Réseau femmes*

What Réseau femmes* does

Réseau femmes* is a non-profit collective founded in 2007 in Geneva, Switzerland, recognized as being of public utility (reconnu d'utilité publique) by the Canton de Genève. It coordinates 15 feminist and women's associations and serves more than 10,000 beneficiaries annually across the Canton of Geneva. The network delivers an integrated portfolio of free services through member associations and its own project lines: Espace Santé Femmes* (feminist health counseling and prevention), Soutien administratif & social (administrative and social assistance for women navigating welfare procedures), Ellemploi (job coaching for women with low qualifications, rebranded in 2024 and run jointly with F-information, Camarada, SOS Femmes, and Voie F), Soutien juridique (a pilot pooled legal service), and OrfeGe (a digital directory platform mapping 70+ institutional and associative gender-equality organizations in Geneva, launched June 2019 and operationally managed by Bibliothèque Filigrane).

The organization's revenue model is subsidy-driven: core funding comes from public subsidies granted by the Canton de Genève and the Ville de Genève, supplemented by individual private donations via bank transfer (CCP account and bulletin de versement) and project-based grants for specific initiatives such as OrfeGe, Ellemploi, and La Collective. All services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries; there is no commercial pricing, no transaction fees, and no subscription revenue. Go-to-market is community-led: outreach is conducted through member associations, the OrfeGe directory, social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, WhatsApp), a newsletter, public consultations, and earned media coverage. A central coordination office at Rue de Lyon 91, Geneva, staffed by 8 people (Coordinatrice, social worker, juriste, jobcoach, two co-responsables for Espace Santé Femmes*, and a communications lead), oversees the network and its incubating projects.

The most consequential forward-looking initiative is La Collective, a multi-purpose feminist hub planned for opening in 2026 (some sources cite 2027) at Rue de l'École-de-Chimie 4, Geneva. The facility will consolidate relay housing, student and senior housing, transitional apartments for violence victims, a nursery, a social café-restaurant, a library, a health space, co-working areas, meeting and performance rooms, and a cultural center — positioning the network as a substantial physical-infrastructure operator within the Geneva feminist ecosystem. The network's broader role as a project incubator is evidenced by Aux 6 logis and La Collective both having spun out as autonomous entities within the Geneva socio-sanitary landscape.

Name

Réseau femmes*

Legal name

Réseau femmes*

Website

https://reseaufemmes.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Réseau femmes* is a Geneva-based non-profit collective of 15 feminist associations recognized as being of public utility, serving more than 10,000 women and gender minorities annually through free health, employment, administrative, legal, and social services, funded by public subsidies and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Women's Social Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment (BPAGABAF), Gender Equality & Women’s Rights (BPADAGAF), LGBTQ+ Rights & Advocacy Organizations (BPAGAFAE)

Keywords

• Women's social services
• Gender equality advocacy
• Community health services
• Nonprofit collective network
• Employment support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Geneva

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Subsidies: The network is subsidized by the Canton and Ville de Genève, providing core operational funding for the collective projects and member services.
2. Private Donations: Individual donations through CCP account and bulletin de versement, supporting the organization's activities and projects.
3. Project-based Funding: Funding for specific projects like job coaching (Ellemploi), health services (Espace Santé Femmes*), and the La Collective building project.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Réseau femmes* is a non-profit collective of 15 feminist and feminine associations active in the canton of Geneva, recognized as being of public utility since 2007. It coordinates and delivers free social, health, administrative, legal, and employment support services to women*, trans, non-binary, and intersex persons, and operates the OrfeGe digital directory mapping feminist and equality organizations.

Product overview

Réseau femmes* is a collective of 15 feminist and women-focused associations in Geneva, recognized as being of public utility since 2007. The network offers an integrated portfolio of services addressing women's empowerment and gender equality: Espace Santé Femmes* provides feminist health resources and preventive health activities; Soutien administratif & social offers administrative and social support; Ellemploit delivers job coaching for women with low qualifications; OrfeGe operates a digital platform mapping feminist organizations in Geneva; and La Collective (opening 2026) is a multi-purpose feminist house facility. A pilot legal support service (Soutien juridique) was launched to address gaps in legal assistance. Together, these services form a comprehensive ecosystem supporting women and gender minorities across health, employment, housing, and administrative needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Espace Santé Femmes*: A dedicated health space for women and gender minorities offering workshops, discussion groups, and health promotion activities focused on physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
• Ellemploi
• OrfeGe
• La Collective

