Collectif d'associations CoExist

What Collectif d'associations CoExist does

CoExist (Collectif d'associations CoExist) is a French nonprofit collective founded in 2004 that runs a free preventive educational program against racism, antisemitism, xenophobia, and sexism in French secondary schools. Its core activity is the deconstruction of prejudices and stereotypes through two-hour interactive pedagogical modules delivered in paired-mediator format inside classrooms of middle schools (collèges, primarily 4ème and 3ème) and high schools (lycées, including 2nde, 1ère, BTS, and vocational tracks). The program reaches approximately 7,500 students per year across roughly 50 establishments and 15 French academic academies, with cumulative reach of nearly 30,000 students since inception.

The program is built on a peer-to-peer education methodology ("éducation des jeunes par les jeunes") in which trained volunteer mediators from diverse origins co-facilitate sessions using interactive, game-based exercises rather than passive instruction. CoExist is governed jointly by three founding partner associations — UEJF (Union des Etudiants Juifs de France, est. 1944), SOS Racisme (est. 1984), and FAGE (Fédération des Associations Générales Etudiantes, est. 1989) — which together supply approximately 150 active mediators, two formation cycles per year (~30 new mediators each), and institutional legitimacy. A small permanent staff of approximately 9 employees coordinates the program, supported by continuous training and memory trips (Voyage de Mémoire) to Holocaust sites in Poland, Austria, and the Czech Republic enabled by the Fondation de la Mémoire de la Shoah.

The business model is grant-funded and free at point of use ("programme préventif et gratuit"). Revenue mechanics rely on public grants, government initiatives (DILCRA, ANCT, La France s'engage), and foundation funding rather than fees from schools or students. Distribution is direct via coordination with school principals, CPEs, and teachers who schedule the interventions. The organization was recognized as a 2015 laureate of the "La France s'engage" award and has been presented at the European Education and Youth Forum. Recent activity (2023-2024) shows 273 interventions across France with 63 active mediators, distributed across all major French metropolitan regions, with no paid advertising, no commercial sales motion, and no international expansion beyond EU-level recognition.

Name

Collectif d'associations CoExist

Legal name

CoExist

Website

https://coexist.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CoExist is a French nonprofit collective founded in 2004 that delivers free, peer-led prejudice-deconstruction modules in middle and high schools across France, reaching approximately 7,500 students annually across 15 academic regions through a tripartite coalition of UEJF, SOS Racisme, and FAGE.

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Product category

School-based prejudice prevention education

NAICS

Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Peer Support, Buddy Programs & Cooperative Learning Facilitation (EDAKABAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Leadership, Debate & Model UN Camps (EDAMALAK)

Keywords

• School prejudice prevention
• Youth peer mediation
• Antisemitism awareness education
• Stereotype deconstruction program
• Diversity education workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

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B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Grant and Public Funding: CoExist is a free preventive program funded through grants, public funding, and support from partner organizations. The program has received recognition from French government initiatives like 'La France s'engage'.

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Distribution channels1 record

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Core offering

CoExist runs a free, preventive educational program that delivers two-hour interactive modules in French middle schools (collèges) and high schools (lycées) to deconstruct prejudices and stereotypes. Trained mediator pairs from diverse backgrounds co-facilitate classroom sessions covering racism, antisemitism, xenophobia, sexism, and identity questions, working in coordination with school principals, guidance counselors (CPE), and teachers. The program also includes mediator training sessions and memory trips (Voyages de Mémoire) to Poland, Austria, and the Czech Republic.

Product overview

CoExist is a collective program that offers a unified pedagogical intervention product consisting of two-hour interactive modules delivered in schools by trained mediator pairs. The program focuses on deconstructing prejudices related to racism, antisemitism, xenophobia, sexism, and identity questions through youth-to-youth education. Associated offerings include mediator training programs, memory trips (Voyage de Mémoire), and continuous training sessions for facilitators.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CoExist Pedagogical Program
• Mediator Training Program
• Memory Trips (Voyages de Mémoire)

Quantifiable outcome

• 7,500+ students reached overall
• +4 more outcomes

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UEJF (Union des Etudiants Juifs de France)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded in 1944, UEJF is one of the three founding partner associations of CoExist. UEJF is an association stemming from Jewish Resistance in France, committed in universities and against racism, antisemitism and for the memory of the Shoah.
• SOS RacismecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench association created in 1984, whose purpose is the fight against racism, antisemitism and all forms of discrimination. One of the three founding partner associations of CoExist.
• FAGE (Fédération des Associations Générales Etudiantes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe first student organization in France, created in 1989, bringing together 2,000 associations and 300,000 activists. One of the three founding partner associations of CoExist.
• CLJAUBER (Jalons pour la paix)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner association in the 2023-2024 annual report alongside the three founding partners.
• DILCRAcoreOthersAppears as a partner organization shown in the blog's partner logos section, indicating institutional support for CoExist's mission.
• ANCT (Agence Nationale de la Cohésion des Territoires)minorOthersAppears as a partner organization, indicating national government support for territorial cohesion initiatives.
• La France s'engageminorOthersGovernment initiative that awarded CoExist as a winner in 2015, providing recognition and support.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Respect Zone: French nonprofit promoting online and offline civic behavior, including hate-prevention content used by schools. Comparable to CoExist in anti-prejudice mission and French footprint, but focuses on digital/mixed channels rather than in-class peer modules.

Broad incumbents

• Anti-Defamation League (ADL): Large US-headquartered anti-discrimination organization running school-based education programs on prejudice and antisemitism. Overlaps with CoExist in mission and target audience, but operates at much broader scale and geographic scope.
• Anne Frank House: Netherlands-based organization with global peer-education programs tackling antisemitism and discrimination through school curricula. Broader scope and international reach than CoExist, but directly comparable in using peer-led pedagogy to address prejudice.

Direct peers

• LICRA (Ligue Internationale Contre le Racisme et l'Antisémitisme): French anti-racism and antisemitism organization with school-based educational programs. Highly comparable to CoExist in mission, French geography, and focus on youth prejudice prevention.
• MRAP (Mouvement contre le Racisme et pour l'Amitié entre les Peuples): Historic French anti-racism association running educational activities in schools on discrimination and prejudice. Closely comparable to CoExist in geographic scope and pedagogical mission.
• Aktion Zivilcourage e.V. German association running peer-to-peer civic education workshops in schools against prejudice and discrimination. Closely aligned with CoExist's mediator-pair, interactive-module methodology, although operating in Germany rather than France.
• Gesicht Zeigen! Für ein weltoffenes Deutschland: German association engaged in school-based programs against racism, antisemitism, and right-wing extremism. Comparable to CoExist in target audience (students) and educational workshop format.

Others

• European Network Against Racism (ENAR): European umbrella network coordinating anti-racism NGOs across member states. Comparable to CoExist's mission and beneficiary population, but functions as an advocacy and coordination body rather than delivering in-school interventions directly.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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