Janun E.V. Region Hannover

What Janun E.V. Region Hannover does

JANUN e.V. Region Hannover is a registered German non-profit association (eingetragener Verein) headquartered in Hannover, Lower Saxony, with approximately 7 employees and a 30+ year operating history. The organization runs a community-led portfolio of youth environmental education, climate education, and international youth exchange programs. Its core activities include workshops for schools and groups on climate, sustainability, fair trade, and global justice; international youth exchanges and seminars with partner organizations across more than 13 countries (Germany, Belarus, Poland, Serbia, Ukraine, Turkey, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Slovenia, Norway, Belgium, Malawi, South Africa); children and youth participation projects in Hannover urban planning; the Abenteuer Natur Garten nature garden and the Jugendtreff Südstadt youth center as physical community spaces; the FÖJ (voluntary ecological year) program; and the 30-year Tschernobylhilfe (Chernobyl aid) initiative supporting the BELRAD Institute in Minsk. In April 2026, JANUN received the UNESCO BNE Label (Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung) for innovative educational work.

JANUN's technology footprint is minimal: a content/website platform with a blog, an approximately three-week email newsletter, Facebook and Instagram social channels, and online formats (Cross-Culture-Online-Club, Malawi-Online-Projekt) that extend international exchanges into virtual settings. No public APIs, SDKs, or proprietary technology products are offered, consistent with its positioning as a community-based educational non-profit rather than a technology company.

The organization's business model is a non-profit funding stack rather than a commercial revenue model. Income is sourced from membership fees, donations, small participation fees for individual programs (typically 20–80 EUR with sliding-scale options for inclusivity, plus freemium free programs), and institutional grants from multiple German public bodies including 4Generation/Land Niedersachsen, Region Hannover, Landeshauptstadt Hannover, Krehtiv Netzwerk Hannover, and the Fonds für Digitales. Distribution is direct: workshops delivered at schools, in the nature garden, and at community venues; international exchanges coordinated through partner organizations abroad. Governance is provided by an elected volunteer board (Marie Bromberger, Annika Lehmeier, Lotte Hebach, Leo Struss, Johanna Weise, Maarten Duijnisveld, Sebastian "buddy" Dymala) alongside authorized representatives, with no parent company and no venture capital ownership.

Name

Janun E.V. Region Hannover

Legal name

JANUN e.V. Region Hannover

Website

https://janun-hannover.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

JANUN e.V. Region Hannover is a German non-profit association in Hannover running community-led youth environmental education, climate and sustainability workshops for schools, international youth exchanges across 13+ countries, and urban-participation projects, supported by grants, donations, and program fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Environmental Education Services

NAICS

Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (712190), RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps (7212)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAGAF

Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Environmental & Conservation Organizations

SECONDARYEDAMABAD

Environmental Science & Sustainability Programs (Ecology, Climate, Conservation)

Education/Supplemental & Enrichment Programs (Arts, STEM, Language)/STEM Enrichment & Science Programs

SECONDARYBPADALAO

Environmental Education, Capacity Building & Community Engagement

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Climate, Environment & Sustainable Development Programs

Keywords

• Youth environmental education
• International youth exchanges
• Sustainability workshops
• Climate education programs
• Youth participation projects

Headquarters

HQ city

Hannover

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees and donations: Organization relies on membership fees, donations, and public funding for operations.
2. Program fees: Some programs charge participation fees for cost recovery (e.g., 80 EUR for wilderness weeks, 50 EUR for art camps).
3. Government and foundation grants: Funded by 4Generation (Land Niedersachsen), Region Hannover, Krehtiv Netzwerk Hannover, Landeshauptstadt Hannover, and other institutional funders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

JANUN e.V. Region Hannover is a German non-profit association delivering youth environmental education, international youth exchanges, and sustainability/climate workshops. It operates physical community spaces including the Abenteuer Natur Garten (nature garden) and Jugendtreff Südstadt (youth center), and runs participation projects that engage children and young people in urban planning and global climate justice initiatives.

Product overview

JANUN e.V. Region Hannover is a non-profit youth and environmental education organization offering a diverse portfolio of programs. The core offerings include international youth exchanges and trips with partner organizations, workshops on sustainability and climate topics for groups and school classes, and participation projects for children and youth in urban planning. The organization operates the Abenteuer Natur Garten (nature garden) and Jugendtreff Südstadt (youth center) as physical community spaces. Additional programs include the FÖJ (voluntary ecological year), the Planspiel Ecotopia simulation game, and various international projects including partnerships with Malawi and Morocco. The portfolio functions as an integrated educational ecosystem rather than a technology platform, with programs interconnected through themes of environmental education, international exchange, and youth empowerment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PARTIzipationsKIOSK: Participation kiosk - a project focused on youth participation.
• TemperaTour
• Konsumensch
• Abenteuer Natur Garten
• Partizipation3000
• Jugendtreff Südstadt

