Gret

What Gret does

Gret is a French international solidarity NGO (Organisation Non Gouvernementale) founded in 1976 and headquartered in Paris (Nogent-sur-Marne). It designs and implements field-based development projects across 28 countries on 4 continents — Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Europe — employing 762 professionals and executing 245 projects, studies, and consulting missions in 2024. Thematic focus areas include inclusive economy and finance, land governance, employment and youth, nutrition and health, natural resources, food systems, and cities and habitat, with cross-cutting themes of climate action, gender equality, and youth empowerment. The organization produces and disseminates knowledge from its field experience through publications, methodological guides, and policy advocacy.

Grethas no proprietary technology platform or commercial software product. Its core operational assets are field teams, partner networks, and a knowledge library built from nearly five decades of development work. In 2022, Gret formalized an Alliance with AVSF (Agronomes et Vétérinaires Sans Frontières), creating a combined operational footprint of 36 countries, 1,089 professionals, and a €69.5M budget in 2023. A notable subsidiary initiative is Nutri'zaza, a social business created in Madagascar in 2013 that produces and distributes Koba Aina fortified infant flour, serving an average of 18,000 beneficiaries per day and generating 270 jobs.

The organization generates no commercial revenue. Operations are funded through project-based grants from institutional donors — primarily the European Union, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), FFEM, and UN agencies — supplemented by private foundation support (Audemars Piguet Foundation, RAJA Foundation, Alstom Foundation, Givaudan Foundation, Artelia Foundation, Miravita). GTM is direct field implementation through partnerships with local NGOs, governments, and communities; pricing is not applicable as no commercial products or services are sold. Governance rests with President Henry de Cazotte and Director General Luc Arnaud.

Name

Gret

Legal name

Gret

Website

https://gret.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Gret is a French international solidarity NGO founded in 1976 that implements field development projects across 28 countries on 4 continents, serving vulnerable populations through partnerships with local organizations and funding from institutional donors including the EU and AFD.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Development Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Community Food Services (624210), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Nutrition & Food Security (Global Health) NGOs (HLAJAKAH)

Keywords

• International development services
• Rural development consulting
• Humanitarian project implementation
• Inclusive economy programs
• Social rights advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Nogent-sur-marne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Project Funding and Grants: Gret operates primarily through project funding from institutional donors including the European Union, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), UN agencies, and bilateral cooperation bodies. Projects are implemented in partnership with local organizations and funded based on proposals and grant agreements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Gret is a French international solidarity organization (NGO) founded in 1976 that designs and implements development projects aimed at improving living conditions and access to basic needs for vulnerable populations in developing countries. It works on access to basic services and social rights, the inclusive economy and finance, and the sustainable management of natural resources, deploying 762 professionals across 28 countries and managing 245 projects in 2024.

Product overview

Gret is an international non-governmental organization focused on social and solidarity development, not a technology product company. It implements field projects across 28 countries focusing on areas including inclusive economy, land governance, employment and youth, nutrition and health, natural resources, essential local services, food systems, and cities and habitat. The organization produces publications and shares knowledge from its development experience rather than offering technology products or software solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nutri'zaza: Social business focused on combating child malnutrition in Madagascar through production and distribution of fortified infant flour (Koba Aina)
• AVSF-Gret Alliance

Products and services

• Access to basic services and social rights programs

Quantifiable outcome

• 56% reduction in cases of encroachment on forests since project inception
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• EssorcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 November 2024Technical partner in the Sciege (Société civile et égalité de genre) project in Republic of Congo, implemented with support from the European Union.
• AVSF (Agronomes et Vétérinaires Sans Frontières)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn 2022, AVSF and Gret created an Alliance to strengthen cooperation. The alliance aims to become a major international solidarity actor addressing challenges including inclusion, climate emergency, biodiversity conservation, youth solutions, and social economy growth. The Alliance operates across 36 countries with a combined budget of 69.5M€ and 1,089 professionals.
• SOS Femmes du CongocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner in the Sciege project, organizing gender equality training sessions and civil society strengthening activities in Brazzaville, Congo.
• CIRADcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScientific coordinator of the ASSET project (Agroecology and Safe Food System Transitions in Southeast Asia), a 15M€ project involving 27 partners across 4 countries.
• Nutri'zazacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial business created by Gret in 2013 to combat malnutrition in Madagascar. Gret remains a development partner providing technical support for product formulation and support projects.
• NOMAFSI (Northern Mountainous Agriculture & Forestry Science Institute)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerScientific partner in Vietnam projects including Pu Luong and ASSET, providing agricultural and forestry expertise.
• ALiSEA (Agroecology Learning Alliance in Southeast Asia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional network partner in ASSET project supporting knowledge sharing and coordination of agroecology initiatives across Southeast Asia.
• Local Governments and AuthoritiescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership with local authorities for project implementation across all countries of intervention.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Humanity & Inclusion (Handicap International): French-founded international NGO with broadly comparable scale, French origin, institutional donor mix, and field-implementation model across developing countries.
• Helvetas: Swiss foundation for international cooperation with overlapping work on rural economies, water/sanitation, and governance; comparable European-rooted NGO model with public donor dependence.
• Concern Worldwide: Ireland-based international humanitarian NGO with overlapping focus on livelihoods, health, nutrition, and emergency relief in similar geographies, funded by institutional and individual donors.
• Oxfam: Global confederation of development NGOs addressing poverty, food security, gender inequality, and climate; comparable in program structure, donor relationships, and advocacy-driven model.
• SNV (Netherlands Development Organisation): Dutch international development NGO with similar mandate on inclusive economy, agri-food systems, and climate adaptation; comparable project-based implementation model in Africa and Southeast Asia.
• Solidarités International: French humanitarian and development NGO operating in similar geographies, with shared focus on water, sanitation, food security, and livelihoods. Competes with Gret for institutional French and EU donor contracts.
• CARE International: Large international development confederation with comparable thematic focus on food security, gender equality, and rural livelihoods, and similar reliance on institutional donor funding across Africa and Asia.
• AVSF (Agronomes et Vétérinaires Sans Frontières): Strategic alliance partner of Gret since 2022, focused on agricultural development, livestock, and rural livelihoods in developing countries. Operates with a similar project-based, institutional-donor-funded French NGO model across overlapping geographies.
• Action contre la Faim (Action Against Hunger): French-founded international NGO with overlapping nutrition, food security, and water/sanitation mandates. Directly comparable in operational footprint, donor base (EU, AFD, UN agencies), and field-implementation model.

Emerging players

• Agrisud International: Smaller French NGO focused specifically on agricultural value chains and microenterprise in developing countries; relevant niche comparator given Gret's agroecology, food systems, and rural enterprise work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Gret_ONG
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCMKLasRu_gEnmJN-_WC0lJA
• Facebookfacebook.com/GretFR
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gret
• Instagraminstagram.com/gret_ong

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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