What RAID AVENTURE ORGANISATION does

RAID AVENTURE ORGANISATION (RAO) is a French non-profit association (association loi 1901) founded in 1992 by Bruno Pomart, a former RAID officer and current Mayor of Belflou, to foster rapprochement between law enforcement and the populations they serve, with a particular focus on youth aged 8 to 25 in priority neighborhoods and overseas territories. The organization operates through a portfolio of six core programs: Le Prox' (sporting and citizen village days deployed since 2016), Séjours sports, citoyenneté et laïcité (multi-day immersion stays at its two physical sites), Je me porte bien (a theater production on intra-family violence), Séjours de remobilisation (recidivism prevention stays for youth under judicial protection), Séjours familles (respite stays for precarious families), and Bootcamp anti-rixes (cohesion stages addressing gang violence). Programs are delivered free of charge to beneficiaries by a network of more than 460 volunteer police officers and are hosted by partnering municipalities, prefectures, schools, and social-housing providers.

The organization's underlying technology is non-existent in a conventional software sense; its core platform is a 34-year institutional network, two physical properties (Domaine de Comteville in Dreux and Domaine du Cathare in Belflou), and field-deployed volunteer mobilization. Operations span metropolitan France and overseas territories (Mayotte, Guadeloupe, Guyane, Martinique, La Réunion), with 225 PROX days in 2025 reaching 104,000+ young people and 114 PROX days in 89 cities in H1 2026 alone.

RAO's business model is that of a French association: it generates no commercial revenue and instead funds operations through institutional grants (notably the La France s'engage €300,000 endowment through 2029), ministerial and prefectural co-funding, private sponsorships (Dassault, ANDROS, GKPro, Keolis), and in-kind contributions from strategic partners such as MGP, FFF, and ANCV. The GTM is community-led and event-driven, with programs commissioned by government partners and delivered on the ground by volunteer officers, and outcomes are amplified through earned media, institutional events (e.g., the January 2026 Senate colloquium), and a modest social-media presence on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn.

Name

RAID AVENTURE ORGANISATION

Legal name

RAID AVENTURE ORGANISATION

Website

https://raid-aventure.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

RAID AVENTURE ORGANISATION is a French non-profit founded in 1992 that runs police-youth rapprochement programs (PROX days, bootcamps, stays, theater) for over 100,000 young people annually across metropolitan France and overseas territories, delivered by 460+ volunteer police officers and funded through institutional grants and partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Community Engagement Programs

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM)

Keywords

• Youth community programs
• Police community relations
• Citizenship education programs
• Violence prevention initiatives
• Social cohesion stays

Headquarters

HQ city

Dreux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Institutional funding and public partnerships: RAO operates as a non-profit association primarily funded through institutional partnerships with government bodies, public agencies, and private sponsors. The organization receives support from the Ministry of Interior, prefectures, local authorities, and foundations such as La France s'engage (which provides up to 300,000 euros over 3 years for 2026 laureates). Revenue is not generated through commercial transactions but through grants, donations, and partnership contributions.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

RAID AVENTURE ORGANISATION is a French non-profit association that delivers community engagement programs bringing together volunteer police officers and young people through sports, citizenship education, and dialogue. Its offerings include the Le Prox' citizen village days, multi-sport stays, anti-gang bootcamps, family stays, reintegration programs for at-risk youth, and a theater production on domestic violence. All programs are deployed free of charge through institutional partnerships with prefectures, municipalities, schools, and security forces across metropolitan France and overseas territories.

Product overview

RAID AVENTURE ORGANISATION operates a portfolio of social engagement programs focused on police-community relations and youth development. The core programs include Le Prox' (sporting and citizen village days), Séjours sports/citoyenneté (multi-sport stays), Pièce de théâtre Je me porte bien (theater against domestic violence), Séjours de remobilisation (reintegration stays), Séjours familles (family stays), and Bootcamp anti-rixes (anti-gang bootcamps). These programs collectively serve over 100,000 young people annually through activities combining sports, citizenship education, and direct encounters between police officers and youth.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Le Prox': Sports and citizen village program bringing together young people and police officers through activities, dialogue, and citizenship workshops in neighborhoods across France and overseas territories.
• Bootcamp anti-rixes
• Je me porte bien
• Séjours de rupture et de remobilisation
• Séjours familles
• Séjours sports, citoyenneté et laïcité

Products and services

• Le Prox' Sporting and citizen village days held in neighborhoods since 2016, bringing together police officers and young people through sports activities and dialogue sessions. The program creates encounters between security forces and youth to build trust and promote citizenship values.
• Séjours sports, citoyenneté et laïcité Multi-sport adventure and citizenship stays organized at two sites: Domaine de Comteville in Dreux and Domaine du Cathare in Belflou. These 5-day programs combine nature sports, citizenship education, and police-youth dialogue for young people with limited vacation access.
• Pièce de théâtre « Je me porte bien ! » Theater production created by police officer Sonia AYA to raise awareness about domestic and family violence. Performed by actress Caroline MISBACH, the play uses emotional pedagogy followed by expert panel discussions.
• Séjours de remobilisation (Prévention de la récidive) Immersive reintegration stays targeting students with high absenteeism and school disengagement, designed to prevent school dropout and violence through citizenship training and values transmission.
• Séjours familles Family vacation stays for families in precarious situations, single-parent families, or those facing complex circumstances, offering respite, parental support, and family bonding activities.
• Bootcamp anti-rixes Cohesion stages lasting 2-4 days with groups of up to 20 young people, combining intensive sports, police career discovery, weapon safety awareness, first aid training (PSC1), and dialogue on police-population relations to prevent gang violence.

