Association française des Victimes du Terrorisme

What Association française des Victimes du Terrorisme does

Association française des Victimes du Terrorisme (AfVT) is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 2009 and headquartered in Paris, dedicated to providing comprehensive support to victims of terrorism and their families. Its services span moral, administrative, financial, legal, medical, and memorial assistance, delivered regardless of the victim's or perpetrator's nationality and regardless of whether the attack occurred in France or abroad. The association is organized around five operational verticals: legal and judicial support, educational actions in schools, prevention of radicalization, peer support among victims, and memorial activities. AfVT maintains a comprehensive archive of terrorist attacks dating back to 1974, actively participates as a civil party in high-profile terrorism trials (including the Samuel Paty assassination and Daech jailers proceedings), and operates an extensive educational program that places survivor-witnesses in French lycées to deliver testimony-based prevention curricula.

The organization is governed by a Board of Directors of 12 to 21 members elected for four-year terms; the current bureau was elected on May 13, 2022, under President Pierre François Ikias. It has 11 employees supported by volunteers and survivor-witnesses. AfVT's revenue derives from individual membership fees, public donations, and grants from institutional partners including the Île-de-France region, Caf de Paris, and Caf du Val-d'Oise. It does not sell a technology product or software platform; service delivery is conducted through direct human engagement, in-person educational sessions, and a content-rich website (afvt.org) hosting over 300 pages of attack archives, court reports, and educational content. The association maintains strategic partnerships with Dessinez Créez Liberté for freedom-of-expression education, the Association Marocaine des Victimes du Terrorisme for cross-border programming, and the Mémorial de la Shoah for archival access.

AfVT's go-to-market is community-led: it reaches victims through direct outreach, word-of-mouth referrals from the survivor community, and institutional partnerships with public authorities, schools, and courts. Educational programming is delivered through named partnerships with lycées across France (Lucie Aubrac, Madeleine Vionnet, Montesquieu, Léonard de Vinci, Claude Bernard, Camille Claudel, Jules Ferry) and increasingly through international cooperation frameworks. The association has self-attested RGPD/GDPR compliance and holds no patents, trademarks, or technology certifications.

Name

Association française des Victimes du Terrorisme

Legal name

Association française des Victimes du Terrorisme

Website

https://afvt.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Association française des Victimes du Terrorisme (AfVT) is a French non-profit founded in 2009 that provides legal, administrative, medical, and memorial support to terrorism victims and their families, alongside school-based prevention programs across France.

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Product category

Victim Support and Advocacy Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Protection, Child Protection & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response (BPAGAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM), Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

Keywords

• Victim support services
• Terrorism victim assistance
• Legal advocacy services
• Educational outreach programs
• Memorial commemoration services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

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. Membership fees: AfVT generates revenue through membership fees paid by individual members who join the association.
2. Donations: AfVT raises funds through voluntary donations from the public and supporters, as evidenced by the donation button on its website.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AfVT is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) that provides moral, administrative, financial, legal, medical, and memorial support services to victims of terrorism and their families, regardless of nationality or the location of the attack. Its services are organized into five principal action areas: Legal & Judicial support, Educational Actions in schools, Prevention of radicalization, Victim-to-Victim peer support, and Memorial/commemorative activities.

Product overview

AfVT is a non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 2009 that provides moral, administrative, financial, legal, medical, and memorial support services to victims of terrorism and their families, regardless of nationality or location of the attack. Its services are organized into five principal action areas: Legal & Judicial (legal assistance to victims in terrorism-related proceedings), Educational Actions (school-based awareness and prevention programs in partnership with educators), Prevention (prevention of radicalization and hate speech), Victim-to-Victim Support (peer support among terrorism survivors), and Memorial (commemorative ceremonies and memory preservation). The association also conducts advocacy and testimony coordination, and facilitates access to justice through partnerships with lawyers. AfVT does not offer a technology product or software platform — it is a direct-service charitable organization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Legal & Judicial Support (Juridique & judiciaire) Legal assistance and victim representation in terrorism-related proceedings in French courts, including coordination with lawyers and facilitation of access to justice.
• Educational Actions (Actions éducatives) School-based awareness and prevention programs delivered in partnership with educators, featuring witness testimony from terrorism survivors, art-based memory projects, and civic education on freedom of expression and radicalization prevention.
• Prevention of Radicalization (Prévention) Programs aimed at preventing radicalization and hate speech, complementing AfVT's educational actions and broader mission of combating the normalization of violence.
• Victim-to-Victim Support (Rencontres entre victimes) Peer support programs that bring together terrorism survivors to share experiences, including encounter groups among victims to support healing, recognition, and mourning.
• Memorial Services (Mémoriel) Commemorative ceremonies and memory preservation activities for victims of terrorism, alongside an extensive archive of terrorist attacks dating back to 1974.

