Cnajep

What Cnajep does

Cnajep (Comité pour les relations nationales et internationales des associations de jeunesse et d'éducation populaire) is a French non-profit coordination body, constituted as an association loi 1901 and headquartered at 12 rue Tolain in Paris. Founded in 1968, it functions as an umbrella platform uniting more than 70 national youth movements and popular education associations — including scouting federations, student unions, and education networks such as FAGE, Ligue de l'Enseignement, CEMEA, AFOCAL, and ANACEJ. Its stated purpose is to provide a structured space for inter-association dialogue, collective elaboration of policy positions, and representation of the youth and popular education sector with public authorities at the national and European level. Cnajep holds a seat at the Conseil Économique, Social et Environnemental (CESE) and has coordinated the ProVox structured dialogue process for French youth since 2011.

The organization's product surface is institutional rather than technological. Core offerings include the Cnajep coordination platform itself, the ProVox structured dialogue program, a categorized resource library covering éducation populaire, youth policy, social transitions, citizenship, associative life, territories, and European/international affairs, an employment and missions board, and research initiatives such as the 'Chiffres clés de l'éducation populaire' project conducted jointly with Hexopée, Fonjep, and Injep, with doctoral research support via the ANRT CIFRE program. Technology is limited to a WordPress-based website (cnajep.asso.fr) plus newsletter, social media, and press communications; the underlying "technology" is the organizational network and democratic governance structure, not software.

Cnajep's revenue model is non-commercial: it is funded through recurring membership contributions from its 70+ member organizations and public funding for advocacy and coordination activities, including research grants routed through partners. Distribution is direct — assemblies, committees, working groups, and bilateral engagement with public authorities — rather than through any sales channel. Governance is democratic, with elected co-presidents, a general secretary, and a treasurer drawn from member organizations (e.g., the current co-presidents represent CEMEA, FAGE, and Ligue de l'Enseignement), and a small permanent executive team led by the Déléguée générale.

Name

Cnajep

Legal name

CNAJEP - Comité pour les relations nationales et internationales des associations de jeunesse et d'éducation populaire

Website

https://cnajep.asso.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cnajep is a French non-profit umbrella body, founded in 1968 and based in Paris, that coordinates over 70 national youth and popular education associations, representing the sector in dialogue with public authorities and at the CESE. It funds operations through membership dues and public grants and runs programs including the ProVox structured dialogue process.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Sector Coordination and Advocacy

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Sector Coordination, Clusters & Working Groups (EDADALAE)

Keywords

• Youth policy advocacy
• Popular education coordination
• Nonprofit network representation
• Civic engagement programs
• Structured youth dialogue

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership and Public Funding: Cnajep operates as a non-profit association funded through membership contributions from its 70+ member organizations and public funding for its advocacy and coordination activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cnajep is a French national coordination platform (association loi 1901) that unites more than 70 national youth movements and popular education associations. It provides collective representation, structured dialogue, and consultation with public authorities on youth and popular education policy, alongside operational programs such as the PROVOX structured youth dialogue process, a research initiative on popular education statistics, a sector-wide job and missions board, and a resource library covering youth policy, citizenship, European and international affairs.

