Aide aux Personnes Déplacées

What Aide aux Personnes Déplacées does

Aide aux Personnes Déplacées (APD) is a Belgian nonprofit association (asbl) headquartered in Liège that supports displaced persons, asylum seekers, and unaccompanied foreign minors (MENA) across the Walloon Region. The organization was founded circa 1984 by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dominique Pire, and reports handling roughly 1,400 social and legal files per year with nearly 4,000 administrative procedures, enrolling about 130 learners per year in French as a Foreign Language (FLE) and citizenship courses, and sheltering approximately 25 MENA annually through the Maison d'accueil Dominique Pire in Braine-le-Comte (18 places capacity). APD's service portfolio comprises social and legal accompaniment (Service social), supported housing (Hébergement accompagné), MENA-specific reception, FLE and citizenship training delivered under an ILI (Initiative locale d'intégration) accreditation from the Walloon Region, dedicated programs for single-parent families (Relais Familles Mono), cultural and artistic activities, the quarterly publication 'Savoir et agir', and two second-hand boutiques branded 'À l'aire libre' in Liège (Outremeuse and Centre) that generate earned income for social projects. The organization does not operate proprietary technology; service delivery relies on physical sites (Liège HQ and training, Namur permanence, Braine-le-Comte shelter, two boutiques) and human staff of approximately 11 employees subject to Belgian collective bargaining agreement CP 332.02. Revenue derives from public subsidies (Walloon Region as primary funder), private donations structured in one-time and monthly recurring tiers (with a 30 percent Belgian tax credit above EUR 40 of cumulative annual giving), testamentary giving via a partnership with testament.be, and second-hand boutique sales, supporting an integrated portfolio of social, legal, linguistic, residential, and cultural services for vulnerable migrants.

Name

Aide aux Personnes Déplacées

Legal name

Aide aux Personnes Déplacées asbl

Website

https://aideauxpersonnesdeplacees.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

APD is a Liège-based Belgian nonprofit that delivers social, legal, housing, and French-language integration services to displaced persons, asylum seekers, and unaccompanied foreign minors across Wallonia, funded mainly by regional subsidies and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Liège

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Subsidies: Funding from regional government (Wallonia) and other public sources to support core operations of social, legal, and training services.
2. Private Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individuals, with tax reduction of 30% for cumulative annual donations over 40 euros. Monthly donations supported by automated recurring payment options.
3. Legs and Testamentary Donations: Legacy giving program where supporters include APD in their wills. Partnership with testament.be to facilitate these arrangements.
4. Second-hand Boutique Sales: Revenue from two second-hand clothing and goods boutiques (À l'aire libre) in Liège, managed partly by volunteers, with proceeds reinvested in social projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Aide aux Personnes Déplacées (APD) is a nonprofit association providing social and legal assistance, French language and citizenship training, and residential shelter for displaced persons, asylum seekers, and unaccompanied foreign minors (MENA) in Belgium. It handles roughly 1,400 social/legal files and 4,000 administrative procedures annually, trains about 130 learners per year, and shelters 25 MENA at its dedicated reception house.

Product overview

Aide aux Personnes Déplacées (APD) is a non-profit organization providing social services, reception, and integration support for displaced persons and migrants in Belgium. The organization operates a unified service portfolio centered on social and legal accompaniment (Service social), French language and citizenship training (Formations FLE et citoyenneté), and housing support (Hébergement accompagné and Maison d'accueil Dominique Pire). Additional services include specific programs for unaccompanied foreign minors (Accueil des MENA), family support (Relais Familles Mono), cultural activities, second-hand boutiques for fundraising, and the quarterly publication 'Savoir et agir'. All services are interconnected, with social services serving as the entry point, training supporting integration, and housing providing stability for vulnerable populations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Maison d'accueil Dominique Pire: A reception house for unaccompanied foreign minors (MENA) located in Braine-le-Comte, named after the organization's founder.
• À l'aire libre

Products and services

• Service social

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,400 social and legal files handled annually with nearly 4,000 administrative procedures
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Loterie Nationale (National Lottery)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Provides financial support for APD's awareness campaigns, including the 2026 World Refugee Day campaign 'L'exil n'est pas un choix'. Campaign website shows Loterie Nationale branding as campaign sponsor.
• Camera-etccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocio-artistic structure specializing in animation cinema. Collaborated on multiple film projects with APD learners including 'Un yéti dans notre classe' (abécédaire animation), 'On cherche tous quelque chose', and 'Tu es qui toi?' video projects.
• Théâtre de la parole de BruxellesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with APD for the 'Tu es mon autre' project, a storytelling initiative where FLE students created three tales about travel and time with the complicity of storyteller Zazie Prignon.
• testament.beminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership to assist supporters with legacy planning and testamentary donations to APD. Provides free guidance on including APD in wills.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• VluchtelingenWerk Nederland: Dutch refugee advocacy and integration organization providing social services, legal aid, and language support — closely comparable mission and service portfolio operating in a different national geography.
• Centre d'Action Laïque: Belgian secular social-services umbrella organization providing integration, social, and educational services across communities — comparable regional service delivery model and beneficiary support approach to APD.

Direct peers

• Caritas International Belgium: Belgian Catholic humanitarian federation providing refugee and migrant support, social services, and integration programs across Belgium — directly comparable to APD in mission, beneficiary segments, and service mix.

Broad incumbents

• ECRE - European Council on Refugees and Exiles: Pan-European umbrella organization coordinating refugee advocacy and integration policy across member states — broader in scope but directly comparable in serving displaced-person beneficiaries through partner NGOs.
• Fedasil: Belgian federal agency operating MENA shelters and integration programs nationwide — directly comparable in residential shelter and integration service delivery, though government-administered rather than nonprofit.
• UNHCR Belgium: UN Refugee Agency's Belgium office overseeing refugee policy and supporting partner NGOs — comparable beneficiary population and overlapping mandate, operating at a fundamentally larger scale.
• Croix-Rouge de Belgique (Belgian Red Cross): Larger Belgian humanitarian organization with a broader portfolio but overlapping activities in migrant reception, MENA support, and humanitarian assistance — comparable services delivered at significantly greater scale.

Emerging players

• La Strada Belgium: Belgian NGO focused on human trafficking and migrant support with overlapping social accompaniment and vulnerable-migrant work — narrower mission but materially comparable client base and outreach model.
• Ligue des droits humains (Belgium): Belgian human rights organization providing legal support and advocacy for migrants and asylum seekers — overlapping legal aid and rights-based service activities with APD, though more advocacy-focused.

Others

• Médecins Sans Frontières Belgium: Belgian office of the international medical humanitarian organization providing migrant and refugee medical support — adjacent service category with overlapping beneficiary base but different core capability (medical vs social services).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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