SEPAR

What SEPAR does

SEPAR (Servicios Educativos, Promoción y Apoyo Rural) is a Peruvian private non-governmental development organization founded in 1984 and headquartered at Av. Francisco Solano 290, Huancayo, Peru. The organization designs and implements multi-year rural development programs and projects across five regions of Peru's central Andean-Amazonian territory — Junín, Pasco, Huánuco, Huancavelica, and Ayacucho — primarily in the Mantaro and Perené river basins. SEPAR's portfolio is structured around three programmatic lines: Social and Political Inclusion, Environmental Management and Climate Action, and Territorial Competitiveness and Development. It serves vulnerable rural populations, indigenous Ashaninka and Yanesha communities, rural SMEs and producer cooperatives, women's organizations, and local/regional governments. Target groups have been historically marginalized by Peru's internal conflict and structural poverty (Pasco 38.9%, Ayacucho 35.6% per INEI 2018).

SEPAR does not develop proprietary software or technology platforms. Its deliverables are field-based technical assistance, cooperative formation and strengthening (e.g., PROCUY Mantaro, Cooprocuy Huanta, Asháninka Kasankari Kemito), value-chain productivity improvements in guinea pig, cocoa, native fish and agroforestry, biodiversity corridor management in the Carpish-Yanachaga corridor, and local governance capacity building through participatory planning instruments. Quantifiable outcomes across recent projects include 269.32 hectares of cocoa+food-crop agroforestry established, 192.48 T.M. of cocoa commercialized, 462 permanent jobs and 124,845 incremental workdays generated, and a 155.3% income increase for Asháninka cocoa producers.

Revenue is generated entirely through project-based grant funding from international cooperation partners (Oxfam, Inter-American Foundation, Cordaid, Heifer Project, GIZ, USAID, World Bank, IICA, CAF, Brot für die Welt, Manos Unidas, Fondo Italo Peruano, Lutheran World Relief, Fondo de las Americas, Madre Coraje, Comunidad Andina, CEPF) and Peruvian public entities (Ministry of Education, Ministry of Agriculture, Fondo Empleo, regional governments of Junín, Pasco, Huánuco, Ayacucho). The go-to-market model is sales-led via grant-writing, donor relationship management, and multi-stakeholder proposal bids — there is no commercial pricing structure and no revenue from product or service sales. SEPAR is governed by a five-member Board of Directors (Consejo Directivo) led by Jaime Urrutia C. as President, with a small core team of 11–50 employees conducting direct technical implementation across field sites.

Name

SEPAR

Legal name

SEPAR – Servicios Educativos, Promoción y Apoyo Rural

Website

https://separ.org.pe

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SEPAR is a Peruvian non-governmental development organization founded in 1984 that implements grant-funded rural development programs across five central Andean-Amazonian regions, serving vulnerable rural populations, indigenous Ashaninka and Yanesha communities, producer cooperatives, and local governments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Development Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Administration of Conservation Programs (92412), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (11)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAIAG

Development Cooperation & Foreign Aid Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Foreign Affairs & Diplomatic Services

SECONDARYIMAMAJAH

Conservation, Restoration & Biodiversity Services (Habitat, Wetlands, Riparian)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Paper & Forest Products/Forest Management, Reforestation & Carbon Forestry Services

SECONDARYIMAMAAAJ

Forest Carbon Projects & Ecosystem Services (Carbon Credits, Biodiversity)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Paper & Forest Products/Forestry & Logging

SECONDARYIMAMAJAJ

Sustainable Forest Certification & Chain-of-Custody Services (FSC/PEFC/SFI)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Paper & Forest Products/Forest Management, Reforestation & Carbon Forestry Services

SECONDARYAFAMAMAF

Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) Program Development & Administration

Agriculture & Food Production/Forestry & Logging/Forest Ecosystem Services

Keywords

• Rural development services
• Sustainable agriculture projects
• Territorial management consulting
• Social inclusion programs
• Community development advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Huancayo

HQ country

Peru

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. International Cooperation and Donor Funding: SEPAR's primary revenue is derived from grants and project funding provided by international development organizations such as Oxfam, the Inter-American Foundation, Cordaid, Heifer Project, GIZ/GTZ, USAID, World Bank, IICA, and various European foundations (Brot für die Welt, Manos Unidas, Fondo Italo Peruano). Funding is project-based, multi-year, and tied to specific development outcomes in rural territorial management, climate action, and competitiveness.
2. Government Contracts and Public Programs: SEPAR receives funding and co-financing from Peruvian government entities including the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Agriculture, Fondo Empleo, and regional governments (Junín, Pasco, Huánuco, Ayacucho). These partnerships fund implementation of public policy-linked development projects, often as co-funded or matched contributions alongside international donors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SEPAR designs and executes multi-year rural development programs and projects in Peru's central Andean-Amazonian region, focusing on social inclusion, environmental management and climate action, and territorial competitiveness. Its service offering covers participatory governance strengthening, agricultural productivity improvement (guinea pig, cocoa, agroforestry, native fish), cooperative enterprise development, and biodiversity conservation delivered through direct technical field assistance funded by international donors and government partners.

