Fundación Acción Geoda

What Fundación Acción Geoda does

Fundación Acción Geoda is a Spanish nonprofit foundation headquartered in Madrid that has operated since 2007 in the Tessaout Valley of Morocco's High Atlas. Through its flagship Proyecto Tessaout, the foundation implements a sustainable development program across approximately 45 of the 70 villages in the valley, serving an estimated 23,000 to 25,950 beneficiaries. The work is organized into five verticals: water access, education, infrastructure, women's empowerment, and health. On the ground, Acción Geoda delivers through local development associations and water committees and has built 9 community houses, installed water systems in 36 villages reaching roughly 16,000 people, organized 13 medical caravans, and employs 12 local teachers supported by more than 75 interpreters and a network of over 600 volunteers.

Operationally, the foundation runs on a lean Spanish staff of approximately 5 paid employees plus a 15-member volunteer coordination team in Madrid, and reports an overhead ratio of roughly 2%, with 98% of funds directed to field projects. The funding model is diversified across individual monthly memberships (minimum €5/month), one-time donations, corporate CSR partnerships with companies including Lilly España, Repsol, Natura, VAP Investments and Microsoft (via ilitia), prize awards from foundations such as ManosUnidas, Rotary and Auara, and a cooperation-tourism channel branded Morocco 4x4 Solidario.

Since 2022-2023 the foundation has begun geographic expansion beyond its Tessaout base through a partnership with Moroccan NGO AFER in the Mhaya commune (between Meknes and Fez) and is in discussions with ATLAS POR LA SANTÉ AZILAL for broader engagement across the Azilal province. Recognition has accumulated through the TEA 2023 and Blas Infante Casares Solidario 2024 awards, the Premio Natura 2023, and the Microsoft #BuildFor2030 Hackathon 2022 (via partner ilitia).

Name

Fundación Acción Geoda

Legal name

Fundación Acción Geoda

Website

https://acciongeoda.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Spanish nonprofit foundation operating since 2007 that runs Proyecto Tessaout, a sustainable development program serving approximately 25,000 beneficiaries across 45 villages in Morocco's High Atlas through water, education, infrastructure, women, and health initiatives.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Development & Humanitarian Aid

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Infrastructure, Energy & Urban Development Aid Programs (BPADABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education, Skills & Workforce Development Aid Programs (BPADABAE), Economic Growth, Trade & Private Sector Development Programs (BPADABAF), Climate Adaptation & Resilience Programs (BPADALAD)

Keywords

• Rural water infrastructure
• Community development programs
• Medical caravan services
• Early childhood education
• Women's literacy training

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual member/socio contributions: Monthly voluntary contributions from individual members starting from a minimum of €5/month. These contributions are directed entirely to the salaries of local teachers, providing the fixed monthly expense needed for the permanent education project.
2. One-time donations: Point-in-time donations from individuals directed to specific projects (water, schools, education, women, or health). All donors receive a corresponding donation certificate.
3. Cooperation trip fees: Fees paid by participants of cooperation trips cover travel expenses (flights, internal transport, accommodation, food). Revenues from these trips revert directly and entirely to local communities, serving both as income for local inhabitants and as project funding.
4. Corporate and NGO partnerships: Financial and in-kind support from private companies (e.g., Natura, Lilly España, VAP Investments Group, Repsol, ilitia, Viveros Yanguas, Auara) and other NGOs (e.g., ManosUnidas, WorldCoo, Rotary Tres Cantos). Partners finance specific projects such as water systems, schools, healthcare caravans, and community infrastructure.
5. Award prize money: Awards such as the TEA 2023 prize and the Blas Infante Casares Solidario prize provide funding designated for specific projects (e.g., school construction, water systems).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Fundación Acción Geoda delivers integrated sustainable development programs in Morocco's High Atlas through its flagship Proyecto Tessaout, operating across five areas: potable water infrastructure, early childhood and women's literacy education, medical caravans, women's empowerment, and community infrastructure (casas comunales). Programs are funded via individual monthly memberships (from €5/month), one-time donations, corporate CSR partnerships, and volunteer cooperation trips, and are delivered through local teachers, field teams, and partner associations in the Tessaout Valley.

