Fawaka

What Fawaka does

Fawaka is a Dutch educational services consultancy, approximately ten years old and headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The company is built around Wereldburgerschap (World Citizenship) education — an inclusive, globally oriented interpretation of the Dutch government's mandatory citizenship education (burgerschapsonderwijs). Fawaka's customers are primary and secondary schools (and the school boards, "onderwijsbesturen," that govern them) across the Netherlands that need to professionalize their citizenship teaching and meet evolving regulatory requirements. The firm positions itself as a pragmatic, structured partner that works alongside school leadership, teachers, and students to develop coherent citizenship curricula and school culture.\n\nThe product surface is delivered as professional services rather than as a software platform. Core offerings include Educatieve Programma's en Lesmateriaal (classroom programs and teaching materials), Workshops & Kennisopbouw (teacher professional development), Curriculum frameworks, and Visie, Beleid & Schoolcultuur (vision, policy, and school-culture advisory). These are packaged into three tiered advisory trajectories — Basic, Standard, and Premium — that have been visibly used by named customers such as OBS De Klimop (Basic), Jenaplanschool De Biënkorf (Premium), and IKC De Boomgaard (Standard). Adjacent assets include a public Toolbox, ongoing projects such as "Gedeelde Geschiedenis in de Klas" and "Voorbij Vooroordelen," and an administered subsidy scheme (Subsidieregeling Schurende Gesprekken). The organization employs roughly 43 people and runs no public AI, API, or SDK stack per the available data.\n\nCommercially, Fawaka operates a sales-led, consultative go-to-market: engagements begin with a "Plan direct een kennismaking" (direct introduction) CTA, and contract value is built around tiered advisory trajectories whose pricing is not publicly disclosed. Distribution is split between direct engagement with individual schools and an enterprise layer aimed at multi-school governing bodies. Fawaka does not run on disclosed external funding and shows no M&A or leadership turnover. Its commercial ecosystem is unusually broad for a firm of its size, comprising partnerships with UNESCO NL, Nuffic, SLO, PO Raad, VO Raad, VOS/ABB, several Dutch municipalities (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Hilversum), applied universities, publisher Thieme Meulenhoff, and major museums including Rijksmuseum, Het Scheepvaartmuseum, Tropenmuseum, and The Black Archives — a network that anchors the firm's authority in Dutch citizenship education.

Name

Fawaka

Legal name

Fawaka

Website

https://fawakawereldburgerschap.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fawaka is a Dutch educational services consultancy based in Amsterdam that helps primary and secondary schools and school boards implement Wereldburgerschap (World Citizenship) education through tiered Basic, Standard, and Premium advisory trajectories, curriculum materials, workshops, and policy support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advisory and Consulting Services: Fawaka generates revenue through structured advisory trajectories for schools: Basic, Standard, and Premium programs. These are tailored consulting engagements that help schools develop citizenship education policy, curriculum, and school culture.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Fawaka provides inclusive world citizenship education (Wereldburgerschap) consulting and educational services to Dutch primary and secondary schools. Its core offering consists of tiered advisory trajectories (Basic, Standard, Premium) that include curriculum design, teaching materials, workshops, teacher professionalization, and vision/policy development for school culture. The company helps schools meet Dutch government citizenship education requirements while developing students into world citizens.

Product overview

Fawaka is an educational services provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of world citizenship education (Wereldburgerschap) solutions for Dutch primary and secondary schools. The offering consists of core educational products including classroom programs and teaching materials, professional development workshops, structured curriculum frameworks, and vision/policy advisory services. These are delivered through tiered advisory trajectories (Basic, Standard, and Premium) that provide tailored support to school leadership, teachers, and students. Additionally, Fawaka provides a toolbox of practical resources, manages specific educational projects such as shared history curricula and anti-discrimination training, and administers funding programs like the Schurende Gesprekken subsidy scheme. The portfolio is unified by its focus on inclusive, globally-minded citizenship education that meets current and future government requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Educatieve Programma's en Lesmateriaal Educational programs and teaching materials designed for classroom use, supporting world citizenship education (Wereldburgerschap) in Dutch primary and secondary schools.
• Workshops & Kennisopbouw Professional development workshops and knowledge-building sessions for teachers and school staff on citizenship education topics.
• Curriculum Structured curriculum offerings for world citizenship education, providing schools with comprehensive educational frameworks.
• Visie, Beleid & Schoolcultuur Advisory services focusing on educational vision, policy development, and school culture to support inclusive world citizenship education.
• Toolbox A toolbox of resources and materials available for schools to support the implementation of world citizenship education.
• Gedeelde Geschiedenis in de Klas A project focused on shared history in the classroom, enabling students to explore historical narratives from multiple perspectives.
• Voorbij Vooroordelen A project addressing antisemitism in connection with other forms of racism and discrimination, providing training and educational resources for schools.

