Samusocial International

What Samusocial International does

Samusocial International is a Paris-headquartered nonprofit organization founded in 1998 by Dr. Xavier Emmanuelli, co-founder of Médecins Sans Frontières, to coordinate a global network of independent Samusocial entities responding to street homelessness and extreme social exclusion. The organization functions as the federation's central node, providing shared methodology, training, and advocacy infrastructure to 14+ member Samusociaux operating in cities including Paris, Brussels, New York, Dakar, and Ouagadougou, alongside newer presences in Angola, Gabon, and Lebanon. Its core product is the "samusocial" methodology: a mobile, multidisciplinary outreach model pairing medical, social, and psychological care for street-inhabiting children, homeless adults, refugees, and other excluded populations.

The organization's revenue model is grant and donation-based rather than commercial. Confirmed income streams include institutional grants (notably €2.5 million from the Government of Monaco for Burkina Faso), partnership-based fundraising (Flying Blue miles-donation program with Air France-KLM, launched March 2025), and academic partnerships (Université Paris Cité diploma program). It does not sell products, license software, or earn service revenue in a conventional sense. Its intellectual property is centered on the registered "samusocial" trademark, codified field methodology, and the digital Resource Center launched in September 2023.

Operationally, the central coordinator is small (1-10 staff) and serves a federated rather than direct-service role; frontline service delivery is executed by the independent national member organizations. The 2024 Annual Report (published July 2025) reports 14,000 beneficiaries reached network-wide. Recent strategic priorities include geographic expansion into Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, gender-responsive programming (Référentiel genre, February 2024), and the PROVIDE mobile-clinic initiative.

Name

Samusocial International

Legal name

Samusocial International

Website

https://samu-social-international.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Samusocial International is a Paris-based nonprofit network coordinator, founded in 1998, that supports 14+ independent Samusocial organizations providing mobile outreach, medical, and social services to street-homeless and excluded populations worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian and Social Services

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Individual and Family Services (6241), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Homelessness Prevention, Shelter & Supportive Housing Services (BPAIANAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB), International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• Homeless outreach programs
• Street children support
• Nonprofit network coordination
• Social services coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Philanthropic Contributions: The organization relies primarily on donations from individuals, corporations, and institutional donors. Flying Blue miles donation program allows Air France-KLM loyalty members to donate accumulated miles to support the organization's missions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Samusocial International is a Paris-headquartered nonprofit association that coordinates a global network of local Samusocial devices fighting street homelessness and exclusion. It supports partner samusociaux with shared methodology, technical assistance, training programs, advocacy, and brand stewardship, while convening coordination events and producing reference frameworks. The organization operates in roughly a dozen countries and links local emergency-response teams serving homeless children, families, and migrants.

