What Primo Levi Centre does

The Primo Levi Centre is a French non-profit association founded in 1995 in Paris that delivers clinical psychotrauma care to survivors of torture, war, and political violence. Its Soigner mission treats roughly 400 patients per year originating from around 50 countries and delivers approximately 6,000 consultations annually through a multidisciplinary team of clinicians specialising in a clinical discipline with few qualified practitioners in France. The organisation also pursues a Transmettre (Train) mission through its Qualiopi-certified training centre, which provides funded professional training programmes to external practitioners and partner institutions, and a Mobiliser (Advocate) mission that produces policy reports and public-awareness content aimed at the French asylum and human-rights ecosystem.

The Centre operates an editorial product line under Editions Primo Levi, comprising approximately 199 published titles, alongside the long-running quarterly Revue Mémoires journal, which is sold in print at €8 per quarter. It has expanded its content distribution with the December 2025 launch of the "Féminins pluriElles" podcast and the 2026 introduction of a Masterclass series, broadening its training and advocacy reach. Operational and clinical activities are supported by a headcount of 11–50 staff, and the Centre maintains formal partnerships with OFPRA, ACAT France, Limbo Association, Maison de la Poésie, and Centre maternel Les Acacias, embedding it within the French asylum referral and human-rights infrastructure.

Its business model is a hybrid of charitable fundraising (donations, memberships, legacies), fee-based training delivered under Qualiopi certification, and small-ticket publication sales. Patient care is provided free at the point of use to a structurally diversified beneficiary base spanning roughly 50 countries of origin, with no anchor funder or corporate sponsor disclosed in the available data. The Centre has no disclosed equity funding, no AI or proprietary technology components in its operating model, and no evidence of geographic expansion beyond its Paris base.

Name

Primo Levi Centre

Legal name

Centre Primo Levi

Website

https://primolevi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Primo Levi Centre is a Paris-based non-profit founded in 1995 that provides psychotrauma clinical care, Qualiopi-certified training, and advocacy for survivors of torture and political violence, serving roughly 400 patients per year from 50 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trauma Rehabilitation Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Crisis Stabilization Units & Psychiatric Emergency Services (HLAFACAH)

Keywords

• Trauma rehabilitation services
• Psychotrauma care
• Torture victim support
• Refugee healthcare
• Asylum psychosocial support

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: The association accepts financial donations from individuals and organizations to support its mission of caring for torture and political violence victims
2. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees from supporters who join as members (adhérents) of the association
3. Legs and Donations (Inheritance): Legacy donations and life insurance transmissions offered as ways to support the organization beyond one's lifetime
4. Publications Sales: Sale of the Revue Mémoires quarterly journal (8 euros print, free online)

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Primo Levi Centre delivers multidisciplinary healthcare (Centre de soins), Qualiopi-certified professional training (Centre de formation), and institutional advocacy for victims of torture and political violence exiled in France. Its clinical arm integrates medical, psychological, and social rehabilitation, supported by professional interpretation and a dedicated maternal care facility (Centre maternel Les Acacias). Earned offerings include a quarterly review (Revue Mémoires) and an online masterclass (Masterclass du Centre Primo Levi) launching in 2026.

Product overview

Primo Levi Centre is a non-profit association founded in 1995 that operates as an integrated care and training ecosystem. Its core offering is the Centre de soins (Healthcare Center), providing multidisciplinary medical and psychological care to approximately 400 victims of torture and political violence annually through 6,000 consultations. The centre operates three interconnected divisions: (1) Soigner (Care) – the healthcare center offering individual follow-ups, professional interpretation, minor support, parenting assistance, and collective therapeutic activities including Parcours workshops combining dance, music, and sports; (2) Transmettre (Transmit) – comprising a Qualiopi-certified Training Center, the online Resource Space, the quadrimestrial Mémoires journal, and online courses on psychotrauma; and (3) Mobiliser (Mobilize) – advocacy activities including reports, webinars, and podcasts. The Centre also operates Centre maternel Les Acacias for mothers and children. A 2026 Masterclass series and the Feminins plurielles podcast expand its digital education offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Centre de formation: Training center certified Qualiopi that provides training on psychotrauma to professionals in daily contact with exiled people, operating across the entire French territory.
• Revue Mémoires
• Masterclass du Centre Primo Levi

