Réseau Transition Suisse Romande

What Réseau Transition Suisse Romande does

Réseau Transition Suisse Romande is a Swiss nonprofit association (association d'utilité publique) headquartered in Biel/Bienne, founded in 2019 as the Swiss antenna of the international Transition Network movement. Its stated mission is to sensitize, train, and accompany citizens, associations, and local governments in French-speaking Switzerland on ecological and social transition, combining permaculture principles, shared governance (Holacracy/Sociocracy), inner transition work, and anti-oppression frameworks. The organization serves individuals, local Transition initiative leaders, civil-society organizations, and municipal public servants across the Suisse Romande region.

The core service portfolio is built around two training programs: an 8-week online foundational course ("Découvrir la Transition et se lancer") adapted from the Transition Network's Transition Launch curriculum, and an advanced 12-day in-person parcours on systemic oppressions, privileges, and new narratives delivered across six two-day modules. Supplementary offerings include interactive online maps of Transition initiatives in Switzerland and the Francophone world, standalone two-day workshops on deconstructing racism/colonialism and validism, a free-access fanzine series, a monthly newsletter, and a published library of "Trans'histoires" documenting dozens of local initiatives. Delivery is primarily direct via the organization's website, in-person across Biel/Bienne, Fribourg, Geneva, and Neuchâtel, and online via Zoom.

The business model is solidarity-based rather than commercial. As of November 2023, the association operates with zero fixed employees, relying on independent contractor mandates and volunteer skills-based contributions (secretarial, communications, fundraising, facilitation, writing). Revenue streams comprise tax-deductible individual and institutional donations (enabled by 2024 public utility status, retroactive to 2024), annual membership fees that confer governance participation, and sliding-scale training fees structured as "participation consciente" (conscious contribution) with standard and soutien (support) tiers. Training pricing spans CHF 75-2,500 depending on program and tier, and the association is a registered non-taxable entity under Swiss law.

Name

Réseau Transition Suisse Romande

Legal name

Réseau Transition Suisse Romande

Website

https://reseautransition.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Réseau Transition Suisse Romande is a Swiss nonprofit association that trains and accompanies citizens, local initiatives, and associations in French-speaking Switzerland on ecological and social transition, operating as the Swiss antenna of the international Transition Network movement.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Bienne

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

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Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Individual and collective donations, which are now tax-deductible following the association's public utility status (obtained in 2024). Donations are the primary source of operational funding, with an expressed minimum need of CHF 1,000 per month to cover fixed costs.
2. Membership fees: Annual membership fees support the association's mission and provide members with governance participation rights.
3. Training program fees: Fees from structured training programs including the 12-day 'Oppressions systémiques, Privilèges et Nouveaux Récits' parcours (CHF 2,000–2,500 for the full program; CHF 400–500 per module) and the online 'Découvrir la Transition et se lancer' course (CHF 900 professional / CHF 150 real price / CHF 75 solidarity price). All training programs use a 'participation consciente' (conscious contribution) pricing model.
4. Donations de compétences (pro bono): Volunteer contributions in the form of skills-based pro bono work (secretarial, communications, fundraising, formation coordination, writing, storytelling) supplement the paid model.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Réseau Transition Suisse Romande is a Swiss nonprofit association that delivers training programs, multi-day workshops, and facilitation services for individuals and organizations engaged in ecological and social transition. Its core paid offerings include the 12-day 'Parcours Oppressions systémiques, Privilèges et Nouveaux Récits' training across six modules, the 8-week online 'Découvrir la Transition et se lancer localement' foundational course, and two-day specialist ateliers such as 'Déconstruire le racisme et le colonialisme' and 'Au-delà des normes' (deconstructing validism). It complements these with free community resources including interactive maps of Transition initiatives, a documentary collection of local 'Trans'histoires', and a monthly newsletter (Infolettre).

Product overview

Réseau Transition Suisse Romande is an NGO serving as the Swiss antenna of the international Transition Network movement. It offers a portfolio of training and educational services focused on ecological and social transition: the core offering consists of foundational training programs ('Découvrir la Transition et se lancer localement' - an 8-week online course adapted from the Transition Launch curriculum) and advanced pathway training ('Parcours Oppressions systémiques, Privilèges et Nouveaux Récits' - a 12-day intensive program across 6 modules). Additional offerings include interactive maps of Transition initiatives, workshops on deconstructing racism and validism, a newsletter service, and free-access fanzine publications documenting transformation stories. The organization operates on a solidarity-based economic model with public utility association status, providing services at various price tiers including professional rates, association rates, and subsidized rates to ensure accessibility.

