ONG Padem

What ONG Padem does

PADEM (Programme d'Aide et de Développement aux Enfants du Monde) is a non-governmental development organization founded in 2002 with international headquarters in Dudelange, Luxembourg, and a secondary office in Metz, France. It is formally agréée by the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and recognized d'Intérêt Général by the French Ministry of Economy and Finance, which underpins access to institutional funding. PADEM delivers international development projects across four continents (Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Europe) covering 15 countries, including Cameroon, Kenya, Madagascar, Senegal, Togo, Bolivia, Haiti, Peru, Afghanistan, India, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, France, and Kosovo.

Its core programs address children's fundamental rights through housing, education, water and sanitation, child protection, and gender-based violence prevention. Implementation is conducted via partnerships with long-tenured local civil society organizations — for example, KGSA in Kenya (partner since 2007), LEK in Mathare/Busia, and PALM Foundation and LFA Foundation in Sri Lanka. Active projects include Kenya housing and education initiatives in Mathare, Kibera, and Busia (targeting 13,350+ beneficiaries), a Sri Lanka cyclone Ditwah emergency response (7,215 beneficiaries), and support for Afghan women. Supplementary programming includes Global Citizenship Education (ECM) delivered in Luxembourg schools and companies since 2014, a series of professional training courses (project cycle management, housing, water, children's rights), the Payroll Giving Luxembourg workplace giving platform launched in 2015, and the ESUS financial monitoring tool for framework agreement projects.

PADEM is funded through a hybrid model combining individual donations, corporate partnerships (including payroll giving), and institutional grants under framework agreements with the Luxembourg and French governments. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The organization has no proprietary technology stack, no commercial product platform, and no equity funding or external investors — it operates as an independent, privately held NGO.

Name

ONG Padem

Legal name

PADEM - Organisation Non Gouvernementale

Website

https://padem.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PADEM is a Luxembourg- and France-based non-governmental development organization founded in 2002 that delivers children's rights and humanitarian programs across 15 countries on four continents via local civil society partners, funded by individual donations, corporate payroll giving, and government framework agreements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Development & Humanitarian Aid

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Protection, Child Protection & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response (BPAGAAAG), Child Rights & Protection (BPADAGAG), Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Safeguarding) (BPADAHAF)

Keywords

• International development aid
• Children's rights programs
• Humanitarian project funding
• Global citizenship education
• Community development partnerships

Headquarters

HQ city

Dudelange

HQ country

Luxembourg

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

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. Individual Donations: Individual donors contribute to PADEM's projects through the organization's website and direct giving campaigns.
2. Institutional Grants: PADEM receives funding from government bodies including the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (Accord-Cadre framework agreements).
3. Corporate Partnerships: Companies support PADEM through payroll giving programs and direct project sponsorship.
4. Payroll Giving: Employees of Luxembourg companies voluntarily donate portions of their salary to PADEM projects through the Payroll Giving program. The donation is processed automatically via company payroll systems with fiscal deductibility benefits.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

PADEM is an international development NGO that implements projects supporting the fundamental rights of children and their families in partnership with local civil society organizations across Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Europe. Its core programs cover housing, education, water and sanitation, child protection, and gender-based violence support, complemented by Global Citizenship Education (ECM) sensitization activities in Luxembourg and training resources on project management, housing, water, and children's rights.

