Stop au Chat Noir

What Stop au Chat Noir does

Stop au Chat Noir is an Ivorian non-profit association founded in 2019 and headquartered in Bingerville, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The organization addresses sexual and gender-based violence (VSS), with particular focus on the 'Chat Noir' phenomenon — sexual abuse of sleeping persons. It operates a portfolio of interconnected programs including Villa Kotonga, a 6-bed emergency shelter for women survivors and their children; Le Labo Créatif, a vocational training center for economic empowerment; a mobile application (iOS/Android) providing anonymous reporting, a chatbot, directory of support structures, offline emergency contacts, and audio functionality for non-literate users; and theatrical/cultural initiatives including the Festival du Consentement, Les Monologues du Vagin, and feminist collages deployed since 2022.

The organization's technology backbone is the mobile application with four core functions (Tchat Bot, Infos, Quizz, Outils) and audio-enabled pages for accessibility. Beyond technology, the substantive service delivery occurs through direct community engagement: 144 activities conducted in 2025 reaching 1,500+ people directly, 69 survivors supported, and 390,000+ reached via social media. Digital reach in 2025 totaled 495,000+ across six platforms with 25,317 engagements and 452 publications.

The business model is a multi-stream non-profit revenue structure: individual donations (5k-50k CFA tiers via HelloAsso, Orange Money, WAVE, Djamo), annual membership fees of 12,000 CFA, digital fundraising campaigns (5 million FCFA mobilized in 2025), corporate mécénat partnerships, and institutional grants from donors including Amplify Change, Unilever, Fondation Didier Drogba, bioMérieux, and the US Embassy. The organization is led by Founder/President Bénédicte Joan with a 15-member elected Executive Bureau and operates with a team of 8 employees across 6 active program zones in Côte d'Ivoire.

Name

Stop au Chat Noir

Legal name

Stop au Chat Noir

Website

https://stopauchatnoir.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stop au Chat Noir is an Ivorian non-profit organization founded in 2019 that combats sexual and gender-based violence through a mobile app for anonymous reporting, an emergency shelter, vocational training programs, and community awareness campaigns targeting women survivors and communities in Côte d'Ivoire.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

GBV Survivor Support and Prevention Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Community Housing Services (62422)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Legal Aid) (BPADADAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

Keywords

• Gender-based violence prevention
• Women's rights advocacy
• Survivor support services
• Feminist community education
• GBV mobile reporting app

Headquarters

HQ city

Abidjan

HQ country

Côte d’Ivoire

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Direct donations from individuals via the HelloAsso platform. Donation tiers include 5k, 10k, 20k, and 50k CFA. Donations also accepted via Orange Money, WAVE, and Djamo payment platforms.
2. Membership Fees: Annual membership fee of 12,000 F CFA. Members receive access to association activities and voting rights in governance.
3. Digital Fundraising Campaigns: Campaigns mobilized 5 million FCFA in 2025, including the 'Sauvons le refuge' campaign to preserve Kotonga shelter.
4. Corporate Partnerships: Mécénat (corporate sponsorship) program where companies support the association through donations and skill-based support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Stop au Chat Noir operates an integrated portfolio of services for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Côte d'Ivoire. The organization runs a free mobile application for anonymous reporting and resource access, a 6-bed emergency shelter (Villa Kotonga) for women and children, a vocational training center (Le Labo Créatif), and a suite of therapeutic and community mobilization programs including theater, art therapy, and festivals.

Product overview

Stop au Chat Noir is an Ivorian feminist organization offering a portfolio of interconnected products and services addressing gender-based violence. The core offering is a mobile application providing confidential reporting, information, and directory services with chatbot functionality. Complementary services include Villa Kotonga (emergency shelter with 6 beds), Le Labo Créatif (women's training center), and various therapeutic programs (art therapy, psychotherapeutic workshops, support groups). The organization also conducts advocacy through festivals, theatrical productions (Les Monologues du Vagin), and community mobilization activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stop au Chat Noir Mobile Application

Quantifiable outcome

• 69 survivors supported in 2025
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

