Citizens Campus

What Citizens Campus does

Citizens Campus is a Marseille-based French association loi 1901 (non-profit) founded in 2018 that designs and animates civic participation programs targeting youth and people in precarious situations across the PACA region, with additional reach into Europe and the Mediterranean. Its portfolio spans the Vénères & Solidaires youth community (launched 2021), Participation Citoyenne and the Campus de la Participation training program (2023), the Cafés Sociaux community events held every two months around Avignon, Lab'Engagement for youth insertion (June 2025), the Premiers Pas project with Yes Akademia (2025), and the European YEFFI research project on youth food insecurity, alongside the PRICXEL youth-and-work research stream and a publicly available Ressources library of activity and study reports. The underlying technology is minimal: a WordPress-hosted website (citizenscampus.eu) plus organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn) serve as the primary digital surfaces, and no proprietary platform, AI/ML capability, app, API, or integrations are disclosed. Revenue is non-commercial and flows from public grants and institutional partnerships, most notably through coordination of the regional participation platform in PACA under the national Pacte des Solidarités framework, with services delivered free of charge to beneficiaries. The go-to-market is community-led, organized around a consortium of core partners (Apprentis d'Auteuil, CRPA, Mission Locale, URIOPSS) and a wider network of public and private partners tracked since 2018.

Name

Citizens Campus

Legal name

Citizens Campus

Website

https://citizenscampus.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Citizens Campus is a Marseille-based French non-profit association that runs civic-participation programs, training platforms, and community events for youth and people in precarious situations across the PACA region and Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civic Engagement and Community Participation Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (81341), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Civic, Citizenship & Community Engagement Education (EDAAAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Civic Participation & Leadership Development (Voting, Advocacy, Community Leadership) (EDAAADAL), Student Engagement & Belonging Initiatives (EDALABAJ)

Keywords

• Civic engagement programs
• Democratic participation
• Community organizing
• Social inclusion services
• Youth empowerment

Headquarters

HQ city

Marseille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public and institutional funding: Citizens Campus operates as a non-profit association funded through public grants, institutional partnerships, and potentially private donations. The organization coordinates regional participation platforms under the Pacte des Solidarités framework.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Citizens Campus is a Marseille-based nonprofit association that designs and runs participatory programs, community events, and a regional participation platform to foster civic engagement, democratic participation, and social inclusion. Its offerings include the Vénères & Solidaires youth community, the Participation Citoyenne platform in PACA, the Campus de la Participation training program, and recurring Cafés Sociaux. Services are delivered free of charge to beneficiaries, primarily youth and people in precarious situations, and are funded through public grants and institutional partnerships.

Product overview

Citizens Campus is a non-profit association (association loi 1901) based in Marseille, France, operating as a civic engagement and social participation organization rather than a technology company. The organization offers a portfolio of community programs and participatory platforms including: the Vénères & Solidaires youth engagement community (initiated 2021), the Participation Citoyenne platform piloting regional participatory dynamics in PACA, the Campus de la Participation training program, the Café Social community events, Lab'Engagement youth insertion program, Premiers Pas initiative, YEFFI European food insecurity project, and PRICXEL youth work research. These programs work together to foster civic engagement, strengthen social bonds, and promote democratic participation among youth and people in precarious situations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vénères & Solidaires: An engaged community launched in 2021 by two young people in Service Civique, amplifying the voice, action, and collective momentum of youth for a more just and supportive society.
• Café Social
• Lab'Engagement
• Premiers Pas
• YEFFI

Products and services

• Vénères & Solidaires An engaged community that amplifies the voice, action, and collective momentum of young people for a more just and supportive society; for youth seeking civic engagement.
• Participation Citoyenne (Regional Participation Platform) Regional platform piloting participatory dynamics in PACA to strengthen local cooperation, value usage knowledge, and build fairer and more inclusive policies under the Pacte des Solidarités framework; for people in precarious situations and partner institutions.
• Campus de la Participation One-year deployment in the PACA region aimed at strengthening the agency of people in precarious situations and raising awareness among social-sector structures about participatory approaches.
• Café Social A social café initiative co-built with people in precarious situations, professionals, and institutions, organized every 2 months in different locations around Avignon to foster encounter, exchange, agency, and mutual aid around predefined themes.
• Lab'Engagement A program at the service of insertion and civic participation of young people from Marseille.
• Premiers Pas A project developed in collaboration with Yes Akademia aimed at enabling people of any age to take action and engage.
• YEFFI (Youth European Fighting Food Insecurity) A European project addressing food insecurity among youth, featuring workshops and synthesis documentation on food precarity issues.
• PRICXEL A project exploring youth and work, with synthesis documentation available on youth work observations.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Apprentis d'AuteuilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the consortium animating the regional participation platform in PACA. Provides experience and expertise in participatory approaches for youth engagement.
• CRPA (Comité Régional des Personnes Accueillies/Accompagnées)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional committee of people receiving/accompanied services, part of the consortium for the participation platform. Represents the voice of people concerned by precarity.
• Mission LocalecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal mission organization for youth employment, consortium partner in the PACA participation platform.
• URIOPSS (Union Régionale des Associations Familiales)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional union of family associations, consortium partner bringing expertise in social action and family support.
• Yes AkademiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization for the Premiers Pas project, focused on youth engagement regardless of age.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• La Fonda: French think tank focused on the future of associations and civic action; comparable as a thought-leadership and capacity-building actor in the French civic-association ecosystem.
• Le Mouvement Associatif: National umbrella representing French associations and civil society organizations; comparable as a representative body for civic and nonprofit activity, though operating at a national policy level rather than grassroots delivery.
• Ashoka France: French affiliate of global social-entrepreneurship network supporting system-change innovators; comparable in cultivating civic and social innovation capacity, though focused on entrepreneur selection rather than direct participation programs.

Direct peers

• Make.org: French civic participation platform that crowdsources citizen proposals and partners with institutions on large-scale participatory consultations; comparable in mission of channeling citizen voice into policy co-construction.
• Décider Ensemble: French association supporting citizen participation and territorial dialogue; comparable in facilitating participatory methods, training actors, and advising on public consultation processes.
• Démocratie Ouverte: French civic participation network advocating open government and citizen engagement; comparable in promoting democratic innovation and partnering with public institutions on participatory methods.
• Institut de la Concertation et de la Participation Citoyenne: French reference institute for participatory practices and public consultation; comparable as a resource and training body for actors implementing participatory methodologies, similar to Citizens Campus's Campus de la Participation.

Emerging players

• Tous Pour le Climat: French civic mobilization organization running participatory campaigns on climate and democratic issues; comparable in mobilizing citizens around social causes through community-led methods.
• Voxe.org: French civic-tech platform providing electoral and policy information to citizens; comparable in advancing informed civic engagement, though more focused on election literacy than participatory program delivery.

Regional players

• European Civic Forum: Pan-European network of civil society organizations promoting civic participation and rights across EU member states; comparable in advocating civic engagement, though operating at European rather than French regional level.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/citizens13campus
• Instagraminstagram.com/citizenscampus

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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