Fundacion Paz & Reconciliacion

What Fundacion Paz & Reconciliacion does

Fundacion Paz & Reconciliacion (Pares), founded in 2013/2014 and headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia, is an independent non-profit think tank that produces research, analysis, and public commentary on peace, democracy, governance, and human rights in Colombia and Latin America. The foundation operates six specialized research lines (Democracia y Gobernabilidad; Paz, Seguridad y Derechos Humanos; Gobernanza, Transición Energética y Paz; Jóvenes; Interculturalidad; Oriente; Pacífico) and runs ODEVIDA (Observatorio para la Defensa de la Vida), a wholly-owned subsidiary observatory that monitors violence against human rights defenders across Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela. Its primary products are published analytical reports, opinion columns, interactive maps, and a Power BI dashboard accessible for free through pares.com.co; distribution relies on the website plus social media channels (X, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok) and WhatsApp outreach. The foundation is led by Director León Valencia and Sub-directora Laura Bonilla, with a 51-100 employee staff working out of Bogotá, Buenaventura, Santa Marta, Cúcuta, and Mexico City.

The business model is that of a non-profit research foundation: Pares does not sell products or charge for publications, and revenue is derived from grants and institutional donations provided by international development partners, foreign governments, and civil society allies. Key disclosed partners include the Ford Foundation and the Government of Norway as financial allies of ODEVIDA, and a strategic co-development relationship with Juntos por la Transparencia (JxT) for citizen oversight of public works in Buenaventura. Customer segments are institutional rather than commercial: government and public institutions using Pares reports for policy, human rights NGOs and civil society organizations, the academic and research community, international development organizations, and—at the persona level—social leaders and human rights defenders monitored through Odevida. The organization publishes election-monitoring products such as the Candidatas y Candidatos Cuestionados tracker and continuous electoral-violence reporting (six consecutive reports cited), positioning itself as a multi-cycle accountability mechanism rather than a single-event research project.

Name

Fundacion Paz & Reconciliacion

Legal name

Fundación Paz & Reconciliación

Website

https://pares.com.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Fundacion Paz & Reconciliacion (Pares) is a Colombian non-profit think tank founded in 2013/2014 that conducts research, electoral monitoring, and human rights analysis across Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, and Mexico, serving government institutions, civil society, and international donors through free reports and the ODEVIDA defender-monitoring observatory.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Think Tank / Policy Research

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPADAFAL

Post-Conflict Recovery, Reconciliation & Social Cohesion Programs

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Peacekeeping, Conflict Resolution & Security Cooperation

SECONDARYBPADAGAJ

Democratic Governance & Public Administration Reform

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Human Rights, Democracy & Governance

SECONDARYBPADAGAL

Transitional Justice, Accountability & Reparations

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Human Rights, Democracy & Governance

SECONDARYBPADABAH

Peace, Security Sector Reform & Stabilization Programs

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Bilateral Development Agencies & Aid Programs

SECONDARYBPADAEAB

Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning (MERL)

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/International Development & Technical Assistance

Keywords

• Peace research
• Conflict monitoring
• Human rights research
• Democracy monitoring
• Public policy analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Grant funding and institutional donations: Non-profit foundation supported by international development organizations, foreign governments, and civil society partners who fund peace research, democracy monitoring, and human rights documentation programs.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Fundación Paz & Reconciliación (Pares) is a non-profit foundation and think tank that produces research, analysis, and journalism on peacebuilding, armed conflict, democracy, and human rights in Colombia. Its main public-facing outputs are the Odevida Observatory for political violence monitoring, periodic research reports (informes), interactive maps, a monitoring dashboard, and opinion articles published through its website. It also runs projects on citizen culture, victims of armed conflict, and the protection of social leaders and demobilized combatants.

