What SOS Chrétiens d'Orient does

SOS Chrétiens d'Orient is a French nonprofit association (loi 1901) headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, that supports Christian communities in the Middle East and adjacent regions. The organization operates field missions in eight countries — Armenia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan, and Syria — covering more than 100 towns and villages, and has deployed over 2,500 volunteers since its founding. Its purpose is the direct material, social, and pastoral support of Christian minorities facing hardship or displacement in these geographies.

The organization's core activities are volunteer field missions, structured partnerships with local church hierarchies and Catholic aid networks, and the execution of capital and operational projects such as clinics, schools, orphanages, bakeries, and rehabilitation centers. Disclosed individual project ticket sizes range from approximately €20,000 for school support up to €140,000 for an income-generating bakery in Lebanon, with typical project costs in the €30,000–€40,000 band. Strategic partnerships — including with the Apostolic Diocese of Artsakh, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Homs, Caritas Ethiopia, and the Knights of Columbus Belgium — anchor in-country execution and donor mobilization.

The revenue model is donation-based, with no commercial product, platform, or fee-for-service offering. Income is sourced from individual donors, principal contributors for flagship projects (e.g., the Erevan rehabilitation center), country-level chapters such as Belgium, and ancillary channels including cryptocurrency donations. The organization does not monetize technology, intellectual property, or data assets, and operates as a specialized faith-aligned humanitarian actor rather than a competitive commercial enterprise.

Name

SOS Chrétiens d'Orient

Legal name

SOS Chrétiens d'Orient

Website

https://soschretiensdorient.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SOS Chrétiens d'Orient is a French nonprofit association that supports Christian minorities in eight Middle East and adjacent countries through volunteer field missions, local church partnerships, and capital humanitarian projects funded by donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB), Refugee, Crisis & Humanitarian Education Partnerships (EiE) (EDADALAG), Disaster Relief & Humanitarian Aid Volunteering (EDAIAGAF)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• Volunteer mission deployment
• Community development programs
• Emergency relief operations
• Nonprofit charity organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Boulogne-billancourt

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual donations: Individual donors provide funds to support Christian communities in the Middle East through various donation programs including one-time donations, regular donations, and specific project funding.
2. Mass offerings: Donors can request masses to be said, providing a spiritual giving option alongside material support.
3. IFI donations (French solidarity tax credit): Tax-deductible donations under the French IFI (Impôt sur la Fortune Immobilière) framework.
4. Cryptocurrency donations: The organization accepts cryptocurrency donations through a third-party platform.
5. Legs and donations: Legacy gifts and lifetime donations as part of estate planning support.
6. Merchandise sales (Comptoir du Levant): Online shop selling oriental artisan products to support Christians of the East.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SOS Chrétiens d'Orient is a French humanitarian association that deploys long-term volunteer missions across 8 Middle Eastern countries to provide material aid, moral support, and community development programs to Christian minorities facing persecution. The association operates across six pillars of action: human support, social and medical assistance, education, habitat, emergency relief, and spiritual support. It runs 2,500+ active volunteers in 100+ towns and villages, supplemented by online donation programs, tax-deductible donation channels, legacy gifts, and the Comptoir du Levant artisan e-commerce store.

