Action Contre La Faim

Name

Action Contre La Faim

Legal name

Action contre la Faim

Website

https://actioncontrelafaim.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Food Assistance & Nutrition Response (BPADADAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nutrition & Food Security (Global Health) NGOs (HLAJAKAH), International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD), Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• Nutrition programs
• Food security
• Emergency response
• Clean water access

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Direct donations from individuals via online platform, monthly donations, one-time gifts, and legacy bequests. The organization receives tax-deductible contributions from donors worldwide.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Action Contre La Faim is a French humanitarian NGO that delivers emergency nutrition, food security, water/sanitation/hygiene, mental health and psychosocial support, and climate adaptation programs to populations affected by hunger and crisis across 52 countries in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America. It also runs an online donation platform, volunteer delegation network, school engagement programs, corporate partnerships, and a dedicated research division focused on undernutrition.

Product overview

Action Contre La Faim operates as a humanitarian NGO (non-governmental organization) offering a portfolio of engagement programs rather than a traditional tech product. The organization's core offerings center on humanitarian intervention across 52 countries including emergency nutrition response, food security programs, water/sanitation/hygiene services, and mental health support. Engagement products include an online donation platform enabling one-time and monthly contributions, a volunteer delegation network, school educational programs (Course contre la Faim, Dessin contre la Faim), corporate partnership/challenge programs, and membership options. The organization also provides technical expertise services in nutrition, climate, and advocacy, plus research initiatives through its Research for Nutrition conference series.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Donation Platform
• Volunteer Program
• School Engagement Programs
• Corporate Partnership Program
• Emergency Humanitarian Response Operations
• Research for Nutrition Initiative
• Technical Expertise Services
• Adherent Membership Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Saves lives through malnutrition treatment and prevention programs
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CMA CGM FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner supporting Action Contre La Faim's humanitarian missions through foundation funding and awareness campaigns
• CIC (Confédération Internationale du Crédit)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerInstitutional partner providing financial support and possibly matching donation programs
• JC DecauxminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOutdoor advertising partner providing media space for awareness campaigns
• Lagardère Travel RetailminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTravel retail partner supporting awareness and fundraising at airports and travel locations
• NexiraminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner supporting humanitarian initiatives
• TulipeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner engaged in humanitarian support
• Coopérative UminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFrench retail cooperative supporting food security and donation campaigns
• Z Event (Gaming Marathon)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual gaming event that raises significant funds for Action Contre La Faim through viewer donations during live streams

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• World Food Programme (WFP): UN agency leading global food assistance that often partners with ACF on nutrition emergency response. Directly comparable in food security and malnutrition programming at scale.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC): Humanitarian organization delivering emergency relief, nutrition, and health services in conflict-affected states. Overlaps with ACF on refugee/IDP response and grants from the same institutional funders.
• CARE International: Major humanitarian NGO with parallel food security, WASH, and women's empowerment programs operating across similar crisis geographies. Similar federated governance structure and donor base competition.
• Oxfam International: Large confederated humanitarian NGO with food security, WASH, and advocacy focus overlapping ACF's mandate. Both compete for institutional grants and individual donor share.
• Solidarités International: French humanitarian NGO specializing in WASH and food security with direct overlap to ACF's technical mandate. Competes head-to-head in French institutional bids and field operations across crisis geographies.
• Save the Children: Global humanitarian NGO with significant overlap in child nutrition, emergency food assistance, and education programming. Competes for similar donor dollars and institutional contracts.
• Médecins Sans Frontières: French-origin humanitarian medical organization with comparable field scale, donor model, and conflict-zone presence. ACF complements MSF with nutrition and WASH focus where MSF leads on clinical care.
• Concern Worldwide: Ireland-based humanitarian NGO with closely aligned emergency response, livelihoods, and nutrition programming. Comparable in size, donor model, and operational geography overlap.

Broad incumbents

• UNICEF: UN children's agency with dominant scale in child nutrition and WASH programming. ACF frequently partners as an implementing NGO within UNICEF's broader mandate and competes for aligned funding pools.
• Plan International: Global humanitarian and development organization with overlapping emergency nutrition, WASH, and child-protection programs. Competes with ACF for European institutional grants and individual donors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/acf_france
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/actioncontrelafaim
• Facebookfacebook.com/actioncontrelafaim
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/action-contre-la-faim
• Instagraminstagram.com/actioncontrelafaim
• TikToktiktok.com/@acf_france

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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