Products and services

• International Youth Exchanges (Internationales) International exchange programs, trips, and cross-cultural projects organized with partner organizations for young people aged approximately 15-30.
• Workshops for Groups and School Classes (Gruppen & Aktionen) Educational workshops for school classes and youth groups covering climate, sustainability, fair trade, and global justice topics including TemperaTour, Konsumensch, Planspiel Ecotopia, and Globale Klimagerechtigkeit.
• Abenteuer Natur Garten (Adventure Nature Garden) A nature garden providing children opportunities to actively experience and discover both wild and domesticated environments, including holiday wilderness weeks for ages 8-13.
• Jugendtreff Südstadt (Youth Center) A meeting point and leisure facility for youth aged approximately 12 to 20 years in Hannover's Südstadt district.
• PARTIzipationsKIOSK A participation kiosk offering tools and resources for youth engagement in democratic and urban planning processes in Hannover.
• Partizipation3000 Participation projects with children and youth for urban planning in Hannover, including Linie 21.
• FÖJ (Freiwilliges Ökologisches Jahr) Year-long voluntary ecological service program for young people in Germany.
• Planspiel Ecotopia A simulation game for youth and young adults about climate protection, where participants develop ideas for their community in areas like consumption, housing, energy, nutrition, mobility, and education.
• Malawi-Germany Online Project A Malawian-German partnership online exchange project on sustainability and climate justice, with regular online workshops held approximately every three weeks.
• Cross-Culture-Online-Club Online cross-cultural exchange club connecting internationally engaged youth.
• Chernobyl Aid Program (Tschernobylhilfe) 30-year humanitarian aid program supporting the BELRAD Institute in Minsk with donations and projects for radiation-affected communities in Belarus.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Green Organization MoroccocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in Al Hoceima/Morocco. Joint projects including puppet theater workshops and environmental youth engagement. Active cooperation for nearly 3 years with regular exchanges.
• BELRAD Institute MinskcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent radiation research institute in Minsk, Belarus. JANUN supports BELRAD's Chernobyl aid work through donations and fundraising for over 30 years.
• Naturfreundejugend NiedersachsenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint development of 'Ecotopia' simulation game for youth climate education. Partnership for workshop delivery and youth engagement.
• Various international youth partners (Poland, Serbia, Ukraine, Turkey, Portugal, Spain, Slovenia, Norway, Belgium)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of partner organizations for international youth exchanges, seminars, and collaborative projects across Europe and beyond.
• VNB (Verband für Nachhaltigkeit und Bildung)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation partner for UBUNTU storytelling event with Sicelo Mbatha from South Africa.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• NABU (Naturschutzbund Deutschland): Germany's largest environmental association with extensive education, nature garden, and youth engagement programs; comparable as a parent ecosystem to NAJU that JANUN's programming closely resembles.
• Plan International Deutschland: International children's rights and development organization with German operations; comparable as a Hannover-region non-profit delivering youth participation, international exchanges, and education programs.
• WWF Jugend (Naturschutzjugend im WWF): Youth programming under WWF Germany; comparable as a major environmental non-profit offering climate and biodiversity education to German youth, though with substantially larger resources and reach.
• Greenpeace Jugend / Greenpeace Germany: Larger and well-funded environmental organization with youth engagement arms in Germany; comparable as a sustainability-focused entity running climate campaigns, education, and youth mobilization, but at much broader scale.

Emerging players

• KlimaBildung e.V. Smaller German non-profit focused specifically on climate change education for schools and youth; comparable as a niche, education-led organization competing for similar school workshop and grant opportunities.

Others

• European Solidarity Corps (EU program): EU-funded international youth volunteering and exchange program; comparable because JANUN participates as a sending organization and hosts/sends participants through similar cross-border youth mechanisms.

Direct peers

• Naturfreundejugend Deutschland: German youth environmental and outdoor education organization; comparable because JANUN is already a partner, and both run nature-based learning programs, youth-led projects, and sustainable tourism initiatives.
• NAJU (Naturschutzjugend im NABU): The official youth organization of Germany's largest nature conservation association; comparable as a nationwide German non-profit running environmental education workshops, nature camps, and youth participation projects for similar age groups.
• BUNDjugend: Youth arm of Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland (BUND); comparable as a German youth-led environmental non-profit delivering climate education, workshops, and international youth exchanges.
• SJD – Die Falken (Sozialistische Jugend Deutschlands): German non-profit youth organization operating youth centers, participation projects, and international encounters; comparable for the Jugendtreff Südstadt and international exchange components of JANUN.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/JANUN-Hannover-eV-281383491923430
• Instagraminstagram.com/janun_hannover/?hl=de
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/janun-e.v.-region-hannover

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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