Le Mouvement de la Paix

What Le Mouvement de la Paix does

Le Mouvement de la Paix is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 1948 and headquartered in Saint-Ouen, dedicated to peace advocacy, nuclear disarmament, and opposition to war and militarized alliances such as NATO. It operates as a grassroots membership organization with a small core staff of approximately 13 employees, supplemented by a network of local committees and individual supporters across France. Its substantive work centers on public campaigns, mobilization against armed conflicts, and policy advocacy directed at French and European decision-makers.

The organization does not sell technology products or run a technology platform; its "outputs" are advocacy artifacts such as the 2024 "Livre Blanc" against NATO, public statements, petitions, and events. It partners with Nobel Peace Prize laureates to lend international stature to its campaigns and convenes a coalition of more than 150 French organizations around shared anti-war and disarmament agendas. It also maintains engagement with multilateral bodies including UNESCO, positioning itself within international peace and disarmament forums.

Its business model is that of a membership-driven advocacy non-profit. Revenue is generated through membership dues, individual donations, merchandise sales, and crowdfunding, with no disclosed large institutional grants or commercial revenue streams. The movement competes for public attention and political influence rather than for paying customers, and its "growth" is measured in coalition reach, campaign outcomes, and policy influence rather than in revenue or market share.

Name

Le Mouvement de la Paix

Legal name

Le Mouvement de la Paix

Website

https://mvtpaix.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Le Mouvement de la Paix is a French non-profit association founded in 1948 that advocates for peace, nuclear disarmament, and an end to war through grassroots campaigns, coalition-building with 150+ organizations, and partnerships with Nobel laureates, serving French civil society and policymakers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Peace Advocacy Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (81331)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

Keywords

• Peace advocacy
• Nuclear disarmament
• Civil society organizing
• Peace education
• Anti-militarization campaigns

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Ouen

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues and donations: The organization operates primarily through membership contributions and voluntary donations from supporters. Members join local committees and pay dues to support the movement's activities.
2. Publications and merchandise sales: Revenue generated through the online boutique (boutiquedelapaix.com) selling peace-related publications, books, and merchandise.
3. Crowdfunding: The organization conducts participatory financing campaigns (financement participatif) to fund specific initiatives and projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Le Mouvement de la Paix is a French non-profit peace advocacy association that organizes public campaigns, marches, and mobilizations for nuclear disarmament and demilitarization. It produces educational tools, a periodical publication ("La Paix en Mouvement"), and operates youth international meetings to promote peace education. The organization also runs a cultural gallery ("La Galerie l'Art et la Paix") and an online boutique ("La Boutique de la Paix") to support its advocacy mission.

Product overview

Le Mouvement de la Paix is a French peace advocacy organization (association loi 1901) offering a portfolio of interconnected programs: core advocacy campaigns mobilizing citizens for peace and nuclear disarmament; the White Book for Peace (Le Livre Blanc pour la Paix), a collaborative publication with 53 partner organizations; petition tools for various peace causes; pedagogical tools and the International Youth Meeting for peace education; the Art and Peace Gallery (La Galerie l'Art et la Paix) for cultural expression; the periodical La Paix en Mouvement for communication; and an e-commerce store (La Boutique de la Paix) for merchandise. The organization operates regional committees across France and conducts international campaigns covering Europe, the Balkans, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• La Paix en Mouvement (Periodical) Recurring periodical publication that disseminates the movement's peace advocacy news, campaign updates, and disarmament messaging to its members and the broader public.
• Le Livre Blanc pour la Paix (White Book for Peace) Book publication articulating Le Mouvement de la Paix's positions and proposals on peace, disarmament, and demilitarization issues.
• La Boutique de la Paix Online merchandise store selling movement-branded products to supporters, generating revenue to fund the organization's peace advocacy activities.
• La Galerie l'Art et la Paix Cultural gallery initiative by Le Mouvement de la Paix that uses art as a vehicle to promote peace themes and engage the public in disarmament advocacy.
• Outils pédagogiques (Educational Tools) Pedagogical resources and educational materials developed by the movement to teach peace, disarmament, and conflict resolution in schools and community settings.
• Rencontre Internationale de Jeunes (International Youth Meeting) International youth gathering organized by Le Mouvement de la Paix that brings together young participants from multiple countries to engage on peace, disarmament, and cross-cultural understanding.
• Membership Annual membership enrollment for individuals to formally join Le Mouvement de la Paix, providing dues-funded support for the organization's advocacy operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 150 organizations mobilized in national coalition
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

