Wecf France

What Wecf France does

WECF France (association loi 1901, founded March 31, 2008) is a French non-profit organization operating as the French branch of WECF International, the ecofeminist network created in 1994 following the Rio Earth Summit. Headquartered in Annemasse (Haute-Savoie) within the Cité de la Solidarité Internationale, the organization employs approximately 10 people and is governed by a Board of Directors led by President Véronique Moreira. WECF France combines environmental health expertise with gender mainstreaming to advance a dual mission of reducing chemical exposure risks for vulnerable populations and promoting women's leadership in climate and environmental policy.

The organization's core product portfolio is anchored by the Nesting project (launched 2008 across 7 European countries plus Switzerland), which delivers interactive workshops, training programs, and educational materials on indoor pollution, endocrine disruptors, cosmetics, toys, textiles, electromagnetic fields, and waste management to pregnant women, families, and health professionals. Supporting products include Ma Maison Ma Santé thematic workshops, certified training programs for Nesting animators and perinatal professionals (Formation Nesting Périnatalité, Formation Alimentation Saine et Durable), the CheckED digital tool for endocrine disruptor exposure assessment (with the upcoming CheckED Pink Edition for pregnancy), thematic mini-guides and practical information packs, and exhibitions developed through the PRSE Grand Est partnership. International development projects span Armenia (solar dryers with AWHHE since 2012), Kyrgyzstan (water access with KAWS, recognized by the 2018 National Energy Globe Awards), Morocco (FAREDEIC solar thermal training with INES), Senegal (FEDIAAC food security with Enda Graf Sahel), Cameroon (REGAIN agroforestry with CAMGEW, training 50,000 women), DRC (CFLEDD women's land rights), and Colombia (Enda Colombia recyclers).

WECF France's business model is a hybrid non-profit structure combining institutional grant funding (AFD, ADEME, EU LIFE program, Artois-Picardie Water Agency, Saint-Omer Agglomeration, Fondation RAJA, Ville de Paris), consulting services to public and private organizations (Expertise France, an unnamed cosmetics company, local authorities on environmental health policy), publication sales (mini-guides at €0.35/unit with 100-unit minimum, practical info packs at €15/€10), membership and donations, and international development project implementation as consortium partner or coordinator. Go-to-market operates through two motions: a community-led model mobilizing citizens via workshops, training, and advocacy campaigns coordinated through the Nesting animator network and Rural Women Network; and a sales-led model responding to public tenders and direct solicitations for consulting on environmental health, gender-climate integration, and sustainable development goals. The organization maintains consultative status with the UN ECOSOC and observer status at the UNFCCC through the Women and Gender Constituency, giving it privileged access to international climate negotiations and EU regulatory processes including REACH.

Name

Wecf France

Legal name

WECF France

Website

https://wecf-france.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

WECF France is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) that promotes gender-just environmental health through Nesting workshops, professional training, and the CheckED endocrine disruptor tool for pregnant women, families, and health professionals, alongside international development projects on women's climate leadership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Health Advocacy and Education

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations (HLAJAKAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG), Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA), Bilateral Development & Global Health Cooperation Programs (HLAJAOAB)

Keywords

• Environmental health training
• Gender equality advocacy
• Perinatal health education
• Gender climate policy
• International development projects

Headquarters

HQ city

Annemasse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Direct consulting engagements with public and private organizations responding to solicitations or public tenders. Consulting covers environmental health, sustainable development goals, gender and climate, and gender equality policies.
2. Publications and Guides Sales: Sale of mini-guides and practical information packs on environmental health topics to professionals and organizations. Minimum order of 100 units for thematic mini-guides.
3. Membership and Donations: Organization accepts members and donations from supporters who wish to contribute to the ecofeminist mission of building a healthy, sustainable, and equitable world with women.
4. Project Funding and Grants: International development and climate projects funded by institutional donors including AFD, ADEME, EU LIFE program, and regional councils. Projects include REGAIN (gender and climate), FAREDEIC (renewable energy in Morocco), FEDIAAC (food security in Senegal), and LIFE MUMs (endocrine disruptors).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

WECF France runs environmental health awareness workshops (Nesting and Ma Maison Ma Santé) for parents and families, delivers certified training programs for health and childcare professionals, and provides consulting and advocacy services on environmental health, gender equality, and climate policy. The organization also develops digital tools such as the CheckED exposure-assessment tool, manages an animator network across France, and implements funded international development projects in Africa, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.

