Association Grisélidis

What Association Grisélidis does

Association Grisélidis is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 2000 and headquartered in Toulouse, dedicated to the health, social support, and advocacy of sex workers. Its core activities combine drop-in reception, medical and social accompaniment, distribution of harm-reduction materials, legal aid, and a structured 'exit prostitution' pathway (currently supporting 42 women), alongside peer-led outreach both on the ground and online. The organisation is co-directed by June Charlot and Thierry Campanati, with a workforce of roughly 7–14 staff the majority of whom are themselves former or current sex workers, giving the association its defining peer-led character.

The association's technology footprint is minimal and conventional: a Drupal-based public-facing website, secure messaging channels for beneficiary contact, and the operational tooling typical of a small community-health NGO. There is no proprietary product or platform; the 'infrastructure' that matters is human — the lived-experience staff, the 28+ partner organisations that feed referrals, and a hybrid service model in which ~300 in-person beneficiaries in Toulouse sit alongside an internet outreach programme reaching 5,000+ individuals nationally.

Grisélidis is funded through a diversified mix of public grants — principally Santé publique France and the Occitanie regional health agency (ARS) — together with private foundations and individual donations. There is no commercial revenue, no equity or venture funding, and no fee-for-service model; the association is structurally dependent on multi-year public-health commissioning and charitable contributions. CNIL-registered handling of sensitive beneficiary data underpins its ability to operate in this regulated, trust-dependent domain.

Name

Association Grisélidis

Legal name

Association Grisélidis

Website

https://griselidis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Association Grisélidis is a Toulouse-based French non-profit, founded in 2000, that delivers peer-led health, social, and advocacy services to sex workers, combining in-person support for roughly 300 individuals with internet outreach to over 5,000 nationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

LGBTQ+ Rights & Advocacy Organizations (BPAGAFAE), Integration & Inclusion Services (Housing, Education, Employment) (BPADAHAI), Immigrant & Refugee Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAG)

Keywords

• Community health services
• Sex worker support
• Harm reduction outreach
• HIV prevention services
• Peer-led mediation

Headquarters

HQ city

Toulouse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Health Funding: Supported by Ministry of Health (Santé publique France), Regional Health Agency (ARS), and other state services
2. Territorial Collectivities: Funding from regional and local government bodies
3. Private Foundations: Support from various private foundations
4. Donations: Individual donations with 66% tax deduction available for donors in France

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Association Grisélidis is a community health association providing free harm-reduction, health (HIV/Hepatitis/IST screening and prevention), legal-rights accompaniment, anti-violence support, and exit-prostitution pathway services to sex workers in Toulouse, the Occitanie region, and across France via internet outreach. Services are delivered through field maraudes with a prevention bus, a fixed local office, and virtual outreach, supported by training, research, and policy advocacy.

Product overview

Association Grisélidis is a community health association (association de santé communautaire) that provides health, social, and advocacy services for and with sex workers (travailleuses et travailleurs du sexe). Their services are not organized as a traditional SaaS product but rather as direct service offerings including: street-based and internet outreach prevention work using a prevention bus, individual and group support at their local office in Toulouse, training sessions for professionals, publications and research on sex work, and advocacy activities. The association operates primarily in Toulouse and throughout the Occitanie region of France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Field Outreach & Prevention Bus (Maraudes) Mobile street-level harm-reduction service delivering prevention materials, health information, and on-site support directly to street-based sex workers in Toulouse and across the Occitanie region. Free of charge.
• Local Office Reception & Accompaniment (Toulouse) Fixed-location service at the Toulouse office offering individual follow-ups, collective welcoming spaces, social-worker accompaniment, and psychological support for sex workers. Free of charge.
• Virtual / Internet Outreach National-scale virtual outreach service that engages internet-based sex workers (escorts, independent workers, massage providers) across France for online safety, rights awareness, and psychological support. Free of charge.
• HIV / Hepatitis / IST Screening & Prevention Free screening for HIV, Hepatitis, and other sexually transmitted infections combined with prevention materials and combined-prevention counselling, delivered by health mediators and nurses.
• Exit Prostitution Pathway (Parcours de sortie) Structured long-term accompaniment program supporting sex workers to exit prostitution through social reintegration support, legal accompaniment, and integration services. Free of charge.
• Professional Training & Intervention Sessions Training and intervention sessions offered to associative actors, health and social-sector professionals, militants, and peer workers on sex-worker health, rights, and community-led practice.
• Rights Information & Legal Accompaniment Information and accompaniment on legislation, social rights, lodging access, administrative forms, and reporting/victim-plaint procedures for sex workers facing legal difficulties.
• Policy Advocacy & Publications Research, publications, investigative reports, open letters, and coalition-based advocacy campaigns on sex-worker rights, law impact, and municipal anti-prostitution ordinances.

