FSD France Association

What FSD France Association does

FSD France Association is a French non-profit humanitarian organization (association loi 1901) recognized as being of public utility, headquartered in Archamps, France. Founded in 2005 and officially incorporated in 2008, the organization operates as the French arm of the FSD Group, whose parent entity — Fondation suisse de déminage — was established in Geneva in 1997. The FSD Group has led humanitarian projects in approximately 30 countries since 1997.

FSD France delivers four integrated program areas: humanitarian mine action (detection and neutralization of mines and explosive remnants of war, disposal of obsolete weapons and ammunition); community recovery (infrastructure repair, victim support, livelihood rehabilitation); peace and stability (confidence-building, dialogue facilitation); and sustainable development (climate adaptation, land protection). The organization conducts Non-Technical Survey operations using drone-based remote sensing technology — notably deployed in Kharkiv, Ukraine in 2025 — and runs Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) programs targeting both adults and children. Active field operations span Ukraine, Central African Republic, Iraq, Tajikistan, and the Philippines.

As a charitable association, FSD France generates no revenue from product or service sales. Its funding model relies entirely on donations from individuals, corporations, and institutional donors, with a stated emphasis on European Union-funded projects. French donors receive a 66% tax deduction up to 20% of taxable income under the organization's public utility status. The organization maintains ISO 9001:2015 certification, Zewo certification (at the group level), and PCI DSS-compliant donation processing through RaiseNow and Donorbox platforms. Governance is overseen by a Board of Directors led by President Hansjörg Eberle.

Name

FSD France Association

Legal name

FSD France Association

Website

https://fsdfrance.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

FSD France Association is a French non-profit humanitarian organization and the French arm of the Swiss FSD Group, delivering humanitarian demining, community recovery, peace-building, and sustainable development programs across approximately 30 countries, with active operations in Ukraine, CAR, Iraq, Tajikistan, and the Philippines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Mine Action Services

NAICS

Remediation Services (56291)

akta.pro primary industry

Mine Action & Explosive Ordnance Risk Reduction (EOD/ERW) (BPADAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mine Action & Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) (BPADADAM), Post-Conflict Recovery, Reconciliation & Social Cohesion Programs (BPADAFAL), Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

Keywords

• Humanitarian demining
• Mine action services
• Community recovery
• Explosive ordnance disposal
• Peacebuilding programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Archamps

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

FSD France Association delivers humanitarian mine action (survey, clearance, and risk education) and integrated community recovery, peace, and sustainable development programming in conflict- and post-conflict-affected regions. Operations combine manual and mechanical demining, non-technical survey, drone-assisted remote sensing, and explosive ordnance risk education with livelihood and stabilization support for affected populations.

Product overview

FSD France operates as a unified humanitarian demining and peace-building organization offering four interconnected program areas: (1) Mine Action for detecting and neutralizing explosive remnants of war, (2) Community Recovery for infrastructure repair and victim support, (3) Peace and Stability initiatives for conflict resolution, and (4) Sustainable Development programs. The organization also provides donation services enabling public participation in its humanitarian mission, with online payment processing through RaiseNow and Donorbox platforms. Founded in 2008, FSD France functions as the French arm of the FSD Group (Swiss Foundation for Demining, established 1997), implementing projects primarily funded by the European Union.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mine Action (Lutte antimines) Survey, mapping, marking, and clearance of landmines and explosive remnants of war in conflict-affected territories, delivered through manual, mechanical, and drone-assisted methods for affected communities and the public authorities responsible for civilian safety.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• HALO Trust: The world's largest humanitarian demining NGO, operating in over 30 countries. Direct peer to FSD France with overlapping mine action, EORE, and community recovery mandates serving conflict-affected populations and funded by similar institutional donors.
• Mines Advisory Group (MAG): Leading humanitarian mine action organization operating in dozens of post-conflict countries. Directly comparable to FSD France in delivering mine clearance, EORE, and weapons destruction services to conflict-affected populations.
• Norwegian People's Aid (NPA): Norwegian humanitarian NGO with one of the world's largest humanitarian demining programs. Direct peer to FSD France in delivering mine action, EORE, and disarmament programming across multiple conflict-affected countries.
• Danish Demining Group (DDG): Specialized humanitarian demining unit within the Danish Refugee Council delivering mine clearance and EORE in conflict and post-conflict settings. Direct peer to FSD France in scope of operations, donor profile, and beneficiary population.
• Humanity & Inclusion (HI): International NGO with a substantial mine action portfolio including victim assistance, EORE, and risk reduction. Direct peer to FSD France in serving persons with disabilities and conflict-affected populations through mine action and rehabilitation.
• APOPO: NGO that trains detection rats to find landmines and tuberculosis. Direct peer to FSD France in the humanitarian demining field, with comparable service to conflict-affected populations and a similar nonprofit donor base.

Others

• Swiss Foundation for Demining (FSD): Parent organization of FSD France, founded in 1997 in Geneva, with humanitarian projects in approximately 30 countries. Parent/sibling entity with materially overlapping mandate and shared operational platform; relationship is governance and contractual rather than competitive.
• UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS): UN coordination body for mine action. Thematically and operationally adjacent to FSD France as the principal UN coordinating counterpart in countries where FSD France operates, though it is an intergovernmental body rather than a peer NGO.
• Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD): Specialized centre of expertise supporting humanitarian mine action. Closely aligned with FSD France's sector and operating from the same Geneva ecosystem as the FSD Group, providing standards, research, and policy support to the field.

Emerging players

• Crosstech S.A. Commercial subsidiary of the FSD Group, founded in 2007, offering demining-related commercial services. Sister entity of FSD France that extends the same technical capabilities into a commercial vehicle and competes for the same talent pool.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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