Le Partenariat - Centre Gaïa

What Le Partenariat - Centre Gaïa does

Le Partenariat – Centre Gaïa is a French non-profit association (association loi 1901) founded in 1981 in Lille, originally created to sustain the twinning between Lille and Saint-Louis, Senegal, and now operating across France, Senegal, Morocco and Guinea. Its work is organized around two poles: international cooperation projects (water, sanitation, renewable energy, environmental preservation, youth professional insertion) and Education for Citizenship and International Solidarity (ECSI) delivered primarily through Centre Gaïa, an immersive educational center in Lille established around 2005 that sensitizes roughly 9,000 people annually to values of respect, tolerance and solidarity.

The organization's core products include flagship programs PAEMS (school water access since 2012), PAER (renewable energy access in the Saint-Louis region), GIGS (a 10-country European teacher training initiative targeting 20,000 teachers and 750,000 students), Games for Goals, ACCESS (inclusion of vulnerable populations), Migramundo and the JEU serious-games suite. Underlying technology is limited to immersive educational sets, cooperative board games and digital serious games co-developed with European university partners; there is no proprietary software platform, app, or AI system. Field operations are delivered through local teams in Senegal, Morocco and Guinea, supplemented by a vocational training joint venture, Association Diapalante, in Saint-Louis.

The business model is a non-profit funding stack rather than a commercial one: institutional grants from AFD, the European Commission/Erasmus+, MEAE, GIZ/BMZ, French regional authorities (Région Hauts-de-France, Métropole Européenne de Lille, Agence de l'Eau Artois-Picardie, Département du Nord) and embassies are layered with corporate CSR (Fondation Eiffage, Fondation AXIAN, Free, KOSMOS Energy, Fondation RAJA) and minor voluntary donations via HelloAsso plus a €20 annual membership fee. All programs are free for beneficiaries. Customers are therefore primarily funders (public institutions and corporates), while end beneficiaries are schools, vulnerable youth, municipalities and civil society organizations across the four countries of operation.

Name

Le Partenariat - Centre Gaïa

Legal name

Association le Partenariat

Website

https://lepartenariat.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Le Partenariat – Centre Gaïa is a French non-profit association founded in 1981 that delivers international solidarity and citizenship education programs across France, Senegal, Morocco and Guinea, combining immersive Centre Gaïa pedagogy with field projects in water, renewable energy, environment and youth insertion.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Development and Citizenship Education Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Conservation & Sustainability Volunteering (EDAIAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Intergovernmental Education Cooperation & Bilateral/Multilateral Programs (EDADALAA), Outdoor & Wilderness Education Schools (Field-Based Learning) (THAAAOAA)

Keywords

• International solidarity programs
• Citizenship education services
• Decentralized cooperation
• Renewable energy access
• School water sanitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Lille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees of 20€ required for members to participate and support the association's projects in Europe and Africa
2. Donations: Voluntary donations collected through HelloAsso platform to support solidarity projects and educational programs

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Le Partenariat - Centre Gaïa is a French non-profit international solidarity association that designs and delivers international cooperation projects (water access, renewable energy, environmental preservation, youth vocational training) across France, Senegal, Morocco, and Guinea, alongside an immersive citizenship education center (Centre Gaïa) in Lille that offers interactive exhibitions, workshops, and serious games for school groups and the general public.

Product overview

Le Partenariat - Centre Gaïa operates as a non-profit international solidarity and citizenship education organization with a portfolio of interconnected programs. The core offering is Centre Gaïa, an immersive educational center in Lille providing interactive exhibitions and animations. The organization's work spans multiple thematic areas: citizenship education through programs like GIGS (a European-wide teacher training initiative across 10 countries) and Games for Goals (digital pedagogical tools); environmental preservation through PAER (renewable energy in Senegal) and mangrove restoration projects; water and sanitation access through PAEM (school water programs in Senegal, Morocco, and Guinea); and youth inclusion through ACCESS (inclusive ECSI methods) and vocational training centers like Diapalante. The programs are supported by various European funding mechanisms (Erasmus+, EU development funds) and work across France, Senegal, Morocco, and Guinea.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Centre Gaïa Immersive educational center in Lille providing interactive exhibitions, animations, workshops, and serious games for school groups, educators, and the general public on citizenship, solidarity, environment, climate, gender equality, and migration.
• Global Issues Global Subjects (GIGS) European project promoting Education for Citizenship and International Solidarity (ECSI) in secondary schools, providing teacher training and pedagogical resources across 10 European countries.
• Games for Goals Pedagogical program of immersive digital serious games co-created with university student partners for European secondary school students on citizenship, gender equality, environment, and climate change.
• Programme d'Accès aux Énergies Renouvelables (PAER) Renewable energy access program deployed in the Saint-Louis region of Senegal, deploying biogas digesters and solar energy solutions for households, women's fish processing groups, and communities near abattoirs.
• Programme d'Accès à l'Eau en Milieu Scolaire (PAEMS) School water access program running since 2012 in Senegal, Morocco, and Guinea, providing water, sanitation, and hygiene infrastructure in elementary schools and training teachers on water, hygiene, and environmental topics.
• ACCESS (Active Citizenship to Cooperate for Equality, Sustainability and Solidarity) Erasmus+-funded European project focused on inclusion of vulnerable populations through ECSI education, bringing together educators from Spain, Hungary, and France to develop inclusive pedagogical methods.
• Migramundo Cooperative educational game for cycle 3 students (ages 8-11) designed to raise awareness about migration in all its aspects.

