bundesministerium für familie, senioren, frauen und jugend(bmfsfj)

What bundesministerium für familie, senioren, frauen und jugend(bmfsfj) does

The Bundesministerium für Bildung, Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend (BMBFSFJ) — formerly the Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend (BMFSFJ) — is a federal ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany headquartered in Berlin at Glinkastraße 24, 10117 Berlin. It is the sole German federal authority responsible for policy and public services spanning education, family affairs, senior citizens, gender equality, children and youth, civic engagement, and international cooperation across these domains. The ministry serves the entirety of Germany's population through legislation, federal funding programs, advisory services, and digital public tools — all funded through the federal budget and provided free of charge, with no commercial pricing.

The ministry's operational portfolio combines a web-based government service platform with a network of federal funding programs and partner agencies. The technology stack runs on Matomo for consent-based web behavior analytics, Friendly Captcha for cryptographic form protection, and SSL-encrypted publication ordering. The digital surface includes the interactive Projekt-Landkarte (project map) using map material from the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG); the mitwirken.gov.de participation platform for youth; the Lebenskarte service portal; the Elterngeldrechner parental benefit calculator; Kinderzuschlag Digital for online child supplement applications; and the Lohn-O-Mat income calculator. Core federal programs include the Bundesfreiwilligendienst (BFD), which has engaged over 400,000 volunteers since its establishment over ten years ago; the Demokratie leben! democracy promotion program now in its 3rd funding period (2025–2032); the Bundesaltenplan for elderly support; Familienförderrichtlinien for family policy; and the Kinder- und Jugendplan (KJP) — the central federal funding instrument for youth welfare since 1950.

Delivery occurs through a multi-channel model: the official website www.bmbfsfj.bund.de, a service hotline (030 201 791 30), a Berlin visitor service, the Bundesamt für Familie und zivilgesellschaftliche Aufgaben (BAFzA) as service-delivery partner, publication distribution via IBro Versandservice GmbH, and a broad social media presence across Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, X, YouTube, and TikTok. Hosting and operations are provided by ]init[ AG; video streaming by TV1 GmbH; data processing for the INTERAMT job application portal by DVZ Datenverarbeitungszentrum Mecklenburg Vorpommern GmbH; and captcha protection by Friendly Captcha GmbH. The ministry is led by Bundesministerin Karin Prien with parliamentary state secretaries Mareike Wulf and Michael Brand, and state secretaries Dr. Petra Bahr and Ingo Behnel.

Name

bundesministerium für familie, senioren, frauen und jugend(bmfsfj)

Legal name

Bundesministerium für Bildung, Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend

Website

https://bmfsfj.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Bundesministerium für Bildung, Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend (BMBFSFJ) is a German federal ministry headquartered in Berlin that develops policy and provides free public services for education, families, seniors, gender equality, youth, and civic engagement across Germany.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

BMFSFJ is a German federal ministry that develops and implements policy and provides public services in the areas of family support, child and youth welfare, senior citizens' affairs, gender equality, and civic engagement. It delivers these through digital service tools (online calculators, interactive project maps, participation platforms), policy publications and brochures, federal funding programs, a service hotline, and visitor services, all free of charge to citizens.

Product overview

BMBFSFJ is a German federal government ministry offering informational services, publications, and funding programs rather than commercial products. The portfolio includes digital service tools (Projekt-Landkarte, mitwirken.gov.de, Lebenskarte, Elterngeldrechner, Kinderzuschlag Digital, Lohn-O-Mat), government publications covering family, elderly care, equality, youth, and civic engagement topics, and federal funding programs including Demokratie leben!, Bundesfreiwilligendienst, Bundesaltenplan, Familienförderrichtlinien, and Kinder- und Jugendplan. The offerings serve as public administration services rather than commercial product offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bundesfamilienministerium: Common short name for the ministry

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 400,000 participants in the Federal Volunteer Service since its establishment over ten years ago

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Integration2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and moderate.

• Bundesamt für Familie und zivilgesellschaftliche Aufgaben (BAFzA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBAFzA manages the service hotline, visitor service, and event management on behalf of BMFSFJ. Located at Von-Gablenz-Str. 2-6, 50679 Köln, BAFzA serves as the responsible entity for citizen-facing services.
• ]init[ AG für digitale KommunikationcoreTechnology or IntegrationHosting and operations contractor for the BMFSFJ website. Located at Köpenicker Straße 9, 10997 Berlin.
• Demokratie leben! Partner OrganizationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal program promoting democracy, diversity management, and extremism prevention. The program was made permanent in May 2018 and enters its 3rd funding period (2025-2032) as outlined in the November 2024 funding guideline.
• Lokale Allianzen für Menschen mit Demenz NetworkmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2020, the ministry supports the establishment of local alliances for people with dementia through the Bundesprogramm. The brochure 'Gemeinsam stark - In Demenznetzwerken' provides practical guidance on building and managing dementia networks.
• Bundesfreiwilligendienst (BFD) OrganizationscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOver 400,000 volunteers have participated in the Federal Volunteer Service since its establishment over ten years ago. Organizations in social, ecological, sporting, cultural, and integration contexts host volunteers.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• UK Department for Education: UK ministerial department responsible for education, children's services, and family policy including childcare, social mobility, and youth justice. Closely comparable in combining education and family/youth policy functions within a single ministry.
• U.S. Department of Education: U.S. federal ministry overseeing education policy from early childhood through higher education, including civil rights enforcement and student aid. Comparable as the education-policy counterpart after BMFSFJ's recent mandate expansion to include 'Bildung'.
• OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs: OECD directorate producing comparative policy analysis on family, gender, aging, and social inclusion across member countries. Relevant as an international policy counterpart shaping the analytical framework within which BMFSFJ operates.
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Administration for Children and Families: U.S. federal agency administering family assistance, child welfare, child care subsidies, youth programs, and domestic violence grants. Directly comparable in mandate scope (family, children, youth, gender-based services) and grantmaking role, though operating within a different federal system.
• European Commission DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (DG EMPL): EU-level directorate coordinating employment, social policy, gender equality, and inclusion across member states. Comparable as a supra-national counterpart setting framework conditions that national family/social ministries like BMFSFJ implement.

Direct peers

• Swedish Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Socialdepartementet): Swedish government ministry responsible for social welfare, health, elderly care, disability, and family policy. Highly comparable portfolio structure covering seniors, families, gender equality, and civic engagement at federal/national level.
• Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA): German Federal Employment Agency that administers the Kinderzuschlag (child supplement) digital application referenced in BMFSFJ's service portfolio. Operates as a closely integrated federal partner for delivery of family benefit programs.
• Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF): German federal ministry for education and research, sibling ministry with overlapping responsibilities in vocational training, continuing education, and education policy. Relevant as the most direct German peer, particularly given BMBFSFJ's recent mandate expansion into education.

Regional players

• UN Women: UN entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women, addressing GBV, economic equality, and political participation. Comparable in policy focus on women's economic equality and protection from violence — core BMFSFJ themes.
• UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund): UN agency focused on child rights, youth participation, and child protection globally. Comparable in mission on children's rights, youth participation platforms (cf. mitwirken.gov.de), and child protection frameworks referenced in BMFSFJ's portfolio.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bmbfsfj
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/familienministerium
• Facebookfacebook.com/bmbfsfj
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bmbfsfj
• Instagraminstagram.com/bmbfsfj
• TikToktiktok.com/@jugendministerium

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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