POWA

What POWA does

POWA is a French non-profit association (association loi 1901) founded in 2019 and headquartered in Paris (SIREN 849 530 241), operating as 'Collectif POWA' to federate youth and youth professionals around social and professional inclusion. Its primary target populations are young people aged roughly 15–30 facing social, educational, or professional vulnerability — including those furthest from employment, scholarship students, job seekers, and entrepreneurs in urban and rural areas — and the professionals (educators, animators, advisors, trainers, volunteers) who accompany them. The organization operates through four interlocking programs: the core collective and community platform; POWA ACADÉMIE, a wholly-owned training subsidiary created in late 2020 that delivers custom and catalog training to professionals; the POWAO collective mentoring program, co-led with We Are One and supported by the French State and Collectif mentorat; and La Recharge, a resource and resourcing center launched in early 2026 for youth-sector professionals.

The technology stack is intentionally light and human-mediated: a Wix-hosted web presence (collectifpowa.org), CC-BY-SA-licensed open-source pedagogical kits covering workshops such as 'Prendre de la hauteur', 'Démocratie visuelle', and 'Atelier du choix', and a proprietary methodology called 'Développement du Pouvoir d'Agir' structured around four pedagogical springs (information access, meaning of work, self-confidence, and solution-finding). POWA holds Qualiopi certification for 'ACTION DE FORMATION', the French state-required quality credential that unlocks public training funds.

POWA's business model is a non-profit hybrid. Monetized revenue comes primarily from POWA ACADÉMIE's quote-based custom training contracts (e.g., Mission Locale de la Lyr, APEC, TEAME), with multi-year billing and pricing adjusted to client financial constraints. Non-monetized streams include free in-person workshops in Île-de-France, free online webinars globally, free open-source pedagogical kits, and the POWAO program funded through French State institutional support and a partnership with We Are One. Distribution combines direct enterprise engagement (ACADÉMIE custom training), community-led event programming (workshops, monthly video calls), and self-serve webinar and resource access via email newsletter and social channels.

Name

POWA

Legal name

POWA ACCOMPAGNEMENT

Website

https://collectifpowa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

POWA is a French non-profit association that supports youth social and professional inclusion through collective mentoring (POWAO), professional training (POWA ACADÉMIE), open-source pedagogical kits, and a community platform serving youth accompaniment professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Professional Integration Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

Keywords

• Youth mentorship programs
• Professional training services
• Open educational resources
• Social inclusion support
• Collective mentoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. POWA ACADÉMIE Training Services: Training programs for professionals delivered through on-demand custom programs and catalog-based courses. Programs cover pedagogical design, training delivery, and team accompaniment. Revenue generated from training fees for organizations and professionals.
2. Association Membership and Donations: Federation of youth and youth professionals creating a community for reflection, experimentation, and mutual assistance. Membership supports the association's operations.
3. State and Institutional Support: The mentoring program POWAO is co-led with We Are One and supported by the French State and Collectif mentorat. Financial support from public institutions for youth employment programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

POWA is a French non-profit association that supports the social and professional inclusion of young people through collective mentoring, professional training, and open-source pedagogical resources. It federates a community of youth and youth professionals, delivers training programs through its POWA ACADÉMIE subsidiary, runs the POWAO collective mentoring program with We Are One, and provides free pedagogical kits and webinars through its La Recharge resource center.

Product overview

POWA (Collectif POWA) is a French youth social and professional inclusion collective founded in 2019, structured as POWA ACCOMPAGNEMENT association, offering a multi-product ecosystem centered on empowering young people and training the professionals who support them. The core organization federates youth and professionals to create secure pathways toward inclusion, while POWA ACADÉMIE (created late 2020) provides training services including pedagogical design, professional formation, and team accompaniment. La Recharge (launching early 2026) is a resource center offering workshops and webinars for youth professionals. POWAO Mentorat is a collective mentoring program co-led with We Are One. The organization also provides open-source pedagogical kits and web-based resources, all designed around POWA's autonomy and empowerment-based pedagogy approach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• La Recharge: A resource and resourcing center for youth sector professionals providing physical and digital spaces for workshops, discussion circles, mutual aid, and webinars

