Réseau Euromed France

What Réseau Euromed France does

Réseau Euromed France (REF) is a French civil society network, constituted as an association loi 1901 and based in Montreuil, Île-de-France, that aggregates French associations, collectives, and trade unions engaged in Mediterranean countries around a shared charter and values. Its core remit is advocacy, policy dialogue, and capacity-building across multiple thematic areas — access to rights, art and culture, citizenship, gender equality, environment, geopolitics, youth, media, migrations, and public policies.

REF's product portfolio comprises advocacy campaigns, the Les Cahiers du REF bilingual publication series (10+ volumes), the Réseau Jeunesses Med youth platform reaching approximately 250 participants from 17 Mediterranean countries, the Tae'thir project on human rights through young people's digital and artistic practices, the MAJALAT EU-civil society dialogue program, a UN Democracy Fund-backed human rights defenders capacity-building program implemented with the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies and Amnesty International, the FAIR training device, and the Place aux Jeunes and Our Mediterranean initiatives. There is no proprietary technology stack; REF operates standard digital tools (website, social media, email, webinar platforms) and direct in-person events as its delivery channels.

The organization funds itself through project-based institutional grants (European Union, AFD, DIMED, Fondation de France, UN Democracy Fund) and recurring membership fees from member organizations. It is governed by a Board of Directors, with Marc Mercier serving as President. Revenue, financial scale, and growth metrics are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Réseau Euromed France

Legal name

Réseau Euromed France

Website

https://euromed-france.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Réseau Euromed France is a French non-profit civil society network that convenes French associations, collectives, and unions engaged in Mediterranean countries, delivering advocacy, publications, youth exchange, and human rights capacity-building programs across the Euro-Mediterranean region.

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Product category

Civil Society Network and Advocacy Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

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Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/International Development & Technical Assistance

Keywords

• Civil society network
• Mediterranean advocacy
• Euro-Mediterranean policy
• Human rights capacity building
• NGO coalition platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Montreuil

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. Institutional grants and project funding: REF funds its activities primarily through institutional funding from European and French public donors, including the European Union, the French Development Agency (AFD), DIMED, and the Fondation de France. Membership fees also contribute to operations.
2. Membership fees: REF collects membership dues from its member organizations (French civil society associations, collectives, and unions) which adhere to the REF Charter.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Réseau Euromed France (REF) is a French civil society network that brings together associations, collectives, and unions based in France that are committed in Mediterranean countries. It operates as an advocacy and reflection platform, delivering networking, policy dialogue, research publications (Cahiers du REF), youth programs (Jeunesses Med), human rights defender support, and EU-civil society dialogue (MAJALAT) across themes including access to rights, gender equality, migrations, environment, citizenship, and public policies.

Product overview

Réseau Euromed France (REF) is a civil society network that serves as a platform for French associations, collectives, and unions engaged in Mediterranean countries. The organization does not offer a technology product but rather provides a portfolio of advocacy, networking, and capacity-building programs. Key offerings include: Les Cahiers du REF publication series documenting Mediterranean civil society topics; the Jeunesses Med youth network connecting 250 young people from 17 countries; the Tae'thir project on human rights through digital arts; the MAJALAT EU-civil society dialogue program; the human rights defenders support initiative; and the FAIR training program. These programs operate across thematic areas including access to rights, art and culture, citizenship, gender equality, environment, youth, media, migrations, and public policies.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Les Cahiers du REF
• Réseau Jeunesses Med
• Projet Tae'thir
• MAJALAT (Dialogue UE-Société Civile)
• Soutien aux Défenseurs des Droits Humains
• Dispositif FAIR
• Projet Place aux Jeunes
• Campagne Our Mediterranean