Product overview

SOS Chrétiens d'Orient is a French humanitarian association that supports Christian minorities in the Middle East. The organization does not operate a traditional software product or technology platform. Its offerings consist of humanitarian aid programs, charitable projects, and volunteer missions conducted across eight countries (Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Armenia). The organization provides assistance through six pillars of action: Economy & Social, Education & Youth, Emergency Aid, Culture & Heritage, Medical Support, and Rehabilitation. Support mechanisms include donation collection via its Jedonne platform, volunteer recruitment, and an artisan shop (Comptoir du Levant). No technology product, software platform, or digital service offerings were identified in the source material.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Volunteer Mission Programs Long-term volunteer deployment (2-12 months) for French and European young adults to support Christian minorities across 8 Middle Eastern countries, working in partnership with local Eastern Christian churches and humanitarian organizations.
• Donation Programs (jedonne) Online donation platform accepting one-time, regular, and project-specific donations from individual and corporate donors to fund humanitarian operations across all six pillars of action.
• Sponsorship Programs (Parrainage) Targeted sponsorship programs allowing individual donors to financially support specific beneficiaries, projects, or operations including school construction, medical clinics, and family assistance.
• Comptoir du Levant E-commerce store offering artisan products, religious articles, and handicrafts produced by Christian artisans in Lebanon and the Levant, with proceeds supporting the association's humanitarian work.
• IFI Tax-Deductible Donations Specific donation program offering French donors tax deductions through the IFI (Impôt sur la Fortune Immobilière) channel for qualifying donations.
• Legacy and Estate Gifts (Legs) Planned giving program accepting bequests, legacies, and notarial act donations to support the association's long-term humanitarian mission.
• Religious and Devotional Articles Religious products including saint medals, statues, and other devotional items available for purchase to support the association's work.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,500 volunteers deployed since creation
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Diocese Apostolic of ArtsakhcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025In partnership with the Diocese Apostolic of Artsakh, SOS Chrétiens d'Orient supports the children's rehabilitation center in Erevan since 2025, providing specialized equipment, supporting healthcare professional recruitment, and ensuring free care for families.
• Caritas (Ethiopia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019SOS Chrétiens d'Orient partnered with the local Catholic Church through Caritas to finance sanitary equipment including water tanks, soap, and water disinfection tablets for landslide victims in Gofa, Ethiopia. The Caritas camp accommodates up to 4,500 displaced people.
• Al Tawarek Association (Lebanon)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Al Tawarek association for evaluating needs and distributing essential products to families in need in Tripoli, Lebanon.
• Association Albert Nassar (Lebanon)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Association Albert Nassar for preparing and distributing hot meals to displaced families from South Lebanon at Jal El Did school in Beirut.
• Coptic Orthodox Diocese (Egypt)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Father Antonios of the Virgin Mary and Archangel Gabriel parish for the sewing workshop in Kobrinamous, Alexandria. Also partnered with Bishop Hermina of the Coptic Orthodox diocese for inauguration and ongoing operations.
• Chaldean Church (Iraq)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Father Karam of the Chaldean Church of Saint-Georges in Teleskuf for the inauguration of the new medical clinic. Also partnered with Archbishop Michael Najib for Mosul reconstruction projects.
• Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Homs (Syria)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Archbishop Grégoire Al-Khoury for inauguration of the parish center of the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint-Georges in Al-Misherfeh, Homs.
• Knights of Columbus - BelgiumminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInvitation from Knights of Columbus Belgium for a conference on Christians of the East in Armenia.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Samaritan's Purse: A Christian relief organization providing emergency aid and reconstruction in disaster and conflict zones. Comparable in faith-based identity, multi-country field operations, and emphasis on physical aid alongside spiritual support.
• Open Doors: An international Christian NGO supporting persecuted Christians worldwide through Bibles, training, and relief. It shares SOSCO's faith-targeted beneficiary base and advocacy orientation toward religious freedom.
• Aid to the Church in Need: A pontifical Catholic foundation dedicated to supporting persecuted Christians worldwide through pastoral and humanitarian aid. It is the closest direct peer to SOS Chrétiens d'Orient in terms of mission (aid to suffering Christian communities) and donor base (Catholic faithful).
• L'Œuvre d'Orient: A French Catholic association supporting Eastern Christian communities through education, health, and cultural heritage programs. It overlaps directly with SOSCO's French base, faith-specific beneficiary focus, and project mix across the Middle East and Caucasus.

Broad incumbents

• International Rescue Committee: A major humanitarian NGO responding to the world's worst crises, including large-scale operations in Syria, Iraq, and Lebanon. Comparable as a multi-country Middle East humanitarian actor, with a non-sectarian mandate and significantly larger funding base.
• Mercy Corps: A large secular humanitarian organization operating in conflict-affected countries including Syria, Iraq, and Lebanon. Comparable in multi-country Middle East field presence and emergency response scope, though at much larger scale and broader mandate.
• Caritas Internationalis: A global confederation of 162 Catholic humanitarian organizations delivering emergency relief and social programs in 200+ countries. Caritas is both a peer (SOSCO partners with Caritas Ethiopia) and a broader incumbent operating a much wider portfolio.
• Catholic Relief Services: The official US Catholic overseas relief agency operating in ~100 countries. CRS is comparable as a Catholic humanitarian organization with multi-country field presence, though at materially larger scale and broader (non-sectarian) beneficiary targeting.

Emerging players

• Medair: A humanitarian relief organization delivering emergency assistance in conflict and disaster zones, with active programs in Syria, Iraq, and Lebanon. Comparable in Middle East field operations and emergency focus, though secular and smaller in scale.
• Jesuit Refugee Service: A Catholic organization serving refugees and forcibly displaced people through education, livelihoods, and advocacy. Comparable as a faith-based humanitarian actor, though focused on displacement rather than minority religious persecution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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