banlieues sante

What banlieues sante does

Banlieues Santé is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 2018 by Abdelaali El Badaoui to reduce social and territorial health inequalities in France's priority urban neighborhoods (Quartiers Prioritaires de la Ville, QPV). The organization operates through three program divisions — Pôle Santé (health access and rights), Pôle Femmes (women's empowerment), and Pôle Solidarité (neighborhood-level solidarity initiatives) — collectively delivering 11 distinct programs. These include elderly health access (Les Biens-Aînés), ophthalmological care for the uninsured (Plus Belle la Vue), a participatory health center in Marseille's Cabucelle neighborhood, community spaces for vulnerable women (Cafés des Femmes), structured empowerment and training programs (Programme Papillon, Femmes Ressources, Motherschool), hygiene product redistribution (Kits d'hygiène), socio-aesthetic workshops, and a mobile wellness salon in partnership with Fondation L'Oréal.

The organization's core technology is its health mediation model and community-based intervention methodology rather than any software platform — services are delivered through in-person, mobile, and community-space channels with no proprietary digital product, API, or app. The underlying architecture is a decentralized partner ecosystem: Banlieues Santé is conventioned with over 300 local grassroots associations across four French regions (with documented activity in up to nine regions plus Belgium), which collectively act as the distribution and trust layer for beneficiary access.

The business model is non-commercial: services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries, and revenue is generated through institutional grants from public agencies (ANCT, ARS), corporate foundation funding (Fondation L'Oréal, Fondation Johnson & Johnson, Fondation Traoré, VINCI Foundation, Maison du Monde Foundation, ONE SIGHT Foundation), individual donations via the HelloAsso platform, and corporate donation redistribution partnerships (Phenix). As of 2022, the organization employed 15 staff plus hundreds of volunteers, and the executive team comprises the founder/president, a director, a deputy director, and an administrative and financial manager.

Name

banlieues sante

Legal name

Banlieues Santé

Website

https://banlieues-sante.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Banlieues Santé is a French non-profit association founded in 2018 that reduces social health inequalities through health mediation, women's empowerment programs, and solidarity initiatives delivered via a network of 300+ local associations across multiple French regions to vulnerable populations in priority urban neighborhoods.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAJAAAO

Community Health & Health Equity/Social Determinants Units

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Public Health Agencies & Health Departments

SECONDARYBPAGACAC

Community Health, Prevention & Health Education

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Health & Medical Nonprofits

SECONDARYHLAJAKAJ

Health Systems Strengthening & Primary Care Development

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Global Health & Development Agencies (NGOs/Multilaterals)

Keywords

• Community health mediation
• Health access programs
• Women empowerment services
• Neighborhood solidarity initiatives
• Hygiene kit distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Marseille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and grants: Non-profit association funded primarily through donations (via HelloAsso platform) and institutional grants from public and private partners

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Banlieues Santé reduces social and territorial health inequalities by delivering community health mediation, women's empowerment programs, and solidarity actions in priority urban neighborhoods (QPV) in France. It coordinates a network of 300+ local associations to deliver health access, hygiene kit distribution, ophthalmological care days, participatory primary care, mobile wellness salons, and training for health ambassadors.

Product overview

Banlieues Santé operates as a non-profit health equity organization structured around three core program divisions: the Pole Santé (Health), Pole Femmes (Women), and Pole Solidarité (Solidarity). The organization offers a portfolio of 11 distinct programs including elderly health access (Les Biens-Aînés), ophthalmological care (Plus Belle la Vue), a participatory health center, women's community spaces (Café des femmes), empowerment programs (Programme Papillon, Femmes Ressources), parenting training (Motherschool), hygiene distribution (Kits d'hygiène), and mobile wellness services (Salon itinérant). These programs work together through a network of over 300 local associations across 4 regions to address social and territorial health inequalities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pôle Santé: Health programs strengthening access to health services and rights
• Pôle Femmes
• Pôle Solidarité
• Café des Femmes
• Femmes Ressources
• Centre de Santé Participatif
• Salon de Soins et de Bien-être Itinérant

Products and services

• Pôle Santé

Quantifiable outcome

• Distributed 50,000 hygiene kits to families in need
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fondation L'OréalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the Salon de soins et de bien-être itinérant - mobile wellness unit providing socio-esthetic workshops to women in vulnerable situations across priority neighborhoods and rural areas.
• ANCT (Agence Nationale de la Cohésion des Territoires)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupport for the Centre de santé participatif project in Marseille Cabucelle.
• ARS (Agence Régionale de Santé)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional health agency supporting the participative health center and health mediation programs.
• Fondation Johnson & JohnsoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding support for the Centre de santé participatif project.
• Maison du Monde FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupport for participative health center development.
• Fondation TraorécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupport for the Centre de santé participatif project.
• ONESIGHT FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Plus Belle la Vue program providing ophthalmological care to people without social coverage at Fondation Rothschild.
• Aix Marseille UniversitécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for scientific research on health access for immigrant populations. Co-authored publications in Santé Publique and Journal of Nutrition Health and Aging.
• APHM (Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare system partner for scientific publications on health access for immigrant populations.
• VINCI FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate foundation partner supporting association activities.
• PhenixminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner for hygiene kit redistribution from corporate donations.
• Vision-For-LifeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPrivate partner supporting health access programs.
• ALOTRAminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal association partner in Paris region.
• 300+ local associationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of grassroots associations including women's collectives, tenant associations, sports clubs, and educational support groups. Core distribution channel for all programs.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• AIDES: Leading French NGO in HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis prevention and support. Overlaps in community health mediation and reaching marginalized populations through association partnerships.
• Croix-Rouge française: Large French humanitarian organization delivering health, social, and emergency relief services through a national network. Overlaps with Banlieues Santé in vulnerable-population health access but operates at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• Emmaüs Solidarité: Major French association providing shelter, housing, and social services to homeless and excluded populations in Paris and Île-de-France. Overlaps in serving vulnerable urban populations but centered on housing rather than health mediation.
• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF): International medical humanitarian organization with French roots. Overlaps in providing medical care to vulnerable populations, though predominantly international in scope rather than focused on French priority neighborhoods.
• ATD Quart Monde: International anti-poverty movement founded in France, addressing extreme poverty and social exclusion through community-based programs. Comparable grassroots, dignity-focused approach to vulnerable populations.

Direct peers

• Médecins du Monde: French medical humanitarian organization operating health access programs for vulnerable and excluded populations, including migrants, homeless, and sex workers. Closest comparable in mission (health equity for underserved groups) and French institutional positioning.
• Samusocial de Paris (GIP Samusocial de Paris): Paris-based organization providing mobile health and social outreach to homeless and excluded populations. Comparable in mobile-service delivery model and focus on healthcare access for those outside the traditional care pathway.

Others

• France Terre d'Asile: French association supporting asylum seekers and refugees with legal, social, and integration services. Comparably addresses vulnerable populations including immigrants (Banlieues Santé's Chibani program) but with a different primary mandate.
• Fondation Abbé Pierre: Major French foundation addressing housing insecurity and precarious living conditions. Overlaps with Banlieues Santé's work on health determinants among low-income populations, particularly immigrants and elderly.
• Les Petits Frères des Pauvres: French nonprofit supporting isolated elderly people in precarious situations. Comparable to Banlieues Santé's Les Biens-Aînés program for elderly immigrant workers in priority neighborhoods.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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