ESSOR - ONG

What ESSOR - ONG does

ESSOR is an international solidarity association (Association de Solidarité Internationale under the French law of 1901) founded in 1992 and headquartered in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France. The organization employs approximately 136 salaried staff in France and in the field, operates with an annual budget of €4.5 million, and intentionally limits its geographic footprint to 5 countries — Brazil, Republic of Congo, France, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, and Chad — to preserve program quality and follow-up. Its mission is to help the most vulnerable populations (children, adolescents, youth, and adults in urban and peri-urban areas) sustainably improve their living conditions through four thematic areas: Education, Vocational Training and Professional Integration, Agricultural Development, and Social Protection.

ESSOR's core deliverables are programmatic rather than product-based. The organization has developed a portfolio of proprietary social methodologies — Participatory Agricultural Training (FAP), Peer-Led Agricultural Training (FAPP), Human Training (MUVA), Citizen Pathway (Parcours Citoyen), and BIOSP (Bureaux d'Information et d'Orientation Sociale et Professionnelle) — all documented in published manuals and guides. Delivery occurs through country offices and a network of long-standing local NGO partners (ABIODES, AGRIDEV, EDDEN, Sumburero, DAMBO, APLFT, AJOVAP, ANADEC, Kabas di Vida), with BIOSP offices, social fairs, vocational training centers, and schools serving as primary distribution channels. Major ongoing projects include Particip'Action Consolidation, Koleisa (Congo), Promotores Verdes (Mozambique), Terra Movi (Guinea-Bissau), and the Education, Experimentation, Learning Program, with end dates extending through 2027–2028.

ESSOR's revenue model is exclusively philanthropic. Funding comes from individual donations (tax-deductible in France) and institutional grants from public donors (Agence Française de Développement, European Union, ENABEL, GIZ, Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie) and from private and corporate foundations (Fondation Pierre Bellon, Fondation RAJA-Danièle Marcovici, L'Oréal Fonds pour les femmes, Orange Foundation, Fondation C'est vous l'avenir/Société Générale, Fondation Groupe EDF, Fondation AnBer, Cassiopée, Fondation Lord Michelham of Hellingly, Fondation Nouvelle Terre, Hella Boccara Foundation, Eurofins Foundation, Frères de nos Frères, CIC Nord Ouest). 86% of financial support is allocated directly to projects, and 74 technical and financial partners support the organization. In 2024, ESSOR reached 77,000 direct beneficiaries and 323,500 indirect beneficiaries across its intervention areas.

Name

ESSOR - ONG

Legal name

ESSOR

Website

https://essor-ong.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ESSOR is a French international solidarity NGO founded in 1992 that supports vulnerable children, youth, and adults across 5 countries (Brazil, Congo, France, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Chad) through education, vocational training, agroecological agricultural development, and social protection programs, funded by institutional grants and donations with a €4.5M annual budget.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Development Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Cooperation, Capacity Building & Policy Advisory Programs (BPADABAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

ESG, Sustainability & Impact Research (BPAHALAL)

Keywords

• International development projects
• Vocational training integration
• Agroecology agricultural development
• Social protection services
• Inclusive civic education

Headquarters

HQ city

Marcq-en-Baroeul

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: ESSOR raises funds from individuals through tax-deductible donations. The organization promotes donation drives on its website with tax deduction simulations for French donors.
2. Institutional Funding: ESSOR receives funding from public financial partners including Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Union Européenne, ENABEL, GIZ, Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, and from foundations such as Cassiopée, Fondation AnBer, Fondation Lord Michelham of Hellingly, Fondation RAJA-Danièle Marcovici, and others.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ESSOR is an international solidarity NGO that designs and implements development projects in education, vocational training and integration, agricultural development (agroecology), and social protection for vulnerable populations in Brazil, Republic of Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Chad, and France. It delivers proprietary social methodologies (FAP, FAPP, Human Training / MUVA, Citizen Pathway, BIOSP) through long-term partnerships with local NGOs, and operates programs such as Particip'Action Consolidation, Koleisa, Promotores Verdes, and Terra Movi. Services are delivered free of charge to beneficiaries and funded by individual donations and institutional grants.

