CRID (Collectif d'organisations de solidarité internationale et de mobilisation citoyenne)

What CRID (Collectif d'organisations de solidarité internationale et de mobilisation citoyenne) does

CRID (Collectif d'organisations de solidarité internationale et de mobilisation citoyenne) is a French non-profit association (association loi 1901) founded in 1976 and headquartered at 21 ter rue Voltaire in Paris's 11th arrondissement. It functions as a coordination platform for a collective of more than 40 member organizations working on international solidarity, human rights, climate justice, migration rights, anti-racism, and citizen mobilization, including CCFD-Terre Solidaire, Emmaüs International, La Cimade, Ligue des droits de l'Homme, Secours Catholique, Secours Populaire, Les Amis de la Terre, ActionAid France, Artisans du Monde, and Survie. A salaried team of approximately 16 staff coordinates collective action among members, social movements, and transnational activist networks.

CRID's core offerings are programmatic rather than technological: it co-organizes flagship convenings such as the annual Universités d'Été des Mouvements Sociaux et des Solidarités (UEMSS) and coordinates French participation in the World Social Forum, European Social Forum, Caravana Abriendo Fronteras, CommemorAction, and Festival des Solidarités (ECSI). It also runs the Transiscope web portal, produces web-documentaries, and maintains an editorial presence via its Mediapart blog and newsletter (crid'informations). The organization explicitly does not develop proprietary technology products, AI capabilities, or APIs.

CRID's business model is that of a membership-based civil society collective. It is funded through recurring contributions from its member organizations (described as membership fees), public and institutional grants from French and European backers, and coalition partnerships. All publications, resources, and events are provided free of charge to member organizations and the public; there is no commercial product pricing or fee-for-service revenue. Governance is collective, exercised by member organizations through general assemblies and statutory bodies, with no parent company, external investors, or commercial ownership structure.

Name

CRID (Collectif d'organisations de solidarité internationale et de mobilisation citoyenne)

Legal name

CRID (Collectif d'organisations de solidarité internationale et de mobilisation citoyenne)

Website

https://crid.asso.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CRID is a Paris-based French non-profit association founded in 1976 that coordinates a collective of over 40 international solidarity NGOs and citizen mobilization organizations, delivering advocacy, education programs, and transnational convenings on climate justice, migration rights, and human rights.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership fees and organizational contributions: CRID operates as a collective of member organizations that contribute to the network's activities and governance.
2. Public and institutional funding: The organization receives financial support from public donors and institutional partners, as evidenced by references to 'nos soutiens' (our supporters) and 'Logos-bailleurs-CRID-2025' showing institutional funders.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CRID is a French non-profit collective (association loi 1901) founded in 1976 that coordinates and mobilizes over 40 member civil society organizations working on international solidarity, human rights, climate justice, migration rights, and popular education. Its core activities include organizing major gatherings such as the Université d'Été des Mouvements Sociaux et des Solidarités (UEMSS) and Forum Social Mondial, coordinating advocacy campaigns, publishing analyses, and operating educational and documentation platforms including the Festival des Solidarités (ECSI) and Transiscope.

Product overview

CRID is a collective of international solidarity organizations and citizen mobilization, founded in 1976. Rather than a single unified technology product, CRID functions as a network hub offering collaborative programs including the Festival des Solidarités (ECSI) for citizen education, Transiscope web portal for documenting alternatives, web-documentaries, and organizes participation in spaces like the Université d'été des Mouvements Sociaux et des Solidarités (UEMSS) and Forum Social Mondial. The collective also coordinates advocacy campaigns on themes including criminalization, climate justice, migration, and Palestine solidarity through various coalition platforms.

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Brands

• Festival des Solidarités: An annual festival and tools/ressources platform for international solidarity education (ECSI) organized under the CRID umbrella.
• Université d'Été des Mouvements Sociaux et des Solidarités (UEMSS)
• On Ne Se Taira Pas
• Une seule planète

Products and services

• Festival des Solidarités (ECSI) Annual educational festival providing tools and resources for Éducation à la Citoyenneté et à la Solidarité Internationale (ECSI), aimed at educators, member organizations, and citizens to transform perspectives on global solidarity.
• Transiscope Web portal serving as an information and documentation tool cataloguing alternatives and solidarity initiatives for member organizations, researchers, activists, and the public.
• Web-documentaires Web-based documentary content produced by CRID and members providing educational resources on international solidarity topics for educators, activists, and the general public.
• Université d'été des Mouvements Sociaux et des Solidarités (UEMSS) Annual summer university gathering for social movements and solidarity organizations providing exchange, training, and collective action opportunities for activists and member organizations across France and internationally.
• CommemorAction Global commemorative action network coordinating annual actions on February 6th for victims of border policies and migration deaths, mobilizing member organizations worldwide.
• Forum Social Mondial coordination Participation and co-organization in the World Social Forum and related global gatherings connecting international social movements for alternative globalizations.