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 500 applications received for a single human rights capacity-building program; 25 participants selected from 13 countries across MENA
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MAJALAT Consortium Partners (Euromed Droits, Arab NGO Network for Development, Arab Trade Union Confederation, SOLIDAR, Forum des Alternatives Maroc)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerREF is a core consortium partner in the MAJALAT project, which creates structured dialogue spaces between Southern Mediterranean civil society and the EU. The project covers themes including good governance, mobility/migration, security, economic development, and climate justice, with annual cycles of national, regional, and European-level meetings.
• Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerREF partners with CIHRS in the program 'Supporting a new generation of human rights defenders in the Maghreb and Middle East', funded by the UN Democracy Fund (FNUD). The program selected 25 participants from 13 MENA countries for capacity-building, exchanges, and local initiative support.
• Amnesty InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmnesty International co-implements the FNUD-funded human rights defender program alongside REF and CIHRS, providing online training through the Amnesty International Human Rights Academy and expert guidance on advocacy and campaign skills.
• iReMMO (Institut de Recherche et d'Etudes Méditerranée et Moyen-Orient)minorStrategic or Co-development PartneriReMMO co-organized a December 2016 conference on new citizen engagements in the Mediterranean since 2011, alongside REF, Ligue de l'Enseignement – FAIL 13, and Instants Vidéo Numériques et Poétiques, held at La Friche la Belle de Mai in Marseille.
• Ligue de l'Enseignement – FAIL 13minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFAIL 13 co-organized the December 2016 citizen engagement conference and hosted Libyan youth groups in Marseille as part of the REF's human rights and civil society capacity-building program (December 2016).
• Instants Vidéo Numériques et PoétiquesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstants Vidéo co-organized the December 2016 conference on citizen engagements and the March 2021 exchange program in Marseille as part of the FNUD-funded human rights defender project.
• Coordination SUDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerREF participates in Coordination SUD, a major French platform of international solidarity NGOs, contributing to collective advocacy on development policy and Mediterranean affairs.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Euromed Non-Governmental Platform: Network of Mediterranean civil society organizations engaged in EU policy dialogue. REF explicitly engages through this platform; directly comparable as a civil society convener on Euro-Mediterranean policy.
• Coordination SUD: French platform coordinating ~180 international solidarity NGOs. REF explicitly participates in Coordination SUD; highly comparable as a French civil society collective advocacy platform on development and Mediterranean policy.
• iReMMO: French research institute on the Mediterranean and Middle East. Co-organized events with REF; comparable as a French-based Mediterranean-focused civil society/research actor.
• France Volontaires: French public-interest operator promoting international volunteering and civic engagement, including Mediterranean-focused programs. Comparable as a French platform connecting civil society actors across borders.
• EuroMed Rights: Federation of ~80 human rights organizations across the Euro-Mediterranean region. Directly comparable as a multi-country civil society network focused on rights and policy advocacy in the same Mediterranean space REF operates in.
• Anna Lindh Foundation: Euro-Mediterranean intergovernmental foundation supporting intercultural dialogue among civil society. Comparable as a multi-country Mediterranean civil society convening and grant-making platform.
• Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND): Regional network of Arab civil society organizations focused on development and policy. MAJALAT consortium partner with REF; comparable as a civil society coalition on Euro-Arab policy engagement.
• Forum des Alternatives Maroc: Moroccan NGO platform engaged in development and rights advocacy. MAJALAT consortium partner with REF; comparable as a MENA civil society network working on Euro-Mediterranean dialogue.
• SOLIDAR: European network of civil society organizations working on social justice. Co-partner with REF in the MAJALAT consortium; comparable as a coalition-based advocacy network engaging EU institutions.

Broad incumbents

• CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs): Established Barcelona-based think tank on international affairs with strong Mediterranean policy focus. Comparable as a Mediterranean-focused policy/civil society actor, though broader in scope and more research-oriented than REF.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/reseaueuromedfr
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCvQKYL18ZszKnH997x_VClQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/reseaueuromedfrance
• Instagraminstagram.com/reseau_euromed_france
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/r%C3%A9seau-euromed-france

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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