manual 'Umgabulo The Demokhrasi' for South African schools.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Saferworld: UK-based peacebuilding NGO with similar programmatic focus on conflict-affected states, women peacebuilders, and gender-inclusive security. Comparable mid-size consultancy model and donor relationships (EU, FCDO, BMZ).
• Search for Common Ground: Large international peacebuilding NGO with similar mission around inclusive peace processes, women peacebuilders, and conflict-affected geographies (MENA, Sub-Saharan Africa). Comparable methodology in dialogue facilitation and community-level peace work.
• Democracy Reporting International (DRI): Berlin-based democracy support organization that actually hosts elbarlament's office. Operates in the same niche (parliamentary support, civic space, elections) across MENA and other transitional democracies, with a similar specialist consultancy model. The closest direct peer.
• Swisspeace: Swiss peacebuilding think-and-do tank listed as an elbarlament partner. Comparable in size and mission (peacebuilding, conflict transformation, statehood), with overlapping methodology around dialogue processes and policy advice.
• Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC): Global network of civil society organizations working on conflict prevention and peacebuilding. Overlaps with elbarlament on WPS agenda, inclusive participation, and works in many of the same risk-affected geographies.
• European Partnership for Democracy (EPD): Brussels-based network of European democracy support organizations; elbarlament is a member and joint implementer on WYDE Civic Engagement. Operates in the same donor ecosystem (EU, BMZ) and overlapping thematic areas (civic participation, youth engagement).

Broad incumbents

• National Democratic Institute (NDI): US-based core democracy support NGO with global reach across MENA, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia. Competes for EU/US democracy funding, overlaps on women's political participation and civic space themes.
• IFES: Global democracy and elections support organization working across similar geographies. Larger and more elections-focused, but competes for the same donor buckets and partners with EU institutions on democracy support.
• International IDEA: Intergovernmental organization supporting democratic processes globally. Overlaps with elbarlament on inclusive political participation (youth, women) and is a player in the same EU/BMZ-funded tenders, though at a much larger scale and intergovernmental mandate.
• International Republican Institute (IRI): US-based party-to-party and civic engagement NGO. Operates in the same regions and competes for similar democracy-support funding, with comparable methodology around civil society strengthening and inclusive governance.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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