Product overview

PADEM (Programme d'Aide et de Développement aux Enfants du Monde) is a non-profit humanitarian organization operating as a unified program rather than a commercial product platform. Its portfolio consists of international development projects supporting children's fundamental rights across four continents, supplemented by Global Citizenship Education (ECM) services in Luxembourg, professional training programs on project management/housing/water/children's rights, the Payroll Giving workplace giving service, and the ESUS financial monitoring tool. The organization does not offer a commercial software product but rather delivers programs, training, and tools for development work.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PADEM Core Development Programs International development projects in housing, education, water access, and child protection delivered through local civil society partners for vulnerable children and families in Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Europe.
• ECM (Éducation à la Citoyenneté Mondiale / Global Citizenship Education) Sensitization workshops and educational activities on global citizenship and children's rights, delivered to students, municipal actors, and corporate audiences in Luxembourg since 2014.
• Project Cycle Management Training Training course covering all phases of project management (program writing, financing, planning, monitoring, evaluation) with downloadable templates and video resources, targeted at development practitioners.
• Housing Training Program Training on construction and housing in precarious neighborhoods developed with the Abbé Pierre Foundation, including educational videos on insulation, compressed earth bricks, and workplace safety.
• Water Access Program Program promoting improved access to drinking water through construction of efficient facilities closer to populations, supported by educational tools on water importance and virtual water consumption.
• Children's Rights Training Training and sensitization on children's rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CIDE), promoting non-discrimination and global justice awareness.
• Female Genital Mutilation Prevention Program Awareness and prevention program on Female Genital Mutilation aligned with the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM, addressing the practice affecting children worldwide.
• Payroll Giving Workplace giving program allowing employees of Luxembourg companies to donate portions of their salary to humanitarian projects, managed through the payroll-giving.lu platform with tax-deductible donations to PADEM and other Luxembourg NGOs.
• ESUS Financial Monitoring Tool PADEM-developed accounting and financial monitoring tool with video tutorials and Excel templates for complete and transparent financial tracking of Framework Agreement projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• 8,000 people benefit from housing and education improvements in Mathare and Busia, Kenya
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Payroll Giving LuxembourgcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2015Payroll Giving is an initiative of PADEM that enables employees of Luxembourg companies to make charitable donations through automatic payroll deductions. The program was launched by PADEM in 2015 and manages donations to various Luxembourg NGOs.
• KGSA (Kibera Girls Soccer Academy)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007KGSA is PADEM's first Kenyan partner since 2007. Founded by Abdul Kassim, a telecommunications engineer who grew up in Kibera, the organization promotes gender equality through football and runs a free secondary school for 130 girls aged 12-18.
• LEK (Linda Elimisha Kike)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLEK (Linda Elimisha Kike) is PADEM's primary local implementing partner for projects in Mathare and Busia, Kenya. Founded in 2010 as a community-based organization registered with the Government of Kenya, LEK focuses on education, women's empowerment, and support for vulnerable children in Mathare slum.
• PALM FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPALM Foundation (Participatory Action & Learning Methodologies) is a Sri Lankan association established in 1989 that implements holistic development programs for tea plantation communities. PALM works in social mobilization, water and sanitation, child protection, organic agriculture, health, microfinance, and education.
• LFA Foundation (Life For All)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLFA is a Sri Lankan association that since 2017 has implemented development programs for vulnerable populations including rural communities, war resettlement areas, urban slums, and people with disabilities. Focus areas include education, gender equality, health, and socio-economic development.
• Abbé Pierre FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Abbé Pierre Foundation collaborated with PADEM and 9 other international partners on a capitalization study of housing and construction projects in precarious neighborhoods, including PADEM's Habitat program in Mongolia.
• AFGHAADminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFGHAAD is an association collaborating with PADEM on the exhibition of drawings by Lunessa, a young Afghan artist, held at the Bierger Center in Luxembourg in March 2026.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Action contre la Faim: France-headquartered humanitarian and development NGO addressing food security, water/sanitation, and child welfare — the same thematic areas PADEM pursues in countries like Madagascar, Haiti, and Sri Lanka. Comparable as a Francophone INGD with comparable institutional funder relationships.
• UNICEF: UN agency dedicated to children's rights, operating in all of PADEM's country markets. Comparable in ultimate mission (children's rights, education, protection, WASH) but vastly larger and primarily a donor/convener rather than a partnership-based operator like PADEM.
• Save the Children: Global child-rights NGO operating across the same geographies as PADEM (Kenya, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Haiti). Comparable in mission and beneficiary focus but materially larger with direct-implementation infrastructure rather than the partnership-led model PADEM uses.
• Plan International: Large established international NGO focused on children's rights and gender equality with programs in 80+ countries. Comparable to PADEM in child-rights mission and global footprint, but operates at vastly greater scale with direct-implementation capacity rather than partnership-led delivery.

Emerging players

• Solidarités International: France-based humanitarian NGO focused on water, sanitation, and shelter in crisis and post-crisis contexts — overlapping with PADEM's water access and housing programs. Comparable as a French-rooted INGD with similar emergency-response capabilities.

Direct peers

• Aide et Action: France-headquartered international development NGO focused on education and child welfare, with operations across Africa and Asia. Directly comparable to PADEM as a Francophone, mid-sized INGD with similar reliance on French/Luxembourg institutional grants and a child-centered mission.
• Handicap International / Humanity & Inclusion: International NGO working on disability inclusion and humanitarian response, with active programs in many of the same countries PADEM serves (Kenya, Sri Lanka, Haiti, Afghanistan). Comparable thematic overlap on inclusion, protection, and emergency response in fragile contexts.
• Caritas Luxembourg: Luxembourg-based humanitarian and development NGO delivering international aid through local partners, with the same dual HQ/cross-border funding profile as PADEM. Most direct geographic and funder-base peer in PADEM's home market.
• SOS Children's Villages: Global NGO supporting vulnerable children through alternative care, family strengthening, and education programs across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Comparable to PADEM in target beneficiaries (vulnerable children and families) and partnership-based delivery model in similar geographies.
• Terre des Hommes: International child-rights NGO with a major presence in Luxembourg via Terre des Hommes Luxembourg. Highly comparable to PADEM in mission (child welfare, protection, GBV response) and Francophone European institutional funding base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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