Product overview

Fundacion Paz & Reconciliacion (Pares) operates as a Colombian peace and reconciliation think tank whose primary product is its web-based content platform (pares.com.co). The core offering is the publication and distribution of analytical reports, opinion columns, news articles, interactive maps, and video content focused on Colombian politics, peace processes, armed conflict, democracy, governance, human rights, electoral monitoring, and regional security. The organization also runs Odevida (Observatorio para la Defensa de la Vida), a specialized sub-brand monitoring the safety of human rights defenders across Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela, which includes an interactive Power BI dashboard tracking killings of defenders. Content is organized across six research lines (Democracy and Governance, Peace Security and Human Rights, Governance Energy Transition and Peace, Youth, Interculturality, Oriente, Pacifico) and distributed through the main website, specialized Odevida platform, and video content channels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Website and editorial platform (pares.com.co) Public-facing website and editorial platform that publishes opinion columns, analysis, and updates from Pares on peace, armed conflict, democracy, and human rights in Colombia.
• Odevida Observatory (Observatorio Odevida) Independent observatory under Pares that systematically monitors and reports on political violence, armed conflict dynamics, and threats against social leaders and human rights defenders in Colombia.
• Research reports (Informes) Periodic in-depth research reports on themes such as armed conflict, elections, citizen culture, and protection of social leaders, produced for public, governmental, and international audiences.
• ODEVIDA Monitor Dashboard Interactive online dashboard that visualizes key security indicators, political violence statistics, and armed conflict data tracked by the Odevida Observatory.
• Interactive conflict maps (Mapas) Interactive geographic maps that visualize conflict events, armed group presence, and territorial dynamics across Colombia to support public understanding and policy analysis.

Quantifiable outcome

• 338 leaders and human rights defenders assassinated between Sept 2016 and Sept 2020, documented by Odevida
• +3 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Juntos por la Transparencia (JxT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPares serves as local partner for the Juntos por la Transparencia (JxT) program in Buenaventura. The foundation's Pacific Office has been accompanying citizen oversight of public works projects, including the CAIJU renovation project since early 2023.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• CODHES (Consultoría para los Derechos Humanos y el Desplazamiento): Colombian NGO specializing in forced displacement monitoring and human rights documentation. Comparable as a data-driven civil society organization tracking conflict impacts and producing cited reports.
• CINEP (Centro de Investigación y Educación Popular): Long-standing Colombian research center studying conflict, human rights, and popular movements. Closely comparable in Jesuit-rooted research tradition, conflict monitoring, and human rights documentation.
• Centro Nacional de Memoria Histórica (CNMH): State-linked but independent Colombian institution producing conflict and historical memory research. Comparable mandate on conflict documentation and human rights, with partial overlap in audience and subject matter.
• Dejusticia: Colombian research and litigation organization focused on human rights, constitutional law, and social justice. Comparable as a Colombian think tank with academic rigor, international funding, and policy influence on rights issues.
• Indepaz (Instituto de Estudios para el Desarrollo y la Paz): Colombia-based think tank focused on peace, conflict monitoring, and human rights, with overlapping coverage of social leader assassinations and armed conflict analysis. Directly comparable in mandate, donor base, and Colombian peace research output.
• Fundación Ideas para la Paz (FIP): Leading Colombian peace and security think tank producing conflict analysis, policy recommendations, and security sector monitoring. Highly comparable in research depth, donor profile, and audience of policymakers and analysts.

Regional players

• PROVEA (Programa Venezolano de Educación-Acción en Derechos Humanos): Venezuelan human rights organization that Pares already covers through Odevida. Comparable in mandate on defender protection and rights documentation, though focused on Venezuela while Pares is Colombian-anchored.
• Foro Penal: Venezuelan human rights organization tracking political detentions (15,726 cited from 2014-2021). Comparable as a defender-protection data source with primary coverage of Venezuela that Pares incorporates into Odevida.

Broad incumbents

• International Crisis Group: Global conflict prevention think tank with dedicated Colombia/Andean coverage. Comparable as a high-profile research organization producing cited conflict analysis and policy recommendations, though operating at greater scale and international scope.
• WOLA (Washington Office on Latin America): US-based think tank with broader Latin America mandate on human rights, democracy, and security policy. Comparable as a research and advocacy organization that cites and amplifies Colombian civil society data for international audiences.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/parescolombia
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/Fundaci%C3%B3nPazyReconciliaci%C3%B3n
• Facebookfacebook.com/ParesColombia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/parescolombia
• Instagraminstagram.com/parescolombia
• TikToktiktok.com/@parescolombia

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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