Product overview

SEPAR (Servicios Educativos, Promoción y Apoyo Rural) is a non-governmental development organization operating as a multi-program, multi-project entity rather than a software product company. Its core offerings are organized around three thematic programs: the Environmental Management and Climate Action Program (Programa Gestión Ambiental y Acción por el Clima), the Territorial Competitiveness and Development Program (Programa Competitividad Territorial y Desarrollo), and the Social and Political Inclusion Program (Programas Inclusión Social y Política). These three programs are implemented through approximately six named projects (e.g., PPM 2018–2022, FondoEmpleo partnerships, IICA-CAF Red de Pueblos, CPEF Profonampe) targeting Andean-Amazonian rural populations in central Peru. SEPAR also produces a portfolio of publications (MEVISELVA, PROCUY WANKA, AGROEMPLEO, BIODISC, OXAMIPEX, Concertación y Desarrollo) and video series (Kausay Pacha, Codesre, sustainable fisheries videos) documenting its development methodologies and field experiences. The organization does not offer a software product or technology platform; all offerings are in the domain of rural development services, technical assistance, and knowledge products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Programa Gestión Ambiental y Acción por el Clima

Quantifiable outcome

• 155.3% increase in cocoa producer income for Asháninka Kasankari Kemito Cooperative (from S/. 328.64 to S/. 834.5 annual gross income per producer)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Ministerio de Educación del PerúminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPeruvian Ministry of Education providing institutional support and co-funding for educational components within SEPAR's development programs.
• Ministerio de Agricultura del PerúminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPeruvian Ministry of Agriculture providing technical and policy support for agricultural development components of SEPAR's projects.
• Gobierno Regional de JuníncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government of Junín is a key strategic ally and co-funder of SEPAR's programs. Active partnership in territorial management, biodiversity conservation corridors, and indigenous development in the Mantaro and Perené basins.
• Gobierno Regional de AyacuchocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government of Ayacucho partners with SEPAR on rural development, agricultural competitiveness, and social inclusion programs in the Mantaro basin.
• Gobierno Regional de HuánucocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government of Huánuco collaborates with SEPAR on conservation corridors (Carpish-Yanachaga) and sustainable development in the central Andean-Amazonian region.
• Gobierno Regional de PascocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government of Pasco partners with SEPAR on biodiversity conservation, protected area management, and sustainable livelihoods in the Carpish-Yanachaga corridor.
• CECONSEC (Central de Comunidades Nativas de la Selva Central)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentral organization of native communities of the Selva Central. SEPAR's key indigenous partner for the PPM project, working on Ashaninka economic development, cocoa commercialization, and indigenous territorial governance. CECONSEC is a reference for local, regional, and national advocacy.
• OMIAASEC (Organización de Mujeres Indígenas Asháninka de la Selva Central)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAshaninka indigenous women's organization executing autonomous projects and advocating for ordinances prioritizing their economic model and knowledge recovery.
• ONG FOVIDAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner NGO supporting organic certification of cocoa for the San Juan Valle Cheni cooperative alongside SEPAR.
• ANC (Asociación Nacional de Mujeres)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational women's association network of which SEPAR is a member, supporting gender equality advocacy and women's rights.
• COPEME (Consejo Peruano de Cooperación para el Desarrollo)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeruvian council of international development cooperation organizations. SEPAR participates as a member network.
• RAP (Red Ambiental Peruana)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeruvian Environmental Network connecting organizations working on environmental issues. SEPAR participates in this network.
• RAE PERÚminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRAE Peru network for Andean-Amazonian rural development. SEPAR participates in this network.
• Mesa de Concertación para la Lucha contra la PobrezaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational multi-stakeholder platform for poverty reduction coordination. SEPAR participates in district and regional level mesas supporting participatory development planning.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Heifer International Peru: Heifer is a major existing donor to SEPAR's smallholder livestock programs, and its Peru office implements directly comparable livestock and rural livelihoods programs targeting smallholder farmers. Functionally an overlapping implementer.
• PRONATURALEZA: Peruvian conservation NGO focused on biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of natural resources, with active programs in the central Andean-Amazonian corridor. Closely comparable in its focus on conservation corridors and indigenous community engagement.
• Grupo Propuesta Ciudadana: Peruvian civil society coalition focused on democratic governance, participatory planning, and territorial development. Shares SEPAR's emphasis on participatory local governance and works in overlapping geographies.
• Centro Bartolomé de las Casas (CBC): Peruvian NGO focused on rural development, environmental management, and indigenous community support in the Andean-Amazonian region. Operates a similar grant-funded, multi-program model targeting rural and indigenous populations in southern/central Peru.
• FOVIDA (ONG): Peruvian non-profit development organization working on rural development, food security, and social inclusion. FOVIDA is already a direct partner of SEPAR on organic cocoa certification, and both share the same NGO service-delivery model in central Peru.
• IDMA Perú (Instituto de Desarrollo y Medio Ambiente): Peruvian NGO combining rural development and environmental management, working with smallholder farmers and indigenous communities on sustainable agriculture, agroecology, and territorial development — directly overlapping with SEPAR's mission and methodology.

Broad incumbents

• HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation Peru: Swiss development organization implementing rural development, climate adaptation, and economic inclusion programs in Peru. Comparable as a donor-funded rural development implementer with similar methodology and donor base.
• Cáritas del Perú: Large Peruvian Catholic charity implementing social assistance, rural development, and emergency response programs nationwide. Comparable as a multi-program development NGO, though significantly larger and broader in scope than SEPAR.
• WWF Perú: International conservation organization with active programs in Peru's Amazon and Andean regions, including biodiversity corridors, sustainable livelihoods, and indigenous community support. Operates at significantly larger scale but in directly overlapping thematic territory.

Emerging players

• SPDA (Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental): Peruvian environmental law and policy organization working on conservation, indigenous rights, and sustainable development policy. Comparable as a Peruvian non-profit working at the intersection of environment, indigenous communities, and policy — partially overlapping with SEPAR's biodiversity corridor work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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