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

• UnilevercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 May 2024Partnership for the Labo Créatif program, a creative laboratory providing economic empowerment and skills training for women survivors of GBV. Unilever supported the launch of the 2nd cohort in May 2024.
• Amplify ChangecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Funding partner for the Monologues du Vagin theater project. Project runs from 2023 to 2026 in Abidjan, Grand-Bassam, Bingerville, and Attécoubé zones, focusing on sexual and reproductive health rights awareness.
• Fondation Didier DrogbacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on girls' education, menstrual hygiene sensitization, and school equality initiatives. Joint activities include meetings with local prefects and distribution of hygiene kits in schools.
• Advans Côte d'IvoirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint initiative with ASEC Mimosas women's football team to create safe spaces for women in sport. Provides VSS training, listening spaces, and awareness workshops for players and staff.
• IRD (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupport for student advocacy program on gender and water themes. IRD Club Jeunes CI partnership for public speaking training and awareness raising in schools.
• Train & TravelmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in student advocacy program supporting public speaking training on gender and water themes for students from Jean-Mermoz and Sacré-Cœur schools.
• SOS Violence SexuellescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExpert partner for therapeutic theater activities, body workshops, and vocal expression sessions. Specialists in psychological and physical support for survivors.
• SIAMminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for menstrual hygiene group discussion session in Dabou, April 2026. Contributed to DSSR activities with young girls aged 12-18.
• 2AD CompanyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDonor of sanitary pads distributed to 29 participants at Dabou menstrual hygiene workshop. Zira Capital portfolio company.
• ASEC MimosascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWomen's football team partnership with Advans CI and Stop au Chat Noir for VSS prevention in sports. Training, listening spaces, and awareness workshops for female athletes.
• bioMérieuxmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Life Change Academy and Festival du Consentement. Provides capacity building and empowerment programs for GBV survivors.
• Université Félix Houphouët Boigny (UFHB)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for Monologues du Vagin performances and 'Formation des Formateurs' program. Students trained as first-line responders for VSS intervention.
• Guy Kalou EmileminorGTM or Marketing PartnerActor representing Fondation Didier Drogba at Yabayo school hygiene sensitization event. Brought visibility to menstrual hygiene awareness activities.
• Ambassade des États-Unis en Côte d'IvoiremajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner for Festival du Consentement, the first feminist festival in Côte d'Ivoire dedicated to GBV awareness and consent culture.
• ZEINAB FAWAZminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnimator of 'Mon Corps, C'est Moi' body workshop using active, participatory pedagogical approach to body expression and sensory engagement.
• Suspect95minorGTM or Marketing PartnerIvorian artist who participated in live debate 'On Va Gbayer' addressing patriarchal issues and violence against women during COVID-19 lockdown.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• UN Women: United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women, with a major focus on ending violence against women. Operates the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women, a key potential funding source for Stop au Chat Noir.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC): Major international humanitarian organization providing GBV response services, women's protection and empowerment programs, and shelter operations across conflict and crisis settings. Operates a much wider portfolio but competes for the same donor pool and addresses the same survivor population.
• CARE International: Global humanitarian organization with extensive women's empowerment and GBV response programs in Côte d'Ivoire and West Africa. Comparable in core mission and beneficiary population, with broader geographic scope and significantly larger funding base.
• Marie Stopes International (MSI): Global provider of sexual and reproductive health services, including GBV response. Comparable in sexual and reproductive health-and-rights focus and West Africa footprint, with significantly larger operational scale.
• Plan International: International children's rights and girls' empowerment organization with active programs in Côte d'Ivoire. Comparable in focus on girls' rights, education, and GBV prevention, with overlapping school-based intervention models.

Direct peers

• Women for Women International: Global NGO providing vocational training, economic empowerment, and psychosocial support to women survivors of war and conflict. Highly comparable in the economic empowerment + survivor accompaniment model, particularly Stop au Chat Noir's Le Labo Créatif program.
• ONG Éducation et Développement (EDUCDEV): Ivorian civil society organization working on gender, education, and community development. Comparable in domestic nonprofit operating model and target populations, though with a broader development mandate than Stop au Chat Noir's GBV focus.
• iDove: Ivorian feminist NGO focused on sexual and gender-based violence prevention and survivor support. Strongly comparable to Stop au Chat Noir in mission, country, and target population, with overlapping thematic focus on VSS and women's empowerment.

Emerging players

• Safecity: Tech-enabled platform for crowdsourced reporting of sexual harassment and violence. Comparable in using digital tools to enable anonymous reporting and survivor support, though operating in India and a different geography than Stop au Chat Noir.

Regional players

• Speak Up Africa: African advocacy organization headquartered in Dakar operating across Francophone Africa on women's rights, health, and policy. Highly comparable mission and Francophone operating geography, though larger in scope and scale than Stop au Chat Noir.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/stopauchatnoir
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@stopauchatnoir
• Facebookfacebook.com/stopauchatnoir
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stop-au-chat-noir
• Instagraminstagram.com/stopauchatnoir
• TikToktiktok.com/@stopauchatnoir

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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