Afrique Avenir

What Afrique Avenir does

Afrique Avenir is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 1992 by African students, researchers, and teachers in Europe to address health, social, and developmental challenges facing African and Caribbean diaspora communities. Registered with the Prefecture of Police of Paris in 1994 and published in the Journal Officiel in 1995, the association is headquartered in Paris and operates across multiple Parisian neighborhoods (Strasbourg-Saint-Denis, Château-Rouge, Marcadet-Poissonniers) and nearby suburbs (Argenteuil, Saint-Denis, Créteil).

Its core product is a community health mediation model delivered through specialized programs: ZAC (Zones d'actions communautaires, since 1996) for street and venue-based outreach, SEDAM (since 2003) for sickle cell disease awareness and blood donation, EBENE (since 2004) addressing risks from skin lightening and hair relaxers, NGUYA for reception and listening, Femmes noires et santé targeting women, and Afrique Arc-en-ciel for LGBTQIA+ Afro-Caribbean populations. A mobile health unit (inaugurated November 2017) extends service delivery to itinerant screening, vaccination, blood drives, and cancer screening. The underlying technology is human-mediated: trained field mediators, peer educators, and community gatherings rather than digital platforms.

The business model is donation- and grant-based. Afrique Avenir does not sell services commercially; instead, it is funded by French public health institutions (Agence Régionale de Santé, Santé Publique France, Mairie de Paris, Assurance Maladie, Paris Sans Sida), the Etablissement Français du Sang, advocacy organizations (Sidaction, CORESS IDF), and individual donations via HelloAsso. Go-to-market is community-led: outreach occurs where target populations already gather, including hair salons, places of worship, nightlife venues, street locations, and barbershops. No product pricing, enterprise contracts, or commercial revenue streams exist.

Name

Afrique Avenir

Legal name

Afrique Avenir Association

Website

https://afriqueavenir.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Services

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sexual Health & STI/HIV Prevention Health Departments (HLAJAAAL), Community-Based Preventive & Health Promotion Clinics (HLAFAGAO), Health Promotion, Prevention & Community Health Programs (BPAIAJAC)

Keywords

• Community health mediation
• HIV testing outreach
• Sickle cell awareness
• Sexual health education
• Migrant health support

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Public Funding: As a non-profit association founded in 1992, Afrique Avenir operates primarily through donations and partnerships with public health institutions including ARS, Santé Publique France, and local government entities. The organization offers volunteer opportunities and accepts donations through platforms like HelloAsso.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Afrique Avenir delivers community-based health mediation and outreach programs for African and Caribbean populations in France. Core offerings include HIV/hepatitis testing, sexual health consultations, sickle cell awareness and blood donation drives, skin-lightening prevention, social accompaniment, and dedicated programs for women and LGBTQIA+ community members. Services are delivered through field mediators and mobile units operating in community gathering spaces rather than clinical settings.

Product overview

Afrique Avenir is a community health organization offering a unified portfolio of outreach programs targeting African and Caribbean communities in France and Europe. The core programs include ZAC (Zones d'actions communautaires) for general community outreach, NGUYA for reception and listening services, Afrique Arc-en-ciel for LGBTQIA+ communities, and Femmes noires et santé for women's health. Specialized poles include SEDAM for sickle cell disease awareness and EBENE for skin lightening prevention. Services encompass HIV/STI testing, health education workshops, social accompaniment, and advocacy. The organization operates through field teams conducting proximity actions in community spaces.

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Products and services

• ZAC – Zones d'actions communautaires Community outreach program providing proximity actions in streets, bars-restaurants, places of worship, beauty salons, and shops targeting African and Caribbean populations. Services include HIV testing, workshops, training, and community activities.
• NGUYA Reception and listening service dedicated to people from Sub-Saharan Africa or the Caribbean. Provides support for economic and social situations (housing, papers, employment) and helps access social and health resources.
• Afrique Arc-en-ciel Program for LGBTQIA+ Afro-Caribbean people offering proximity actions during birthday parties, discussion aperitifs, voguing evenings, reception and listening sessions, and Pride marches.
• Femmes noires et santé Proximity actions targeting women including popular education workshops, health awareness, and social accompaniment.
• SEDAM (Sensibilisation à la drépanocytose) Sickle cell disease awareness pole launched in 2003. Informs about the disease and raises awareness about blood donation importance, particularly for Afro-Caribbean communities.
• EBENE Prevention program addressing skin lightening and hair straightening practices in Afro-Caribbean communities, providing prevention tools, reception, listening, and accompaniment with a harm reduction approach.
• Mobile Unit Actions Itinerant health units conducting outreach activities in Ile-de-France, including awareness and prevention actions at community venues, vaccination campaigns, blood donation drives, and cancer screening (breast, cervical, colon).
• HIV and STI Testing Services HIV and hepatitis testing, sexual health consultations, and accompaniment for people living with HIV, delivered in community spaces and through mobile units.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