Quantifiable outcome

• Thousands of students educated through witness testimony programs across France
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

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

• Dessinez Créez LibertécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDessinez Créez Liberté is a partner organization with which AfVT collaborates on educational programs in schools, particularly involving caricature observation and freedom of expression workshops. Simon Fieschi participated in joint sessions with this partner in classrooms.
• Association Marocaine des Victimes du TerrorismecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAfVT has established a partnership with the Moroccan Association of Terrorism Victims to conduct cross-border educational activities. Soad Elkhammal testified in Morocco as part of this partnership.
• Région Île de FrancemajorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Île-de-France region is listed as a partner supporting AfVT's educational projects, including programs conducted in lycées across the region.
• Caf de Paris (Caisse d'Allocations Familiales)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Caf de Paris is a partner supporting AfVT's educational initiatives, including the 'Représenter l'irreprésentable' project at Lycée Claude Bernard.
• Caf du Val-d'Oise (Caf 95)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Caf 95 is a partner supporting AfVT's educational projects at Lycée Montesquieu d'Herblay.
• Alter Ego RatiominorGTM or Marketing PartnerAfVT participated in the Alter Ego Ratio pedagogical competition with the 'Leur trace dans nos mémoires' trilogy created by Lycée Montesquieu d'Herblay students.
• Mémorial de la ShoahminorOthersThe Mémorial de la Shoah in Paris provides archive access (digitized records) referenced by AfVT for historical context on terrorism and victim compensation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Mémorial de la Shoah: Paris-based memorial and museum institution providing archives, education, and memory work, including a documented AfVT partner. Adjacent rather than directly competitive, but comparable in its memorial/memory and educational mandate for victims of mass violence.
• Fondation de France - Victims of Terrorism Fund: Major French philanthropic foundation that operates a dedicated fund for victims of terrorism. Adjacent to AfVT as a funder/funder-of-services in the same ecosystem rather than a direct service provider, but materially relevant for funding and program comparison.
• Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN): EU Commission-funded network of practitioners working on preventing radicalization. Comparable in the prevention-education mission relevant to AfVT's school programs, but functions as a coordinating/policy network rather than a victim-support association.

Regional players

• Slachtofferhulp Nederland: Dutch national victim support organization that includes terrorism victims among its beneficiaries. Comparable in providing direct services (legal, emotional, practical) to victims, with a broader mandate across crime and disaster victims, primarily serving the Netherlands.
• Association Marocaine des Victimes du Terrorisme: Moroccan counterpart association of terrorism victims and a documented AfVT partner. Comparable in mission and structure (victim support, education, advocacy) but operates in a different national jurisdiction with its own context.

Emerging players

• International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT): The Hague-based research and policy center focused on counter-terrorism and violent extremism. Adjacent in subject matter expertise (prevention, radicalization) and a potential partner for evidence base behind AfVT's educational programs, but not a direct service provider.
• Hedayah - International Centre of Excellence for Countering Violent Extremism: Abu Dhabi-based international center of excellence for countering violent extremism. Comparable in the prevention/radicalization education mandate that AfVT executes in French schools, but operates at a multilateral policy/training level rather than direct victim support.
• European Network of Associations of Victims of Terrorism (EUNAV) / Network of European Foundations for Innovative Cooperation: European-level network coordinating victim-of-terrorism associations across the EU, including AfVT peers. Operates as a coordinating/advocacy layer above national member associations like AfVT, with potential partnership or membership relevance.

Direct peers

• Asociación de Víctimas del Terrorismo (AVT): Spain's principal association for terrorism victims, founded in 1981. Directly comparable to AfVT as a national NGO providing direct support, legal advocacy, and memorial work for terrorism victims, with similar mission, structure, and government-recognized status.
• Fédération Nationale des Victimes d'Attentats et d'Accidents Collectifs (FENVAC): French federation supporting victims of attacks and collective accidents, including terrorism. Operates in the same French victim-support landscape as AfVT, with overlapping but distinct mandates (FENVAC covers non-terrorism collective accidents too) and similar member/donor-funded model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

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