AFMR-Vaud (Association des Familles Monoparentales et Recomposées)

What AFMR-Vaud (Association des Familles Monoparentales et Recomposées) does

AFMR-Vaud (Association des Familles Monoparentales et Recomposées) is a Swiss non-profit association founded on 23 January 1976 and headquartered at Avenue Eglantine 6, 1006 Lausanne, in the Maison de la Femme building. The organization provides peer support, mutual aid, social activities, and informational resources to single-parent and blended families navigating separation, divorce, or bereavement, with active membership restricted under statute to French-speaking Swiss cantons where no equivalent single-parent association exists (Geneva is served by AFM Geneva). Its core deliverable is annual membership at CHF 50, which grants access to family outings, workshops, theater visits, seasonal events, and the long-running L'Éphémère journal, supplemented by small activity participation fees (CHF 5–15) and donations/legacies.

The association operates with approximately 5 staff under the direction of an elected committee of 3–9 members, with strategic and statutory decisions set at the annual general assembly. Current President Birgit Myle publicly represents the organization, including a March 2026 appearance on LFM's 'Vous d'abord' on shared custody. There is no proprietary technology, app, or API offering; the digital stack consists of the afmr.ch website, the Infos-hebdo email newsletter, and social media accounts on LinkedIn and Instagram (@afmr_vaud).

The go-to-market model is community-led and event-driven. Members are recruited primarily through word-of-mouth referrals, the L'Éphémère journal, and social media, while retention is driven by an annual cadence of activities and an annual family festival. The organization is operating, has published a 2025 annual report, and is in the process of transitioning its member communications from a print journal to digital channels, with L'Éphémère scheduled to sunset in 2026.

Name

AFMR-Vaud (Association des Familles Monoparentales et Recomposées)

Legal name

Association des Familles Monoparentales et Recomposées

Website

https://afmr.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AFMR-Vaud is a Lausanne-based Swiss non-profit association founded in 1976 that provides peer support, social activities, and informational resources to single-parent and blended families in the Canton of Vaud through CHF 50 annual memberships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lausanne

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees of CHF 50 per member. If joining between October 1 and December 31, the fee is reduced to half the annual amount.
2. Donations and Legacies: The association accepts donations and legacies as part of its revenue streams, as stated in the statutes (Art. 20).
3. Activity Participation Fees: Some activities require participation fees ranging from CHF 5-15 per person or family. Most events are free for members, with occasional nominal charges to cover costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AFMR-Vaud is a non-profit association founded in 1976 in Lausanne that supports single-parent and blended families in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The association delivers peer-led family support, organizes activities and events for its members, publishes the journal L'Éphémère, and operates a mutual aid network for affected families. Membership is offered at CHF 50 per year.

Product overview

AFMR-Vaud is a non-profit association that provides support services for single-parent and blended families in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The organization's primary offering is membership (cotisation annuelle CHF 50.-), which grants access to activities, events, a quarterly journal (L'Éphémère), and a support network for members navigating separation, divorce, or single parenthood.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Family Membership Annual membership at CHF 50 per year granting single-parent and blended families in Vaud access to the association's full range of support activities, events, the L'Éphémère journal, and the mutual aid network.
• L'Éphémère Journal Regular periodical published by the association for its members, addressing issues relevant to single-parent and blended families in the Vaud region.
• Family Activities and Events Activities and gatherings organized by the association for single-parent and blended families to foster peer support, mutual aid, and community connection.
• Mutual Aid Network Peer-support network connecting single-parent and blended families across the Vaud canton to share practical experience and assistance.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Pro Junior VeveyseminorOthers · 3 May 2026Pro Junior Veveyse provided a complimentary snack (goûter) for the theater outing 'Mes deux brosses à dents' at Théâtre les Culturailes in Châtel-St-Denis on May 3, 2026. This was a one-time support contribution for an AFMR-organized member event.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Mütter- und Väterberatung (MVS): Mütter- und Väterberatung is a cantonal-level family advisory and parent-support service operating in several Swiss cantons. It overlaps with AFMR's parenting-support and information-provision services for families during transitions, and uses a similar membership/regional-service model in Romandy contexts.
• Pro Familia Switzerland: Pro Familia Switzerland is a national family support organization focused on family transitions, parenting, and family-law advisory services. It overlaps directly with AFMR's core mission of supporting families through separation, divorce, and reorganization, although at a national rather than cantonal scale.
• AFM (Association des Familles Monoparentales de Genève): AFM-Geneva is the direct counterpart organization for single-parent families in the canton of Geneva, to which AFMR-Vaud explicitly redirects Geneva-based prospective members. They share the same target population, mission, and membership-based service model across neighboring French-speaking Swiss cantons.

Broad incumbents

• Terre des Hommes Suisse: Terre des Hommes Suisse is a well-established Swiss child-and-family welfare nonprofit. It shares AFMR's family-focused social-support mission and nonprofit/donation funding model, though at national scale and with a different specific child-rights orientation.
• Caritas Vaud: Caritas Vaud is a major regional social services nonprofit covering Vaud with broader welfare, family, and social support services. It overlaps thematically with AFMR's family-transition support and operates a similar nonprofit, member-and-donor-funded model at significantly larger scale.
• Stiftung SOS Kinderdorf Schweiz: SOS Kinderdorf Schweiz is a large national nonprofit offering services for vulnerable children and families. It addresses overlapping family-stability and child-welfare needs with AFMR's single-parent and blended-family support mission but operates substantial residential and program infrastructure beyond AFMR's community-based scope.

Regional players

• Pro Juventute Vaud: Pro Juventute Vaud is a larger established family and child welfare organization operating in the same Vaud geography. It overlaps with AFMR on family support themes (parenting, child well-being) but operates a broader portfolio of child-focused services rather than single-parent specialization.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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