Kpa La Rochelle

What Kpa La Rochelle does

KPA La Rochelle is a French non-profit association (association loi 1901) founded on November 7, 2018, that delivers cooperative entrepreneurship accompaniment programs for youth aged 12 to 25 in the La Rochelle territory. The organization operates under the proprietary KPA Méthode d'Accompagnement, a pedagogical framework that blends cooperative entrepreneurship with experiential learning. Core ingredients of the methodology include conviviality, trust, entrepreneurial spirit, cooperation, benevolence, responsibilities, freedom within framework, and transmission. Programs place young participants directly in charge of managing real cooperative projects from inception through service delivery, providing hands-on training in business management, collective governance, and professional networking.

The active program portfolio comprises four offerings: Les Coopains à Bord (a youth service cooperative for ages 16-25), La Fusée (a 5-month collective support program for young project carriers, co-animated with InfoJeunes La Rochelle), Coop'Inspire (a school cooperative at Collège Pierre Mendès France for 4th and 3rd graders, co-carried with ALPMS), and Régénération (a territorial scaling approach extending the methodology to 11 partner organizations across the territory). Former programs Osmose and Restokoop have been transitioned: Osmose evolved into Régénération, and Restokoop was fully transferred to Horizon Habitat Jeunes. KPA also operates within the national KPA-Cité network spanning 11 territories, originating in Roubaix in 2017.

The organization's business model is grant-funded association economics. All youth programs are free for participants, with no individual pricing. Revenue derives from institutional and public sources including La Rochelle Ville, Région Nouvelle Aquitaine, Fondation de France, CAF, FONJEP, Ministère du Travail, La Rochelle Territoire Zéro Carbone, and multiple corporate foundations (Nexity, Société Générale, SNCF Fondation, Orange Fondation, Caisse d'Epargne). Reported scale metrics include 490 young people accompanied over seven years, 1,905 youth sensitized through school interventions, €314,700 of turnover generated by young cooperators across 14 activity domains (a participant outcome metric, not association revenue), and 92 social/economic partner structures participating in operations. The core team of 5 operates from headquarters at 6 rue Auguste Rodin in La Rochelle (Mireuil).

Name

Kpa La Rochelle

Legal name

Association KPA La Rochelle

Website

https://kpa-lr.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KPA La Rochelle is a French non-profit association that delivers cooperative entrepreneurship accompaniment programs for youth aged 12-25 in the La Rochelle territory, operating Les Coopains à Bord, La Fusée, Coop'Inspire, and the Régénération territorial scaling approach, funded primarily through public institutional grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Development Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

K–12 Support & School Improvement Nonprofits (BPAGADAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in Education (EDADALAD)

Keywords

• Youth entrepreneurship programs
• Cooperative business education
• Experiential learning accompaniment
• Professional integration services
• Social economy association

Headquarters

HQ city

La Rochelle

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. Institutional/Public Funding: Association funded primarily through grants and subsidies from institutional partners including La Rochelle Ville, Région Nouvelle Aquitaine, Fondation de France, CAF, FONJEP, Ministere du Travail, and various foundations (Nexity, Société Générale, SNCF Fondation, Orange Fondation, Caisse Epargne). Additional revenue from cooperative member contributions and service provision.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

KPA La Rochelle is a non-profit association that accompanies young people aged 12-25 in La Rochelle through cooperative entrepreneurship and experiential learning programs. It runs free accompaniment pathways (Les Coopains à Bord, La Fusée, Coop'Inspire, Régénération) where participants manage real cooperative projects, learning business management, collective governance, and professional skills. Programs are funded by institutional grants and delivered directly by KPA staff and partner organizations.

Product overview

KPA La Rochelle is an association offering a unified accompaniment method centered on cooperative entrepreneurship for young people aged 12-25. The portfolio comprises four active programs: Les Coopains à Bord (a youth service cooperative), La Fusée (collective project carrier support), Coop'Inspire (school cooperative at Collège Pierre Mendès France), and Régénération (a territorial scaling approach for ecological and social transformation). Former programs Osmose and Restokoop have been transitioned to partners (Osmose evolved into Régénération; Restokoop is now carried by Horizon Habitat Jeunes). All programs share the KPA pedagogical method based on learning by doing, collective governance, and experiential action.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Les Coopains à Bord A youth cooperative (coopérative de jeunes) open to all young people aged 16-25, enabling them to experiment with entrepreneurship and receive training. Participants manage their own service cooperative by providing service offerings on the territory, handling all functions including communication, budgets, and administration.
• La Fusée A collective support program for young project carriers aged 16-25, co-animated with InfoJeunes La Rochelle. Over five months, participants (Cosmonautes) advance their projects—solidarity, cultural, environmental, or entrepreneurial—making entrepreneurship accessible and using it as a learning tool to develop skills and autonomy.
• Coop'Inspire The first school cooperative at Collège Pierre Mendès France in La Rochelle, co-carried by KPA La Rochelle and ALPMS. Open to 4th and 3rd graders, it meets during lunch break on Mondays, allowing students to imagine, build, and sustain concrete projects together while developing useful skills for their future.
• Régénération A territorial approach developed by KPA La Rochelle aimed at the empowerment ("enacapacitation") of young people aged 12-25 for ecological and social transformation. It seeks to multiply cooperative and experiential pedagogy experiences across organizations on the territory, working with professionals who interact with youth.

