Care France

What Care France does

Care France is a French non-profit humanitarian organization (association loi 1901, recognized as being of public utility) and the French national member of the CARE International network, founded in 1983 and headquartered in Pantin, France. The organization supports humanitarian and development programs focused on poverty reduction and women's rights, operating in 121 countries through 1,450 active projects. In 2024, CARE's programs globally supported 54 million people, scaling to 58.7 million in 2025. Its core programmatic offerings include an Emergency Humanitarian Fund (e.g., the Venezuela earthquake response), the AVEC (Village Savings and Loan Associations) microfinance model active in 64 countries covering 14+ million people, climate adaptation programs such as 'She Grows the Future' agroecology schools, and country-specific health and food security initiatives in Yemen, Afghanistan, Syria, Morocco, Libya, Cameroon, and Laos.

The organization generates revenue exclusively through charitable donations across three streams: individual donations from French citizens via monthly direct debits (€15-€330/month tiers), one-time gifts, and legacy bequests (tax-deductible at 75% for individuals, 60% for companies); corporate partnerships via the CARE Lab initiative, cause marketing, and corporate donations; and institutional funding from French government bodies (AAP, Centre de crise et de soutien du MEAE), EU institutions (ECHO), UN agencies, and international organizations (Global Fund, AFD). Donor acquisition is driven by face-to-face street and door-to-door field teams operating in Paris year-round and in Marseille, Nantes, Clermont-Ferrand, and Guadeloupe, supplemented by digital channels (website, 200,000-subscriber newsletter, social media on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn). The organization holds the 'Don en Confiance' transparency label continuously since 2006 and is recognized as an association d'utilité publique by the French government.

CARE France employs 51-100 staff and is governed by its own board, with no private equity or venture capital ownership. It does not develop proprietary technology products; its technology footprint consists of a donation platform (iRaiser, AWS-hosted) and standard digital fundraising infrastructure. Strategic positioning emphasizes 80 years of CARE heritage, the locally-staffed field operations model in countries of intervention, the women-and-girls empowerment focus, and replicable methodologies such as the AVEC model created 30 years ago.

Name

Care France

Legal name

CARE France

Website

https://carefrance.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Care France is a French non-profit humanitarian organization, part of CARE International, that funds and implements emergency relief, women's rights, and climate adaptation programs across 121 countries, serving over 58 million people annually through individual donations, corporate partnerships, and institutional grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid Services

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE), Nutrition & Food Security (Global Health) NGOs (HLAJAKAH), Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• International development programs
• Women empowerment programs
• Emergency relief operations
• Poverty reduction programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

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. Individual Donations: CARE France generates revenue primarily through individual donations from the French public. Donors contribute through one-time gifts, monthly recurring donations via direct debit, legacy bequests, and lifetime asset transfers (insurance, property donations). Donations are tax-deductible up to 75% for individuals.
2. Corporate Partnerships: Companies partner with CARE through the CARE Lab initiative (collective innovation workshops), cause marketing, employee giving programs, and direct corporate donations. Corporate donations qualify for 60% tax deduction.
3. Institutional Funding: CARE France receives funding from institutional donors including French government bodies (Aide Alimentaire Programmatique, Centre de crise et de soutien du MEAE, ECHO), EU institutions, UN agencies, and international organizations such as the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Care France is a humanitarian and international development NGO (association loi 1901) recognized as being of public utility in France. It solicits donations from the French public and deploys funds to deliver emergency humanitarian aid, women's rights programs, climate adaptation, food security, maternal health, and economic empowerment programs through field operations in over 120 countries, including the Village Savings and Loan Associations (AVEC) model.

Product overview

Care France is a humanitarian NGO (association loi 1901, recognized as being of public utility) that operates through distinct programmatic products rather than a unified software platform. Its core offerings include: an Emergency Humanitarian Fund for rapid crisis response; AVEC (Village Savings and Loan Associations) for women's economic empowerment across 64 countries; climate adaptation programs like She Grows the Future with agroecology schools; and country-specific health, food security, and recovery programs. The organization does not offer a software product or SaaS platform but delivers humanitarian services through field operations, partner networks, and donation collection mechanisms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AVEC (Associations Villageoises d'Épargne et de Crédit): Village savings and loan associations - a microfinance and solidarity model created by CARE 30 years ago to help women in rural areas access savings and credit.