Product overview

Fundación Acción Geoda is a non-profit development organization (ONG) that operates primarily through its flagship Proyecto Tessaout, a holistic sustainable development program in Morocco's High Atlas. Rather than a commercial product portfolio, the organization offers development programs including water infrastructure projects, education services (early childhood and women's literacy), healthcare through mobile medical caravans, women's empowerment initiatives, and community infrastructure construction. These programs are delivered through volunteer cooperation trips and ongoing field operations, working with local communities to achieve sustainable development outcomes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Proyecto Tessaout
• Water Infrastructure Projects
• Education Programs (Early Childhood and Women's Literacy)
• Medical Caravans (Caravanas Médicas)
• Women's Empowerment Program
• Community Schools / Casas Comunales
• Cooperation Trips / Campos de Cooperación

Quantifiable outcome

• 25,950 people across 42 villages directly impacted; 23,000 beneficiaries of Project Tessaout
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Asociación ATLAS POR LA SANTÉ AZILALminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Following a meeting during a medical caravan in May 2023, ATLAS POR LA SANTÉ AZILAL expressed interest in signing a cooperation agreement with Acción Geoda to work across the entire Azilal province, and to provide training for nurses and midwives in rural dispensaries.
• AFER (Asociación de Mujeres Rurales)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022AFER is a women's rural association based in the Mhaya commune (between Meknes and Fez) with 32,000 inhabitants in 23 villages. It runs projects in education, health, and vocational training. Acción Geoda partnered with AFER for its first medical caravan outside the Tessaout Valley, providing gynecological, pediatric, and dental care to Mhaya's population.
• TEA EdicionesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTEA Ediciones is a publishing house that appears in the 'Companies that make it possible' section of the Proyecto Tessaout page, indicating it supports the foundation's work as a corporate sponsor or collaborator.
• ManosUnidasminorGTM or Marketing PartnerManosUnidas, a Spanish NGO for development cooperation, is listed among the companies that support the Proyecto Tessaout.
• WorldCoominorGTM or Marketing PartnerWorldCoo is a crowdfunding platform that channels micro-donations to social projects, listed as a collaborator supporting the Proyecto Tessaout.
• Rotary Club Tres CantosminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRotary Tres Cantos is a service club that supports the Proyecto Tessaout through its international network.
• Colegio de Médicos de MadridminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Official Medical Association of Madrid (ICOMEM) supports the Proyecto Tessaout, likely through providing medical volunteer professionals for caravans.
• Colegio Mayor IsabelminorGTM or Marketing PartnerColegio Mayor Isabel is listed among the companies that support the Proyecto Tessaout.
• Janka ToursminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJanka Tours is listed among the supporters of the Proyecto Tessaout.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Engineers Without Borders (Spain / ISF): Volunteer-driven nonprofit implementing water and infrastructure projects in low-income countries. Closely analogous to Acción Geoda's volunteer-built water infrastructure approach in rural communities.
• High Atlas Foundation: US-Moroccan nonprofit implementing community development projects (water, education, women's empowerment) in the Moroccan High Atlas. Directly analogous mission and geography to Acción Geoda's Tessaout focus.
• Auara: Spanish social enterprise focused on water access and WASH in developing countries. Acts as funding intermediary for Acción Geoda's water projects and shares the water-as-core-thesis focus.

Broad incumbents

• WaterAid: Large international NGO focused on water, sanitation, and hygiene in low-income countries. Comparable WASH-delivery model at much larger scale, with overlapping institutional and corporate donor funder pool.
• charity: water: Large-scale nonprofit funding clean water access in developing countries. Similar donor-acquisition model (storytelling, recurring donors) and concentration on water infrastructure as a measurable intervention.

Peers

• Amref Health Africa: Africa's largest health NGO, running mobile health outreach and community health worker programs in rural areas. Directly comparable to Acción Geoda's mobile medical caravans and community health agent model.

Regional players

• ManosUnidas: Spanish Catholic development NGO funding international cooperation projects including in Morocco. Listed as an existing partner of Acción Geoda and a comparable Spanish-headquartered development actor.
• Fundación Ananta: Spanish development foundation supporting international cooperation and community development projects. Listed as a supporter of Proyecto Tessaout and operates in the same Spanish NGO ecosystem.

Emerging players

• ATLAS POR LA SANTÉ AZILAL: Moroccan health-focused association operating in Azilal province (neighboring Tessaout). Already in a cooperation discussion with Acción Geoda to expand training for nurses and midwives across rural dispensaries.
• AFER (Asociación de Mujeres Rurales): Moroccan rural women's association in Mhaya commune running education, health, and vocational training programs. Existing field partner of Acción Geoda for medical caravans and a comparable rural women's empowerment operator.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/acciongeoda
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fundaci%C3%B3n-acci%C3%B3n-geoda

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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