What HEI VERDEN does

Hei Verden is a Norwegian nonprofit solidarity-and-education organization established in 1974 and operating as the schools division of Strømmestiftelsen (the Strømme Foundation). The organization coordinates fundraising and awareness activities between Norwegian schools and international education projects aimed at children in poverty, with a stated focus on girls, indigenous peoples, and children with disabilities. Beneficiaries are concentrated in Uganda, Bangladesh, Peru, Nepal, Zambia, Tanzania, and Laos.

The core product is the Solidaritetsaksjon (Solidarity Campaign) program — a structured five-step process in which Norwegian schools select a project, book school visits (physical or digital), download free curriculum-aligned teaching materials, run fundraising activities (job days, solidarity runs, quiz nights, concerts, collection boxes), and receive certificates and thank-you films. A layered product catalog supports the campaign, including posters, wall newspapers, maps, philosophy books, action materials (collection boxes, ID cards, pledge bags), songs/poems/plays, country-specific games, and arts and crafts instructions, all available in Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk). Add-on offerings include Prosjektreise (project travel to Uganda, Tanzania, and Nepal for folk high schools) and the Sjef i eget liv and Speed School programs.

Hei Verden operates as a nonprofit foundation entity with no investors, shareholders, or external capital. Revenue mechanics rely on donations and school-collected fundraising proceeds channeled through Strømmestiftelsen, supplemented by nominal postage fees on materials sold to non-participating schools (minimum 129 NOK). Distribution is via direct-to-school field outreach from two offices (Stavanger, Kristiansand), a self-serve website ordering system, and integrated Spleis crowdfunding; the staff headcount is 7.

Name

HEI VERDEN

Legal name

Hei Verden

Website

https://heiverden.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hei Verden is a Norwegian nonprofit (founded 1974) and the schools division of Strømmestiftelsen, coordinating fundraising and curriculum-aligned teaching between Norwegian K-12 schools and international education projects in Uganda, Bangladesh, Peru, Nepal, Zambia, Tanzania, and Laos.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Education and Development Aid Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (6117), Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

International Development & Donor-Funded Education Programs (EDADALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education Access & Quality (International Development) (BPAGABAE), K–12 Instructional Design & Curriculum Development Services (EDAGAKAA)

Keywords

• School fundraising programs
• Educational charity services
• Global solidarity education
• Nonprofit development aid
• Teaching material distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Stavanger

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. School Donations and Fundraising: Hei Verden raises funds through Norwegian schools organizing solidarity campaigns, collections, and various fundraising activities. Schools collect money through activities like job days, collection boxes, solidarity runs, and creative events, with proceeds supporting educational projects for children in poverty in Uganda, Bangladesh, Peru, and other countries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hei Verden runs a Norwegian school solidarity program that mobilizes kindergartens, elementary schools, upper secondary schools and folk high schools to fundraise for international education projects (Uganda, Bangladesh, Peru, Nepal, Zambia, Tanzania, Laos) under Strømmestiftelsen. Its core deliverable is the Solidaritetsaksjon program, supported by free curriculum-aligned teaching materials, school visits (physical and digital), action materials, and Spleis-based crowdfunding setup, with focus on girls, indigenous peoples and children with disabilities.