Products and services

• Centre de soins (Healthcare Center) Multidisciplinary healthcare center delivering medical, psychological, and social rehabilitation to victims of torture and political violence exiled in France, supported by professional interpretation.
• Centre de formation (Training Center) Qualiopi-certified professional training programs for healthcare, mental-health, and social-work professionals on the care of victims of torture and political violence.
• Centre maternel Les Acacias Dedicated maternal facility offering housing, daily care, and ambulatory support to mothers and children among victims of torture and political violence.
• Masterclass du Centre Primo Levi Online masterclass program extending the Centre's psychotrauma training expertise to a national online audience.
• Revue Mémoires Quarterly review of the Centre Primo Levi, distributed by subscription in print (8 euros) and digital formats, covering clinical and policy themes related to victims of torture and political violence.
• Cours en ligne - Corps et psychotraumatisme Online course on the relationship between body and psychotrauma, aimed at healthcare and social-work professionals seeking specialized continuing education.

Quantifiable outcome

• 400 patients accompanied annually from 50 countries
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Limbo AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Limbo, an association created by Cécile Allegra following her documentary work on survivors of camps in Libya, Sudan, and Egypt. Together they organize therapeutic stays in Conques, Aveyron, five times per year for young survivors, combined with art therapy and artistic mediation workshops in Paris.
• Maison de la PoésiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Maison de la Poésie in Paris for writing workshops. Since September 2019, approximately ten patients participate in personal expression workshops, with those in great exclusion particularly engaged.
• Centre Maternel Les AcaciassupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the maternal center Les Acacias for isolated mothers and their children aged 0-3 years, providing daily care and parental support.
• ACAT France (Action des chrétiens pour l'abolition de la torture)supportingOthersReference organization for torture statistics and definition. The Centre aligns with their definition of torture and uses their data in advocacy work.
• OFPRA (Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides)supportingOthersFrench Office for Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons. Partnership for asylum-related work and refugee protection data.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT): Global umbrella network coordinating more than 150 torture-rehabilitation centers worldwide, of which Centre Primo Levi is effectively a member-class organization. Operates in the same space but as a federation rather than a direct service provider.
• Croix-Rouge française: French Red Cross operates refugee support programs including healthcare and social accompaniment for vulnerable populations, but as part of a much broader humanitarian mandate. Relevant as a larger incumbent addressing overlapping populations.
• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF): Global medical humanitarian organization that occasionally provides healthcare to refugees and victims of violence. Significantly larger and broader in scope, but intersects with Centre Primo Levi on the medical-care-for-trauma-survivors dimension in select programs.

Direct peers

• La Cimade: Historic French humanitarian organization defending the rights of migrants and refugees, including advocacy on asylum rights and accompaniment services. Comparable to Centre Primo Levi on the refugee-rights advocacy and accompaniment axis in France.
• France Terre d'Asile: Major French association dedicated to refugee rights, asylum support, and reception of exiled persons. While broader than Centre Primo Levi, it overlaps significantly on the social accompaniment and advocacy dimensions of exiled-person support in France.
• Behandlungszentrum für Folteropfer (bzfo): Berlin-based center offering medical, psychological, and social care to torture survivors, with a comparable outpatient, multidisciplinary approach. Directly analogous in mission and operating model to Centre Primo Levi.
• Center for Victims of Torture (CVT): U.S.-based nonprofit founded in 1985 providing direct multidisciplinary rehabilitation services to torture survivors. Operates with an almost identical care-and-training model to Centre Primo Levi, making it the closest international counterpart.
• DIGNITY – Danish Institute Against Torture: Copenhagen-based organization treating torture victims and conducting research on rehabilitation methods. Shares Centre Primo Levi's mission of multidisciplinary trauma care, professional training, and policy advocacy, though at a larger national scale.
• ACAT France (Action des chrétiens pour l'abolition de la torture): French anti-torture advocacy organization explicitly referenced as a partner by Centre Primo Levi. Operates in the same torture-victim advocacy space in France with overlapping policy and awareness-raising activities.
• GISTI (Groupe d'information et de soutien des immigrés): French association providing legal information, training, and advocacy for immigrants and refugees. Comparable to Centre Primo Levi on the French asylum/refugee support and professional-training axis, particularly through its legal-support and training offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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