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

• Établissement Français du Sang (EFS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Since 2018, Afrique Avenir and EFS co-organize proximity blood collection drives, particularly encouraging people from Afro-Caribbean communities to participate. Blood donation is critical for treating sickle cell disease patients who require compatible donors from the same ethnic background.
• Agence Régionale de Santé (ARS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional health authority partnership for public health interventions targeting African and Caribbean communities in the Île-de-France region.
• Santé Publique FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational public health agency partnership for health promotion and prevention activities.
• SidactionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHIV/AIDS advocacy and research organization partnership for HIV prevention and support activities.
• Mairie de Paris (Paris City Hall)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal government partnership supporting community health initiatives and LGBTQIA+ pride events in Paris.
• Assurance MaladiemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational health insurance body partnership for health promotion and social protection activities.
• Paris Sans SidamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParis-wide initiative to end AIDS, collaboration on HIV prevention campaigns and events.
• CORESS IDF (Coordination des associations de lutte contre le VIH)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional coordination body for HIV/AIDS associations in Île-de-France, both Est and Nord-Ouest branches.
• ViiV HealthcareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPharmaceutical company specializing in HIV care, partnership for healthcare initiatives.
• GILHEADminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization whose logo appears on the website, details of partnership not specified.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• AIDES: France's leading community-based HIV/AIDS organization, operating field outreach, testing, and prevention programs nationwide. Highly comparable to Afrique Avenir's ZAC model, with similar reliance on community mediators and partnerships with Sidaction and public health agencies.
• ARCAT: Paris-based association providing HIV/AIDS support, screening, and therapeutic education. Directly comparable in scope, geography and target populations (migrants, LGBTQIA+, people living with HIV) in the Île-de-France region.
• Le Kiosque Infos Sida: Paris-based HIV/AIDS information and prevention center offering testing, support and community outreach. Comparable as an Île-de-France community organization focused on HIV prevention and serving at-risk populations.
• Coalition Plus: International network of community-based organizations fighting HIV/AIDS, founded in part by AIDES. Comparable in that it federates community-mediation models similar to Afrique Avenir's across multiple countries, and serves as a potential coalition partner.
• HF Prévention: Île-de-France HIV/STI prevention association offering testing, screening and outreach to vulnerable populations. Directly comparable in mission, geography and community-based delivery model.
• IKAMBERE: Paris-based association supporting migrant women living with HIV through health mediation, reception and accompaniment. Closely comparable to Afrique Avenir's 'Femmes noires et santé' and NGUYA programs in both geography and population served.

Broad incumbents

• Médecins du Monde: Major international medical humanitarian organization operating in France and worldwide with community health programs for migrants and vulnerable populations. A broader incumbent with overlapping outreach-based health delivery, though with far greater scale and mandate.
• Sidaction: France's principal HIV/AIDS research and patient-support funder. Functions both as a direct peer in advocacy and as one of Afrique Avenir's core strategic partners; comparable in mission and as a coordinator of the French HIV community sector.

Emerging players

• Acceptess-T: Paris association supporting transgender people, particularly migrants from sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean. Comparable overlap with Afrique Avenir's LGBTQIA+ program 'Afrique Arc-en-ciel' in both target population and Paris-based health mediation approach.
• Maison des Femmes de Saint-Denis: Saint-Denis-based health center for women in vulnerable situations, including migrants. Overlaps with Afrique Avenir's women's health and NGUYA programs in the Paris suburbs, with comparable focus on social accompaniment and care access.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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