Products and services

• Urgence Venezuela (Emergency Response Fund) Emergency humanitarian aid fund enabling rapid deployment of assistance to populations affected by crises such as earthquakes, conflicts, and natural disasters. Provides water, food, shelter, emergency care, and protection for vulnerable populations.
• Associations Villageoises d'Épargne et de Crédit (AVEC) Village Savings and Loan Associations - solidarity groups where rural women pool savings, access micro-loans, and build financial independence. Active in 64 countries with over 200,000 groups and 14 million people reached.
• She Grows the Future (Agroecology Schools) Climate adaptation program for women farmers featuring field-based agroecology schools. Teaches composting, bio-fertilizers, natural repellents, soil restoration, and water conservation techniques. Active in Laos, Vietnam, Peru, and Ecuador.
• VIH/Tuberculose Prevention Program (Cameroon) National health program coordinating over 100 associations to strengthen HIV and tuberculosis prevention, screening, and medical treatment. Includes community outreach, rights protection, and healthcare system support.
• Post-Earthquake Recovery Program (Morocco) Sustainable recovery program supporting families after the 2023 earthquake through direct financial aid, hygiene sensitization, safe spaces for women, and economic revitalization via cooperatives and AVEC groups.
• Libya Flood Response Program Post-disaster program providing health protection, epidemic prevention, nutritional support for pregnant women, economic recovery, and civil society strengthening following the 2023 Derna floods.
• Food Security and Poverty Alleviation (Yemen) Emergency food assistance and agricultural support program in Yemen's Taiz Governorate, providing financial aid, climate-adapted seeds, gardening tools, and community infrastructure rehabilitation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 54 million people supported in 2024 across 1450 projects in 121 countries
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OCCD (partner local organization, Afghanistan)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Local implementation partner for Afghanistan health programs. Supports 12 dispensaries in Ghazni, Hérat, and Khost regions.
• Alliance UrgencescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2023French emergency response coalition. Partner in Morocco earthquake response (September 2023) alongside corporate donors including Alten, Cegos, Chanel, Clariane, Egis, and others. Project budget €1,002,910 for 5,000 beneficiaries.
• Coordination Nationale du Face à FaceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational coordination body for face-to-face fundraising. CARE is a member, adhering to ethical charter for street and door-to-door donor recruitment.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Handicap International / Humanity & Inclusion: Lyon-based French NGO working in disability inclusion, rehabilitation, and emergency response; comparable as a French-headquartered international humanitarian organization with overlapping donor base and institutional funding partners.
• Médecins du Monde: French humanitarian NGO delivering medical care and humanitarian aid to vulnerable populations; explicitly named alongside CARE France as a peer in the data and competes for the same French monthly-donor pool via face-to-face street fundraising.
• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF): France-headquartered international humanitarian NGO operating emergency medical relief and health programs in conflict and disaster zones; directly comparable to CARE France in French-donor fundraising, face-to-face street acquisition, and emergency-response missions across overlapping geographies.
• Solidarités International: French humanitarian NGO providing access to water, food security, and emergency shelter in conflict and disaster zones; directly comparable on emergency-response programs, French-institutional funding sources, and program overlap in Yemen and Syria.
• Action contre la Faim: Paris-based international humanitarian organization combating hunger and malnutrition; cited in CARE France's value proposition as a peer NGO and competes directly on food security programming, French institutional funding, and emergency response.
• Oxfam France: French national member of Oxfam International federation focused on poverty, gender justice, and humanitarian emergencies; directly comparable as a national member of an international NGO federation targeting the same French donor market and institutional funders.
• Plan International France: French national member of Plan International federation advancing children's rights and girls' empowerment; comparable as a French national member of a federation with similar women's-rights focus, institutional funder mix, and donor acquisition model.
• Save the Children France: French national member of Save the Children global federation focused on children's rights, education, and emergency relief; comparable as a national member of an international NGO federation competing for French corporate partnerships, institutional grants, and individual donors.

Broad incumbents

• Secours Populaire Français: Large French humanitarian NGO providing emergency relief, food aid, and social assistance; comparable as a French fundraising competitor that also uses F2F acquisition and government partnerships to deliver social services.
• CARE International: Global federation secretariat coordinating CARE's 121-country humanitarian and development programs; comparable as the parent coordinating body of CARE France, defining shared advocacy positions, donor reporting standards, and global program strategy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/CAREFrance
• Facebookfacebook.com/CARE.France
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/care-france
• Instagraminstagram.com/care_france
• Xx.com/CAREfrance

Compliance2 records

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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