Almena Cooperativa Feminista

What Almena Cooperativa Feminista does

Almena Cooperativa Feminista is a worker cooperative (registered as ALMENA COOPERATIVA FEMINISTA SCCL) founded in 2017 and headquartered at Carrer Mir Geribert 8, Tercera, 08014 Barcelona, Spain. The organization operates within Catalonia's Social and Solidarity Economy (ESS) on a non-profit basis, with a team of approximately 1-10 worker-members including founder Júlia Vega Soria (also OVIM spokesperson), Amanda Alexanian, Maritza Sore, and Mary Milena Villena. It does not develop technology products; its work is structured around three strategic axes: strategic action on sexist and LGBT-phobic violence, gender mainstreaming in organizations and public services, and gender-focused communication.

The cooperative's core offerings include OVIM (Observatori de Violències Institucionals Masclistes) — a participatory observatory monitoring institutional sexist violence in Spain through a collective denunciation channel and annual reports (second report published 2025, with 139 complaints logged); practical guides and templates for embedding feminist perspectives in ESS cooperatives (e.g., the guide on feminist perspective and the tool for feminist internal regulations); the Acollides Feministes international cooperation project with FOCA A.C. (Mexico) and Creación Positiva; the Sem Barreiras intercultural exchange program with Arquitectura Sense Fronteres connecting secondary school students in Catalonia and Mozambique; a podcast series on feminist reception; and advisory/training services on protocols, gender-based violence circuits, and organizational assessments. OVIM is co-developed with Hèlia Dones and is positioned as the first observatory of its kind in Spain.

Almena generates revenue through project-based grants and consultancy contracts with Catalan public institutions, primarily the Agència Catalana de Cooperació al Desenvolupament, Ajuntament de Barcelona, Servei d'Ocupació de Catalunya, and Dipació de Barcelona, supplemented by international cooperation funding routed through EU and Catalan cooperation channels. The go-to-market is relationship-driven and network-mediated, relying on membership in the Consell Nacional de Dones de Catalunya (CNDC) since its creation, the Xarxa d'Economia Solidària (XES), Plataforma CEDAW Catalunya, and Xarxa de Comunicació Feminista. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; contracts are bilateral with public bodies, and the cooperative operates transparently via annual Social Balance (Balanç Social) reports to the XES network.

Name

Almena Cooperativa Feminista

Legal name

ALMENA COOPERATIVA FEMINISTA SCCL

Website

https://almenafeminista.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Almena Cooperativa Feminista is a Barcelona-based non-profit worker cooperative founded in 2017 that provides feminist consultancy, training, and research on sexist violence and gender mainstreaming to Catalan public institutions, feminist networks, and cooperation partners in Mexico, Mozambique, and Morocco.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Feminist Consulting and Gender Equality Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAFAD

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights Advocacy

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Civil Rights, Advocacy & Public Policy Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGABAF

Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/International Development & Poverty Alleviation

SECONDARYBPADAGAF

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Human Rights, Democracy & Governance

SECONDARYBPADABAK

Gender Equality, Inclusion & Social Protection Programs

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Bilateral Development Agencies & Aid Programs

Keywords

• Feminist consultancy services
• Gender mainstreaming training
• Gender violence research
• Social solidarity economy
• Feminist organizational advising

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona, Cataluña / Catalunya

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public institution consulting and project contracts: Almena generates revenue through consultancy contracts with public institutions (Catalan Cooperation Agency, Barcelona City Council, Servei d'Ocupació de Catalunya), international cooperation projects, and commissioned research. As a non-profit cooperative in the ESS sector, they operate without profit motive.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Almena Cooperativa Feminista is a non-profit worker cooperative in the Social and Solidarity Economy that delivers feminist consultancy, training, applied research, and political advocacy focused on gender-based violence and gender mainstreaming. Its core service work comprises advisory engagements with public institutions on protocol development, organizational assessments, and gender mainstreaming; training programs for professionals working in violence-response circuits; the OVIM observatory monitoring institutional sexist violence; and international cooperation projects such as Acollides Feministes and Sem Barreiras.

Product overview

Almena Cooperativa Feminista is a non-profit cooperative in the Social and Solidarity Economy (ESS) that does not offer a technology product but rather provides feminist consulting, training, research, and advocacy services. The organization operates through several key offerings: the OVIM (Observatori de Violències Institucionals Masclistes) - a participatory observatory monitoring institutional gender-based violence through collective denunciation and annual reports; the 'Guia per incorporar la perspectiva feminista a les cooperatives' and its companion tool for developing feminist internal regulations - practical guides for ESS organizations; the 'Acollides Feministes' international cooperation project transforming migration reception with feminist approaches; the 'Sem Barreiras' educational exchange program connecting Catalan and Mozambican students; and advisory services including protocol development, training, and organizational assessments on gender mainstreaming. Their work is structured around three strategic axes: addressing gender-based violence, gender mainstreaming, and gender-focused communication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consultoria en violències masclistes i perspectiva de gènere Advisory services including protocol development, tool creation, training sessions, and organizational assessments for public and private entities on gender-based violence and gender mainstreaming.
• Formacions a professionals dels Circuits d'Abordatge de les Violències Masclistes Training programs for professionals working in circuits addressing gender-based violence and youth services, delivered to public administration and partner entities.
• OVIM - Observatori de Violències Institucionals Masclistes
• Guia per incorporar la perspectiva feminista a les cooperatives
• Eina per elaborar reglaments de règim intern amb perspectiva feminista Tool for developing internal regulations with a feminist perspective, helping ESS organizations create fairer organizational structures.
• Acollides Feministes - International Cooperation Project
• Sem Barreiras - Intercanvi Feminista

