Do good in Paris
12 active pro bono opportunities with local organisations in Paris, France — donate, volunteer or share your skills.
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Volunteer at Restos du Cœur food distribution centres
Les Restaurants du Cœur
Founded by Coluche in 1985, Restos du Cœur runs 2,000+ food distribution centres across France. Volunteers prep meals, sort donations and accompany families through tough times.
Train as a first-aid volunteer with the French Red Cross
Croix-Rouge française
The French Red Cross trains 50,000+ volunteers a year in first aid, disaster response and social action. Sign up for the PSC1 certification or join a local unit.
Support Secours Populaire — emergency food, clothing & schooling
Secours Populaire Français
Secours Populaire helps over 3 million people each year in France with food aid, clothing, holiday camps for kids and emergency cash. Donations are tax-deductible at 75% in France.
Fund nutrition programmes against child malnutrition
Action Contre la Faim
Action Contre la Faim treats severe acute malnutrition in 50+ countries and runs water/sanitation programmes. €40 funds therapeutic food for one malnourished child for a month.
Defend press freedom worldwide — donate to RSF
Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF)
Reporters Without Borders defends journalists at risk in 130+ countries, runs the World Press Freedom Index and provides safe-house support for exiled reporters.
Pro bono tech projects for nonprofits
Latitudes (Paris)
Latitudes connects developers, designers and product managers with nonprofits that need pro bono digital help. Six-month part-time engagements, fully remote possible.
Support Greenpeace France's independent activism
Greenpeace France
Greenpeace France campaigns on climate, oceans, forests and nuclear, accepting only individual donations to stay independent from government and corporations.
Invest in solidarity-finance funds
La Banque Postale Citoyenne
La Banque Postale offers labelled 'solidarity finance' funds where 5–10% of returns finance French social enterprises (housing for the homeless, ecological transition).
Donate to MSF — emergency medical aid worldwide
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
Médecins Sans Frontières provides emergency medical care in over 70 countries hit by conflict, epidemics or disasters. Donations fund mobile clinics, trauma surgery and vaccination campaigns.
Donate goods or volunteer with Emmaüs communities
Emmaüs France
Emmaüs runs 287 communities across France where homeless people work, live and rebuild lives by collecting and reselling donated goods. You can donate items, volunteer or buy second-hand.
Adopt a species — support WWF conservation
WWF France
WWF France runs conservation programmes for Mediterranean species, Alpine biodiversity and global climate policy. Symbolic adoptions fund habitat protection and anti-poaching teams.
Vote on civic initiatives to shape the public agenda
Make.org
Make.org is a Paris-based civic-tech nonprofit running large-scale public consultations on climate, gender equality and democracy across Europe.
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