What INEX Slovakia does

INEX Slovakia (INternational EXchanges Slovakia) is a non-profit civic association (občianske združenie) founded in 1993 and headquartered at Prokopova 15, Bratislava. It is the only organization of its kind in Slovakia, dedicated to facilitating international voluntary service and non-formal education for young people. The organization operates through a portfolio of interconnected programs: international volunteer workcamps (1-3 weeks), European Solidarity Corps placements (2 weeks to 12 months, EU-funded), long- and mid-term LMTV projects (1-12 months, including non-European destinations such as Japan and Thailand), leadership skills training weekends (Lead It Up and Step Up and Lead), Erasmus+ international training courses and youth exchanges, weekend workcamps in Slovakia, corporate volunteering, school workshops on critical thinking and media literacy, and Tea Meeting cultural presentations. Its primary participants are Slovak and foreign individuals aged 16-30, with secondary audiences including adults of all ages, schools, and corporate volunteer groups. The organization relies on a core staff of four long-tenured employees and a large volunteer base.

The underlying technology footprint is intentionally light: no proprietary platform or API exists, with operations supported by a website with an internal search tool, Microsoft Forms for applications, and an active Facebook group network for outreach. INEX functions primarily as a coordination and facilitation node inside larger international networks rather than as a technology-driven organization. Its revenue model combines three streams: nominal participant fees (EUR 20-115 depending on program type, framed as contributions rather than service payments), donations and proceeds from Slovakia's 2% income-tax-deduction scheme, and — most materially — government and EU grants from the Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic (administered via NIVAM), the Erasmus+ programme, and the European Solidarity Corps. Distribution runs through self-serve online application portals, the European Youth Portal/ESC database, and a partner organization network spanning 50 countries.

Name

INEX Slovakia

Legal name

INEX Slovakia - občianske združenie

Website

https://inex.sk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

INEX Slovakia is a non-profit civic association founded in 1993, headquartered in Bratislava, that facilitates international volunteer workcamps, European Solidarity Corps placements, LMTV projects, and leadership training for Slovak and European youth aged 16-30.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Volunteer Exchange Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Structured Gap Year Programs (Multi-Sector & Rotational) (EDAIAGAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Leadership, Debate & Model UN Camps (EDAMALAK), Cultural Adjustment & Intercultural Training Programs (EDAIAKAB)

Keywords

• International volunteering programs
• Youth exchange programs
• Volunteer workcamps
• Leadership skills training
• Erasmus+ youth training

Headquarters

HQ city

Bratislava

HQ country

Slovakia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Participant fees: Participation fees from volunteers attending international workcamps, leadership training programs, and LMTV (long-term/mid-term voluntary) projects. Fees vary by program type: 20 EUR for weekend workcamps, 70 EUR for Lead It Up training, 115 EUR for first LMTV participation, 95 EUR for additional LMTV participation in same year.
2. Donations and 2% tax donation: Financial donations from supporters, including the annual Giving Tuesday campaign and the option for taxpayers to donate 2% (or 3%) of their income tax to the organization.
3. Government grants and subsidies: Funding from Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic (managed by NIVAM - National Institute for Education and Youth), Erasmus+ programme, and European Solidarity Corps EU funding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

INEX Slovakia is a non-profit civic association that facilitates international volunteer exchanges, workcamps, and non-formal educational programs for young people aged 16-30. It organizes short-term international workcamps (1-3 weeks), European Solidarity Corps placements (2 weeks to 12 months), long-term LMTV projects, leadership skills training (Lead It Up, Step Up and Lead), Erasmus+ training courses and youth exchanges, weekend domestic workcamps, corporate volunteering programs, and one-day educational workshops.

Product overview

INEX Slovakia is a civic association (established 1993) that operates as a facilitation and coordination platform for international youth volunteering and non-formal education programs. The organization offers a portfolio of interconnected programs: international volunteer workcamps (1-3 weeks abroad), European Solidarity Corps placements (2 weeks to 12 months, EU-funded), long-term LMTV projects (1-12 months, often non-European destinations), leadership training (Lead It Up weekend seminars), Erasmus+ training courses and youth exchanges, domestic weekend workcamps, corporate volunteering programs, one-day educational workshops including school programs, and Tea Meeting cultural presentations. The portfolio is unified by a mission to help young people grow personally through international volunteering and non-formal education. Most programs connect participants through the organization's database and partner network spanning 50 countries worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Európsky zbor solidarity (EZS/ESC): European Solidarity Corps programme administered by INEX Slovakia for young people aged 18-30 to volunteer abroad
• Lead It Up
• Step Up and Lead

