Fundación Aprendiendo a Vivir

What Fundación Aprendiendo a Vivir does

Fundación Aprendiendo a Vivir is a Dominican Republic-based nonprofit foundation headquartered at Av. 27 de Febrero, Edif. Boyero II, Naco, Santo Domingo, that serves people living with diabetes in the Dominican Republic. Its core offerings are programs rather than technology: free distribution of medical supplies (insulins, syringes, glucose test strips, masks, gloves) every 15 days, free downloadable educational guides, a psychological-support emergency hotline, the 'Hablemos de Diabetes' podcast on Spotify, and the annual 'Ganémosle la Carrera a la Diabetes' awareness race and Punta Cana Marathon. Clinical oversight is provided by the Endocrinology Service of Hospital Robert Reid Cabral, and the foundation benefits over 400 children, adolescents, and young adults with diabetes.

The foundation operates a community-led go-to-market across website/blog, YouTube, Spotify, and event-based marketing. Its revenue model is donations-driven rather than commercial: individual donations via PayPal and major card networks, corporate sponsorships (Humano de Corazón, Helados Bon, Farmacias Carol), events with ticket sales through tuboleta.com.do and physical retail (Farmacias Carol, BM Cargo Puntacana), and dedicated bank accounts at Banco Popular Dominicano, Asociación Popular de Ahorros y Préstamos, and Banco Promerica. All services are provided free to beneficiaries.

Underlying technology is minimal: a WordPress website (ganemosle.com), standard payment processing with PCI-DSS-compliant encryption, and digital media channels. The foundation runs no proprietary software platform, mobile app, or AI systems. The most significant strategic assets are institutional partnerships — notably a co-organizing relationship with Cincinnati Children's Hospital for the annual 'Pediatric Update' medical congress — and a multi-year brand in the Dominican diabetes space.

Name

Fundación Aprendiendo a Vivir

Legal name

FUNDACIÓN APRENDIENDO A VIVIR

Website

https://ganemosle.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fundación Aprendiendo a Vivir is a Dominican Republic nonprofit that improves quality of life for people with diabetes through free medical supplies, educational guides, a podcast, and awareness races, serving 400+ children and young adults with clinical oversight from Hospital Robert Reid Cabral.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit diabetes support services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Disease-Specific Research & Support (e.g., Cancer, Diabetes, ALS) (BPAGACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Chronic Disease & Health Promotion Program Funding (HLAJALAJ), Health Promotion & Public Health Education (Community Workshops) (EDAAAFAG)

Keywords

• Diabetes support services
• Nonprofit health programs
• Diabetes education
• Free medical supplies
• Community health outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Santo Domingo

HQ country

Dominican Republic

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations (Individual and Corporate): The foundation raises funds through individual donations (online via PayPal, credit/debit cards), corporate sponsorships, and dedicated bank accounts at Banco Popular Dominicano (No. 735001679) and Asociación Popular de Ahorros y Préstamos (No. 1021906441). Donations are solicited on the website and at events.
2. Event-based fundraising (Race/Tickets): The foundation organizes the annual 'Ganémosle la Carrera a la Diabetes' race event and the Punta Cana Marathon, selling tickets/registrations (online via tuboleta.com.do and at physical locations like Farmacias Carol) to raise funds for diabetes programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Fundación Aprendiendo a Vivir is a Dominican Republic nonprofit foundation that provides free programs to people living with diabetes, including bi-weekly distribution of medical supplies (insulin, syringes, glucose test strips, masks, gloves), free educational guides, a psychological support emergency hotline, the educational podcast "Hablemos de Diabetes," and the annual "Ganémosle la Carrera a la Diabetes" awareness race. It also co-organizes the annual "Pediatric Update by Cincinnati Children's & Alumni" medical congress in Santo Domingo for pediatricians.

Product overview

Fundación Aprendiendo a Vivir is a non-profit foundation providing diabetes education and support services in the Dominican Republic. The organization operates as a unified set of programs rather than a platform architecture, offering free medical supplies distribution (insulins, syringes, glucose strips), free educational guides on diabetes management, an emergency hotline for psychological support and consultations, an educational podcast called 'Hablemos de Diabetes', and the annual 'Ganémosle la Carrera a la Diabetes' awareness race and campaign. All services are designed to empower people living with diabetes to improve their quality of life through education, tools, and community support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ganémosle: Annual race event to raise awareness and funds for diabetes education and prevention
• Hablemos de Diabetes