Quantifiable outcome

• OVIM 2025 received 139 complaints/denunciations in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Arquitectura Sense Fronteres (ASF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaboration on the Sem Barreiras exchange program, bringing together students from Catalonia and Mozambique for intercultural feminist learning experiences.
• Hèlia DonescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Collaborating on the construction of OVIM (Observatori de Violències Institucionals Masclistes), presented together at the University of Valencia for the first public presentation of the observatory.
• Creación PositivacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Collaboration on the 'Acollides Feministes: transformem juntes' international cooperation project, co-producing the podcast 'Acollides Feministes' and organizing seminars on feminist reception in Catalonia.
• Formación y Capacitación A.C. (FOCA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Mexican partner in the Acollides Feministes project, providing the comprehensive accompaniment model for feminist reception. The collaboration includes knowledge exchange and seminar organization.
• Oxfam IntermónminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Collaboration on a report about invisibility of domestic and care work in written media, highlighting the need for improved media treatment of these topics.
• Xarxa d'Economia Solidària (XES)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlmena is part of the XES cooperative network, participating in Social Balance reporting and the broader Social and Solidarity Economy ecosystem in Catalonia.
• Consell Nacional de Dones de Catalunya (CNDC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlmena has been a member since the CNDC's creation, participating in feminist political advocacy and initiatives like the 2024 electoral debate organized for the first time in 35 years.
• Brots Consultoria SocialminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaborated with Almena on developing recommendations for the Servei d'Ocupació de Catalunya on occupational recovery for women experiencing sexist violence.
• Xarxa de Comunicació FeministacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlmena participated in this feminist communication network project, conducting group training and individualized advice for entities, focusing on collaboration between feminist organizations and media.
• La Ciutat InvisibleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation on the 'Pràctiques transformadores per una ESS feminista' project, providing expert facilitation on feminist perspective and cooperativism.
• Col·lectivaTminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in feminist transformation project, providing expertise on intersectional feminist approaches in ESS organizations.
• Es Por Ti MujerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation that presented the report 'Violència institucional cap a les dones migrants' at University of Valencia, marking first public presentation of OVIM construction.
• Plataforma CEDAW CatalunyacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlmena participates in this platform of about a dozen organizations that prepare Shadow Reports for the CEDAW Committee on women's rights in Spain.
• Larrutik (Donosti)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBasque network that organized feminist inter-cooperation exchanges in which Almena participated in San Sebastian.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Plataforma CEDAW Catalunya: Coalition of around a dozen Catalan organizations that prepare Shadow Reports to the CEDAW Committee on women's rights in Spain. Almena participates actively; the platform is a direct peer in feminist policy advocacy and human-rights reporting.
• Formación y Capacitación A.C. (FOCA): Mexican feminist civil association providing comprehensive accompaniment for migrant women and the 'Acollides Feministes' reception model. Direct peer as Almena's international cooperation partner applying feminist reception methodology in a comparable service offering.
• Creación Positiva: Barcelona-based feminist organization working on intersectional approaches to women's rights, migration, and feminist reception. Direct collaboration partner on the Acollides Feministes project; operates in the same feminist consultancy and training niche with overlapping methodology.
• Col·lectivaT: Catalan cooperative applying intersectional feminism within the Social and Solidarity Economy. Direct competitor and collaborator in feminist organizational transformation, gender mainstreaming, and ESS consulting.
• Hèlia Dones: Catalan feminist cooperative providing support to women survivors of gender-based violence. Co-creator of OVIM with Almena, making it the most direct peer in the feminist observatory and violence-prevention space.
• Brots Consultoria Social: Catalan social consultancy that collaborated with Almena on the SOC sexist-violence recommendations document. Direct peer in feminist and gender-mainstreaming public-sector consulting in Catalonia.
• La Ciutat Invisible: Barcelona-based cooperative within the ESS ecosystem working on social economy, feminism, and cooperative transformation. Partner on the 'Pràctiques transformadores per una ESS feminista' project and a direct peer in feminist cooperative consulting.
• Consell Nacional de Dones de Catalunya (CNDC): Catalan national women's council coordinating feminist political advocacy. Almena is a founding member; CNDC is a direct peer as the umbrella platform for the same feminist advocacy constituency Almena serves.
• Xarxa d'Economia Solidària (XES): Catalan Social and Solidarity Economy network of which Almena is a member. Direct peer/ecosystem peer that publishes the Balanç Social framework Almena uses, operating in overlapping cooperative development space.

Broad incumbents

• Oxfam Intermón: Major Spanish/European development NGO with which Almena has collaborated on care-work and gender research. Broader incumbent operating a much wider portfolio but with overlapping interest in feminist economics and gender-mainstreaming programming.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/almenafeminista
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@almenafeministafeminista
• Instagraminstagram.com/almenafeminista
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/almenafeminista

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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