Survie

Survie (French for "survival") is a non-governmental organization (NGO) founded in 1984 to fight hunger and corruption in the Third World.

In September 2005, Odile Tobner became president of Survie, a post previously held by François-Xavier Verschave, famous for his criticisms of French neocolonialism in African former colonies and his neologism Françafrique.

Previously the French Parliament had failed to pass legislation similar to the Belgian and Italian Acts, however, Survie focused on lobbying deputies (MPs) instead of mayors.

The NGO claims that the referendum through which the Mayotte population chose to remain under French sovereignty was illegal.

Survie founded several NGOs, including ATTAC, Biens Publics à l'Echelle Mondiale and the Observatoire de la Coopération Française.