EFFE

What EFFE does

EFFE (Fédération Européenne des Emplois de la Famille), formally the European Federation for Family Employment and Home Care, is a Belgian non-profit association established in 2020 and headquartered at 98 Rue du Trône, 1050 Brussels. It functions as a pan-European federation of national member organizations representing the Personal and Household Services (PHS) sector — covering family employment, domestic work, and home-based care — across the European Union. The federation's primary mission is to advocate for the recognition, professionalization, and formalization of household and home care employment, addressing the structural challenge that an estimated 70-80% of work in the sector remains undeclared (only 66% of the more than 10 million PHS workers across Europe are officially declared).

EFFE's core product is EFFE LAB, a research and analysis platform that includes an interactive mapping tool providing national and comparative overviews of PHS across all 27 EU member states — a domain-specialized resource addressing the chronic lack of reliable sector statistics. The federation also coordinates participation in multiple EU-funded projects (Prodome, Ad-PHS, TRANSVAL-EU, PerHouse, Care4Care, PHSDialogue), produces policy publications including its 2024 European Electoral Manifesto, and convenes research initiatives such as Dom&Care Value. Its principal technology is a curated data and mapping platform rather than a software product sold commercially.

The federation operates under a community-led go-to-market model and is funded through two revenue streams: recurring membership fees paid by national member organizations (including FEPEM and IPERIA in France, Assindatcolf and ACLI in Italy, Gruppossi in Spain, IRCEM, Fondation Domicile, FGTA-FO, Gastouder Cooperatie in the Netherlands, and others), and managed funding from EU project participation. EFFE holds formal dialogue with the European Commission on the European Care Strategy and the European Pillar of Social Rights (Principle 18 on long-term care), and has co-signed joint declarations with 51 European networks on EU social spending. The organization is led by General Delegate Aude Boisseuil and an elected President and Executive Board, with a staff of approximately six employees.

Name

EFFE

Legal name

Fédération Européenne des Emplois de la Famille

Website

https://effe-homecare.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Short description

EFFE is a Brussels-based European federation of national member organizations advocating for the recognition, professionalization, and formalization of family employment and home care services (PHS) across the EU, operating EFFE LAB's interactive mapping platform and coordinating EU-funded research projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Member Organization Fees: EFFE operates as a federation with member organizations from multiple European countries who pay membership fees to participate in the federation's advocacy, research, and policy coordination activities.
2. EU Project Funding: EFFE receives funding through participation in EU projects and initiatives including Prodome, Ad-PHS, TRANSVAL-EU, PerHouse, Care4Care, and PHSDialogue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

EFFE is a European federation that advocates at the EU level for the recognition, professionalization, and formalization of family employment and home care (Personal and Household Services) workers. It delivers this through its EFFE LAB research and analysis platform with interactive mapping across the 27 EU member states, policy publications (manifestos, position papers), and participation in EU-funded projects (Prodome, Ad-PHS, TRANSVAL-EU, PerHouse, Care4Care, PHSDialogue). The federation coordinates knowledge exchange among its national member organizations and engages EU institutions on long-term care, the European Care Strategy, and social spending priorities.

Product overview

EFFE (European Federation for Family Employment and Home Care) is a policy advocacy and research organization, not a technology product company. Its offerings consist of research publications, policy positions, and collaborative EU-funded projects focused on the professionalization and recognition of personal and household services (PHS) across Europe. The core offering is EFFE LAB, a research and analysis platform that includes an interactive map of PHS services across EU member states and research reports on workforce attraction and skills. EFFE also coordinates multiple EU projects including Prodome, Ad-PHS, TRANSVAL-EU, PerHouse, Care4Care, and PHSDialogue, along with policy publications such as the 2024 European Electoral Manifesto and position papers on care policies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EFFE LAB: Research lab initiative providing interactive mapping and research reports on personal and household services across the EU

