HOPE

What HOPE does

HOPE (Humanitarian Organization Promoting Equity) is a student-run nonprofit humanitarian and social association founded in May 2016 at SKEMA Business School in Lille, France. It was formed through the consolidation of several pre-existing humanitarian, social, and environmental student associations, and has since expanded to operate across SKEMA's French campuses (Lille, Paris, Sophia Antipolis) as well as international campuses in Belo Horizonte and Suzhou. HOPE delivers aid through volunteer action rather than any technology platform, executing three local missions (Actions Sociale et Environnementale, Tutorat, and Protection Animale) and four international missions (Vietnam, Cambodia, West Africa/Togo, and Peru from 2025), alongside recurring fundraising events such as La Lilloise charity race, Skmet Gala, and Semaine de la Transition.

HOPE's core "products" are mission programs, not technology products: weekly maraudes with Lille aux Etoiles, monthly Ehpad companionship visits, tutoring for approximately 30 middle school students in priority education zones, animal welfare initiatives with SPA, school renovation in Togo, breakfast funding and educational support in Cambodia, and orphanage support in Vietnam. There is no proprietary software, API, or AI component; operations are coordinated via a Wix-hosted website, mission-specific Instagram accounts, and student leadership structures with named responsables per mission and per functional pole.

HOPE has no commercial revenue model: it does not sell products or services and earns no pricing-based income. Funds are raised through three streams — public donations collected via the HelloAsso platform (segmented by mission), proceeds from organized events, and corporate sponsorship for events and missions. The organization was elected best humanitarian and social student association in France in 2018 and remains actively operating as of 2024–2025.

Name

HOPE

Legal name

HOPE (Humanitarian Organization Promoting Equity)

Website

https://hopeskema.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

HOPE is a student-run nonprofit humanitarian association at SKEMA Business School in France, founded May 2016, executing local and international volunteer missions across five campuses and raising funds via donations and charity events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian and Social Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Educational Support Services (611710), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Disaster Relief & Humanitarian Aid Volunteering (EDAIAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Education & Teaching Volunteer Programs (EDAIAGAD)

Keywords

• Student humanitarian association
• Humanitarian aid services
• Charity fundraising events
• Educational tutoring support
• International development missions

Headquarters

HQ city

Eurville

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Public donations collected through HelloAsso platform for specific missions (ASE, West Africa, Tutoring, Cambodia, Vietnam, Peru)
2. Event fundraising: Funds raised through organized events including La Lilloise charity race, Skmet Gala, and Semaine de la Transition environmental week
3. Sponsorship: Corporate sponsorship from partners for events and missions

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

HOPE is a student-run, multi-campus humanitarian and social association based at SKEMA Business School that organizes and delivers local humanitarian missions (outreach to homeless populations via maraudes, visits to elderly care homes, tutoring for disadvantaged middle school students, and animal welfare initiatives) and international humanitarian missions (in Vietnam, Cambodia, Togo, and Peru) executed by student volunteers. The association raises funds through an online donation platform and recurring charity events such as the La Lilloise charitable race and Skmet Gala.

Product overview

HOPE (Humanitarian Organization Promoting Equity) is a multi-campus student humanitarian and social association based at SKEMA Business School in France, founded in May 2016. The organization operates across three scales: local missions (Actions Sociale et Environnementale, Tutorat, and Protection Animale), international missions (Vietnam, Cambodia, West Africa, and Peru/Équateur), and charitable events (La Lilloise race, Skmet Gala, and Semaine de la Transition). The organization enables donations through an online platform supporting specific missions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Actions Sociale et Environnementale (ASE) Local humanitarian and environmental mission conducting weekly maraudes to distribute food, hygiene products, and clothing to people in need, monthly visits to Ehpad (elderly care homes) for companionship, and environmental awareness initiatives including the annual Semaine de la Transition environmental week across French SKEMA campuses. Targeted at homeless individuals, elderly residents in care homes, and the broader local community in the Lille area.
• Mission Tutorat Academic tutoring mission providing weekly homework and revision support to approximately 30 middle school students in priority education zones in the Lille metropolitan area, with cultural and recreational outings organized every two weeks. Partner schools include Collège Martha Desrumaux and Collège de La Cordée (Roubaix). Targeted at disadvantaged middle school students in REP/REP+ zones.
• Mission Protection Animale Animal welfare mission partnering with local animal shelters (SPA), organizing fundraising events (including Waf Bar dog bar evenings), shelter visits, and creative initiatives to support animal welfare causes. Targeted at local animal shelters and homeless pet owners.
• Mission Vietnam
• Mission Cambodge
• Mission Afrique de l'Ouest International mission partnering with Djidjole Afrique to support the village of Avetonou in Togo, providing material, financial, and human support including school renovation, furniture, and educational supplies for 200 students. Targeted at schoolchildren and communities in rural Togo.
• Mission Pérou (Équateur) New international mission launching in 2025, sending students to Lima, Peru to help local populations in slums with water access, education, and women's emancipation initiatives. Targeted at slum populations in Lima, Peru.
• La Lilloise Annual charitable running event held at Parc de la Citadelle in Lille, organized in partnership with SKEMA's Bureau Des Sports, raising funds for partner associations. The 8th edition took place on November 9, 2024, with 2023-2024 beneficiary Enfants de la Balle (advocating inclusivity in sports for children with disabilities). Targeted at runners and donors in the Lille metropolitan area.
• Skmet Gala
• Semaine de la Transition
• Donation Services

