insieme Vaud

What insieme Vaud does

insieme Vaud is a non-profit association founded in 1962 in Lausanne, Switzerland, serving families of people with intellectual disability in the canton of Vaud. It is recognized as being of public utility (reconnue d'utilité publique) by federal and cantonal authorities, and operates as a cantonal member of the insieme Suisse federation. The organization has 600 members (parents, friends, and collective members) and 27 employees, delivering a portfolio of community services: vacation camps and extended weekend getaways (1-week and 2-week programs at CHF 1,400-2,700 and CHF 2,400 respectively), Thursday evening social events for autonomous adults, adapted cinema screenings in partnership with Cinétoile de Malley, counseling and support services, five regular discussion groups, FALC (Easy to Read and Understand) verification services, advocacy and lobbying, vacation home rental, and tax-deductible donations via TWINT or IBAN.

The association's underlying technology is conventional rather than proprietary: a website with an online shop for camp/activity registration, payment processing via Worldline Saferpay, email distribution through Mailchimp, bot protection via Google reCAPTCHA, and a blog/agenda calendar. No AI, machine learning, or specialized software assets are present; the value proposition rests on community trust, in-person service delivery, and institutional recognition rather than technology.

Revenue is generated through four streams: recurring membership fees from 600 members, one-time fees for camps and leisure activities, tax-deductible donations and legacies from supporters, and government subsidies from the Federal Office for Social Insurance (OFAS) and the Directorate General for Social Cohesion (DGCS). The business model is community-led rather than commercially scalable: services are priced at unit levels (CHF 50-2,700 per event) and delivered directly through the association, with logistics supported by partners such as Transport Handicap Vaud for accessible transportation. The market is geographically restricted to the Vaud canton, with no expansion into other cantons or international markets evidenced.

Name

insieme Vaud

Legal name

Insieme Vaud

Website

https://insiemevaud.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

insieme Vaud is a non-profit association founded in 1962 in Lausanne, Switzerland, serving families of people with intellectual disability in the canton of Vaud. It operates 600 members, organizes camps and leisure activities, counseling, adapted cinema, and advocacy for the disabled community.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Support Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Life Skills & SEL Camps (Confidence, Executive Function, Social Skills) (EDAMALAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Adventure Therapy & Therapeutic Wilderness Programs (THAAAOAG)

Keywords

• Disability support services
• Nonprofit association
• Intellectual disability care
• Vacation camps and leisure
• Family counseling services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lausanne

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Annual membership fees from 600 members including parents, friends and institutional members
2. Camp and leisure activity fees: Fees for camps (1-2 weeks), weekend getaways, day activities, and Thursday evening events
3. Donations and legacies: Tax-deductible donations from individuals supporting the association's mission
4. Government subsidies: Subventions from Office fédéral des assurances sociales (OFAS) and Direction générale de la cohésion sociale (DGCS)

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

insieme Vaud is a non-profit association that delivers community-based support services to families and people with intellectual disability in the canton of Vaud. Its core offering comprises vacation camps and extended weekends, monthly Thursday evening social events, family counseling and referrals, adapted cinema screenings, advocacy and lobbying, discussion groups for parents, siblings, and affected adults, and FALC easy-to-read text verification, supplemented by publications and a vacation home rental.

Product overview

Insieme Vaud is a non-profit association (Association Vaudoise de parents et de personnes concernés par le handicap mental) founded in 1962, providing a portfolio of services for people with mental disabilities and their families. The core offering includes Camps & Loisirs (vacation camps of 1-2 weeks and extended weekends), Soirées du Jeudi (monthly Thursday evening events), Conseil & Soutien (counseling services), insieme Vaud Cinéma (adapted cinema screenings), Lobbying et défense des intérêts (advocacy), Groupes de parole (discussion groups), Vérifications FALC (easy-to-read verifications), Publications (books and resources), and vacation home rental. Services are offered through an online boutique/shop for camps and events registration, with donations accepted via TWINT or bank transfer.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• insieme Vaud Cinéma: Adapted cinema sessions in partnership with Cinétoile de Malley, unique in French-speaking Switzerland
• FALC Vérifications

Products and services

• Camps & Loisirs (Camps and Leisure) Vacation camps and themed leisure stays of 1-2 weeks and extended weekends (3.5-4.5 days) for children and adults with intellectual disability, organized annually with 3,100+ camp days serving more than 250 beneficiaries.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• insieme SuissecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization (faîtière) providing values and directives for vacation stays. insieme Vaud operates as a member association following insieme Suisse's guidelines for supporting people with intellectual disability.
• Multiplex Cinétoile de MalleycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for insieme Vaud Cinéma - unique adapted cinema sessions in French-speaking Switzerland. Sessions have reduced volume, maintained low lighting, and are accessible for people with intellectual disability.
• Transport Handicap VaudminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTransportation services for people with disabilities attending camps and activities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Special Olympics Switzerland: Swiss national federation delivering sports training and competition for people with intellectual disabilities. Overlapping beneficiary population and Vaud-based adapted recreational programming make it a direct mission peer.
• insieme Suisse: Federal parent organization of the cantonal insieme associations. Sets the values and directives for vacation stays and disability support that insieme Vaud implements, making it the closest institutional peer.
• Mosaïek: Swiss provider of adapted leisure activities and vacation programs for people with disabilities, including camp-style offerings. Directly comparable in product mix (camps, adapted activities) and beneficiary population.
• Cerebral Vaud: Cantonal branch of the Swiss association for people with cerebral palsy. Operates in the same Vaud geography with overlapping family support, leisure, and advocacy services for a partially overlapping population.
• Pro Infirmis Vaud: Cantonal branch of Switzerland's largest disability NGO, providing counseling, advocacy, and support services to people with disabilities and their families in Vaud. Direct competitor for family-facing services and government subsidy funding.
• Procap Vaud: Cantonal section of Switzerland's largest self-advocacy organization for people with disabilities. Operates in Vaud with overlapping family services, leisure activities, and political advocacy mandate.
• PluSport Vaud: Cantonal affiliate of PluSport, Switzerland's leading provider of adapted sports for people with disabilities. Competes directly with insieme Vaud's leisure and recreational programming for the same beneficiary population.

Others

• Fondation Asile des aveugles: Large Lausanne-based disability foundation providing social and medical services. Not a direct competitor but operates in the same Vaud geography with overlapping government subsidy channels and disability support mandate.

Regional players

• Autisme Suisse: Swiss national association for people with autism and their families. Operates across Switzerland with counseling, advocacy, and leisure services targeting a diagnostically adjacent population to insieme Vaud's intellectual disability focus.

Broad incumbents

• Inclusion Handicap: Swiss umbrella association of disability organizations representing over 25 member groups at the federal level. insieme Vaud collaborates through this network and competes for political influence and donor mindshare.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/insiemevaud

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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