Verein für soziale Arbeit und Kultur Südwestfalen e.V. Geschätsstelle

What Verein für soziale Arbeit und Kultur Südwestfalen e.V. Geschätsstelle does

Verein für soziale Arbeit und Kultur Südwestfalen e.V. (VAKS) is a registered non-profit association (eingetragener Verein) headquartered in Siegen, Germany, delivering social services and cultural programs across the Siegen-Wittgenstein district of North Rhine-Westphalia. The organization operates open all-day schools (Offene Ganztagsschule), kindergartens (Kita Oasen), and child day care (Kindertagespflege), while also running specialized counseling services including refugee and migration counseling (Flüchtlings- und Migrationsberatung), anti-discrimination work, girls-in-crisis and boys' counseling centers, integration courses, and an employment counseling office (Beratungsstelle Arbeit). Its cultural programming includes the Mediathek gegen Rassismus (a media library against racism and discrimination), the 25-year Runder Tisch der Religionen interfaith dialogue platform, the SOFI social partnership for integration project, and the jointly operated KIQ (KulturIntegrationsQuartier) with Caritasverband Südwestfalen.

The organization is staffed by approximately 11 employees and relies on a broad network of institutional and community partners to deliver services, including Caritasverband Südwestfalen, the University of Siegen, the Kommunales Integrationszentrum Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, the Integrationsbeauftragter der Stadt Siegen, Stiftung Umwelt und Entwicklung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Stiftung Anstoß zum Leben, Sparkasse Siegen, Netzwerk gegen Diskriminierung, and the local VAKS Förderverein support association. Services are delivered in-person at physical locations across the region, promoted through the organization's website (vaks.info), Facebook, and Instagram, and marketed through community events such as the annual OGS football tournament (engaging 250 elementary school children in 2026), the PLURIVERSUM multimedia series, and the Kaffeefest im KIQ.

VAKS's business model is that of a publicly funded non-profit: revenue derives from municipal and state contracts for OGS and Kita operations, project-specific foundation grants, donations, and member solidarity contributions. Most direct services — particularly refugee counseling and anti-discrimination work — are provided free of charge to end beneficiaries. The organization holds no proprietary technology assets, has not raised any disclosed funding rounds, has no parent company or subsidiaries, and is not subject to traditional investor-driven growth dynamics.

Name

Verein für soziale Arbeit und Kultur Südwestfalen e.V. Geschätsstelle

Legal name

Verein für soziale Arbeit und Kultur Südwestfalen e.V.

Website

https://vaks.info

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

VAKS is a German registered non-profit association based in Siegen that delivers refugee and migration counseling, open all-day schools, kindergartens, anti-discrimination programs, and cultural initiatives such as interfaith dialogue and the Mediathek gegen Rassismus for residents of the Siegen-Wittgenstein region.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Siegen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Social Services Funding: VAKS operates as a registered non-profit association (e.V.) providing social services including refugee counseling, childcare, and anti-discrimination work. Revenue appears to come from public funding, government contracts, and possibly member donations/solidarity contributions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

VAKS is a registered non-profit association (eingetragener Verein) operating social services and cultural programs in the Siegen-Wittgenstein region of Germany. Its core offerings include refugee and migration counseling, open all-day school (OGS) management, kindergarten and day-care services (Kita Oasen, Kindertagespflege), integration courses, anti-discrimination advocacy, and interfaith/cultural dialogue programs. Services are delivered directly to individuals and families through schools, counseling centers, and community facilities.

Product overview

VAKS is a non-profit organization (eVerein) providing social services and cultural programs in South Westphalia (Südwestfalen), Germany. The organization operates a portfolio of interconnected services including refugee and migration counseling (Flüchtlings- und Migrationsberatung), childcare facilities (Kita Oasen, Kindertagespflege), open full-day schools (Offene Ganztagsschule), anti-discrimination programs, the Mediathek gegen Rassismus media resource center, interfaith dialogue initiatives (Runder Tisch der Religionen), and youth counseling services. These services are unified by the organization's mission to support integration, social inclusion, and cultural diversity in the Siegen-Wittgenstein region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mediathek gegen Rassismus und Diskriminierung: Documentation center against racism and discrimination operated by VAKS e.V.
• Runder Tisch der Religionen
• KIQ - KulturIntegrationsQuartier
• Kita Oasen

