Minor – Projektkontor für Bildung und Forschung

What Minor – Projektkontor für Bildung und Forschung does

Minor – Projektkontor für Bildung und Forschung is a Berlin-based, registered non-profit (eingetragener Verein) founded in 2011 that designs, operates, and evaluates projects in migration counseling, integration, democratic education, and labor market integration. With 51 employees and roughly 15 concurrent project lines, it functions as a project office translating applied social-science research into operational programmes. Its flagship methodology, "Digital Streetwork," is a proactive counseling and outreach model delivered through social-media channels in up to ten languages, and it underpins the organization's role within the federal WIR programme and the Demokratie leben! network. A dedicated research arm, Minor Wissenschaft (established 2017), supports evidence-based program design and evaluation.

The portfolio includes Social Media Bridge (multilingual Digital Streetwork counseling for newly arrived migrants under WIR), Fem.OS (multilingual content production targeting women in migrant communities, launched 2020), and KI-MBE (an AI-supported counseling workflow for migration advisors, running 2025-2026). Other active lines cover violence protection (Svetla, Luz, EvaCom), labor-market analysis (Future of Labour Market, ReKo), workplace democracy (Democracy.AI), and onboarding support for newly arrived migrants (Nedim). Distribution is achieved largely through partner networks rather than direct service infrastructure, allowing nationwide reach across multiple German federal states.

The business model is project-based grant funding rather than commercial revenue. Income is drawn from competitive awards by federal ministries (BMAS, BMFSFJ, BpB), the Bundesagentur für Arbeit, the EU Commission via AMIF and ESF, and private foundations such as Robert Bosch Stiftung. Programmes are typically multi-year and tied to specific policy outcomes, making revenue contingent on grant renewals and political continuity.

Name

Minor – Projektkontor für Bildung und Forschung

Legal name

Minor – Projektkontor für Bildung und Forschung

Website

https://minor-kontor.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Minor – Projektkontor für Bildung und Forschung is a Berlin-based non-profit founded in 2011 that operates 15+ project lines delivering multilingual digital counseling, integration, and democratic education programs, primarily funded by German federal ministries and EU grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social services — migration counselling and democratic education

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Migrant & Refugee Legal Aid and Documentation Services (BPADAHAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Minority, Indigenous & Disability Rights (BPADAGAH), Gender Equality, Inclusion & Social Protection Programs (BPADABAK)

Keywords

• Migration counselling services
• Digital streetwork
• Democracy education
• Labour market integration
• Refugee support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Project-based Government and EU Funding: The organization operates as a non-profit project-based organization funded primarily through government grants, EU programs (ESF, ESF Plus), and foundation funding. Major funders include the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS), Federal Ministry for Family Affairs (BMFSFJ), European Commission, Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, Robert Bosch Stiftung, and state-level funding from Berlin and other German states.
2. Federal Programme Partnerships: Long-term funding through federal programmes including WIR – Netzwerke integrieren Geflüchtete in den regionalen Arbeitsmarkt, Demokratie leben!, and various integration and migration support programmes.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Minor – Projektkontor für Bildung und Forschung is a German non-profit project office that develops and delivers multilingual digital streetwork counselling, democracy and political education programmes, and labour market integration services for migrants, refugees, and marginalized youth. Activities are organised as discrete funded projects (Social Media Bridge, Fem.OS, Neu in Berlin Live, KI-MBE, DeReV, Demokratieförderung im Übergangssystem, Sefa, and others) delivered through social media outreach, expert centres (Fachstellen), and partnership networks across all German federal states and at European level. Services are provided at no charge to end-beneficiaries and are funded through German federal ministries, EU programmes (ESF/ESF Plus), and foundations.

Product overview

Minor – Projektkontor für Bildung und Forschung is a German civil society organization operating a portfolio of project-based programs rather than a unified software product. The core offerings are organized around two main thematic pillars: (1) Migration & Integration services including Social Media Bridge (SoMB), Fem.OS, Neu in Berlin Live, Digital Active Women, and related digital outreach programs like Kompan and Social Media Streetwork that provide multilingual counseling and information via social media platforms; and (2) Democracy & Political Education including DeReV (Demokratie, Religion und Vielfaltsdiskurse), Demokratieförderung im Übergangssystem, and Der Gang der Geschichte(n). Additionally, KI-MBE represents an AI-enabled product using artificial intelligence to support counselors in migration counseling centers. The expert centers (Fachstellen) provide specialized expertise, networking, and analysis services. All programs focus on social impact, integration support, and democratic education rather than commercial software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Minor Wissenschaft: Scientific research and academic publication arm of Minor