Products and services

• Entrega gratuita de insumos (Free Diabetes Supply Distribution) Free distribution of diabetes medical supplies, including insulins, syringes, glucose monitoring strips, masks, and gloves, delivered every 15 days to registered beneficiaries with diabetes in the Dominican Republic.
• Guías educativas gratuitas (Free Educational Guides) Free downloadable practical guides on diabetes management and care, covering topics such as controlling symptoms during illness and managing diabetes in children during quarantine, available on the foundation's website.
• Línea de emergencia para consultas y soporte psicológico (Emergency Hotline for Consultations and Psychological Support) Emergency hotline providing psychological support and medical consultations for children, youth, and adults with diabetes, and their families.
• Podcast Hablemos de Diabetes Podcast series on Spotify featuring conversations about everything needed to know about diabetes management, including stories and practical information for people living with diabetes in the Dominican Republic.
• Ganémosle la Carrera a la Diabetes (Annual Awareness Race) Annual awareness race and campaign promoting diabetes education and prevention, featuring multiple participation categories including walking, 5K and 10K races, and a kids race component (Ganémosle Kids for ages 5-10), held at the Jardín Botánico in Santo Domingo.
• Punta Cana Marathon Annual marathon event organized by the foundation in partnership with Puntacana Resort & Club, held around Puntacana Village and Puntacana Resort & Club, raising funds for diabetes programs.
• Pediatric Update by Cincinnati Children's & Alumni Congress Annual medical congress in Santo Domingo co-organized with Cincinnati Children's Hospital & Alumni, providing continuing medical education to Dominican pediatricians and residents on diabetes and other pediatric topics.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves 400+ children, adolescents and young adults with diabetes
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cincinnati Children's Hospital & AlumnicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 March 2019Co-organizer of the annual 'Pediatric Update by Cincinnati Children's & Alumni' medical congress in Santo Domingo. The foundation partners with the U.S.-based hospital to bring specialist speakers and continuing medical education to Dominican pediatricians. The Cincinnati Children's Hospital is recognized as one of the top three pediatric hospitals in the United States.
• Puntacana Resort & ClubminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 April 2017Host venue and strategic partner for the Punta Cana Marathon, which is organized by the foundation. The event is held around Puntacana Village and Puntacana Resort & Club.
• Humano de CorazónminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInsurance sponsor for the 'Ganémosle la Carrera a la Diabetes' annual event, with tagline 'por niños sanos y felices'. Acts as a marketing sponsor supporting the event and foundation visibility.
• Farmacias CarolcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrimary retail partner for selling race tickets and event registrations at multiple physical locations across the Dominican Republic (Churchill, San Vicente de Paul, Estrella Sadhalá Santiago). Also has a 'Unidos por la Diabetes' program supporting the foundation.
• Helados BonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of the 'Ganémosle Kids' race category (ages 5-7 and 8-10) at the annual diabetes race event, helping promote child health and physical activity.
• Hospital Robert Reid CabralcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation's multidisciplinary program is supervised by the Endocrinology Service of this public pediatric hospital in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. This is the primary clinical oversight partner for the foundation's beneficiary programs.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Fundación Vive Sano (Chile/LatAm): Latin American health nonprofit running chronic disease and access-to-medicines programs. Comparable as a Spanish-language regional health nonprofit addressing chronic disease in a developing-country context with a similar service-delivery operating model.

Emerging players

• T1International: Advocacy and access nonprofit focused on insulin affordability and diabetes supply access globally. Comparable as a diabetes-access advocacy organization serving under-resourced patient populations, with overlapping supply/distribution themes.

Direct peers

• Beyond Type 1: Diabetes nonprofit producing digital education, podcasts, and community programs for people living with diabetes. Comparable on the diabetes education, podcast ('Hablemos de Diabetes' vs Beyond Type 1's content), and program-design dimensions.
• AYUDA (American Youth Understanding Diabetes Abroad): U.S.-based nonprofit that pairs youth volunteers with diabetes education programs in Latin America and the Caribbean, including the Dominican Republic itself. Closely aligned mission (youth-to-youth diabetes education in developing-country settings) and overlapping beneficiary geography.
• Insulin for Life: Global nonprofit that collects and redistributes unexpired insulin and diabetes supplies to people in need across Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Directly comparable supply-distribution + diabetes-access model to Aprendiendo a Vivir, particularly in the Caribbean/Latin America region.
• Life for a Child (IDF): An International Diabetes Federation program that delivers free insulin and diabetes supplies to children in developing countries, alongside education for healthcare professionals. Directly comparable to Fundación Aprendiendo a Vivir in mission (free supplies + education for under-served pediatric diabetic populations) and in geographic focus on low- and middle-income countries.

Broad incumbents

• International Diabetes Federation (IDF): Umbrella global organization coordinating national diabetes associations worldwide and running programs like Life for a Child. Relevant as the parent/coordination body in the same disease-focus area and as the operator of the most comparable supply-distribution program.
• American Diabetes Association: The largest U.S. diabetes-focused nonprofit, combining research funding, education, advocacy, and community programs. Comparable on the integrated education-and-advocacy model and large-scale fundraising events (Tour de Cure, Step Out).
• JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation): Large U.S. diabetes nonprofit funding Type 1 research and supporting pediatric patients through programs and advocacy. Comparable in targeting pediatric diabetic populations and in combining fundraising events with patient services, though at a much larger scale.

Others

• Helmsley Charitable Trust - Type 1 Diabetes Program: U.S. private foundation funding large-scale diabetes access, supply chain, and infrastructure programs in developing countries. Comparable as a funder of the same disease and the same beneficiary population (insulin access in low-resource settings), relevant as a potential funding peer/partner.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCErFflPvlsxiXhL9LOmiI3g
• Xx.com/ganemosle
• Facebookfacebook.com/ganemosle

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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