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• NPO (Nederlandse Publieke Omroep)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch public broadcaster. Fawaka has collaborated with NPO on educational content related to world citizenship education.
• Gemeente AmsterdamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipality of Amsterdam. Collaboration on citizenship education initiatives within Amsterdam schools.
• Gemeente RotterdamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipality of Rotterdam. Partnership for citizenship education programs in Rotterdam schools.
• Gemeente HilversumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipality of Hilversum. Collaboration on local citizenship education initiatives.
• Haagse HogeschoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Hague University of Applied Sciences. Academic partnership for research and development in citizenship education.
• Hogeschool van AmsterdamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmsterdam University of Applied Sciences. Partnership for teacher professionalization and educational research.
• Universitaire pabo AmsterdamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity teaching program for primary education in Amsterdam. Collaboration on teacher training.
• NufficcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch organization for internationalization in education. Key partner for international dimension of world citizenship education, including internationalization programs and global learning.
• UNESCO NLcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNESCO Netherlands National Commission. Partnership connecting Fawaka's world citizenship education approach with UNESCO's global citizenship education framework.
• RijksmuseumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch National Museum. Collaboration on educational programs connecting history and citizenship education.
• Het ScheepvaartmuseumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaritime Museum Amsterdam. Partnership for educational programs related to maritime history and world citizenship.
• TropenmuseumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMuseum of world cultures. Collaboration on programs exploring global cultures and diversity.
• The Black ArchivesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchive documenting Black Dutch history. Partnership for historical education and addressing racism and discrimination.
• SLO (Stichting Leerplan Ontwikkeling)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch Curriculum Development Foundation. Collaboration on curriculum development and alignment with national educational standards.
• PO RaadcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary Education Council of the Netherlands. Trade association representing primary schools, important partner for sector-wide citizenship education initiatives.
• VO RaadcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecondary Education Council of the Netherlands. Trade association for secondary education, supporting citizenship education in VMBO, HAVO, and VWO schools.
• VOS/ABBcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation for governance and management in public education. Partnership for supporting school boards and administrators.
• SDG NederlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainable Development Goals network in the Netherlands. Connection to UN Sustainable Development Goals framework for world citizenship education.
• Coöperatie Leren voor MorgenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLearning for Tomorrow cooperative. Partnership focused on future-oriented education and sustainability.
• Thieme MeulenhoffminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch educational publisher. Collaboration on educational materials and curriculum resources.
• VGN Kleio (Commissie Wereldgeschiedenis in de klas)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch history teachers commission. Partnership for world history education programs.
• EduCultureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational organization focused on cultural education. Partnership for cultural aspects of world citizenship.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• SLO (Stichting Leerplan Ontwikkeling): Dutch national curriculum development foundation. Already a Core partner of Fawaka, but also a broader stakeholder that could resemble a competitor in curriculum design. It shapes the national standards Fawaka helps schools implement.
• Stichting Cito: Well-established Dutch educational measurement and testing organization that also develops curriculum frameworks and supports school improvement. A broader incumbent in the Dutch educational services landscape touching the same school buyers.
• Thieme Meulenhoff: Major Dutch educational publisher of textbooks and digital learning materials. Currently a partner of Fawaka but also a potential competitor given its scale and direct relationships with schools across curricula including citizenship subjects.

Direct peers

• Bazalt Groep: Dutch educational services organization that supports primary schools with professional development, curriculum design, and school improvement consulting — directly comparable to Fawaka's advisory and teacher professionalization offering.
• KPC Groep: Dutch training and consultancy organization serving K-12 schools with leadership development, teacher training, and educational innovation programs — a strong functional comparison to Fawaka's workshops and trajectory work.
• Oberon: Dutch research and consultancy firm focused on education, welfare, and youth policy. Provides evidence-based advisory and program evaluation to schools and municipalities, comparable to Fawaka's policy and curriculum support.
• Stichting School & Veiligheid: Dutch foundation supporting schools with social-safety, citizenship, and inclusive school culture programming. Directly comparable in mission to Fawaka's Wereldburgerschap and Voorbij Vooroordelen programs.
• CPS Onderwijs: Dutch educational consultancy providing schools with curriculum development, leadership coaching, and professional development services across primary and secondary education, overlapping with Fawaka's advisory trajectories.
• Edux Onderwijsadvies: Dutch educational advisory firm providing school consultancy, interim management, and curriculum support to primary and secondary schools — comparable in mission and scale to Fawaka's advisory services.

Emerging players

• Stichting Leren voor Morgen: Dutch cooperative focused on future-oriented, sustainability, and citizenship education. Already a partner of Fawaka, but operates in an adjacent niche promoting similar values-based, SDG-aligned K-12 programming.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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