EPIZ Berlin e.V.

What EPIZ Berlin e.V. does

EPIZ Berlin e.V. (legal name: Entwicklungspolitisches Bildungs- und Informationszentrum e.V.) is a registered non-profit association (eingetragener Verein) founded in 1986 and headquartered at Am Sudhaus 2, 12053 Berlin, Germany. The organization operates as a center for global citizenship education (Globales Lernen), developing didactic materials and conducting workshops, training sessions, and conferences for primary schools, secondary schools, vocational schools, teachers, and extracurricular facilitators across Berlin. Its topical focus spans global justice, human rights, sustainability, and political education, with a stated emphasis on addressing social inequality and supply-chain ethics in sectors such as electronics, mining, agriculture, and finance.

The core service portfolio comprises role-play games (Planspiele) covering topics including smartphone production labor conditions, copper mining in Chile, e-waste flows, mica mining in India, gold mining sustainability, EU poultry exports to Ghana, and genetically modified soy cultivation in Brazil, alongside practical handbooks and posters. EPIZ's flagship facility is the WeltRaum, an immersive learning space integrating Virtual Reality glasses, tablets, projection surfaces, and 360° video to deliver participatory global learning experiences. Materials are distributed both as free digital downloads and as printed editions sold at unit prices (e.g., €5.00 per copy plus shipping). EPIZ also operates the EPIZ Bibliothek (library) and a structured 'Faire Schule' school-development program.

EPIZ is primarily funded by the Berlin Senate Administration for Economics, Technology and Research (Senatsverwaltung für Wirtschaft, Technologie und Forschung), supplemented by donations from state institutions, church institutions, companies, private individuals, and a voluntary 'Freundeskreis' (friends' circle). It holds charitable status (Gemeinnützigkeit) and is registered with the Berlin Vereinsregister under number 95 VR 14109. The organization employs 12 staff, including a managing director (Elke Weidfer), first chairperson (Dr. Sabine Jungk), and event management lead (Anne-Kathrin Bruch), and conducts co-development partnerships with organizations including AWO International, Bundesjugendwerk der AWO, Brot für die Welt, and multiple Berlin vocational schools.

Name

EPIZ Berlin e.V.

Legal name

Entwicklungspolitisches Bildungs- und Informationszentrum e.V.

Website

https://epiz-berlin.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EPIZ Berlin e.V. is a Berlin-based non-profit association founded in 1986 that develops educational materials and conducts workshops on global citizenship, human rights, and sustainability for schools, teachers, and multipliers across Berlin.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Global Citizenship Education Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Project- & Inquiry-Based Digital Learning Modules (EDAFACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workshops, Webinars & Live Masterclasses (MPACALAD), Immersive Language & Cultural Learning (Conversational VR, Role-Play) (EDAFAJAH)

Keywords

• Global citizenship education
• Educational materials publishing
• Teacher training workshops
• Immersive learning experiences
• Political education resources

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, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Funding and Donations: EPIZ is primarily funded by the Senate Administration for Economics, Technology and Research of Berlin (Senatsverwaltung für Wirtschaft, Technologie und Forschung im Land Berlin). Additional support comes from donations from state institutions, church institutions, companies, and private individuals. The organization operates as a non-profit association.
2. Sales of Educational Materials: EPIZ sells printed educational materials and publications. For example, the 'Tod in yPhone City' material is priced at €5.00 per copy plus shipping costs. Materials are also available as free downloads.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

EPIZ Berlin e.V. develops and distributes educational materials on global citizenship education (Globales Lernen) and conducts workshops and teacher training. Its core service is the WeltRaum immersive learning space, which uses Virtual Reality, projection surfaces, tablets, and 360° videos. The product portfolio includes Planspiele (role-play simulation games) on topics such as smartphone labor conditions, copper mining, e-waste, mica mining, gold mining, poultry exports, soy cultivation, and social inequality, plus a practical handbook and a circular economy poster.

Product overview

EPIZ Berlin e.V. operates as a center for global citizenship education (Globales Lernen) offering a portfolio of educational materials and workshop services focused on global justice, human rights, and sustainability. The core service is the WeltRaum—an immersive learning space using tablets, headphones, VR glasses, projection surfaces, and 360° videos. The primary products are role-play games (Planspiele) covering topics like smartphone labor conditions, copper mining, e-waste, mica mining, gold mining, poultry exports, and soy cultivation, plus educational materials on social inequality and a circular economy poster. Materials are available as free digital downloads in PDF and DOCX formats, with some also sold as printed editions. Workshops can be conducted in the WeltRaum using immersive technologies or at schools, targeting students from primary school through vocational training.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Brands

• WeltRaum: An immersive learning space using Virtual Reality, projection surfaces, and 360° videos combined with real-world learning opportunities. A media competency workshop facility.