Products and services

• Social Media Bridge (SoMB) Digital streetwork programme providing multilingual outreach counselling for refugees on social media platforms in seven languages, offering initial information and referral counselling on topics related to working in Germany. Delivered in partnership with the WIR federal programme.
• Fem.OS Outreach information and counselling project for migrant women from third-party states, providing legally reviewed consultation in ten languages to promote social and professional integration. Delivered in cooperation with the Federal Employment Agency and funded by the Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Migration, Flüchtlinge und Integration.
• Neu in Berlin Live Digital streetwork project providing counselling and multilingual information materials (infographics, videos, interviews, live Q&A sessions) for newly migrated persons and refugees in Berlin's social media spaces, focusing on Arabic, Romanian, and English-speaking communities. Delivered in cooperation with Willkommenszentrum Berlin and the Senate Administration for Integration.
• KI-MBE Project using artificial intelligence to support counsellors in migration counselling centres for adult migrants (Migrationsberatungsstellen für Erwachsene), focusing on improving counselling efficiency and reach through process automation and knowledge retrieval.
• Demokratie, Religion und Vielfaltsdiskurse (DeReV) Project developing knowledge and action foundations for negotiation processes between democracy and religion, with a practice laboratory structure combining analysis, discourse, concept and material development, and networking work.
• Fachstelle Einwanderung und Integration Expert centre providing expertise, networking, and analysis on immigration and labour market integration, supporting structures for integration policy development.
• Fachstelle Demokratie in der beruflichen Bildung Expert centre for structural approaches to democracy questions in vocational education, strengthening democratic values, attitudes, and actions among people in the school-to-work transition system.
• Demokratieförderung im Übergangssystem Expert centre project strengthening democratic education in the school-to-work transition system, analysing developments, developing educational approaches, and networking institutions and stakeholders.
• Der Gang der Geschichte(n) Research project investigating narratives about Jews, Judaism, the Holocaust, and Israel in immigrants' countries of origin and corresponding communities in Germany, developing baseline knowledge for political education against antisemitism.
• Kompan Digital streetwork project for EU migrants, providing outreach counselling and information services for mobile EU citizens in Germany.
• Partizipation Digital Multilingual digital information system for Berliners from third countries, providing accessible information on participation and integration topics.
• Social Media Streetwork Initial information and referral counselling on social media for newly arrived migrants and refugees, providing low-threshold access to support services against marginalisation.
• Sefa Project focused on sustainable labour market integration of women with refugee experience, supporting professional placement and participation.
• Digital Active Women Participatory research project using Citizen Science approach to develop recommendations for tailored digital counselling and information services for newly migrated women, focusing on offers from municipalities, migration and social counselling centres, and migrant self-organisations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects operate in 7-10 languages reaching diverse migrant communities
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• bridge – Berliner Netzwerk für BleiberechtcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2022Social Media Bridge (SoMB) is part of the bridge project network. The project aims to develop and implement outreach information and referral counselling approaches in social media for refugees in Germany, operating in 7 languages.
• Kompetenznetzwerk Demokratieförderung in der beruflichen BildungcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Three-fachstelle partnership: Minor as 'Fachstelle Übergangssystem', DGB Bildungswerk BUND as 'Fachstelle Peer-Ansätze', and Kumpelverein as 'Fachstelle Fachpersonal'. Funded under 'Demokratie leben!' programme.
• Theater StrahlminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2018Cooperation on Gewalt im Diskurs theatre project for youth violence and radicalization prevention. Theater Strahl provides theatrical expertise while Minor contributes project management.
• Violence Prevention Network e. V.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2012Collaboration on the EDNA – European Platform of Deradicalising Narratives project. Minor contributes scientific analysis of deradicalizing narratives while Violence Prevention Network handles educational application.
• WIR – Netzwerke integrieren Geflüchtete in den regionalen ArbeitsmarktcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal programme partnership with Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales and ESF funding. WIR programme aims to support refugees' participation in the German labour market.
• Kreuzberger Initiative gegen Antisemitismus (KIGA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation on Der Gang der Geschichte(n) project and Discover Diversity initiative for antisemitism-critical historical education and multiplier training.
• Willkommenszentrum BerlincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Neu in Berlin Live project providing digital streetwork and counselling services for new immigrants in cooperation with Berlin's welcome centre.
• Bundesagentur für ArbeitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPermanent integration of Federal Employment Agency experts into Fem.OS project for job centre and employment agency interface management, including support from equality officers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Pro Asyl: German nationwide refugee advocacy organization providing legal aid, policy advocacy, and counselling for asylum seekers and refugees. Most directly comparable to Minor's migrant & refugee services work, although more legal-aid focused.
• Violence Prevention Network: German non-profit specializing in deradicalization and extremism prevention, and a direct partner to Minor on the EDNA project. Shares the same project-based federal funding model and project delivery style.
• IQ Netzwerk - Integration durch Qualifizierung: Federal programme network funded by BMAS and ESF providing labour market integration counselling for migrants, similar to Minor's WIR programme work and labour market integration projects. Closest functional peer in scope.
• Türkische Gemeinde in Deutschland: Umbrella organization for Turkish migrant self-organizations in Germany, providing migrant advocacy, integration support, and political education. Most comparable community-migrant peer to Minor's migrant self-organization partnerships.
• Teach First Deutschland: Non-profit addressing educational inequality through structured programmes for disadvantaged youth. Comparable operating model (project-based federal funding, civic education focus), though in K-12 rather than migration.
• Informationsverbund Asyl & Migration: Network providing legal information and documentation support to refugees and migration counselling centers across Germany. Comparable funding structure (federal grants), scope (migrant services), and target audience.

Broad incumbents

• Diakonie Deutschland: Protestant welfare association operating migration advice, refugee integration, and democratic education programmes across Germany. Comparable scale and federally funded programme structure to Minor.
• Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO): Major German welfare association running migration services, counselling, and democratic education. Larger and more diversified than Minor, but operates comparable federally-funded migrant support programmes.
• Caritas Deutschland: Large German welfare confederation operating migration counselling (Migrationsberatungsstellen) nationwide. Overlaps with Minor's counseling operations but serves a much broader social services portfolio and is significantly larger.

Regional players

• jugendhaus Düsseldorf / LidiceHaus / other civic education providers: Regional civic education providers within the 'Demokratie leben!' federal programme network. Comparable to Minor's Demokratieförderung im Übergangssystem work, though more geographically concentrated.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/neuinberlinlive
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/minor-%E2%80%93-projektkontor-f%C3%BCr-bildung-und-forschung

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