Products and services

• POWA ACADÉMIE Training Programs Pedagogical design, professional formation, and team accompaniment services delivered to professionals and organizations serving youth. Programs cover pedagogical design, training delivery, and team accompaniment, offered on-demand (custom intra/inter-organization) and as catalog courses, with quote-based pricing adjusted to structure needs and constraints. Includes the qualopi quality certification for the ACTION DE FORMATION category.
• La Recharge Resource Center A physical and digital resource and revitalization center providing workshops, discussion circles, mutual aid sessions, and webinars for youth sector professionals. Includes in-person workshops in Ile-de-France and online sessions without territorial restrictions, plus monthly video calls for community engagement (programming from September 2026).
• POWAO Collective Mentoring Program A collective mentoring program co-led with We Are One and supported by the French State and Collectif mentorat. Each year it connects 500 young people with 250 volunteer mentors and 50 partners to experiment with a new approach to equal opportunity and professional integration, leveraging the 'Développement du Pouvoir d'Agir' methodology.
• Open-Source Pedagogical Kits (Ressources POWA) A library of open-source pedagogical kits published under Creative Commons CC-BY-SA license. Each kit explains step-by-step how to run a collective workshop (e.g., 'Déconfiné·e et après?', 'Prendre de la hauteur', 'Reprendre l'école', 'Les bonnes pratiques de l'animation en ligne', 'Démocratie visuelle', 'Atelier du choix') and is customizable and adaptable to the needs of the people being supported. The 'Prendre de la hauteur' kit alone has been animated for over 3,500 young people.
• Collectif POWA Community and Practice-Exchange Network The core association offering: a federated community for youth and youth professionals to reflect, experiment, and provide mutual assistance. POWA accompanies both target audiences (vulnerable youth) and socio-professional accompanists, with pedagogies and practices co-developed with actors and beneficiaries from their needs.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• We Are OnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-leader of the POWAO collective mentoring program. Joint data controller for the POWAO program with shared responsibility for data protection under RGPD. The mentoring program brings together 500 youth, 250 volunteer mentors, and 50 partners annually.
• French State (L'Etat)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporter of the POWAO collective mentoring program alongside We Are One and Collectif mentorat. Provides institutional support and funding for youth professional integration initiatives.
• Collectif mentoratcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting partner of the POWAO collective mentoring program. Collaborative network for mentoring initiatives in France.
• DipeeominorOthersProvides compliance certification for privacy policy. Listed as certification provider on privacy policy documentation.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AFIJ (Association pour Faciliter l'Insertion professionnelle des Jeunes): AFIJ is a French association specifically dedicated to facilitating professional integration of young graduates, providing counseling and employer connections. Directly comparable target audience and mission.
• AFEV: AFEV is a major French youth-mentoring and educational equal-opportunity NGO operating a large volunteer mentor network nationwide. Directly comparable to POWA in mission (youth mentoring, university-student volunteer engagement) and target population.
• Collectif Mentorat: French federation of mentoring organizations supporting youth professional integration; listed as an actual partner of POWAO but functions as a peer in the same mentoring category, aggregating and supporting similar initiatives.
• Nos Quartiers Ont des Talents (NQOT): NQOT runs mentoring programs pairing young graduates from priority urban neighborhoods with professional mentors from partner companies. Directly comparable peer in collective mentoring methodology and target audience.
• Article 1 (formerly Passeport Avenir): Article 1 supports equal opportunity and professional integration of young people from underprivileged backgrounds through mentoring and corporate partnerships. Closely matches POWA's youth-inclusion and mentoring focus.

Broad incumbents

• France Travail (formerly Pôle Emploi): French national public employment agency providing job placement, training, and career guidance to job seekers including youth. Indirect comparable as the dominant incumbent in the youth-employment space where POWA operates.
• FACE (Fondation Agir Contre l'Exclusion): French corporate foundation tackling exclusion through employment, education, and territorial programs. Comparable in working with companies and institutions on inclusion, but operates at significantly larger scale across multiple exclusion causes.
• Apprentis d'Auteuil: Large established French foundation serving vulnerable youth through education, training, and family support programs. Comparable target population and broader service portfolio across education and social insertion.

Emerging players

• WebForce3: French training organization providing free digital skills bootcamps for job seekers and under-represented youth. Overlaps with POWA ACADÉMIE in delivering professional training to vulnerable populations.
• Simplon.co: French social enterprise providing free tech and digital training to underprivileged youth and job seekers. Comparable in offering training pathways for vulnerable youth, though with a narrow focus on digital/web skills.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/wix
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/collectifpowa
• Instagraminstagram.com/collectifpowa

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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