Product overview

Cnajep (Comité pour les relations nationales et internationales des associations de jeunesse et d'éducation populaire) operates as a coordination platform uniting over 70 national youth and popular education movements in France. The organization provides an interactive manual, the PROVOX structured dialogue process for youth participation, and categorized resource libraries covering education populaire, youth policy, social transitions, citizenship, associative life, territories, and Europe/international affairs. Additional services include a job and missions board and research initiatives like the 'Chiffres clés de l'éducation populaire' project. The platform functions primarily as a networking and advocacy organization rather than a technology product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cnajep Coordination Platform A national coordination platform uniting over 70 national youth and popular education movements in France, providing collective dialogue, consultation, and representation services with public authorities.
• PROVOX A structured dialogue process for youth in France, animated by Cnajep since 2011, enabling young people to participate in policy decisions through consultation campaigns and interactive outputs.
• Emplois et Missions A job and missions board connecting candidates with employment opportunities in the French youth and popular education sector.
• Chiffres clés de l'éducation populaire A research initiative compiling key statistics on the French popular education sector, produced jointly with Hexopée, Fonjep, and Injep to document and promote the sector.
• Training cycle against far-right ideas A training cycle aimed at combating far-right ideas, deployed for members and the broader youth and popular education network in France, with rollout planned for autumn 2026.
• Resource Library A curated online resource library providing position papers, analysis, and reference material on popular education, youth policy, citizenship, social transitions, associative life, territorial dynamics, and European/international affairs.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CRAJEP (Comités Régionaux des Associations de Jeunesse et d'Éducation Populaire)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional coordination bodies that work with Cnajep at national level to represent youth and popular education organizations across French territories. The CRAJEP network includes bodies like CRAJEP Hauts de France representing 35 regional associations.
• CESE (Conseil Économique, Social et Environnemental)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCnajep holds a seat in the Economic, Social and Environmental Council, representing youth and popular education interests at national level. Representatives include Evanne Jeanne-Rose (2021-2026) and successors Manon Rousselot-Pailley and Owen Poirier.
• HexopéecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHexopée partners with Cnajep on research projects including the 'Chiffres clés de l'éducation populaire' initiative, combining efforts to document and promote the popular education sector.
• FonjepcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFonjep collaborates with Cnajep on the 'Chiffres clés de l'éducation populaire' research project, contributing to documentation and analysis of the popular education sector.
• InjepcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitut national de la jeunesse et de l'éducation populaire partners with Cnajep on research initiatives including the 'Chiffres clés de l'éducation populaire' project.
• Recherches & SolidaritésminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on 'La France bénévole' annual study providing research on volunteering trends in France. The 2026 edition was conducted in partnership with Coalta-formation and supported by DJEPVA and Maif.
• COJ (Conseil d'Orientation des Politiques de Jeunesse)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCnajep engages with COJ publications including Cahier #5 on youth protection and transition to adulthood, contributing recommendations on youth policy matters.
• ProVox FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProVox is a structured dialogue process for youth in France that Cnajep has coordinated since 2011, enabling young people's participation in policy discussions.
• ANRTminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation Nationale de la Recherche et de la Technologie manages the CIFRE program through which Cnajep employs doctoral researchers for sector research projects.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• European Youth Forum: EU-level umbrella of national youth councils and youth organizations. Comparable as a higher-tier coordination and advocacy body for youth organizations, operating at EU rather than national level.
• Ligue de l'Enseignement: One of the largest French popular-education federations. Comparable as a major member organization of Cnajep with significant membership, network reach, and education-populaire advocacy presence.
• Conseil national de l'économie associative (CNEA): National consultative body on associative economy issues. Comparable as an institutional coordination channel between French associations and public authorities, though its scope is the entire associative economy rather than youth specifically.

Others

• Recherches & Solidarités: Independent research network producing studies on French associative life and volunteering. Comparable as a partner producing evidence on the popular-education sector (notably 'La France bénévole'), supporting Cnajep's research agenda.
• FONJEP: Public-interest fund financing youth and popular-education associations through paid posts (postes FONJEP). Comparable as a critical funding and ecosystem partner that channels public resources into Cnajep's member organizations.

Direct peers

• Le Mouvement Associatif: National umbrella coordinating French associative life across sectors. Closely comparable to Cnajep in role (network coordination, policy advocacy, dialogue with public authorities) though broader in sectoral scope beyond youth and popular education.
• Hexopée: Employers' federation of the animation, educational, social, and popular education sectors. Directly comparable as a coordination and advocacy body for popular-education organizations, and an active partner of Cnajep on joint research.
• Forum Français de la Jeunesse (FFJ): National youth coordination and representation body in France. Comparable to Cnajep as a French-level platform convening youth organizations for dialogue with public authorities, focused more exclusively on youth policy.

Emerging players

• France Bénévolat: National organization promoting and supporting volunteering in France. Comparable in mobilizing volunteer engagement data and advocacy for the volunteer sector, overlapping with Cnajep's popular-education volunteer base.
• Fédération nationale de la jeunesse en plein air (JPA): National federation for children's holidays and leisure education. Comparable as a French popular-education/youth umbrella organization with advocacy and policy engagement, and an active Cnajep member organization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Cnajep
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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

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