Quantifiable outcome

• 9,000+ people sensitized annually through Centre Gaïa programs
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Ville de LillecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner city for the Lille-Saint-Louis twinning that led to Le Partenariat's creation. Supports biogas projects, renewable energy initiatives, and mangrove preservation through technical and financial cooperation.
• Ville de Saint-LouiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister city of Lille, primary partner for development projects including biogas, renewable energy, water access, and environmental preservation. Hosts Le Partenariat's main field office.
• Acting For LifemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational solidarity organization supporting Diapalante Centre and youth professional insertion initiatives.
• SICOVALmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntercommunal authority from Toulouse partnering with Labé in Guinea for decentralized cooperation including water and governance programs.
• Agence Régionale de Développement (ARD) Saint-LouiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead agency for PAER renewable energy program, coordinating regional energy initiatives in Saint-Louis delta region.
• GERESmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental NGO collaborating on renewable energy and climate adaptation programs.
• Université Gaston Berger Saint-LouismajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partner for research-action on biogas, methanization, and development studies.
• SPFM (Solidarité Partenariat France-Maroc)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoroccan subsidiary of Le Partenariat implementing projects in Morocco including waste management and environmental initiatives.
• Village PiloteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLille-based NGO collaborating on solidarity and migration awareness events.
• Les Amis des Enfants du MondeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSolidarity NGO co-organizing causerie solidaire events on child welfare.
• MRESminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Maison des Rapports à l'International participating in migration and solidarity events.
• Association DiapalantémajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSaint-Louis based association operating Diapalante Centre for youth professional training, created with Le Partenariat support in 2016.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Acting For Life: French international solidarity NGO headquartered in Paris supporting economic inclusion and rural development in West Africa and Southeast Asia. Comparable because it co-funds Le Partenariat's Diapalante youth insertion programs and operates with similar AFD/EU funding mechanisms across the same geographies.
• Electriciens Sans Frontières: French NGO deploying energy access solutions (solar, electrification) in developing countries. Comparable because both organizations implement renewable energy infrastructure in Senegal and other West African countries, and share AFD and corporate CSR funding sources for off-grid energy programs.
• GERES: French NGO specializing in renewable energy access and climate adaptation in developing countries. Directly comparable as a co-implementing partner on PAER and as a parallel operator running biogas, solar, and energy-efficiency programs in West Africa and the Mediterranean.
• France Volontaires: French public agency promoting international volunteering and civic engagement across 60+ countries. Direct peer given Le Partenariat's volunteer and civic engagement programs ("Devenir bénévole", ECSI volunteer mobilization) and shared MEAE ecosystem for international solidarity.
• Aide et Action: French international education NGO working on access to quality education and citizenship education in West Africa and Southeast Asia. Highly comparable given overlapping ECSI, school WASH, and teacher-training program focus, with similar European institutional funding sources.
• Coalition Education: French national coalition coordinating ECSI (Education for Citizenship and International Solidarity) actors. Direct peer since Centre Gaïa is an ECSI-labeled operator, and Coalition Education coordinates the same teacher-training, pedagogical resource, and Erasmus+ project pipelines Le Partenariat participates in.

Broad incumbents

• CCFD-Terre Solidaire: Largest French international solidarity NGO coalition, funding citizen engagement and development projects across Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Comparable in mission (citizenship education, North-South solidarity, AFD/MEAE funding) but operates at significantly larger scale and advocacy footprint.
• Action contre la Faim: Major French humanitarian and development organization operating WASH, nutrition, and food security programs in West Africa. Comparable on Senegal/Saint-Louis field presence and AFD-funded nutrition resilience projects, but with a much larger humanitarian mandate and budget.
• Plan International France: French branch of global child-rights and development NGO with programs in education, WASH, and youth insertion in West Africa. Comparable in citizenship-education and child-focused programming, with similar school WASH and youth agency focus, but at much larger organizational scale.
• Solidarités International: Major French humanitarian NGO specializing in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in crisis and development contexts. Comparable on the PAEMS school WASH axis, but operates at significantly larger scale with humanitarian/emergency orientation beyond Le Partenariat's development focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/lePartenariat.CentreGaia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/le-partenariat-centre-ga%C3%AFa
• Instagraminstagram.com/le_partenariat_centre_gaia

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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