Product overview

WECF France offers a suite of environmental health awareness and education products centered around the Nesting project, which provides parents and professionals with information on indoor pollution risks. The core offering includes interactive workshops (Nesting and Ma Maison Ma Santé), training programs for environmental health facilitators, and practical guides and resources. The organization also develops digital tools like CheckED for endocrine disruptor exposure assessment, and maintains a Nesting animator network. Publications, thematic exhibitions, and thematic mini-guides complement the product portfolio. The LIFE MUMs project represents a major European initiative for pregnant women and families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nesting: Environmental health awareness project for parents and healthcare professionals about indoor pollution risks for newborns. Includes workshops, guides, and training programs.
• Ma Maison Ma Santé

Products and services

• Nesting Environmental health awareness project informing parents and healthcare professionals about indoor pollution risks (cosmetics, toys, textiles, electromagnetic fields, food containers) and providing practical guidance and workshops so newborns and families have the healthiest possible indoor environment. Includes thematic workshops (Ma Maison Ma Santé) and an animator network across France.
• CheckED Tool Digital tool that evaluates personal risk of exposure to endocrine disruptors and provides personalized recommendations to identify exposure sources in daily life and choose safer alternatives; designed for pregnant women and families (CheckED Pink Edition).
• Formation Nesting / Ma Maison Ma Santé (Animator Training) Certified training program for prospective facilitators covering facilitation techniques, environmental health topics, and behavior change support, leading to integration into the Nesting animator network. Aimed at professionals seeking to deliver environmental health workshops.
• Formation Alimentation Saine et Durable Training for Nesting relay professionals on healthy and sustainable diet workshops, enabling prevention work with their target audiences around food-related environmental health risks. Targeted at health, childcare, and community professionals.
• Formation Nesting Périnatalité Specialized training for maternity services and perinatal professionals that addresses environmental health prevention during the first 1000 days, integrating fundamental prevention information transmission into their professional practice.
• Mini-guides thématiques Pocket-format thematic guides on individual environmental health topics (e.g., endocrine disruptors), sold by the unit with a 100-unit minimum order, designed for professionals and institutions to distribute to their audiences.
• Fiches pratiques Santé-environnement Practical environmental health sheets covering daily product use with indicators for guiding smarter purchasing from health and environmental perspectives, including food containers, childcare articles, and DIY/renovation.
• Expositions Santé-environnement Exhibitions on environmental health topics aimed at professionals and the public, available for rental and purchase; developed in partnership with regional plans such as PRSE Grand Est.
• Réseau Nesting (Nesting Animator Network) Community of practice for trained Nesting animators across France, providing a password-protected portal with resources, forums, and ongoing annual follow-up training for environmental health facilitators.
• Conseils et prestations (Consulting Services) Bespoke consulting services provided to public and private organizations covering environmental health policy, sustainable development goals, gender-climate integration, and gender equality, secured through direct requests or public tenders.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50,000 women trained in agroecology by CAMGEW partner in Cameroon
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Baltic Environmental Forum GermanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Coordinator of the LIFE MUMs project (July 2026-June 2030) focused on reducing endocrine disruptor exposure for pregnant women. WECF France is a consortium partner contributing to project implementation across 8 European countries.
• CAMGEW (Cameroon Gender and Environment Watch)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2022Partner in REGAIN project implementing agroforestry and beekeeping initiatives in Cameroon. Trained 50,000 women in reforestation and agroecology, created 100 micro-enterprises and 5 cooperatives.
• CFLEDD (Coalition des Femmes Leaders pour l'Environnement et le Développement Durable)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2022Congolese coalition working on women's land rights and forest governance in Democratic Republic of Congo as part of REGAIN project.
• Enda ColombiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2022Colombian organization supporting women recyclers and waste management cooperatives as part of REGAIN project.
• ArnikacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCzech environmental organization participating in LIFE MUMs consortium to address chemical exposure risks across Europe.
