Mocha Celis

What Mocha Celis does

Mocha Celis (legal name: Asociación Civil Mocha Celis) is an Argentine civil association founded in 2011 and based in Buenos Aires that promotes the social equality of travesti, trans and non-binary (TTNB) people through an integrated portfolio of socio-educational programs. The organization originated as the Bachillerato Popular Travesti-Trans Mocha Celis, a free popular high school providing secondary education with a gender and cultural diversity perspective, and has since expanded to eleven programs covering education, employment (EmpleoTrans), corporate training (Capacitaciones), corporate volunteering (Voluntariados Corporativos including #TejeSolidario, Cociná en la Mocha and Mocha Textil), access to rights, regional gatherings (Encuentros Regionales), a specialized library (Biblioteca Lohana Berkins, 4,000+ items), a political participation school (Escuela Popular de Géneros) and a cultural production initiative (Cultura y Saberes including Mocha Fests).

The organization is community-led, governed and staffed by TTNB people alongside allies, and operates with 11–50 employees. Its underlying technology is the Campus Virtual Mocha Celis, a self-administered online learning platform delivering interactive modules with a gender and human rights framework; the platform extends the reach of in-person programs by making introductory diversity and inclusion courses available free of charge. Distribution combines the virtual campus (regional), direct corporate sales for training (domestic Argentina), and international donation channels (PayPal, Help Argentina) alongside local Mercado Pago processing for individual supporters.

Revenue is generated primarily through individual donations (monthly ARS $5,000 'amigues de la Mocha' subscriptions, one-time gifts of ARS $5,000–$30,000 and custom amounts), corporate training contracts (customized multi-year engagements) and corporate volunteering engagements. All community-facing educational programs are free. The customer mix is twofold: TTNB individuals and the broader LGBTTINB+ community on one side, and private companies plus public entities — including disclosed partners Carrefour and Farmacity — on the other. Strategic partnerships with the Procuración Penitenciaria de la Nación, the Embassy of the Netherlands, the Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS), the Ministry of Women, Genders and Diversity, Casa Brandon and the Goethe Institute support rights-based, cultural and capacity-building programming.

Name

Mocha Celis

Legal name

Asociación Civil Mocha Celis

Website

https://mochacelis.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mocha Celis is an Argentine civil association that delivers free education, employment placement, corporate diversity training and rights-based programs to the travesti, trans and non-binary (TTNB) community through a portfolio of eleven programs anchored by its founding popular high school.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Diversity Education and Inclusion Services

NAICS

Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (813990), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAGAJ

DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) & Belonging Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Human Capital & Organizational Consulting

SECONDARYEDABAIAF

DEI, Equity & Inclusion Training

Education/Corporate Training & Professional Development/HR, Talent, DEI & People Operations Training

SECONDARYBPACANAE

DEI, Culture & Employee Engagement Training

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Training, Learning & Development Services

Keywords

• Popular education programs
• Transgender employment services
• Diversity and inclusion training
• Community library services
• Corporate volunteering programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations: Monthly and one-time donations from individuals and supporters in Argentina and internationally, processed through Mercado Pago, PayPal, and Help Argentina platform.
2. Corporate Training Services: Training modules for work teams of companies and public entities to develop tools for strengthening insertion and permanence of TTNB people in the labor market.
3. Corporate Volunteering: Corporate volunteering programs including #TejeSolidario, Cociná en la Mocha, and Mocha Textil that engage companies with the TTNB community.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mocha Celis is a civil association (non-profit) based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that advances equality for the travesti, trans, and non-binary (TTNB) community through socio-educational programs. Its core offerings include the Bachillerato Popular Travesti-Trans Mocha Celis (a popular high school), the Campus Virtual Mocha Celis (an online learning platform), the EmpleoTrans employment integration program, the Biblioteca Lohana Berkins specialized library, corporate diversity and inclusion training (Capacitaciones), and corporate volunteering programs (Voluntariados Corporativos).

