Cinep/PPP

Name

Cinep/PPP

Legal name

Cinep/Programa por la Paz

Website

https://cinep.org.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. International Development Cooperation Funding: The organization receives funding from international development cooperation agencies and foreign governments to support its research, education, and peacebuilding programs. Funding sources include Jesuit networks and international solidarity organizations.
2. Publication Sales: Sale of publications including books, the Noche y Niebla journal (60,000 COP per issue), and other academic materials. Most publications are free for download, with some commercial titles available for purchase.
3. Donations: The organization accepts donations through its website to support programs and operations, with a dedicated donation landing page.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cinep/PPP is a Jesuit-affiliated non-profit research and popular education center that conducts social research, human rights documentation, peace education, and advocacy in Colombia. It operates specialized databases documenting human rights violations and social movements, publishes academic journals, runs pedagogical programs with communities, and serves as the Technical Secretariat for international verification of Colombia's Peace Agreement.

Product overview

Cinep/PPP is a Jesuit-affiliated research and popular education center that operates as an integrated portfolio of products and services focused on peacebuilding, human rights documentation, and social research in Colombia. The core offerings include specialized databases (Banco de Datos de Derechos Humanos y Violencia Política, Base de Datos de Luchas Sociales), academic publications (Revista Noche y Niebla, Revista Controversia, Revista Cien Días), and educational programs (Escuela de Paz y Convivencia Ciudadana, Educapaz). The organization also hosts the Secretaría Técnica del Componente Internacional de Verificación for peace agreement monitoring. Research is organized through six thematic lines covering state and peace construction, transitional justice, human rights, social movements, interculturality, and civic education. The Bibli oteca Especializada provides archival access to all research materials. Most publications are freely available for download.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Banco de Datos de Derechos Humanos y Violencia Política: Human Rights and Political Violence Database operated by Cinep/PPP since the 1980s, documenting violations and political violence in Colombia.
• Escuela de Paz y Convivencia Ciudadana (EPCC)
• Revista Noche y Niebla
• Revista Controversia
• Revista Cien Días
• Educapaz

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.94% coincidence between pre-count and official count in May 31 first-round election verification
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Unidad de Implementación del Acuerdo de PazcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 July 2026Cinep/PPP serves as the Technical Secretariat of the Componente Internacional de Verificación (CVI) for the Colombian Peace Agreement. This involves verification of peace commitment implementation across Colombian territories.
• Mediation Support Network (MSN)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Cinep/PPP participated in the annual MSN meeting in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, as part of this global platform connecting NGOs committed to mediation in peacebuilding and conflict transformation contexts.
• UNFPA, ICBF, ProfamiliaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2023Collaboration on the 'Juventudes Ya' youth leadership camp program for PDET municipalities, bringing together UN agencies and government institutions for youth empowerment.
• Compañía de Jesús (Jesuit Order)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCinep/PPP is a Jesuit institution that is part of the Province of Colombia of the Society of Jesus. The organization receives institutional support and shares the Jesuit mission of social justice and peacebuilding. In 2023, Padre General Arturo Sosa S.J. visited the organization confirming its alignment with Jesuit objectives.
• Coalición de Mujeres del Caribe por la Tierra y el TerritoriocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCinep/PPP supports and accompanies this coalition of women working on land and territorial rights in the Colombian Caribbean region. The coalition is part of the global 'Stand For Her Land' initiative.
• Instituto Pensar - Pontificia Universidad JaverianaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the Instituto Pensar of the Pontifical Xavierian University on educational projects for peace, including the 'Mujer indígena formada para el liderazgo amazónico' project.
• Conferencia de Provinciales Jesuitas en América Latina y el CaribeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Jesuit conference providing support for spiritual exercises and formation programs for Cinep/PPP team members.
• Siglo del Hombre EditoresminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommercial publisher distributing select Cinep/PPP publications through their bookstore network.
• Fundación Alejandro Ángel EscobarminorOthersAwarding body that recognized Fernán González S.J.'s research work 'Poder y Violencia' with the special out-of-competition prize in the National Science and Solidarity Awards.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Instituto de Paz y Conflictos (Universidad de Granada) / other Jesuit-affiliated peace institutes (e.g., Instituto Fe y Secularidad): Jesuit/affiliated peace research institutes that combine academic research with peacebuilding accompaniment, mirroring Cinep/PPP's Jesuit identity, popular education methodology, and integration of research with community work.
• Observatorio de Paz y Conflictos (Universidad Nacional de Colombia): Academic observatory tracking Colombian conflict dynamics; comparable as a peer in producing longitudinal data and analysis on armed conflict, complementing Cinep/PPP's Banco de Datos.

Broad incumbents

• International Crisis Group: Global think tank producing field-based analysis and policy reports on armed conflict and peace processes, comparable to Cinep/PPP's role in producing verifiable intelligence on the Colombian peace process.
• CLACSO (Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales): Regional network of social science research centers producing peer-reviewed work on rights, conflict, and social movements; comparable as a publishing and convening counterpart to Cinep/PPP's journal portfolio.
• FLACSO (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales): UN-anchored regional academic network for social science research and graduate training across Latin America; comparable in social-science research output and educational programs to Cinep/PPP's academic publishing and Escuela de Paz.

Direct peers

• INDEPAZ (Instituto de Estudios para el Desarrollo y la Paz): Colombian research and policy institute focused on conflict, peace, territorial dynamics, and human rights indicators; comparable to Cinep/PPP's research lines on social movements, land, and political violence.
• Dejusticia: Colombia-based research and litigation organization producing socio-legal analysis on rights, conflict, and drug policy; shares Cinep/PPP's combination of rigorous academic output and strategic rights advocacy.
• CODHES (Consultoría para los Derechos Humanos y el Desplazamiento Forzado): NGO that systematically documents forced displacement and human rights in Colombia, a closely adjacent data-driven human-rights monitoring function to Cinep/PPP's Banco de Datos.
• Comisión Colombiana de Juristas (CCJ): Colombian human rights legal NGO that produces investigative reports and strategic litigation on political violence and conflict, overlapping directly with Cinep/PPP's Banco de Datos and Noche y Niebla work on the same victim populations and rights framework.

Regional players

• Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS): Argentina-based human rights and social research center with similar profile of litigation, research, and policy advocacy across the Southern Cone, providing a Latin American peer benchmark for Cinep/PPP's model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CINEP_PPP
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@cinepppp
• Facebookfacebook.com/CinepProgramaPorLaPaz
• Instagraminstagram.com/cinep_ppp/?hl=es-la
• TikToktiktok.com/@cinep_ppp

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