Products and services

• Flüchtlings- und Migrationsberatung (Refugee and Migration Counseling) Counseling and support services for refugees and migrants in the Siegen-Wittgenstein region, covering migration advice, integration support, and legal status issues.
• Offene Ganztagsschule (OGS) Open full-day school care services under VAKS management, including after-school programs, sports activities, and educational support for elementary school children.
• Kita Oasen Kindergarten facilities providing childcare and early childhood education services for families.
• Kindertagespflege Child day care services for families in the region.
• Integrationskurse (Integration Courses) Integration courses for migrants and refugees providing language and orientation education.
• Antidiskriminierungsarbeit (Anti-Discrimination Work) Anti-discrimination advocacy, education, and counseling services addressing racism and structural discrimination.
• Mediathek gegen Rassismus (Media Library Against Racism) Media library and resource center dedicated to anti-racism education, discrimination prevention, and intercultural learning materials.
• Runder Tisch der Religionen (Round Table of Religions) Interfaith dialogue platform bringing together people of different religious backgrounds to promote mutual understanding and respectful coexistence.
• Beratungsstelle Arbeit (Employment Counseling) Job counseling and employment support services assisting individuals with job placement and career guidance.
• Für Mädchen in Not (Support for Girls in Distress) Support and counseling services for girls in distress or crisis situations.
• Jungen-Beratungsstelle (Boys' Counseling Center) Boys' counseling center providing youth support services.
• SOFI – Soziale Partnerschaft für Integration Social partnership project for integration services supporting migrant integration.

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Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Integrationsagenturen des Caritasverbandes Südwestfalen e. V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint organization of the Kaffeefest im KIQ (Coffee Festival at the Culture Integration Quarter), demonstrating collaborative service delivery for integration services in the Siegen region
• Integrationsbeauftragter der Stadt SiegencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity integration officer as co-organizer of cultural integration events, working with VAKS to deliver community programs
• Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Eine Welt-Landesnetzwerke in Deutschland (agl)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of the PLURIVERSUM event series on diversity and global perspectives, with agl coordinating the multinational program across German cities including Siegen
• Kulturbüdo Grupo SalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMusical and cultural partner for the PLURIVERSUM event series, providing Latin American live music performances
• OroVerde – Die TropenwaldstiftungminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental foundation co-organizing the PLURIVERSUM series on global sustainability and development policy
• Klima-BündnisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClimate alliance partner for the PLURIVERSUM series addressing climate justice and global cooperation themes
• Stiftung Umwelt und Entwicklung Nordrhein-WestfalencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding provider for the PLURIVERSUM project, enabling the multimedia event series through financial support
• Kommunales Integrationszentrum Kreis Siegen-WittgensteincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint organizer of the 'History in Four Paintings' exhibition on colonialism, combining academic and municipal integration resources
• BRÜCKE Siegen e.V.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHost venue for workshops on anti-Muslim racism, providing physical space for discrimination awareness training
• Stiftung Anstoß zum LebencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation providing the Teamsportpark facility for the annual OGS football tournament organized by VAKS
• Sportfreunde Siegen von 1899 e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal sports club whose mascot (Magolves) participated in the OGS tournament and kindergarten event, supporting youth sports engagement
• Bertha-von-Suttner-GesamtschuleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUpper-level school providing the referee team for the OGS football tournament, supporting youth sports events
• Netzwerk gegen DiskriminierungcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork organization under which the Fachtag on digitalization and discrimination was organized, supporting anti-discrimination work
• Der Paritätische Kreisgruppe Siegen-Wittgenstein/OlpeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUmbrella social organization providing moderation and support for the digitalization expert event hosted by VAKS
• Universität SiegencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner contributing professors for expert lectures on digitalization, discrimination, and aging society topics

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK): National Red Cross society providing a broad portfolio of social, refugee, and family services; overlaps with VAKS's integration and family-support work but at much larger national scale.
• Malteser Hilfsdienst e.V. National humanitarian and social-services organization with comparable integration, youth, and family programs; broader scope and geographic reach than VAKS.

Direct peers

• Netzwerk gegen Diskriminierung: Network under which VAKS's anti-discrimination Fachtag was organized; comparable mission in anti-discrimination advocacy and intercultural education across NRW.
• Der Paritätische NRW: Umbrella association for non-profit social-services providers in NRW; moderated VAKS's Digitalisierung Fachtag and serves as a comparable membership-based social-services advocacy body.
• Caritasverband Südwestfalen e.V. Largest Catholic welfare provider in the region; explicitly named as VAKS's joint operator of the KIQ and collaborates on the Fachtag on Digitalisierung. Directly comparable in counseling, integration, and family services.
• AWO Kreisverband Siegen-Wittgenstein/Olpe: Workers' welfare association active in the same region; referenced in VAKS events and offering overlapping childcare, integration, and counseling services to similar populations.
• BRÜCKE Siegen e.V. Regional social-services association in Siegen that hosted VAKS anti-discrimination workshops; operates similar counseling and community-integration programming in the same geography.
• Diakonie in Südwestfalen: Protestant welfare provider delivering comparable counseling, integration, and youth support services in the same catchment; participated alongside VAKS in the Digitalisierung Fachtag via the TIA SiWi project.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• Instagraminstagram.com/vaks.ev?igsh=MWVjMDQ1NXQyZHpvZw==
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/verein-f%C3%BCr-soziale-arbeit-und-kultur-s%C3%BCdwestfalen-e.v.-gesch%C3%A4tsstelle

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