Products and services

• EFFE LAB EFFE LAB is EFFE's research and analysis platform providing interactive mapping of Personal and Household Services (PHS) across EU member states, along with research reports on workforce attraction and skills in the domestic home care sector. It serves member organizations, EU institutions, and researchers.
• EFFE Interactive Map The EFFE Interactive Map (Cartographie Interactive) is an observatory tool providing national and comparative analysis of Personal and Household Services across the 27 EU member states through an interactive map interface, addressing the lack of reliable statistics on the PHS sector.
• Research Report: Attractiveness and Skills in Domestic Home Care A comprehensive research report analyzing the PHS sector's workforce challenges, professionalization needs, and policy recommendations for the European home care industry, published under the EFFE LAB research stream.
• EFFE 2024 European Electoral Manifesto Policy manifesto outlining EFFE's positions and recommendations for the 2024 European elections, addressing the recognition and formalization of Personal and Household Services.
• Dom&Care Value Research initiative analyzing the value and impact of home care services within EFFE LAB, producing data and analysis on the economic and social contribution of the PHS sector in Europe.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Social Services EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 October 2025Co-signatory of joint declaration on EU social spending advocating for social inclusion priorities and civil society involvement in cohesion policy.
• Social Economy EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 October 2025Part of 51-network coalition calling for dedicated social funding and strengthened local actor involvement in EU budget negotiations.
• Social PlatformcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 October 2025Co-signatory advocating for social rights protection in EU budget framework and multi-level governance principles.
• COFACE Families EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 October 2025Member of coalition advocating for family-friendly policies and social inclusion in EU funding frameworks.
• Caritas EuropacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 October 2025Part of joint declaration on EU social spending advocating for vulnerable population support in European budget policy.
• European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 October 2025Co-signatory calling for binding safeguards against poverty in EU cohesion policy and social spending allocations.
• European Disability Forum (EDF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 October 2025Advocacy partner for disability-inclusive policies in EU social spending and care strategy frameworks.
• EurocarerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 October 2025Partnership on long-term care policy and informal caregiving recognition in European social frameworks.
• Save the ChildrencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 October 2025Advocacy coalition partner for child welfare and family support policies in EU budget negotiations.
• European Confederation of Industrial and Service Cooperatives (CECOP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 October 2025Partnership on social economy and cooperative models in personal and household services sector.
• European Alliance for Long-Term CarecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 September 2025EFFE contributed to joint position on Principle 18 of European Pillar of Social Rights calling for ambitious action plan for long-term care.
• European CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEFFE engages in policy dialogue with the European Commission on long-term care, European Care Strategy, and social rights implementation. participated in dialogue on European care strategy implementation.
• FEPEM (France)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench federation of family employment, founding/lead member organization representing domestic employer services in France.
• Assindatcolf (Italy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian national association representing household employee employers and domestic work sector.
• IRCEM (France)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench social protection institution for household employees and employers, providing complementary pension and health coverage.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Social Services Europe: Pan-European federation representing social services providers. Direct peer to EFFE in EU-level social-policy advocacy and co-signatory on the 51-network joint declaration on EU social spending.
• Eurocarers: European network representing informal carers and care organisations. Directly comparable to EFFE on long-term care policy advocacy and an EFFE coalition partner.
• Social Platform: European platform of social NGOs working on social rights and inclusion. Directly comparable as a pan-European advocacy federation and EFFE coalition partner.
• COFACE Families Europe: European federation representing family organisations. Directly comparable to EFFE on EU family and care policy advocacy and a coalition partner in the 51-network declaration.
• European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN): European network engaged in poverty and social exclusion advocacy. Directly comparable as a pan-European social-policy advocacy coalition partner of EFFE.
• Social Economy Europe: European representative body for social economy enterprises and cooperatives. Comparable as a pan-European advocacy federation and EFFE coalition partner on social spending.

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Europa: Larger European social and care advocacy confederation. Comparable to EFFE on social and care policy advocacy but operates as a much broader humanitarian and social-services network.
• European Disability Forum (EDF): Larger European umbrella of disability organisations. Comparable to EFFE on EU social-policy and rights advocacy but with broader scope across disability issues.
• Eurofound: EU agency providing research on living and working conditions across Europe. Comparable to EFFE on producing EU-wide labour-market evidence and policy research, though with a much broader mandate.

Emerging players

• European Women's Lobby: European umbrella of women's rights organisations addressing labour-market access and care. Comparable to EFFE where PHS intersects with gender equality and women's labour participation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/EFFE_EU
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/effe

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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