ActionAid France

What ActionAid France does

ActionAid France - Peuples Solidaires is a French non-profit association of international solidarity ("association de solidarité internationale") and the French national affiliate of the global ActionAid network. Its mission is to enable everyone to be an actor in building a world where fundamental economic, social, and cultural rights are universally respected. The organization serves two principal populations: vulnerable women and men fighting for their fundamental rights internationally, and French citizens and activists who wish to act in solidarity through international justice causes.

The association's core "products" are advocacy and mobilization services rather than commercial goods. These include educational publications and reports that investigate development and rights issues, a national network of local volunteer associations (Peuples Solidaires) that organize grassroots solidarity actions, press releases and opinion tribunes that amplify activist voices, a dedicated online donation platform (dons.actionaid.fr), and signature public events such as the annual Jai Jagat march for justice and peace. Its underlying technology stack is minimal — a public website and a donation portal — with no disclosed proprietary systems, AI/ML components, or technical integrations beyond standard web publishing.

The business model is donation-based: ActionAid France is funded primarily through voluntary contributions from individuals and organizations rather than paid products or services. It mobilizes donors and supporters via a community-led, event-driven go-to-market approach leveraging its local association network, public events, media engagement, and content publishing. Specific donation tier structures, financial scale, headcount, and operating budget are not publicly disclosed in the available source data, limiting visibility into operational magnitude.

Name

ActionAid France

Legal name

ActionAid France - Peuples Solidaires

Website

https://actionaid.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ActionAid France - Peuples Solidaires is a French non-profit international solidarity association that advocates for economic, social, and cultural rights through grassroots mobilization, publications, and public events, serving vulnerable populations globally and French citizens seeking to act in solidarity.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International humanitarian advocacy and human rights

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD), Global Health Advocacy, Policy & Rights Organizations (HLAJAKAO)

Keywords

• Human rights advocacy
• International solidarity
• Citizen mobilization
• Humanitarian fundraising
• Development cooperation

Headquarters

HQ city

Not specified

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations: ActionAid France operates as a non-profit association relying primarily on donations from individuals and organizations to fund its international solidarity programs and advocacy work for fundamental rights.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ActionAid France is a non-profit international solidarity association that mobilizes French citizens through local groups (Peuples Solidaires), publishes educational and advocacy materials, issues press releases and tribunes, operates an online donation platform, and organizes public events such as the Jai Jagat march for justice and peace. Its core activity is fundraising and citizen mobilization to support people fighting for their economic, social, and cultural rights worldwide.

Product overview

ActionAid France - Peuples Solidaires is a non-profit international solidarity association operating as a single unified organization focused on advocacy and mobilization. The organization offers publications for public education, maintains a network of local volunteer associations for grassroots mobilization, publishes press releases and opinion pieces, provides an online donation platform, and runs the annual Jai Jagat peace march initiative. These offerings work together to advance the association's mission of enabling everyone to be actors in building a world where fundamental rights are universally respected.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Publications Research publications, reports, and informational materials that investigate and explain international solidarity issues, supporting public awareness and advocacy efforts. Intended for the general public and for supporters who wish to distribute educational content.
• Local Associations (Groupes locaux / Peuples Solidaires) Local volunteer associations that mobilize citizens around international solidarity causes and justice initiatives, organize local events, and recruit supporters on behalf of ActionAid France.
• Press Releases and Tribunes (Tribunes et communiqués de presse) Opinion pieces and press communications that amplify the voices of those fighting for their rights and put pressure on political and economic decision-makers.
• Online Donation Platform Online donation system (dons.actionaid.fr) enabling individuals to financially support ActionAid France's international solidarity projects.
• Jai Jagat March (for justice and peace) Annual march for justice and peace organized by local associations, promoting solidarity and peaceful coexistence and open to all citizens to participate in person.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Peuples Solidaires DoubscoreOthers · 26 August 2026Local association group of ActionAid France's Peuples Solidaires network organizing the Jai Jagat 2026 peace march between Ornans and Arc-et-Senans
• Peuples Solidaires JuracoreOthers · 26 August 2026Local association group of ActionAid France's Peuples Solidaires network participating in the Jai Jagat 2026 peace march
• Peuples Solidaires GivryminorOthers · 26 August 2026Local association group of ActionAid France's network invited to participate in the Jai Jagat 2026 peace march

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ActionAid International: ActionAid International is the global federation of which ActionAid France is an affiliate member. It operates the same rights-based, grassroots mobilization model across dozens of countries, providing direct comparability on program design, fundraising approach, and advocacy positioning.
• Emmaüs France: Emmaüs France is a French NGO federation of local associations fighting economic and social exclusion through grassroots volunteer mobilization, donations, and political advocacy on fundamental rights - highly comparable operating model (local associations + solidarity framing) with overlap in donor segments.
• Amnesty International France: Amnesty International France is a major French human rights NGO funded by individual donations and memberships, mobilizing citizens through local volunteer groups, publishing reports and press releases, and pressuring policymakers on rights issues - a closely analogous operating model to ActionAid France.
• CCFD-Terre Solidaire: CCFD-Terre Solidaire is a French international solidarity NGO focused on economic, social, food sovereignty and human rights, combining grassroots volunteer mobilization across France with advocacy and development programs - directly comparable in mission, revenue model, and operating model.
• CARE France: CARE France is a French NGO affiliate of CARE International focused on fighting poverty, women's rights, and economic/social justice through individual donations, advocacy, and grassroots mobilization - a directly comparable mission and operating model to ActionAid France.
• Oxfam France: Oxfam France is a leading French NGO affiliate of the global Oxfam federation, sharing the international solidarity mission, individual-donor-funded revenue model, advocacy on economic/social inequality, and grassroots mobilization approach that directly overlaps with ActionAid France.

Broad incumbents

• Greenpeace France: Greenpeace France is a large membership/donation-funded advocacy NGO using media campaigns, public events, and grassroots mobilization. While environmentally focused rather than ESC rights, it shares the donation-funded advocacy-and-mobilization business model that defines ActionAid France's French-market competitors.
• Secours Catholique - Caritas France: Secours Catholique is a major French social justice and poverty-fighting NGO operating on a national volunteer network model with similar advocacy and grassroots engagement tactics. While faith-anchored, it competes for the same solidarity-focused donor segment and is much larger in scale.
• Médecins Sans Frontières France: MSF France is a much larger French-anchored NGO affiliate of the global MSF federation, dominating French individual donor fundraising. While focused on emergency medical humanitarian action rather than ESC rights, it competes for the same donor pool and uses similar recurring-donation and grassroots mobilization tactics.
• Human Rights Watch (France): Human Rights Watch operates in France as a major international human rights research and advocacy organization. It overlaps with ActionAid France on rights-based advocacy and policy pressure but is research-led rather than grassroots-mobilization-led, making it a broader incumbent rather than a direct peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/actionaid-france

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Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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