1 Jeune, 1 Mentor

What 1 Jeune, 1 Mentor does

1 Jeune, 1 Mentor is a French educational mentorship and orientation program operated by the Fondation Arts et Métiers — a foundation of public utility recognized in 1978 — and delivered under the Destination Métiers Ingénieurs umbrella brand. It is not a technology company; rather, it coordinates human-intensive services to prevent school dropout and promote engineering careers among middle-school (collège) and high-school (lycée) students, with particular emphasis on young women and students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The offering is structured around three complementary, free programs: (1) Mentorat (the '1 Jeune, 1 Mentor' program), which pairs volunteer engineer-mentors with at-risk students identified by school staff; (2) Sensibilisation / PMI (Promotion du Métier de l'Ingénieur), which delivers in-school engineering-career awareness sessions and traveling exhibitions such as Technologie Nom Féminin and energy-sector workshops; and (3) Accompagnement, which provides multi-year engineering scholarships through the sheltered Fondation de l'Ascension Sociale – Anny et Henri Marchetta, including preparatory-class and international-mobility grants. As of February 2024 the Mentorat program had 97 mentored candidates with 81 active mentor-student pairs across 27 establishments operating under signed conventions; the PMI program reached 12,278 students in 2023 across 159 partner schools (57 collèges, 102 lycées), and 110 scholarships have been awarded to date.

The business and operating model is that of a French nonprofit foundation rather than a commercial enterprise. There is no pricing model and no revenue from students — all programs are provided free of charge to beneficiaries. Resources come from individual and corporate donations (the foundation benefits from tax-deductible mécénat de compétences arrangements), specific named grants (notably from Groupe Mécalac and Henri Marchetta for the scholarship program), and in-kind contributions of mentor time drawn from the partner-association network: IESF (representing over 1 million French engineers), Arts et Métiers Alumni (35,000 engineers), Femmes Ingénieures, and the Projets Métiers association. Distribution is entirely domestic — across at least 10 French metropolitan regions — and is executed through direct school partnerships under the Ministry of Education's Parcours Avenir framework, supplemented by referral traffic from the national Collectif Mentorat platform (1jeune1mentor.fr) that the foundation joined on March 8, 2022. The foundation's legal structure (public-utility status since 1978, decree-approved modification of statutes in 2011) gives it the explicit capacity to shelter sub-foundations, which it has used to launch Ascension Sociale-Marchetta (2014) and the Fondation du Fer au Savoir.

Name

1 Jeune, 1 Mentor

Legal name

Fondation Arts Métiers

Website

https://destination-metiers-ingenieurs.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

1 Jeune, 1 Mentor is a free French nonprofit mentorship program (Destination Métiers Ingénieurs / Fondation Arts et Métiers) that pairs volunteer engineer-mentors with at-risk middle- and high-school students to prevent dropout, while running engineering-career awareness sessions and scholarship programs that have reached 12,278 students and supported 110 scholarship recipients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Mentorship Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Student Mentoring & Peer Support Programs (EDAJALAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD), Mentoring, Coaching, Alumni Networking & Peer Support Platforms (EDAFAMAN)

Keywords

• Youth mentorship programs
• Career orientation services
• Engineering scholarship support
• Educational nonprofit programs
• Student mentoring

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. Donations and charitable contributions: Individual and corporate donations to the Fondation Arts et Métiers fund the mentorship programs. Corporate partners can engage through 'mécénat de compétences' (skills-based volunteering) with potential tax deductions.
2. Bourse funding for student support: The Fondation de l'Ascension Sociale-Marchetta provides scholarships for students from disadvantaged backgrounds pursuing engineering studies, funded by Groupe Mécalac and Henri Marchetta.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

1 Jeune, 1 Mentor is a French nonprofit mentorship program operated under Fondation Arts et Métiers that pairs volunteer mentors with young students from modest or at-risk backgrounds. It complements one-on-one mentoring with career-awareness sessions (PMI) and scholarship accompaniment, alongside themed events and online tools aimed at orienting students toward engineering and technical careers.