Product overview

Hei Verden is a Norwegian charitable organization that operates as a school solidarity program focused on providing education to children living in poverty globally. The organization functions as a coordination hub connecting Norwegian schools with international development projects. Its core product is the Solidaritetsaksjon (School Solidarity Campaign) program, which enables schools to organize fundraising activities. Supporting products include free educational materials (undervisningsmateriell) available for all Norwegian school levels (kindergarten through folk high school), physical materials like posters, maps, wall newspapers, philosophy books, and action materials (collection boxes, ID cards), as well as digital resources including songs, poems, plays, games from various countries, and arts and crafts instructions. For engaged partner schools, the organization also facilitates project travel opportunities to program countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Solidaritetsaksjon (School Solidarity Campaigns) Structured school fundraising and solidarity program for Norwegian kindergartens, elementary schools, upper secondary schools and folk high schools, with proceeds supporting education projects in Uganda, Bangladesh, Peru, Nepal, Zambia, Tanzania and Laos.
• Skolebesøk (School Visits) Inspirational presentations delivered at Norwegian schools by the Hei Verden team, available physically or digitally, tailored to specific projects or the global education perspective, for students from kindergarten through folk high school.
• Gratis undervisningsmateriell (Free Educational Materials) Free curriculum-aligned teaching materials available to Norwegian schools for all age levels (kindergarten through folk high school), covering Uganda, Bangladesh, Peru, Nepal, Zambia, Laos and themes such as poverty, indigenous peoples, sustainability, democracy and climate.
• Prosjekter (International Development Projects) Funded international development projects (Uganda, Bangladesh, Peru, Nepal, Zambia, Laos) focused on providing education for children in poverty, with focus on girls, indigenous peoples and children with disabilities; Norwegian schools choose which project to support.
• Prosjektreise (Project Travel) Project trips organized in cooperation with Norwegian folk high schools and upper secondary schools to Uganda, Tanzania and Nepal, available to schools engaged in the Sjef i eget liv (Boss of My Own Life) program.

Quantifiable outcome

• 23 million children could lose education access due to US aid cuts alone

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Strømmestiftelsen (Strømme Foundation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHei Verden is an integral part of Strømmestiftelsen, the parent organization. Strømmestiftelsen is a Norwegian foundation working to give children living in poverty a good education, with focus on girls, indigenous peoples, and children with disabilities. Hei Verden serves as the school's division, engaging Norwegian schools in supporting Strømmestiftelsen's international projects.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Plan International Norge: Large Norwegian NGO with comparable school-based engagement programs, fundraising campaigns, and educational content aimed at Norwegian children, plus similar operational geographic presence in developing countries focused on girls' education.
• Redd Barna (Save the Children Norway): Major Norwegian NGO with school fundraising campaigns, educational materials, and international projects in similar developing-country geographies, competing for the same Norwegian school partnership slots and donor attention.
• CARE Norge: Norwegian development NGO that engages schools through fundraising campaigns and educational content tied to girls' education and poverty alleviation, directly mirroring Hei Verden's value proposition and target donor base.
• SOS-barnebyer Norge (SOS Children's Villages Norway): Norwegian NGO combining international children's education and welfare projects with domestic school partnership and fundraising activities, operating as a peer in the K–12 solidarity-campaign space.
• Operasjon Dagsverk (Norwegian Students' and Pupils' Aid Work): Annual nationwide school fundraising campaign run through Norwegian upper-secondary schools for international education and development causes, the closest functional rival to Hei Verden for high-school solidarity campaign mindshare.

Broad incumbents

• UNICEF Norge: Norwegian arm of the global UN children's agency, running school partnerships, classroom resources, and child-rights curricula that overlap directly with Hei Verden's K–12 engagement and global solidarity fundraising focus.
• Kirkens Nødhjelp (Norwegian Church Aid): Norwegian humanitarian and development NGO running school-based fundraising (e.g., Fasteaksjonen) and global education programming, comparable in its combination of school engagement and international education access work.
• Strømmestiftelsen: Hei Verden's parent foundation, operating the full international development portfolio across the same project countries (Uganda, Bangladesh, Peru, etc.) and supplying the strategic, financial, and governance backbone that anchors Hei Verden's school programming.
• Norsk Folkehjelp (Norwegian People's Aid): Norwegian humanitarian organization with school-facing fundraising initiatives and international development projects, comparable as a competing recipient for Norwegian school solidarity campaigns and curricular partnerships.

Others

• Norec (Norwegian Agency for Exchange Cooperation): Norwegian government agency funding global education and youth exchange programs with school-facing touchpoints, representing a publicly funded adjacent player that complements or competes for curriculum-aligned global citizenship resources.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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