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Products and services

• Parcours Oppressions systémiques, Privilèges et Nouveaux Récits A 12-day training program organized into 6 modules of 2 days each, designed to deconstruct systemic oppressions (racism, classism, validism, speciesism) and create convergences between ecological and social struggles. The first introductory module is mandatory, with optional specialized modules available individually or as a full parcours. Pricing on a sliding scale: CHF 2,000 (standard) / CHF 2,500 (soutien) for the full program, or CHF 400 / CHF 500 per module.
• Découvrir la Transition et se lancer localement An 8-week online foundational training program (Monday evenings, delivered via Zoom) that teaches the principles and practice of the Transition movement. Adapted from the Transition Launch training organized by Transition Network, providing practical tools for launching local transition initiatives. Offered on three solidarity tiers: professional (CHF 900), association/particular real price (CHF 150), and solidarity rate (CHF 75), with conscious contribution on top.
• Atelier pour déconstruire le racisme et le colonialisme A two-day specialist workshop focused on deconstructing racism and colonialism while creating convergences between anti-racism, anti-colonialism, and ecological/solidarity transition. Led by Maboula Soumahoro and Patricia Kafwamba Oguey; open to all interested individuals. Part of the broader 'Parcours Oppressions systémiques, Privilèges et Nouveaux Récits' pathway.
• Atelier Au-delà des normes (déconstruire le validisme) A workshop series dedicated to deconstructing systemic norms including validism (discrimination based on disability), part of the broader 'Oppressions systémiques, Privilèges et Nouveaux Récits' pathway. Co-designed and co-facilitated with the Les Dévallideuses feminist collective, producing a free-access fanzine documenting collective intelligence on validism deconstruction.

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Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and moderate.

• Transition NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Réseau Transition Suisse Romande is the Swiss antenna of the international Transition movement (Transition Network). It uses the Transition Launch training program developed by Transition Network and participates in the global network of Transition initiatives. This is the primary strategic affiliation, anchoring the organization to the international Transition movement originating with Rob Hopkins.
• InfomaniakminorOthersInfomaniak provides hosting and infrastructure support for the organization's website and digital operations. Listed as 'Soutenu et hébergé par' (Supported and hosted by) Infomaniak.
• Alternative Bank Switzerland (Banque Alternative Suisse)minorOthersThe organization's donation account is held at Alternative Bank Switzerland (SARL), indicating a banking partnership with a values-aligned financial institution.
• Les DévalideusescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLes Dévalideuses is a feminist collective that dismantles received ideas about disability. They co-designed and co-facilitated the 'Déconstruire le validisme' workshop and fanzine as part of the 'Oppressions systémiques, Privilèges et Nouveaux Récits' training parcours. This is a key co-creation partnership.
• HETS Geneva (Haute école de travail social)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerHETS Geneva (School of Social Work) is listed as one of 7 institutional partners supporting the 'Déconstruire le validisme' workshop, indicating academic/institutional collaboration.
• empwr.chminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as one of 7 institutional partners supporting the 'Déconstruire le validisme' workshop produced in the context of the training parcours.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pusch (Praktischer Umweltschutz Schweiz): Pusch is the Swiss foundation for practical environmental education, offering teaching materials, training, and resources to schools and communities across Switzerland. It is the most direct Swiss comparison for an education-and-facilitation-focused environmental nonprofit serving a similar Swiss-German/French audience.
• Global Ecovillage Network: Global Ecovillage Network is an international umbrella linking intentional communities and transition-oriented local projects, with training and curriculum offerings on sustainability and community resilience. It overlaps with Réseau Transition on community-led ecological transition methodology, shared governance, and inner transition work.
• Transition Network: Transition Network is the international parent organization of the global Transition movement, originating with Rob Hopkins. Réseau Transition Suisse Romande is its formal Swiss antenna and adapts the Transition Launch curriculum for French-speaking Switzerland, making it the closest structural and mission-level peer.

Broad incumbents

• MyClimate: MyClimate is a major Swiss climate-protection foundation offering education programs, training, and corporate partnerships around climate action. It operates at significantly larger scale but competes for similar funder attention, training participants, and corporate sustainability training budgets in the same Swiss market.
• Permaculture Association Britain: The Permaculture Association Britain is a long-standing membership-based charity offering permaculture design training, certification, and a national network of practitioners. It is comparable on the permaculture and adult-education dimensions of Réseau Transition's offering, though it focuses more on design certification than on anti-oppression training.
• WWF Switzerland: WWF Switzerland is a large, established environmental NGO offering public education, training, and community engagement programs across the country. While much broader in scope, it competes for the same French-speaking Swiss donor and event-participant pool that Réseau Transition addresses.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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