Product overview

Samusocial International is a humanitarian organization that operates as a network supporting the development of local samusocial organizations worldwide. Its core offering is the Samusocial Method—a structured approach to assisting excluded populations, particularly homeless people and street children. The organization provides a Resource Center with approximately 40 publications, a University Diploma program in partnership with Université Paris Cité, the PROVIDE research project, and coordinates annual events including the Journées de Coordination and Technical Inter-Samusocial Seminars. Additional offerings include advocacy services and a Gender Framework for partner organizations. The organization supports operations in approximately 13 major cities across Africa, Europe, South America, and the Middle East.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Resource Center Online and offline knowledge hub providing reference materials, tools, and documentation to support partner samusociaux and humanitarian practitioners working on street homelessness.
• University Diploma (Diplôme Universitaire) with Université Paris Cité Academic training program delivered in partnership with Université Paris Cité to build professional skills in humanitarian intervention and outreach to excluded populations.
• PROVIDE Project Operational project supporting partner samusociaux in the design and delivery of frontline services for street populations.
• Coordination Days (Journées de Coordination) Annual convening that brings together partner samusociaux for shared learning, alignment of methods, and strategic exchange across the global network.
• Technical Seminars (Séminaires Techniques) Specialized technical sessions that develop field practice on topics relevant to street intervention and humanitarian outreach.
• Gender Framework (Cadre Genre) Reference framework guiding partner samusociaux on integrating gender considerations into programming for excluded populations.
• Advocacy Programme Advocacy work that amplifies the voice of partner samusociaux and promotes policy recognition of street homelessness and exclusion at international level.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Flying Blue (Air France-KLM)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 17 March 2025Flying Blue loyalty program allows members to donate their accumulated miles to Samusocial International, providing a way for individuals to support the organization's mission through their travel rewards.
• University Paris CitécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to offer a University Diploma (D.U.) on 'Children and Youth of the Street' - a comprehensive academic program delivered via videoconference to train professionals in addressing street children issues.
• Fédération des APAJHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership signed in January 2017 to facilitate the reception of refugees with disabilities in France. APAJH is the main all-disability association in France.
• Apprentis d'Auteuil and Caritas MalicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint advocacy partnership presenting to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva in favor of street children, demonstrating cross-organizational collaboration for child rights.
• Fondation Isacchi SamajaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian foundation co-organizing clinical and social approach to exclusion conferences, with Professor Cristina Cattaneo founder of Labanof.
• Labanof (Laboratorio di Antropologia e Odontologia Forense)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerForensic anthropology laboratory founded by Professor Cristina Cattaneo, collaborating on clinical and social approaches to exclusion.
• Various National Samusociaux DevicescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of locally established Samusocial devices in over 14 countries including Belgium, Burkina Faso, Congo, Egypt, French Guiana, Mali, Martinique, Peru, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Tunisia, Lebanon, Gabon, and others. These are partner organizations that implement the Samusocial methodology in their respective countries.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Regional players

• Coalition for the Homeless: U.S.-based advocacy and service organization addressing homelessness. Comparable as a homelessness-focused organization combining direct services, advocacy, and policy work, though operating in a single national context rather than as an international network.
• Fédération des acteurs de la solidarité: Major French federation of associations combating exclusion and supporting homeless and vulnerable people in France. Comparable in mission and methodology orientation (exclusion, homelessness, accompaniment), though primarily France-focused rather than international.

Direct peers

• FEANTSA: European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless, based in Brussels. Directly comparable as a network-coordinating body focused on homelessness advocacy, research, and member support across European countries.
• Emmaus International: Paris-headquartered international federation combatting poverty and social exclusion through member groups in 41 countries. Directly comparable to Samusocial International as a French-origin international network addressing homelessness and exclusion with a coordinated local-organization model.

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Internationalis: Confederation of 160+ Catholic relief, development, and social-service organizations operating worldwide. Comparable as a large-scale international network coordinating local social-service bodies across multiple countries.
• Médecins Sans Frontières: International medical humanitarian organization co-founded by Dr. Xavier Emmanuelli. Comparable as a French-origin international humanitarian network with field operations in many of the same countries Samusocial International serves.
• Médecins du Monde: International medical humanitarian NGO delivering care to vulnerable populations (including the homeless and migrants) across 80+ countries. Comparable in serving excluded populations through both direct operations and partner coordination.
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies: World's largest humanitarian network with 191 national societies. Comparable as an international federation model supporting emergency relief, social assistance, and humanitarian services through coordinated local entities.
• Habitat for Humanity International: Global nonprofit addressing housing poverty and homelessness through a federated national-organization model. Comparable in operating as a network coordinator for housing-related interventions across many countries, though much larger and focused on shelter/housing construction.

Emerging players

• Street Child United: UK-registered charity using sport and advocacy to champion street children's rights globally. Comparable in mission focus (street children internationally) and advocacy orientation, though smaller and using sport-based programming rather than social-service coordination.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/SamusocialInternational
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/samusocial
• Instagraminstagram.com/samusocial_international

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries15 records

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