Product overview

1 Jeune, 1 Mentor operates as a unified educational support initiative under Destination Métiers Ingénieurs, run by the Fondation Arts et Métiers in partnership with Arts et Métiers Alumni, IESF, Femmes Ingénieures, and Projets Métiers. The offering is organized as three complementary core programs: (1) Mentorat provides one-on-one mentorship pairing volunteer mentors with at-risk students from middle school through high school; (2) Sensibilisation delivers career awareness presentations and exhibitions (including the Technologie Nom Féminin exhibition and energy sector workshops) to encourage engineering career paths; and (3) Accompagnement provides financial scholarships through the Fondation de l'Ascension Sociale-Marchetta for students from modest backgrounds pursuing engineering studies, supplemented by international mobility grants, preparatory class scholarships, and professional accompaniment. The programs collectively address school dropout prevention, gender diversity in engineering, and access to higher education for disadvantaged youth.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Technologie Nom Féminin: Exhibition showcasing 18 young female technology enthusiasts and engineers to encourage young people, especially girls, to pursue engineering studies
• Programme PMI (Promotion du Métier de l'Ingénieur)

Products and services

• 1 Jeune, 1 Mentor (Mentorat program)

Quantifiable outcome

• 97 students mentored with 81 mentor-student pairs formed (as of Feb 2024)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Collectif Mentorat (1jeune1mentor.fr)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 March 2022The Fondation Arts et Métiers and Projets Métiers joined the Collectif Mentorat on March 8, 2022. This initiative, announced by the French President on March 1, 2021, is part of the '1 jeune, 1 solution' plan to give young people resources for their future. The platform connects young people seeking mentorship with volunteer mentors.
• IESF (Ingénieurs et Scientifiques de France)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIESF represents over 1 million engineers in France. Their members (through IESF regional branches and 1,500 active volunteers) participate as mentors and presenters for the PMI program, bringing professional expertise to student orientation.
• Femmes Ingénieures (FI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation promoting women in engineering since 1982. FI intervenes in educational settings to inspire young people about engineering careers and provide role models, particularly for girls. Also provides representation within IESF federation.
• Arts et Métiers AlumnicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of 35,000 engineers from the Arts et Métiers school. Alumni serve as volunteer mentors, ambassadors, and sponsors (parrains/marraines) for scholarship recipients. The network provides the human infrastructure for the mentorship program.
• Ecole des Arts et Métiers (ENSAM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe engineering school is a key partner. The foundation supports students through scholarships, and school alumni participate in mentorship activities. The school also hosts students benefiting from scholarship programs.
• Association Projets MétierscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation created in 2010 focused on youth professional insertion. They provide the 'Projets Métiers' digital tool used by students in the mentorship program for career exploration and self-discovery.
• Ministère des Solidarités et de la SantéminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Ministry of Solidarity and Health approved a subsidy request submitted by the Fondation Arts et Métiers and partners for the 'Technologie Nom Féminin' exhibition project showcasing young women in technology careers.
• Fondation du Fer au SavoirminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation under the umbrella of Fondation Arts et Métiers, located at the Ferme de la Montagne in Liancourt (Oise). Organizes scientific and technological workshops for youth, participates in science festivals, and partners with schools for hands-on learning experiences.
• Fondation de l'Ascension Sociale - Anny et Henri MarchettacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation created in 2014 under the Fondation Arts et Métiers, funded by Henri Marchetta and Groupe Mécalac. Provides substantial financial support for students from modest backgrounds to pursue engineering studies, with 25 partner high schools and over 100 students currently benefiting.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Unis-Cité: France's leading civic-service organization engaging youth 16-25 in team volunteering — comparable in mobilizing young volunteers into structured educational-support roles within schools.
• Article 1: Major French youth-mentoring association supporting students from priority education networks through volunteer mentors from partner companies — overlapping model and donor base for at-risk-youth educational engagement.
• Collectif Mentorat: National French umbrella for youth-mentoring associations; 1 Jeune, 1 Mentor (Fondation Arts et Métiers) is itself a member since March 2022, making it the most directly comparable peer for at-risk-youth mentoring delivered through schools.
• Elles Bougent: French association promoting engineering and technical careers to young women in middle and high schools — directly mirrors the Sensibilisation/PMI and Technologie Nom Féminin missions targeting the 28% female engineering student gap.
• Frateli: French nonprofit pairing volunteer mentors with scholarship students from modest backgrounds — directly comparable model combining mentorship and scholarship pathways for the same at-risk-collège/lycée demographic.
• NQT - Nos Quartiers ont des Talents: French nonprofit connecting students from priority neighborhoods with professional mentors for career orientation — strong peer on the orientation/professional-mentoring axis of the destination-metiers-ingenieurs program.

Broad incumbents

• Fondation de France: Largest French philanthropic umbrella — analogous public-utility foundation structure, donor stewardship model, and ability to host sub-foundations such as Ascension Sociale-Marchetta.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters France: French arm of the global youth-mentoring network; broader scope but directly comparable one-on-one youth-mentorship model and corporate-volunteer recruitment playbook.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/un-jeune-un-mentor-fondation-arts-metiers

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

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