jesuitenweltweit Deutschland

What jesuitenweltweit Deutschland does

jesuitenweltweit Deutschland is a registered charitable nonprofit organization headquartered in Nürnberg, Bavaria, operating as the German fundraising and coordination arm of the global Society of Jesus (Jesuits). The organization raises donations from German and Austrian Catholic individuals, parishes, and institutions to support Jesuit humanitarian, educational, and development programs delivered through partner organizations in more than 30 countries across Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Programmatic delivery is executed via partner networks including Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), Jesuit Worldwide Learning (JWL, 32 countries, 10,134 students in 2023), Kasisi Agricultural Training Centre (KATC, Zambia, 50 years, up to 1,000 farmers annually), Fe y Alegría (education in Venezuela/Latin America), JCED (ecology, Malawi), Service Yezu Mwiza (mobile health clinic, Burundi), and ECOJESUIT (climate advocacy). The 2022–2026 crisis portfolio has included Ukraine refugee response (100,765 assisted in first two years of war), Lebanon displacement, South Sudan operations, and a major Venezuela earthquake relief campaign in mid-2026.

The business and revenue model is donation-based: free services are delivered to beneficiaries, while income is generated through online donations, bank transfers, bequests (Vererben), the Franz-Xaver-Stiftung, occasion-based giving (birthdays, anniversaries, bereavement), and recurring fundraisers. Defined cost-per-program points are published (e.g., 240 EUR for a two-year English scholarship, 690 EUR for six-month vocational training, 2,700 EUR for a one-year undergraduate scholarship, 3,000 EUR for a year of the BA Sustainable Development program), but these are project-funding units rather than commercial prices. Public revenue is not disclosed.

The technology footprint is minimal and operational rather than strategic: a web-based donation platform, the quarterly 'weltweit' magazine (print and PDF), a podcast, documentary films, and an art-loan exhibition program ('Kunst-Leihausstellungen') that distributes cultural content to medical practices, offices, and cafés. The team is six staff; delivery depends on an extended partner ecosystem rather than internal capacity.

Name

jesuitenweltweit Deutschland

Legal name

jesuitenweltweit

Website

https://jesuitenweltweit.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

jesuitenweltweit Deutschland is a Nürnberg-based Catholic nonprofit raising donations in Germany and Austria to fund Jesuit humanitarian, education, agriculture, and refugee programs delivered by partner organizations in more than 30 countries across Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Eastern Europe.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

International Humanitarian and Development Aid

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Missionary Training Colleges & Schools (EDAHAKAF), Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB), International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid programs
• Refugee support services
• International development
• Jesuit missionary work
• Charitable fundraising

Headquarters

HQ city

Nürnberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations: jesuitenweltweit raises funds from individuals, parishes, and institutions in Germany and Austria to support Jesuit development projects, refugee services, and educational programs worldwide. Donations are collected online, via bank transfer, and through legacy bequests.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

jesuitenweltweit is a German Catholic charitable organization that raises funds and coordinates support for international Jesuit humanitarian, educational, and development projects. It channels donations from German-speaking supporters to programs including Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), Jesuit Worldwide Learning (JWL) higher education, the Kasisi Agricultural Training Centre (KATC) in Zambia, Fe y Alegría schools in Latin America, and Service Yezu Mwiza mobile health clinic in Burundi.

Product overview

jesuitenweltweit Deutschland is a charitable organization supporting Jesuit humanitarian, educational, and development projects worldwide. The organization operates through multiple interconnected programs including Jesuit Worldwide Learning (JWL) providing higher education to refugees, the Kasisi Agricultural Training Centre (KATC) promoting sustainable agriculture in Zambia, Jesuit Volunteers placing volunteers in partner projects, and support for the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS). Additional offerings include the weltweit Magazine and Podcast publications, art loan exhibitions, online donation services, and advocacy campaigns on topics including climate justice and refugee rights. The organization acts as a fundraising and coordination hub connecting German donors with Jesuit projects in Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Jesuit Volunteers: Jesuit volunteer program offering year-long service opportunities in partner projects worldwide
• weltweit Magazin
• Jesuit Worldwide Learning (JWL)

Products and services

• Jesuit Worldwide Learning (JWL)
• Kasisi Agricultural Training Centre (KATC)
• Jesuit Volunteers
• Online-Spenden (Online Donation Service)
• weltweit Magazine and Podcast
• Kunst-Leihausstellungen (Art Loan Exhibitions)
• Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Support Program
• Fe y Alegría Education Network Support