Product overview

ESSOR is an international solidarity NGO (Association de Solidarité Internationale) founded in 1992, not a traditional product company. Its work is organized around five core intervention areas: Education, Vocational Training and Integration, Agricultural Development, Social Protection, and Global Citizenship Education (ECSI). The organization delivers projects through programmatic approaches including Participatory Agricultural Training (FAP), Human Training methodology, and Social and Vocational Information and Guidance Offices (BIOSP). Key ongoing projects include Particip'Action Consolidation (multi-country social protection), Koleisa (agroecology in Congo), Promotores Verdes (agroecology in Mozambique), Terra Movi (food value chains in Guinea-Bissau), and Education programs across multiple countries. The organization works with local partners and operates in Brazil, Chad, France, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, and Republic of Congo.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Particip'Action Consolidation Program Multi-country program (Chad, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau) that improves quality of life for vulnerable communities through durable and inclusive opportunities and strengthens civil society and institutional actors in the Social Protection sector, combining BIOSP offices, social fairs, and capacity building for local CSOs.
• Koleisa Project 24-month project in Republic of Congo that promotes sustainable food access and agroecological transition for urban farmers in Brazzaville, using Peer-Led Agricultural Training (FAPP) and agripreneurial support implemented with AGRIDEV and EDDEN.
• Promotores Verdes Project 24-month project in Mozambique that contributes to agroecological transition by strengthening producer skills, local agricultural supply chains, and agripreneurship for sustainable food security, implemented with partner ABIODES.
• Terra Movi Project 27-month project in Guinea-Bissau developing sustainable local food value chains to address food security and climate challenges while promoting agricultural professions, with peer-led training of women producers such as those in the Kabas di Vida cooperative.
• Education, Experimentation, Learning Program (2nd phase) Education program supporting inclusive and civic education for vulnerable children and youth, including preschool methodologies inspired by Montessori, early childhood development, Civic Childhood, and Citizen Pathway programs.
• Training Insertion Innovation 2 Program Program supporting vocational training and professional integration of vulnerable youth through guidance services, the Human Training (MUVA) methodology, and partnerships with public and private actors in social protection and vocational training.
• RELIEEF Project Project addressing gender inequalities and promoting women's empowerment in Central African societies through community-based initiatives and access to basic services.
• Global Citizenship Education (ECSI) Educational approach helping young people aged 8–25 develop understanding of societal issues, change mindsets and behaviors, and engage in building a fairer world through age-appropriate workshops, games, role-playing, and reflection sessions on international solidarity, delivered in Hauts-de-France schools and youth settings.
• Social and Vocational Information and Guidance Offices (BIOSP) Field offices providing reception, listening, orientation, support, and follow-up services to help vulnerable populations access social services (civil registration, health, vocational training), complemented by participatory awareness-raising activities. Welcomed 80,000 people under Particip'Action Consolidation, with 70% of visitors receiving an orientation toward a service.
• Human Training Methodology (Formation Humaine / MUVA) ESSOR's flagship methodology addressing social norms, gender, career guidance, health, employability, and entrepreneurship to enhance interpersonal skills and help young people regain confidence in their life path, used across multiple training insertion programs.
• Participatory Agricultural Training (FAP / FAPP) ESSOR's peer-led agricultural training methodology (FAP and the FAPP peer-leader variant) promoting sustainable agroecological practices, developed and implemented across multiple countries with local adaptation; 60% of trained farmers adopt agroecology and 50% improve their living conditions.
• Social Fairs (foires sociales) One-day mobile events bringing together multiple social and administrative services in a single location, enabling vulnerable populations to access identity documents, health consultations, HIV screening, reproductive health awareness, and other services during a single visit.

Quantifiable outcome

• 77,000 direct beneficiaries and 323,500 indirect beneficiaries in 2024
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