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

• Collectif National des Marches pour la PaixcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 January 2022National coalition coordinating peace march activities across France, bringing together over 150 diverse organizations including associations, unions, feminist movements, political parties, and civil society groups.
• Bureau International de la Paix (IPB) - International Peace BureaucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLe Mouvement de la Paix is a member of the International Peace Bureau, founded in 1891 and Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 1910. IPB is the oldest international civil society organization dedicated to peace with over 300 member organizations from 70 countries.
• ICAN France (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in the international campaign for nuclear disarmament. ICAN won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017. The Movement participates in TIAN advocacy and awareness campaigns.
• ARAC (Association Républicaine des Anciens Combattants)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint actions on peace events and commemorations. ARAC participates in peace rallies organized by local committees.
• Pax RhonaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional peace committee active in the Rhône valley region, organizing joint events and actions.
• CGT (Confédération Générale du Travail)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor trade union partner in joint peace demonstrations and campaigns. CGT co-organized the 2025 welcome for Nobel Peace Prize laureates Nihon Hidankyo.
• FSU (Fédération Syndicale Unitaire)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerEducation sector union partner in peace actions and educational initiatives.
• Nihon Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A-Bomb Sufferers Organizations)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNobel Peace Prize 2024 laureates. Joint activities include hosting French tours of Hibakusha survivors, organizing commemorations for Hiroshima and Nagasaki anniversaries, and advocacy for nuclear disarmament.
• Vrede (Belgian Peace Movement)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian peace organization collaborating on international campaigns and European peace initiatives.
• Conseil Portugais pour la Paix et la Coopération (CPPC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortuguese peace organization member of the World Peace Council, collaborating on European peace campaigns.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND): The UK's CND is a long-established nuclear disarmament advocacy organization with an analogous membership model, marches, and policy platform to Le Mouvement de la Paix, and is a counterpart within the European peace movement network.
• Mouvement contre l'armement nucléaire (MCAN): MCAN is a French anti-nuclear and disarmament advocacy organization that campaigns on the same Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TIAN) issues that Le Mouvement de la Paix addresses, and operates as a French civil-society counterpart in the same policy arena.
• War Resisters' International: WRI is a global anti-war and nonviolent action network with a similar nonviolence, anti-militarization mission and European national sections analogous to Le Mouvement de la Paix's French scope.
• Pax Christi France: Pax Christi is the French branch of the international Catholic peace movement, working on nonviolence, disarmament, and conflict resolution in France through a comparable network of local groups, matching Le Mouvement de la Paix's grassroots, French-based advocacy model.
• Collectif national des marches pour la paix: The Collectif itself is a coalition of 150+ organizations including Le Mouvement de la Paix, operating in the same French peace-march space with shared events, partners, and campaigns.
• ICAN France: ICAN France is the French national committee of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons and a direct partner of Le Mouvement de la Paix, campaigning on the identical TIAN and nuclear disarmament agenda with overlapping coalition and petition tactics.

Broad incumbents

• International Peace Bureau (IPB): IPB is the umbrella international federation of peace organizations of which Le Mouvement de la Paix is a member; it operates at a global, cross-issue scale (disarmament, conflict resolution, human rights) and provides the network in which the Mouvement participates.
• Amnesty International France: Amnesty France is a much larger human rights and civil liberties advocacy organization with overlapping petition, mobilization, and member-driven campaign infrastructure, providing a comparable French civil-society peer at greater scale.

Regional players

• Conseil Portugais pour la Paix et la Coopération (CPPC): CPPC is the Portuguese counterpart peace council within the World Peace Council network, collaborating with Le Mouvement de la Paix on European peace campaigns and mirroring its national-coalition governance model.
• Vrede (Belgian Peace Movement): Vrede is Belgium's national peace organization and an explicit international partner of Le Mouvement de la Paix, with parallel disarmament campaigns, NATO critique, and a comparable membership/coalition operating model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mvtpaix
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCxKSmm-Yds-qT98F_qCg0MA
• Facebookfacebook.com/mouvementdelapaix
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mouvement-de-la-paix
• Instagraminstagram.com/mouvement_de_la_paix

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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