Quantifiable outcome

• 10,134 students educated through JWL programs in 2023
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJRS is the Jesuit organization accompanying, serving, and advocating for refugees and displaced persons worldwide. jesuitenweltweit supports JRS operations in Uganda, Ukraine, Venezuela, and other crisis regions. JRS provides emergency aid, education, psychosocial support, and pastoral care to refugees.
• Jesuit Worldwide Learning (JWL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJWL brings higher education to crisis regions and refugee camps. Partnered with 21 universities including Regis University (USA), Katholische Universität Eichstätt, and Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. In 2023, 10,134 students participated in programs across 32 countries.
• Fe y AlegríacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJesuit educational network in Venezuela and Latin America providing schools, protection spaces, and educational programs for children and families affected by crisis.
• Kasisi Agricultural Training Centre (KATC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKATC in Zambia promotes agroecological farming through model projects and farmer training. Founded in 1974, it trains up to 1,000 people annually with at least 30% women.
• Service Yezu Mwiza (SYM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJesuit health organization in Burundi operating a mobile clinic serving remote communities. Supported with vehicle donation in 2026.
• Jesuit Centre for Ecology and Development (JCED)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJCED in Malawi works with rural communities to combat climate change impacts through agroecology, microgasifier stoves, and reforestation.
• Concordia MoldaucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in Moldova supporting Ukrainian refugees. Won the Pax Christi International Peace Prize for their work with displaced persons.
• Xavier NetworkmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of Jesuit organizations coordinating refugee assistance across five countries (Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia) through the 'One Proposal' project.
• ECOJESUITmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal network of Jesuit organizations engaged in climate change, environmental issues, and biodiversity protection. Coordinates advocacy and action across continental Jesuit conferences.
• Regis University (USA)supportingTechnology or IntegrationPartner university for JWL programs, providing accreditation for higher education courses offered to refugees and marginalized communities.
• Katholische Universität EichstättsupportingTechnology or IntegrationGerman university partner for JWL, offering online courses and academic support for refugee students.
• Universität Erlangen-NürnbergsupportingTechnology or IntegrationGerman university partner for JWL academic programs and student support.
• Jesuit VolunteersmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJesuit volunteer program placing volunteers in partner projects worldwide. Celebrated 40 years of service in 2024. Volunteers serve in refugee assistance, children's work, and social programs.
• EntreculturasmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish Jesuit organization that coordinated humanitarian response after Hurricane Matthew in Haiti. Part of the Jesuit international aid network.
• Jesuit Justice and Ecology Network AfricamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJJEAN coordinates Jesuit justice and ecology work across Africa, supporting environmental and agricultural programs.
• Jesuit Conference India-South AsiasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Jesuit conference supporting development work and advocacy, including support for farmers through education and social programs.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Deutschland: Largest German Catholic welfare organization with multi-thousand-person staff, broad humanitarian, social, and refugee programming. Overlaps with jesuitenweltweit on refugee support and Catholic donor mobilization, but operates at vastly greater scale across a wider portfolio.
• Misereor: German Catholic bishops' organization for development cooperation, funding self-help projects in the Global South. Comparable as a German Catholic donor-funded NGO supporting international development, but with a much larger institutional structure and grantmaking scale.
• Welthungerhilfe: One of Germany's largest private aid organizations, working on hunger, agriculture, and development in developing countries. Comparable in supporting agricultural training (KATC's agroecology mission) and African development, though secular and operating at a much larger scale.

Regional players

• Kindernothilfe: German child-focused development NGO with Christian roots, funding education and child protection projects in the Global South. Comparable on the educational/child-protection axis (Fe y Alegría schools) and German faith-rooted donor fundraising, but with different program focus.

Direct peers

• Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) International: Core partner of jesuitenweltweit and the primary delivery vehicle for its refugee programming. Operates in 50+ countries on accompaniment, education, and advocacy for displaced people — the same mission space in which jesuitenweltweit raises funds.
• Jesuitenmission Austria: Austrian sister organization of the global Jesuit mission network, operating with the same fundraising, advocacy, and partner-program model in the German-speaking region. Direct peer in mission, donor base, and partner relationships.
• Entreculturas: Spanish Jesuit NGO (already a named partner of jesuitenweltweit) coordinating humanitarian response, education, and advocacy through the same global Jesuit network. Highly comparable mission, structure, and partner ecosystem.
• missio München: German Catholic missionary organization of the Pontifical Mission Societies, focused on Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Directly comparable as a faith-based, German-based, donation-funded NGO supporting international Catholic projects.
• Jesuit Worldwide Learning (JWL): Core partner and a flagship program of jesuitenweltweit. Provides higher education to refugees in 32 countries via accredited partner universities. Closely comparable mission and donor-funded model, with programmatic overlap in refugee education.
• Renovabis: German Catholic solidarity action for Eastern Europe, funding pastoral, social, and educational projects in the post-communist world. Comparable as a faith-based German NGO raising donations for international Catholic projects, particularly in Eastern Europe (overlapping with jesuitenweltweit's Ukraine response).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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