What funcafe does

Funcafé (Fundación de la Caficultura para el Desarrollo Rural) is a Guatemalan non-profit foundation established in 1997 and headquartered at 5ta. calle 0-50 zona 14, Guatemala City. The foundation operates an integrated rural-development platform that serves coffee-farming families and their communities across 10+ Guatemalan departments (Huehuetenango, Suchitepéquez, Retalhuleu, Jutiapa, Santa Rosa, Sololá, Chimaltenango, San Marcos, Quetzaltenango, and Chiquimula), reaching beneficiaries in 24+ municipalities. Its work is organized around three pillars — Food and Nutritional Security (SAN), Community Health, and Education — delivered through direct field operations, community centers, mobile medical jornadas, and rural schools rather than any technology platform.

The core programmatic portfolio includes the Escuela Rural Activa (ERA) rural-school methodology (since 1997, Ministry of Education-certified), Coffee Kindergarten (since 2010, Resolución No. 667-2017), Coffee Camp (since 2015, Resolución No. 322-2020), Centros de Educación Extraescolar (CEEX), Escuelas de Caficultura, Escuela para Padres, the Programa Salud Comunitaria and Jornadas Médicas, the SAN food-security program, and the Fortalecimiento del Sistema Nacional de SAN governance initiative. The child-labor-prevention cluster (Coffee Kindergarten, Coffee Camp, Parent School) is a differentiated offering built around the coffee harvest cycle. No proprietary technology, software products, APIs, or AI capabilities exist; program delivery is human-centered and field-based.

The revenue model is donation- and grant-funded rather than commercial. Funcafé is sustained by international development organizations (USAID, FIDA/IFAD, AECID, World Vision, RTI), coffee-sector companies (Olam/Ofi), certification bodies (Rainforest Alliance), the Guatemalan national coffee association (Anacafé), and national government partners (SESAN, Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social). The foundation operates with a small staff of approximately 24 employees and raises additional funds via website donations and newsletter subscriptions. Program impact in 2023-2024 included 5,105+ health services delivered to 1,663 people, 747+ youth completing educational cycles, and 700+ families supported in food security.

Name

funcafe

Legal name

Fundación de la Caficultura para el Desarrollo Rural

Website

https://funcafe.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Funcafé is a Guatemalan non-profit foundation, founded in 1997, that delivers integrated rural-development programs in food security, health, and education for coffee-farming families across 10+ Guatemalan departments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Community Development Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (624210), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Work Exchange & Farmstay Programs (WWOOF/HelpX-Style) (EDAIAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Maternal, Infant & Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) Programs (BPADAJAC)

Keywords

• Rural community development
• Coffee farming education
• Community health programs
• Food security initiatives
• Child labor prevention

Headquarters

HQ city

Guatemala City

HQ country

Guatemala

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Development Funding: Funcafé operates as a non-profit foundation that raises funds through donations and partnerships with international development agencies, coffee sector companies, and governmental organizations to fund its community development programs in rural Guatemala.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Funcafé is a non-profit foundation that delivers integrated rural development programs to coffee-farming families in Guatemala through three pillars: food security and nutritional security (SAN), community health (Programa Salud Comunitaria and Jornadas Médicas), and education (Coffee Kindergarten, Escuela Rural Activa, Centros de Educación Extraescolar, Escuelas de Caficultura, Escuela para Padres). Programs are funded by international development agencies and coffee-sector partners and delivered free of charge to beneficiaries in rural coffee-producing municipalities.

Product overview

Funcafé (Fundación de la Caficultura para el Desarrollo Rural) is a foundation dedicated to rural development through coffee farming communities in Guatemala. The organization operates as a multi-program platform addressing food security, health, and education for coffee-farming families. Its education programs include Coffee Kindergarten, Escuela Rural Activa (ERA), Centros de Educación Extraescolar (CEEX), Escuelas de Caficultura, and Escuela para Padres, along with child labor prevention programs Coffee Camp and Centro de Aprestamiento Escolar. The health program (Programa Salud Comunitaria) provides medical services through jornadas médicas, while the food security program (SAN) focuses on sustainable agricultural practices and institutional strengthening.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional (SAN) Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,105+ health services provided to 1,663 people during 2023-2024 harvest period
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Ofi (Olam)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 May 2023Partnership for inauguration of a clinic in Ayarza, Santa Rosa. Collaborative effort for healthcare infrastructure in coffee-producing communities.
• AnacafécoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2020Partnership for child labor prevention in the coffee sector. Signed cooperation agreement for creation of educational materials and programs including Coffee Kindergarten, Coffee Camp, and Parent School programs.
• Rainforest AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2020Partnership for prevention and eradication of child labor in the coffee sector. Joint creation of educational materials including videos, infographics, and radio spots in Spanish, Mam, Q'eqchi', and Tz'utujil languages.
• SESAN (Secretaría de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational secretariat for food and nutritional security working with Funcafé on governance and local strengthening of food security systems.
• Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia SocialcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry of Health partnering with Funcafé for health community programs and medical jornadas in rural areas.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• World Vision: International humanitarian organization with deep Guatemala presence and active co-implementation partner with Funcafé on Project Raíces Comunitarias. Operates similar community-based education and child welfare programs.
• Coffee Quality Institute: Non-profit focused on training, education, and sustainability in coffee-producing communities. Operates similar education and capacity-building programs for coffee-farming families in Latin America.
• Heifer International: International development non-profit focused on rural agricultural livelihoods and food security in Latin America. Comparable mission to Funcafé's food security and smallholder farmer support programs.
• Rainforest Alliance: Global sustainability certification organization with deep coffee-sector presence in Guatemala. Already a strategic partner of Funcafé (child labor prevention); competes for similar donor dollars and operates overlapping programs in coffee communities.
• TechnoServe: International NGO that works on coffee value chain development across Latin America, including Guatemala. Operates farmer training, food security, and rural livelihood programs in coffee regions — closely aligned with Funcafé's integrated model.
• Solidaridad: International civil society organization with dedicated coffee supply chain programs in Latin America. Works on farmer livelihoods, sustainable agriculture, and food security — directly comparable to Funcafé's rural development approach.
• Sustainable Harvest: Coffee-focused company operating relationship coffee sourcing programs that invest in farmer communities in Latin America. Comparable in mission to improve coffee-farming livelihoods through value chain partnerships.
• Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung: German foundation actively promoting rural development in coffee-producing communities across Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Directly comparable as a non-profit foundation serving coffee-farming families with multi-decade programs.

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Relief Services (CRS): Large international humanitarian organization with significant Guatemala presence and agricultural livelihoods programming. Comparable as a development partner in the same geography and funding ecosystem.
• Fairtrade International: Global certification body focused on fair trade for coffee and other commodities, with HQs-driven programs that support farmer cooperatives. Broader scope than Funcafé but overlapping mission in coffee farmer welfare.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/funcafe

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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