Quantifiable outcome

• 490 young people accompanied over 7 years with measurable growth in confidence and professional skills
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• InfoJeunes La RochellecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-animation partner for La Fusée program - collective accompaniment for young project carriers aged 16-25. InfoJeunes provides youth information expertise and co-facilitates the 5-month program twice yearly.
• Collège Pierre Mendès FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution for Coop'Inspire - the first school cooperative for 4th and 3rd graders. Partnership within Cité Éducative framework, allowing students to experience entrepreneurial projects during lunch breaks.
• Lycée Maritime La RochellecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Régénération initiative - implementation of cooperative entrepreneurship programs for maritime students within the school environment.
• Lycée Saint-ExupérycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Régénération initiative - cooperative entrepreneurship programming for secondary school students.
• Mission LocalecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Régénération initiative - employment support organization for young people, hosting accompaniment programs for youth not in employment, education or training.
• CFA CMA17 LagordcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVocational training center co-building Osmose program. Provides apprenticeship training combined with cooperative entrepreneurship for ecological transition.
• Horizon Habitat JeunecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-constructor of Restokoop restaurant project. Now fully carries the program, continuing to make it live and evolve for young people at Mireuil location.
• La MatièrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-thinker and co-carrier of the Régénération territorial approach. Association working on ecological and social transition with KPA.
• Fondation Fier de nos QuartierscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-carrier of Régénération initiative. Foundation supporting youth in disadvantaged neighborhoods contributes to territorial transformation approach.
• RessourcescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-carrier of Régénération initiative. Partnership focused on capacity building and resource development for youth accompaniment.
• EllyxsupportingOthersLocal partner contributing to Osmose program and Régénération ecosystem. Youth organization providing support and resources.
• KPA-Cité NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational network of 11 territories developing cooperative entrepreneurship. KPA La Rochelle is part of this dynamic launched in Roubaix in 2017, enabling cross-territory learning and support.
• Groupe ExcelsupportingOthersEconomic actor committed to rethinking youth welcome in enterprises as part of Régénération ecosystem.
• Société Générale (Régénération)supportingOthersBanking partner engaged in Régénération initiative to transform youth accompaniment approaches.
• La SirènesupportingOthersCultural venue and partner hosting youth activities and contributing to Régénération ecosystem.
• ALPMScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation co-carrying Coop'Inspire program with KPA at Collège Pierre Mendès France.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Article 1: French non-profit (formerly Nos Quartiers ont des Talents) supporting equal opportunity and professional integration for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Comparable target demographic and youth professional inclusion mission, though focused on mentorship and employment access rather than cooperative entrepreneurship.
• Les Déterminés: French non-profit supporting entrepreneurship among young people from priority neighborhoods (QPV). Comparable target demographic and youth entrepreneurship mission, though operating as a training/incubation program rather than a cooperative formation model.

Direct peers

• 100 000 Entrepreneurs: French non-profit that mobilizes entrepreneurs to share their experience with young people aged 13-25 in educational settings. Comparable target audience and youth entrepreneurship mission, though delivering through inspirational speaker formats rather than cooperative practice.
• Coopérative Jeunesse de Services (CJS): The original cooperative youth entrepreneurship model from which KPA La Rochelle was derived. Operates youth-run service cooperatives across France during summer periods, serving a near-identical target audience (15-25 year olds) with the same cooperative entrepreneurship pedagogy.
• Entreprendre Pour Apprendre (EPA France): French affiliate of Junior Achievement, offering mini-enterprise programs to young people aged 13-25 in schools and universities. Directly comparable in targeting youth entrepreneurship education through experiential learning, though with a school-embedded rather than cooperative model.
• KPA-Cité (national network): National federation of 11 KPA territories, of which KPA La Rochelle is a local chapter. Directly comparable as it operates the same cooperative entrepreneurship methodology for youth accompaniment, providing cross-territory coordination and methodology development.

Broad incumbents

• France Active: National network financing and supporting social and solidarity economy (SSE) enterprises across France. Comparable in mission around the social economy and impact-driven enterprise development, though operating at much larger scale and with a financing/intermediation role rather than direct youth accompaniment.

Others

• La Ruche: French social enterprise network providing incubation, financing, and community support to social entrepreneurs. Comparable ecosystem player in the French social economy, though operating with a tech-enabled incubation model rather than youth cooperative accompaniment.
• Ashoka France: French affiliate of Ashoka global network supporting social entrepreneurs. Comparable as an ecosystem player in the social economy and impact-driven entrepreneurship space, though focused on identifying and supporting individual social entrepreneurs rather than youth accompaniment programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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