Quantifiable outcome

• 300 people welcomed at local office annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Association AATDS (Allié(e)s de TravailleurSEs du Sexe)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-signatory of open letter to municipal candidates 2026 regarding anti-prostitution ordinances. Alliance of allies supporting sex workers' rights.
• Acceptess-TcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-signatory of open letter to municipal candidates 2026. Association supporting migrant sex workers.
• Association CABIRIAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLyon-based community health association for sex workers. Collaborative partner in advocacy and research.
• Fédération Parapluie RougecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational federation for sex workers' rights. Co-signatory of advocacy efforts.
• Addictions France Haute GaronneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-signatory of open letter. Addiction support organization in Haute-Garonne.
• LDH Toulouse (Ligue des Droits de l'Homme)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHuman rights league. Co-signatory of advocacy efforts.
• Planning Familial 31minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily planning association in Haute-Garonne. Co-signatory of advocacy efforts.
• Médecins du Monde-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor humanitarian medical organization. Co-signatory of advocacy efforts and collaborative partner in community health.
• Association AIDEScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor HIV/AIDS association. Co-signatory of advocacy efforts.
• Amnesty International Midi-PyrénéescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHuman rights organization. Co-signatory supporting sex workers' rights.
• Act Up Sud-OuestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIDS activist organization. Long-term collaborator in HIV/IST advocacy.
• STRASS (Syndicat du Travail Sexuel)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSex workers' union referenced in collaborations. Key partner in rights advocacy.
• Santé publique FrancecoreOthersNational public health agency providing institutional funding support.
• ARS (Agence Régionale de Santé)coreOthersRegional health agency providing institutional funding.
• Cabiria (Lyon)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLyon community health association for sex workers since 1993. Collaborates on research and advocacy.
• Aspasie (Geneva)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeneva-based peer-led association for sex workers since 1982. International collaboration.
• Espace P (Belgium)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian association for sex workers' health and rights. International partner.
• Lotus Bus / Médecins du MondeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMobile outreach for Chinese sex workers in Paris. Collaboration on harm reduction.
• Elven other French sex work associations (10 total)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint survey on consequences of April 13, 2016 law with: Amis du Bus des Femmes, Arcat, Acceptess-T, Paloma, STRASS, Collectif des Femmes de Strasbourg Saint-Denis, Planning Familial

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Fédération Parapluie Rouge: National French federation coordinating sex worker rights organizations, including Grisélidis and peer associations. Mission-aligned advocacy coalition; acts as an umbrella and political voice rather than a direct service provider.

Direct peers

• Arcat: Paris-based association addressing health (especially HIV/IST) and rights for vulnerable populations including sex workers. Co-signatory of the joint survey on the 2016 law alongside Grisélidis, with overlapping harm reduction and rights-based service offerings.
• Cabiria: Lyon-based community health association for sex workers, founded in 1993. Directly comparable peer offering health outreach, harm reduction, and advocacy to sex workers in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region; explicit partner in Grisélidis's research and joint surveys.
• Acceptess-T: French association supporting migrant sex workers, particularly trans women. Shares Grisélidis's focus on health access, rights navigation, and anti-discrimination advocacy for a vulnerable subset of sex workers; co-signatory partner.
• STRASS (Syndicat du Travail Sexuel): French sex workers' union advocating for labor rights, decriminalization, and improved working conditions. Closely aligned with Grisélidis on rights-based advocacy, although operating through a labor organizing rather than direct-service model.
• Paloma: French association supporting sex workers, particularly in the Paris region, with health, legal, and social services. Participated alongside Grisélidis in the joint survey on the consequences of the April 2016 law.

Regional players

• Espace P: Belgian association supporting sex workers' health and rights, including trans sex workers. Comparable community health and rights-based approach; international collaboration partner, primarily serving Belgium rather than France.
• Aspasie: Geneva-based peer-led association for sex workers since 1982, offering health, social, and legal support. Highly comparable service model but operates in Switzerland; listed as an international collaboration partner of Grisélidis.

Broad incumbents

• Médecins du Monde: Major international humanitarian medical NGO with sex worker health programs including the Lotus Bus in Paris. Operates a much broader portfolio beyond sex work, but is a core co-signatory partner and co-implementer on harm reduction outreach comparable to Grisélidis's maraudes.
• AIDES: France's leading HIV/AIDS and hepatitis community organization, running prevention programs that explicitly reach sex workers. Larger and broader in scope than Grisélidis, but operates overlapping HIV/IST prevention, harm reduction, and advocacy for key populations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/asso_griselidis
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCrCu1gmlhlLLKzsCexPqt2w/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/griseltoulouse
• Instagraminstagram.com/assogriselidis
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/associationgris%C3%A9lidis

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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