• GLOBAL 2000coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustrian environmental organization part of LIFE MUMs consortium working on endocrine disruptor prevention.
• ZERO - Associação Sistema Terrestre SustentávelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortuguese sustainable development organization in LIFE MUMs consortium.
• AWHHE (Armenian Women for a Health and Healthy Environment)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner supporting women in 4 mountain villages in Armenia since 2012, implementing solar dryer projects and agricultural diversification.
• KAWS (Kirghiz Alliance for Water and Sanitation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal organization led by Anara Choitonbaeva coordinating national network of water user committees. Successfully implemented water rehabilitation project serving 320+ households in An-Oston village.
• Aarhus UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDanish university coordinating NANORIGO project on nanotechnology risk governance with 27 partners from 14 European countries.
• QuercusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortuguese nature conservation association participating in NANORIGO User Committee representing environmental NGO interests.
• ECOSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental organization participating in NANORIGO governance framework development.
• Association 4DcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench sustainable development organization collaborating on Make Europe Sustainable for All project and co-creating ODD & Nous platform for SDG actor networking.
• EEB (European Environmental Bureau)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinating body of Make Europe Sustainable for All project with 25 partners from 14 European countries.
• Institut National de l'Energie Solaire (INES)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench solar energy institute providing technical expertise for FAREDEIC project training women in solar thermal technologies in Morocco.
• Enda Graf SahelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner implementing FEDIAAC project for food security and women's empowerment in 4 communes of Dakar, Senegal.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CHEM Trust: UK/EU-focused charity working to prevent harm from endocrine disruptors and hazardous chemicals. Direct comparable on chemical policy advocacy, REACH-related interventions, and endocrine disruptor awareness work.
• Générations Futures: French NGO focused on pesticide and chemical exposure advocacy and environmental health awareness. Closely comparable to WECF France in environmental health mission, French geographic focus, and chemical/endocrine disruptor advocacy.
• HEAL (Health and Environment Alliance): European-level NGO working at the intersection of health and environment, advocating on chemicals, air quality, and climate policy in the EU. Highly comparable in scope, EU advocacy footprint, and environmental health technical assistance work.
• Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO): Global advocacy organization connecting gender equity and environmental sustainability, with UN policy access. Highly comparable mission to WECF France's ecofeminist positioning, especially on gender and climate policy advocacy.
• WECF International: The parent ecofeminist network of which WECF France is the French branch, operating sister entities in Germany, the Netherlands, and other countries. Directly comparable in mission, projects (Nesting, REGAIN), and policy advocacy on gender, environment, and health.
• Réseau Environnement Santé (RES): French network of health and environment stakeholders advocating on chemical exposures, endocrine disruptors, and environmental health policy. Comparable mission, French base, and policy advocacy approach.

Emerging players

• Zero Waste France: French NGO advocating on waste reduction, pollution prevention, and sustainable consumption. Partial overlap with WECF France's Nesting topics (waste management, household products, textiles) and French policy advocacy footprint.
• Association 4D: French sustainable development NGO co-creating the ODD & Nous platform with WECF France. Comparable in French SDG promotion, climate-and-gender training, and partnership-based operations on Agenda 2030 implementation.

Broad incumbents

• European Environmental Bureau (EEB): Largest and most inclusive European network of environmental citizens' organizations, coordinating projects including Make Europe Sustainable for All (a WECF France partner). Overlaps with WECF France's broader environmental advocacy but covers a wider policy portfolio.
• Fondation pour la Nature et l'Homme (FNH): Major French environmental foundation working on ecological transition, health, and sustainable lifestyles. Comparable in French-base environmental health and consumer advocacy work, though broader in scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC6mtbh84l8gf2cQnZjPL6cg?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/groups/femmesrurales
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wecf-france

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

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