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

• ABIODEScoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerABIODES is ESSOR's long-standing Mozambican partner (over 10 years), implementing all agricultural activities in Mozambique. It is a leading local organization in agroecology and natural resource conservation, and was one of the first CSOs to receive direct AFD funding through the support mechanism for local CSOs. ABIODES implements the Promotores Verdes project and manages all activities in Maputo and Nampula.
• AGRIDEV (Association Congolaise pour le Développement Agricole)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAGRIDEV is a Congolese agricultural development association working with ESSOR on the Koleisa project in Brazzaville, providing technical support for the peer-led agricultural training program.
• EDDENcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEDDEN is a local Congolese NGO and agricultural training center with a restaurant. ESSOR supports EDDEN's development of training, processing, and commercialization activities as part of the Koleisa project.
• SumburerocoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSumburero is ESSOR's operational partner in Mozambique for the Particip'Action Consolidation program, working on social orientation.
• DAMBO (Associação Comunitária Dambo da Mafalala)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDAMBO is a community association in Mozambique and operational partner for Particip'Action Consolidation.
• APLFT (Tchad)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAPLFT is ESSOR's operational partner in Chad for the Particip'Action Consolidation program.
• AJOVAP (Guinée-Bissau)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAJOVAP is ESSOR's operational partner in Guinea-Bissau for the Particip'Action Consolidation program.
• Kabas di VidacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerKabas di Vida is a cooperative founded in 2022 by a group of women farmers who met during ESSOR's agroecology training. Some members are trained as producer-trainers to lead peer-led agricultural training under the Terra Movi project.
• CENFIcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCENFI is the training center in Guinea-Bissau where ESSOR and the Hella Boccara Foundation delivered a 3-week solar dehydration training. CENFI trainers were trained to ensure continuity and replication of the program.
• Le Partenariat Centre GaïamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLe Partenariat Centre Gaïa leads the RYSE project in Hauts-de-France, with ESSOR as a partner supporting youth initiative development through project management training.
• Mission Locale Métropole Nord-OuestmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission Locale in the Nord-Ouest metropolitan area partners with ESSOR in the RYSE project to accompany young people in Hauts-de-France.
• CFSI (Comité Français pour la Solidarité Internationale)minorOthersCFSI is a French network for international solidarity that ESSOR participates in.
• Coordination SUDminorOthersCoordination SUD is a French coordination of international solidarity NGOs that ESSOR is a member of.
• Youth 4 Change Network (Y4CN)minorOthersYouth 4 Change Network is an international youth network that ESSOR participates in.
• ANADECcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerANADEC is a Guinean NGO that partnered with ESSOR and the Orange Foundation for a digital training project for vulnerable women in Bissau.
• Nutricartes (L'Appel association)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerESSOR uses the Nutricartes tool created by the L'Appel association for nutritional education sessions with market gardeners and their families.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Solidarités International: French humanitarian and development NGO operating in similar fragile-state geographies with comparable program verticals (food security, water/sanitation, livelihoods) and a similar French institutional funding model.
• CARE France: French affiliate of CARE International delivering poverty-focused programs in developing countries with similar funder base and programmatic pillars around food security, women's empowerment, and social protection.
• Plan International France: French branch of Plan International focused on children's rights, education, and youth empowerment in developing countries — directly comparable to ESSOR's education, citizenship, and youth vocational training programs.
• GRET: French international solidarity NGO (also Association loi 1901) of similar size focused on sustainable development, professional training, and agricultural development in developing countries — directly comparable to ESSOR in size, governance structure, geographic focus, and methodology-driven approach.
• Humanity & Inclusion (formerly Handicap International): French-headquartered international NGO operating in similar geographies with comparable funding model (institutional grants + private donations) and field-implemented social programs for vulnerable populations.
• CCFD-Terre Solidaire: Major French international solidarity NGO funding partners in developing countries and mobilizing civil society in France — comparable in member/donor-driven fundraising model and thematic focus on food sovereignty and social transformation.
• IRAM (Institut de Recherches et d'Applications des Méthodes de développement): French association providing consulting, research, and capacity-building services to development actors — comparable to ESSOR in offering technical methodologies, training, and advisory support to local NGOs and civil society in developing countries.
• Acted: French international NGO implementing field-based development programs across multiple continents with similar institutional funder base (AFD, EU) — comparable in operational model, geographic spread, and grant-funded structure.
• IECD (Institut Européen de Coopération et de Développement): French NGO focused on vocational training, professional integration, and education in developing countries — directly comparable to ESSOR's Training Insertion Innovation program and Human Training methodology.
• AVSF (Agronomes et Vétérinaires Sans Frontières): French solidarity NGO supporting smallholder farming and agroecological transition in developing countries — directly comparable to ESSOR's agricultural development vertical (FAP/FAPP methodologies) and beneficiary profile.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ONGESSOR
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ongessor
• Instagraminstagram.com/essor_ong

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

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