Products and services

• WeltRaum Immersive learning space that brings global learning experiences into the room using tablets, headphones, Virtual Reality glasses, projection surfaces, and 360° videos combined with real-world activities. Offers interactive and participatory formats for children, youth, teachers, and interested adults to experience perspectives from different countries.
• Tod in yPhone City – IT & Arbeitsrechte Role-play simulation game about smartphone production labor conditions in which participants take on roles of managers, workers, activists, and media representatives to learn about stakeholder interests and discuss sustainability in the IT sector. Sold at €5.00 per printed copy plus shipping; also available as free download.
• Kupfer in einer globalisierten Welt Role-play game examining global copper mining in Chile, where participants take on roles of different stakeholders to understand perspectives and conflicts around copper extraction. Developed in collaboration with Berufliche Schule Energietechnik Altona (BEA) for electrical engineering training.
• Elektroschrott global Role-play game about e-waste showing how electronic devices contain valuable raw materials and toxic substances, examining the global flows of electronic waste and its impacts.
• Das Geschäft mit dem Mica-Glitzer Role-play game about mica mining in India addressing child labor in mica mines and international responsibility along supply chains, for occupations in cosmetics, electronics, and jewelry.
• Goldbergbau und Nachhaltigkeit Role-play game about gold mining examining environmental and human rights risks in gold extraction and professional action possibilities for jewelers, electronics industry, and banks. Rated "SEHR GUT" by Portal Globales Lernen and "GUT" by Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband's Materialkompass.
• Geflügelexporte nach Ghana Role-play game examining poultry exports from the EU to Ghana and their devastating effects on local markets, suitable for food industry training and political education.
• Mord in Mato Grosso do Sul – Anbau von Soja in Brasilien Role-play game about genetically modified soybean cultivation in Brazil examining deforestation, indigenous displacement, and environmental pollution, with a simplified version for students with learning difficulties.
• The Winner Takes It All?! Political education material on social inequality with two modules — "Kolonialismus" as a forgotten root of Europe's wealth and "Ungleichheit im Kapitalismus" — developed in collaboration with AWO International, Bundesjugendwerk der AWO, and Brot für die Welt for youth and young adults.
• Wie gemeinwohlorientiert ist mein Ausbildungsbetrieb? Project booklet for vocational training students to examine the sustainability of their training company using the well-being matrix and project management tools, developed for office professions. Rated "SEHR GUT" by Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband's Materialkompass.
• Praxishandbuch GLOBALES LERNEN Practical handbook for designing, conducting, and evaluating workshops in schools, covering global learning concepts and methods. Targeted at teachers, pedagogical staff, and political education facilitators.
• Poster Kreislaufgesellschaft Poster illustrating the concept of circular economy, showing a world without waste and how work and business processes can be designed circularly.
• Werkstätten – Immersives und inklusives Globales Lernen im EPIZ WeltRaum Workshop formats combining immersive learning techniques with global learning content and methods, using VR, projection surfaces, or 360° videos. Targeted at multipliers and facilitators; includes introductory (Werkstatt 3, Werkstatt 4) and advanced (Aufbau-Werkstatt) sessions.
• Faire Schule (Fair School) School development program for integrating global citizenship education and sustainability across school life. Includes a certification path ("Faire Schule werden") and recognized schools ("Ausgezeichnete Schulen"). Supported by a network of trained facilitators and partner schools.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AWO InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPIZ collaborated with AWO International, Bundesjugendwerk der AWO, and Brot für die Welt to develop the educational material 'The Winner Takes It All?!' on social inequality for political education.
• Bundesjugendwerk der AWOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with EPIZ, AWO International, and Brot für die Welt on the development of 'The Winner Takes It All?!' educational material.
• Brot für die WeltcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with EPIZ, AWO International, and Bundesjugendwerk der AWO to develop the 'The Winner Takes It All?!' material on social inequality.
• Berufliche Schule Energietechnik Altona (BEA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPIZ collaborated with BEA to develop the educational material 'Kupfer in einer globalisierten Welt' (Copper in a Globalized World) for electrical engineering training.
• Berufsbildende Schulen HaldenslebenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with EPIZ to develop and test the 'Goldbergbau und Nachhaltigkeit' (Gold Mining and Sustainability) educational material.
• Berufliche Schule für Banken, Versicherungen und Recht mit Beruflichem Gymnasium St. PauliminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with EPIZ to develop and test the 'Goldbergbau und Nachhaltigkeit' educational material.
• Berufliche Schule Farmsen – Medien – TechnikminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with EPIZ to develop and test the 'Goldbergbau und Nachhaltigkeit' educational material.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Engagement Global gGmbH: German government-backed service for development education and global citizenship learning, funding and supporting school programs and multipliers nationwide — a near-direct functional peer with broader geographic reach than EPIZ.
• BUNDjugend: German youth environmental and sustainability education organization producing hands-on learning materials and workshop formats on environmental and global topics, comparable in pedagogy and target audience to EPIZ.
• Welthaus Bielefeld e.V. German non-profit center for global learning and development education that develops and distributes educational materials and runs workshops on global justice and sustainability, closely mirroring EPIZ's mandate and product format.
• Eine Welt Netz NRW: State-level network in North Rhine-Westphalia coordinating global learning providers, developing materials, and training multipliers — a direct functional peer operating at regional rather than city scale.
• RENN (Regionale Netzstellen Nachhaltigkeitsstrategien): Coordinated German network of regional sustainability strategy hubs that develop and distribute education-for-sustainable-development materials and run workshops — a multi-state peer of EPIZ's educational mission with shared pedagogical approach.

Broad incumbents

• Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb): Germany's federal agency for political education, producing free curricula, materials and grants on political and global topics at much larger scale, overlapping with EPIZ's political-education mandate but serving a broader portfolio.
• Brot für die Welt: Large German development and relief organization that co-develops political education materials (e.g., 'The Winner Takes It All?!' with EPIZ) and runs school programs on global justice, overlapping with EPIZ's content and audiences at significantly greater scale.
• German Commission for UNESCO: National UNESCO coordinator advancing Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Global Citizenship Education in Germany, including school programs and teacher training that overlap EPIZ's core topics at much broader institutional scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@epiz-zentrumfurglobalesler864
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/epiz-berlin

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

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