RFI

What RFI does

Grdr Migration-Citoyennete-Developpement (operating under the name RFI in this dataset) is a French non-profit association founded in 1971 and headquartered in Montreuil, France, with approximately 51-100 employees. The organization works at the intersection of migration studies and territorial development across West Africa, North Africa, and France, operating field offices in Mauritania, Mali, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, and several French metropolitan regions. Its core activities include: (1) producing research and knowledge products such as migratory profiles, territorial diagnostics (e.g., Bakel food system, Kayes agro-ecology), atlases, guides, and pedagogical tools; (2) implementing funded field projects on food security (SAP3C in Mauritania/Mali), local migration governance (GLM in Tunisia across three governorates), youth insertion (Graines de Citoyenneté in Mauritania), and socio-professional integration of immigrant women (FAMI program in Lille metropolitan area); and (3) running training programs on migration, intercultural communication, and access to social rights.

The underlying 'technology' is a domain-specialized research and field-operations stack built on participatory diagnostic methodologies, multi-country territorial datasets, and a content library accumulated over more than 50 years. Differentiators include the proprietary migratory profile methodology and unique longitudinal presence in trans-Saharan migration corridors.

The business model is a hybrid NGO revenue structure with three streams: (a) annual membership fees at €10/€30/€100 tiers providing tax-deductible contributions under French law; (b) tax-deductible individual donations; and (c) institutional project funding from development partners — primarily the French Development Agency (AFD), the European Union (FAMI and delegated funds), Mercy Corps, and French regional/municipal authorities (Métropole Européenne de Lille, Villes de Lille et Roubaix, SGAR and DRDFE Hauts-de-France). Customer segments are migrant and diaspora communities, local/regional authorities, immigrant women, and vulnerable rural populations in West African territories. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors that validates new memberships, and no equity, venture, or public-market ownership structure is present.

Name

RFI

Legal name

Grdr Migration-Citoyennete-Developpement

Website

https://grdr.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Grdr Migration-Citoyennete-Developpement is a French non-profit association founded in 1971 that produces migration research and implements territorial development programs across West Africa, North Africa, and France, funded by AFD, the EU, and individual members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Migration and Development Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Immigrant & Refugee Workforce Integration Programs (EDAAAOAJ), Refugee & Humanitarian Newcomer Orientation (Resettlement Support) (EDAAADAI), Migration, Refugees & Forced Displacement Assistance (BPADABAL), Refugee, Crisis & Humanitarian Education Partnerships (EiE) (EDADALAG)

Keywords

• Migration governance services
• Territorial development programs
• Diaspora engagement research
• Food security field projects
• Migrant integration training

Headquarters

HQ city

80 Rue Camille Desmoulins, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Annual membership fees providing tax-deductible donations (66% tax reduction). Members include reduced (10€), basic (30€), and supporting (100€) tiers.
2. Institutional project funding: Major programs funded by institutional donors including AFD (French Development Agency), EU (European Union/FAMI), and other development partners. Examples: SAP3C food security project, GLM migration governance program, ProGres Migrations.
3. Donations: Tax-deductible donations (66% tax reduction) supporting GRDR's accompaniment of populations in West Africa and France. Fiscal receipts issued in February.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

GRDR (Grdr Migration-Citoyennete-Developpement) is a non-profit association founded in 1971 that implements field programs supporting migrant communities, diaspora engagement, and territorial development across West Africa and France. It delivers participatory diagnostic studies, migratory profiles, training programs on migration and intercultural communication, and food security/rural development projects funded by institutional donors (AFD, EU/FAMI).

Product overview

RFI (Radio France Internationale) is a French international news broadcaster. The source data provided does not contain product or technology intelligence information about RFI's offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Membership Program (Adhérer)
• Training Programs (Nos formations)
• Migration Governance Field Projects (GLM)
• SAP3C Food Security Project
• Migratory Profiles (Profils migratoires)
• Immigrant Women Integration Program
• Donations Program (Faire un don)
• Atlas and Guides Publications

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and notable.

• CAGF (Coordination des Associations Guinéennes de France)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partnership with CAGF for the study on Guinean diaspora in France. This collaboration enabled the valorization of the Guinean community's involvement on the double space of migration.
• Mercy CorpscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMercy Corps is responsible for implementing activities related to strengthening socio-economic insertion of youth within the GLM project. They serve as the main financial manager of the project.
• INJEP (Institut National de la Jeunesse et de l'Education Populaire)notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerINJEP coordinated the publication of 'Cahiers de l'action' No.56 on youth engagement in popular neighborhoods, in partnership with GRDR and Université Paris 8.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• GRET: French development NGO focused on food security, water, and territorial development in developing countries. Directly comparable to GRDR's West Africa rural development programs (e.g., SAP3C food security work) and its multi-country NGO structure.
• La Cimade: Historic French NGO defending the rights of refugees and migrants. Operates in the same French migrant-rights space as GRDR, with overlapping advocacy, legal support, and integration programming, and competes for similar public and EU funding.
• Forum Réfugiés: French association dedicated to defending the rights of refugees and asylum seekers. Operates in the same French migration support and rights-access space as GRDR, competing for similar public funding streams.
• France Terre d'Asile: French NGO dedicated to the defense of refugees and stateless persons. Directly comparable to GRDR as a France-based nonprofit supporting migrants' rights, integration, and access to asylum — competing for similar FAMI and institutional funding.

Broad incumbents

• Solidarités International: French humanitarian NGO with similar West Africa operational footprint and French NGO governance model. Comparable in scale and institutional donor mix, with overlapping food security and territorial development programs.
• International Organization for Migration (IOM): UN agency leading global migration governance. Operates broadly across migration programming, policy, and research — overlapping with GRDR's work in West Africa and Tunisia, while drawing from a far larger institutional budget.
• Mercy Corps: Global humanitarian NGO operating across many countries. Already a GRDR partner in the GLM Tunisia project, Mercy Corps operates as a larger incumbent in the same migration/development funding landscape and represents the type of prime-contractor competitor GRDR must navigate.
• UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency): UN agency for refugees. Operates in the same refugee support space across West Africa and globally, with overlapping programmatic focus on protection, integration, and durable solutions for displaced populations.
• Caritas France (Secours Catholique): Major French Catholic social services organization supporting migrants, refugees, and people in poverty. Comparable in mission, France-based operations, and reliance on public/institutional funding for integration programs.

Others

• Agence Française de Développement (AFD): France's bilateral development agency and primary funder of GRDR's programs (GLM, SAP3C). Included as a peer because AFD shapes the funding landscape GRDR depends on and is comparable in its West Africa/Mediterranean development focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/pages/GRDR/185737644791526
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grdr

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

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