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Djidjole AfriquecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership with Djidjole Afrique association for West Africa mission to support the village of Avetonou in Togo with material, financial, and human resources. 6 students traveled for one month in July 2024 to help renovate a local school.
• TaramanacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership with Cambodian NGO Taramana to help disadvantaged children access quality education in Phnom Penh. Students visited in July 2024 and funded one year of breakfasts plus socio-educational activities.
• Les Sampaniers du VietnamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Les Sampaniers du Vietnam to support the orphanage La Maison des Affections in Hue, central Vietnam. Provides financial, material, and human support including language courses and cultural activities.
• Association MétamorphosemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of the Skmet Gala charity event, combining fashion and humanitarian worlds to raise funds for international missions.
• Bureau Des Sports (SKEMA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual partner for La Lilloise charitable race organized jointly with SKEMA's sports bureau at Citadelle park.
• SPA (Société Protectrice des Animaux)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for animal protection mission including shelter visits, fundraising, and creative events like Waf Bar dog bar evenings.
• Association GargantueskminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWine selection provider for Skmet Gala charity event.
• Lille aux EtoilescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWeekly collaboration for maraudes distributing food, hygiene products, and clothing to homeless people in Lille every Wednesday.
• Ehpad Saint Antoine de PadouecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMonthly visits providing moral support and companionship to elderly residents in this care home.
• Enfants de la BallemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharity race beneficiary 2023-2024, association advocating for inclusivity in sports clubs for children with disabilities.
• SonordminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner providing concert entertainment for La Lilloise charitable race event.
• Broad'lilleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDance show partner for La Lilloise charitable race event.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AIESEC: Global student-run organization operating volunteer exchanges and social impact projects across university campuses. Comparable as a student-volunteer-driven humanitarian platform with multi-country mission structure similar to HOPE's Vietnam/Cambodia/Togo/Peru footprint.
• Enactus France: Student-led social entrepreneurship organization active in French business schools including SKEMA. Comparable model: campus chapters, project-based social missions, corporate sponsorship, and student officer governance mirroring HOPE's structure.
• AFEV (Association de la Fondation Étudiante pour la Ville): French student-led nonprofit running tutoring and mentoring programs in priority education neighborhoods. Most direct operational peer given HOPE's Mission Tutorat serving Collège Martha Desrumaux and Collège de La Cordée in REP zones.

Broad incumbents

• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF): International medical-humanitarian NGO with field operations in Cambodia, Vietnam, and West Africa - mirroring HOPE's international mission geographies. Operates at vastly larger scale but on adjacent humanitarian-aid thematic.
• Les Restos du Cœur: Major French food aid charity distributing meals and basic necessities to people in need. Comparable to the food-distribution component of HOPE's maraudes program with Lille aux Etoiles.
• Handicap International / Humanity & Inclusion: International NGO working on disability inclusion and humanitarian aid in developing countries. Comparable in international development footprint and thematic overlap with HOPE's partnerships (Enfants de la Balle, education-inclusion work).
• Secours Populaire Français: National French nonprofit providing food, clothing, and support to vulnerable populations. Overlaps with HOPE's local humanitarian delivery activities including food distribution and aid to struggling populations.
• Croix-Rouge Française: France's largest humanitarian organization running maraudes, elderly visitation, and emergency relief. Directly comparable in service lines to HOPE's ASE mission (weekly maraudes, Ehpad visits), but operates at national scale with paid staff.

Emerging players

• Unis-Cité: French youth civic service organization mobilizing young volunteers for humanitarian and social missions. Comparable in volunteer mobilization mechanics and target beneficiary profiles (homeless, education-priority youth, elderly), though operates as a paid civic-service program rather than student association.
• 4L Trophy: Student humanitarian rally across Morocco delivering school supplies to rural communities. Comparable as a French student-led humanitarian adventure with a fundraising-event-plus-international-aid structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/100070949750883
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hopehumanitarianorganisationpromotingequity
• Instagraminstagram.com/hopeskema

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Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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