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

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

• Sommet des Peuples / COP30 Coalition (Brazil)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 November 2024CRID participated in mission to Brazil to prepare participation in the People's Summit and COP30 in Belém. Partnerships with APIB (Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil), Midia Ninja, FASE, MAB, MST, and Brazilian civil society organizations for climate justice mobilization.
• Forum Social Mondial / World Social ForumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRID participates in and helps coordinate participation in the World Social Forum, a major global gathering of social movements for alternatives to neo-liberalism and imperialism.
• Université d'été des Mouvements Sociaux et des Solidarités (UEMSS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRID co-organizes the annual summer university of social movements and solidarities, bringing together activists and organizations from France and internationally.
• Festival des Solidarités (Festsol)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRID is a partner of the Festival des Solidarités, which promotes education for citizenship and international solidarity through tools and resources.
• Global CommemorAction NetworkmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRID participates in the Global CommemorAction network organizing annual commemorations on February 6th for victims of border policies and migration deaths, coordinating actions worldwide.
• TransiscopeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTransiscope is a web portal for alternatives that CRID participates in as part of its tools and documentation offerings.
• Marche des SolidaritésmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRID works closely with the Marche des Solidarités on migration rights mobilizations, including the annual December 18th International Migrants' Day actions and ongoing advocacy for migrant rights.
• Plateforme des ONG françaises pour la PalestinemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRID is a member of the French NGO Platform for Palestine, coordinating advocacy and solidarity actions regarding Gaza and Palestinian rights.
• Forum Social EuropéenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRID participated in the 20th anniversary of the European Social Forum in Florence with a delegation of 700 participants from 25 countries representing 155 organizations.
• Caravana Abriendo FronterasmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRID participates in the Caravana Abriendo Fronteras, a transnational caravan denouncing border violence and building solidarity networks from Spain to Calais.
• Consortium Majalat II / Forum Civil Euro-Méditerranéen sur le climatmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRID participated in the Euro-Mediterranean Civil Forum on Climate in Rabat, organized by the Majalat II Consortium and Moroccan Coalition for Climate Justice.
• Transition CitoyenneminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFrench citizenship transition network, listed as one of the spaces where CRID is involved.
• Coordination SUDmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerFrench coordination of humanitarian and development NGOs, one of the spaces where CRID is involved.
• La CoalitionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCoalition network, listed as one of the spaces where CRID is involved.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• CCFD-Terre Solidaire: CCFD-Terre Solidaire is a major French international development and solidarity NGO and CRID member. While CRID is a coordinating network, CCFD operates as a broader organization with direct programs and donor base, making it an incumbent peer in the same cause area.
• Emmaüs International: Emmaüs International is a major French-founded humanitarian organization fighting poverty and defending human rights, and a CRID member. Both organizations operate internationally with French roots and share overlapping cause areas including poverty, human rights, and international solidarity.
• Ligue des droits de l'Homme (LDH): La Ligue des droits de l'Homme is one of France's principal human rights organizations and a CRID member. As an established organization with direct legal advocacy and institutional standing, LDH represents an incumbent peer with overlapping human rights and civil liberties focus.
• La Cimade: La Cimade is a leading French NGO supporting migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers, and a CRID member. As a specialized organization with direct service delivery and legal advocacy, La Cimade complements CRID's coordination role within the same international solidarity ecosystem.
• ActionAid France: ActionAid France is the French chapter of the international ActionAid federation, a CRID member. As an internationally networked NGO with direct programs in international solidarity and women's rights, ActionAid represents a broader-incumbent peer operating within CRID's coordination ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Coordination SUD: Coordination SUD is the French national coordination of humanitarian and development NGOs, directly comparable to CRID as a coalition of civil society organizations. Both serve as umbrella structures for French international solidarity NGOs and engage in collective advocacy, partnership coordination, and policy representation.
• ATTAC France: ATTAC France is a French advocacy organization focused on globalization, social justice, and international taxation. Like CRID, it operates as a movement-based French NGO with membership structure and engages in transnational activism on shared causes.
• Plateforme des ONG françaises pour la Palestine: Plateforme Palestine is a French NGO coalition focused specifically on Palestine solidarity, with CRID itself as a member. As a thematic coalition, it operates with a comparable coordination model to CRID but on a more focused cause area.
• La Coalition: La Coalition is a French coalition of NGOs and civil society organizations, comparable to CRID in operating as a multi-organization advocacy network. Both structures focus on collective representation and joint mobilization on social justice issues across diverse member organizations.

Regional players

• European Civic Forum: European Civic Forum is a European-level civil society coordination platform that, like CRID, aggregates NGOs for collective advocacy on European policy issues. It represents a regional-level peer operating with a similar coordination model across European geographies rather than France specifically.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles4 records

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