Products and services

• Medzinárodné dobrovoľnícke tábory (Workcampy) [International Volunteer Workcamps] Short-term international volunteer camps lasting 1-3 weeks, enabling participants to volunteer abroad while experiencing local culture and community.
• Európsky zbor solidarity (ESC/European Solidarity Corps) EU-funded program enabling young people aged 18-30 to volunteer abroad for 2 weeks to 12 months, with most costs covered by the grant.
• LMTV – Dlhodobé a strednodobé dobrovoľnícke projekty [Long-term and Mid-term Volunteer Projects] Long-term and mid-term volunteer projects lasting 1-12 months, offering placements often in non-European countries.
• Lead It Up – Školenie líderských zručností [Leadership Skills Training] Weekend leadership skills training (Friday evening – Sunday afternoon) teaching international project management and volunteer leadership in multicultural environments.
• Jednodňové vzdelávacie aktivity – Workshopy a prezentácie [One-day Educational Activities – Workshops and Presentations] Free one-day educational activities including workshops on critical thinking, media literacy, intercultural learning, and Tea Meeting presentations about travel and volunteering experiences.
• Medzinárodné školenia Erasmus+ [International Erasmus+ Training Courses] International training courses and youth exchanges funded by the Erasmus+ program, focused on specific themes to improve participants' skills and competencies.
• Víkendové workcampy [Weekend Workcamps] Weekend-long volunteer camps in Slovakia combining fun with voluntary help to local communities, open to participants aged 17-99.
• Firemné dobrovoľníctvo [Corporate Volunteering] Corporate volunteering programs enabling companies to engage employees in volunteer activities.
• Workshopy na školách [School Workshops] Educational workshops delivered at primary, secondary, and university levels covering critical thinking, media literacy, and intercultural learning topics.

Quantifiable outcome

• 33 years of experience facilitating international voluntary service
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Alliance of European Voluntary Service OrganisationscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1993International network of organizations facilitating voluntary service exchanges. INEX Slovakia is a member of this alliance, enabling participation in global volunteer exchange programs and access to partner organizations worldwide.
• Service Civil InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational voluntary service organization. INEX Slovakia is a partner of SCI, providing additional network access for volunteer exchanges and project coordination.
• Rada mládeže Slovenska (Youth Council of Slovakia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational youth council in Slovakia. INEX Slovakia is a member, contributing to youth policy advocacy and collaboration with other Slovak youth organizations.
• Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak RepubliccoreOthersGovernment ministry providing financial support and subsidy for youth work activities. Funding managed through NIVAM (National Institute for Education and Youth).
• NIVAM - National Institute for Education and YouthcoreOthersNational agency managing Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes in Slovakia. Partners with INEX Slovakia for programme implementation.
• Erasmus+ ProgrammecoreOthersEU programme providing funding for international youth exchanges and training. INEX Slovakia participates as sending and hosting organization for Erasmus+ youth exchanges and training courses.
• European Solidarity Corps (ESC)coreOthersEU programme enabling young people to volunteer abroad. INEX Slovakia holds Quality Label and acts as sending and hosting organization for ESC projects (2-12 months).
• Združenie SlatinkaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner organization established in 1993 for environmental protection and restoration of the Slatinka mineral spring. INEX collaborates with Slatinka Association for weekend volunteer workcamps.
• La Maison des BateleursminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench organization created in 1996, part of Solidarités Jeunesses network. Committed to diversity and welcomes volunteers from various backgrounds through international workcamps and inclusion projects.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Nadácia Pontis: Major Slovak grantmaking foundation that is both a listed INEX funder and the operator of corporate volunteering programmes in Slovakia — adjacent ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• AIESEC: Global youth-led organization running international volunteer projects and cross-cultural exchanges in 100+ countries; significantly larger scale and a paid-program model, but overlaps substantially on the international youth experience segment INEX addresses.
• AFS Intercultural Programs: Established global NGO specializing in intercultural youth exchanges and volunteer placements; not a workcamp operator but competes for the same Slovak-youth outbound mobility market through school-channel partnerships.

Regional players

• Volunteering Matters: UK-based volunteer-involvement charity running structured volunteering programmes for young people including international placements — comparable mission and youth segment but UK-rooted rather than Slovak.
• ATQUE España: Spanish IVS association running workcamps and youth exchanges in Spain; same Alliance of European Voluntary Service Organisations membership and similar Erasmus+/ESC programme mix, serving a regional rather than Slovak participant base.

Direct peers

• CCIVS (Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service): UNESCO-affiliated coordinating body for national IVS organizations — not a direct competitor but a structural peer setting the standards, training, and quality frameworks that members like INEX Slovakia operate within.
• Solidarités Jeunesses: French workcamp federation that operates inclusion-focused workcamps through member organizations like La Maison des Bateleurs (an INEX Slovakia partner) — directly comparable in mission and target demographic.
• INEX Česká republika: Czech sister organization founded with a parallel model around the same era, facilitating international volunteer workcamps, ESC placements, and youth exchanges in the neighboring Czech market — most direct operational and historical analogue to INEX Slovakia.
• Service Civil International (SCI): Long-standing international voluntary service network founded in 1920; INEX Slovakia is an explicit partner of SCI. SCI runs the same workcamp and long-term voluntary service model in dozens of countries and shares accreditation pathways.
• Concordia France: French association running short-term workcamps, ESC placements, and youth exchanges with a near-identical programme mix to INEX — including international workcamps and mid-term volunteering abroad.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/inexsk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/inex-slovakia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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