Products and services

• Espace Santé Femmes* A dedicated health space for women and gender minorities offering preventive health activities, workshops, discussion groups, and support for physical, mental, and emotional health with a feminist approach outside institutional hospital settings.
• Soutien administratif & social Administrative and social support service that provides assistance with online forms, letter writing, and social welfare procedures, helping women* access their rights.
• Ellemploi Personalized job coaching and employment support for women with low education or qualifications, facilitating access to sustainable employment through collaboration with local businesses.
• Soutien juridique Pilot project providing shared legal services to meet the unmet needs of member associations, addressing gaps in legal support for women and gender minorities.
• OrfeGe Digital platform mapping institutional and associative organizations committed to equality in Geneva, facilitating public access to services, publications, and news from these organizations.
• La Collective A multi-purpose feminist house facility in Geneva that will house associations, beneficiaries, student and senior housing, a nursery, social café-restaurant, transitional apartments for violence victims, library, health space, co-working spaces, and a cultural center.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10,000+ beneficiaries served annually through network activities
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bibliothèque FiligranecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2019Operational partner managing the OrfeGe digital platform on behalf of Réseau femmes*. Handles platform management, content curation, and member onboarding for the directory.
• F-informationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Member association and partner in the Ellemploi job coaching project since 2012. Provides professional consultations and insertion services for women job seekers.
• Camarada (secteur insertion professionnelle)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Member association partner in Ellemploi project. Provides professional training and insertion support for migrant women.
• SOS FemmescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Member association and Ellemploi partner providing job coaching services. Supports (ex-)sex workers and women in precarious situations.
• Voie FcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Member association and Ellemploi partner offering professional training for women seeking employment and skills development.
• Canton de GenèvecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor public funder and institutional partner providing operational subsidies to the network and its member associations. The Bureau de promotion de l'égalité et de prévention des violences specifically funds the OrfeGe platform.
• Ville de GenèvecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitutional partner providing funding through Service Agenda 21 – Ville durable, specifically supporting the OrfeGe platform development and equality initiatives.
• Local businesses (Geneva)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal companies collaborating with Ellemploi project to provide employment opportunities for low-qualified women referred by the network.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• European Women's Lobby: Umbrella network of more than 2000 women's rights organizations across the EU. Highly comparable as a coalition model coordinating member associations for advocacy and policy influence, though operating at EU rather than cantonal scale.
• Centre for Women's Justice: UK-based legal advocacy organization supporting women whose rights have been violated. Comparable in mission overlap and in piloting legal-support services for vulnerable women, similar to Réseau femmes*'s Soutien juridique pilot.
• Maison des Femmes de Saint-Denis: French feminist hub providing integrated health, legal, and social services for women. Closely comparable as a multi-service feminist center concept mirroring La Collective's design, though operating in Saint-Denis rather than Geneva.
• Frauenhaus Schweiz (various cantonal shelters): Network of women's shelters across Switzerland providing crisis housing and support for victims of violence. Comparable crisis-apartment and violence-victim support functions envisioned in La Collective.
• Terre des Femmes: Swiss feminist organization based in Geneva working on women's rights, violence prevention, and gender equality advocacy. Direct peer operating in the same city and canton on overlapping thematic priorities.

Emerging players

• National Women's Law Center: US-based women's rights advocacy and policy organization focused on economic security, health, and education. Comparable mission and advocacy model, though more policy-focused than service-delivery.
• AWID - Association for Women's Rights in Development: International feminist membership organization supporting women's rights movements globally. Comparable coalition-of-associations structure and feminist-network identity, but with international rather than cantonal focus.

Broad incumbents

• Equality Now: Global women's rights organization using legal advocacy and coalition-building to advance gender equality. Comparable advocacy-and-network model, but operating globally rather than at cantonal scale.
• FIDH - International Federation for Human Rights: Paris-headquartered federation coordinating 192 national human rights organizations. Highly comparable coalition-of-associations structure, though broader than women's-rights specialty.
• Amnesty International Switzerland: Larger Swiss human rights organization with broader thematic scope but comparable advocacy, public-utility posture, and public-funding model. Differs in operating nationally rather than cantonal-only.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/reseaufemmesgeneve
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/r%C3%A9seau-femmes
• Instagraminstagram.com/reseau_femmes

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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