Product overview

Mocha Celis is a civil association providing a portfolio of interconnected social and educational programs for the travesti, trans, and non-binary (TTNB) community in Argentina. The core offering is the Bacheletarto Popular Travesti-Trans Mocha Celis, a free popular high school that serves as the organization's founding program. This is complemented by EmpleaTrans for labor integration, the Campus Virtual platform for online learning, and Capacitaciones for corporate training. Additional programs address access to rights (#TejeSolidario, Acceso a Derechos), cultural production (Cultura y Saberes), political education (Escuela Popular de Géneros), a specialized library (Biblioteca Lohana Berkins), regional gatherings, and corporate volunteering opportunities. The programs collectively aim to break structural barriers facing the TTNB community through education, employment, housing, health, and culture initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bachillerato Popular Travesti-Trans Mocha Celis

Quantifiable outcome

• 17 corporate volunteer programs executed in 2024
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CarrefourcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner for labor inclusion of TTNB people, participating in diversity training programs and corporate volunteering initiatives. One of the companies featured in the Capacitaciones section with logo displayed.
• FarmacitycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner in TTNB employment inclusion programs, collaborating with Mocha Celis on labor market integration initiatives. Partner company with logo displayed on the Capacitaciones page.
• Procuración Penitenciaria de la NacióncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborator in the 'Más allá de los muros' project for strengthening rights of travesti, trans and non-binary people deprived of liberty, along with the Embassy of the Netherlands.
• Embassy of the NetherlandscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner supporting the 'Más allá de los muros' project for strengthening rights of TTNB people in prison, in partnership with Procuración Penitenciaria de la Nación.
• Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint report on 'The Human Rights of the Travesti and Trans Population in the Mandatory Lockdown' during COVID-19, documenting aggravated access to housing, food, health and work.
• Casa Brandon Civil and Cultural AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordination partner for the Popular School of Genders program, collaborating on 1st and 2nd editions focused on LGBTTINB+ activist training and Integral Sex Education activism.
• Presentes AgencyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Goethe Institute to produce the Mocha Celis Comic Book telling the story of the Travesti-Trans Popular High School.
• Goethe InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in producing the Mocha Celis Comic Book telling the story of the Travesti-Trans Popular High School, in collaboration with Presentes Agency.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Fundación Huésped: Argentine non-profit working on health, education, and rights for LGBTQ+ populations. Directly comparable mission footprint with national-scale programs, advocacy, and corporate/government engagement.
• Casa Brandon: Buenos Aires-based LGBTTINB+ cultural and civil association that is an explicit coordination partner with Mocha Celis on the Popular School of Genders. Operates a similar community-led, non-profit model targeting the same TTNB population in Argentina.
• Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS): Argentine human rights organization that is an active collaborator of Mocha Celis (joint COVID-19 report). Comparable in operating civil-association model, rights-based advocacy, and report-driven institutional impact.
• Fundación Diversidad y Desarrollo (FUDyD): Argentine foundation focused on workplace LGBTQ+ inclusion and corporate DEI training. Most directly comparable to Mocha Celis's Capacitaciones and Voluntariados Corporativos arms.
• ATTTA (Asociación de Travestis, Transexuales y Transgéneros de Argentina): National Argentine trans advocacy organization. Directly comparable community-led, member-driven structure targeting similar populations on rights and labor inclusion.

Regional players

• ASTRAEA Lesbian Foundation for Justice: Global philanthropic foundation funding LGBTQI+ movements, including Latin America. Comparable in funding TTNB-focused education, employment, and rights programs, but as a grantmaker rather than direct operator.

Broad incumbents

• Human Rights Campaign (HRC): Large US LGBTQ+ civil rights organization with corporate-equality training and education programs. Comparable mission, advocacy, and corporate engagement model at much greater scale.
• ILGA-LAC (International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association - Latin America and Caribbean): Regional umbrella network for LGBTQ+ organizations across Latin America. Provides Mocha Celis with comparable community-mobilization, advocacy, and training programming at a broader geographic scale.
• Out & Equal Workplace Advocates: Global LGBTQ+ workplace equality organization delivering corporate training and consulting. Directly mirrors Mocha Celis's Capacitaciones / corporate volunteering offerings at much larger scale.

Emerging players

• Presentes Agency: Latin American LGBTQ+ communications and media agency, listed as a Mocha Celis partner. Comparable communications-driven approach to LGBTQ+ visibility and content production across the region.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/mochacelis
• Xx.com/MochaCelis
• Facebookfacebook.com/mochacelis
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/empleo-trans

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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