Quantifiable outcome

• 245,000 young people reached since 2016 through PROX program
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Prefecture of MayottecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Local government authority in Mayotte supporting bootcamp programs and youth activities. Provided support for March 2026 bootcamp deployment.
• Transdev OutRE-MerminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Transportation company operating in overseas territories, supporting RAO's local operations in Mayotte through logistical and partnership collaboration.
• Association Mlezi MaoréminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Local association in Mayotte collaborating with RAO for bootcamp activities and youth engagement.
• Protection Judiciaire de la Jeunesse (PJJ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Judicial youth protection service partnering with RAO for prevention programs and bootcamp activities targeting at-risk youth.
• Ministry of Interior (Ministère de l'intérieur)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 January 2026Primary institutional partner supporting RAO's police-population rapprochement programs. Minister Laurent Nunez opened the January 2026 Senate colloquium organized by RAO, demonstrating high-level government endorsement of the association's mission.
• ANCT - Agence nationale de la cohésion des territoirescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 January 2026National agency for territorial cohesion providing institutional support for RAO's deployment across French territories, particularly in overseas departments.
• ANCV - Agence nationale des chèques vacancescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 January 2026National vacation voucher agency supporting RAO's family stays and youth vacation programs, enabling access to holidays for disadvantaged families.
• MGP - Mutuelle des forces de sécuritécoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 January 2026Mutual insurance company for security forces employees. Renewed partnership in 2025, supporting youth engagement and police-population relations. Created by and for police officers, aligned with RAO's mission and values.
• SG-CIPDRcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 January 2026Secrétariat général du Comité interministériel de prévention de la délinquance et de la radicalisation - government body supporting prevention programs.
• Fédération Française de Football (FFF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026French Football Federation partnership for societal engagement program. 11 PROX days were organized in partnership with FFF in first half of 2026, promoting respect, citizenship, inclusion, and anti-violence messages through sports.
• KEOLISminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Public transport operator listed as private partner supporting RAO's activities.
• Ministry of National Education (Éducation nationale)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment ministry supporting RAO's school-based programs and citizenship education initiatives.
• Ministry of Justice (Justice)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment ministry supporting RAO's recidivism prevention programs and judicial youth interventions.
• Ministry of Armed Forces (Armées)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment ministry supporting RAO's national service and military-citizen connection programs.
• Gendarmerie NationalecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench national gendarmerie force providing volunteer officers and support for PROX days and youth programs.
• Police NationalecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench national police force providing volunteer officers and institutional support for PROX days and youth engagement programs.
• SNU - Service National UniverselminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Universal Service program supporting civic engagement and youth programs.
• EPIDE - Établissement pour l'insertion dans l'emploiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmployment insertion establishment supporting youth professional integration programs.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• France Médiation: French national federation of community-mediation associations active in priority neighborhoods, sharing RAO's territory, target population, and institutional-partnership model for reducing tensions between populations and public authorities.
• Ligue de l'Enseignement: Large French secular federation running youth civic and sports education programs nationwide, with comparable scale, institutional partnerships, and federal/territorial deployment across metropolitan France and overseas.
• Apprentis d'Auteuil: Major French foundation supporting at-risk youth through education, residential care, and family programs — directly comparable to RAO's reintegration stays and family-stay offerings, with similar reliance on public funding and partnerships with the Ministry of Justice.
• Unis-Cité: Leading French association pioneering civic service for young people aged 16-25, including in priority neighborhoods; overlaps with RAO on youth civic engagement, ministry partnerships, and the SNU/Universal National Service ecosystem.
• APELS (Association Pour l'Education, le Loisir et le Sport): French non-profit using sport and education to support youth in priority neighborhoods, with a similar emphasis on field-based programs, sports activities, and partnerships with public institutions to prevent youth disengagement.
• Fédération des Centres Sociaux: National federation of French community centers delivering youth, family, and cohesion programs in priority neighborhoods; shares RAO's reliance on local authority partnerships, family-focused programming, and overseas-territory presence.
• Police Athletic League (PAL): US non-profit connecting police officers with youth through athletic, educational, and enrichment programs; the closest international analogue to RAO's police-youth sport-and-citizenship model.

Emerging players

• Afev: French association mobilizing university students as volunteer mentors for disadvantaged youth, addressing educational equality — comparable mission scope around youth support in priority areas, though delivered via mentoring rather than sports/police engagement.

Others

• Fondation de France: France's largest philanthropic foundation, currently a financial partner of RAO's Mayotte bootcamps; relevant as an ecosystem enabler and as a comparator to the La France s'engage foundation supporting RAO's scaling.

Broad incumbents

• Croix-Rouge française: France's largest humanitarian organization operating across health, social, and youth-support missions; comparable in scale, public-partnership model, and 1901-law status, though significantly broader in mandate than RAO's youth-police focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCZDr-r1xtEIE
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/raid-aventure-organisation
• Facebookfacebook.com/RAIDAVENTUREORGANISATION
• Instagraminstagram.com/raid_aventure_organisation

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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