PASTORAL SOCIAL REGIONAL SURORIENTE COLOMBIANO

What PASTORAL SOCIAL REGIONAL SURORIENTE COLOMBIANO does

PASTORAL SOCIAL REGIONAL SURORIENTE COLOMBIANO is a non-profit Catholic Church social pastoral coordination organization founded in 1998 and headquartered in Villavicencio, Colombia. It operates as a regional coordination, administration, and management body that animates, accompanies, and supports the social work of the Catholic Church across six southeastern Colombian departments — Meta, Guaviare, Vichada, Guainía, Vaupés, and Amazonas — spanning approximately 475,375 km² and serving roughly 1,200,000 people, including llaneros (plains dwellers), colonos (settlers), and indigenous communities. The territorial reach is delivered through the Archdiocese of Villavicencio, the Dioceses of Granada and San José del Guaviare, and the Apostolic Vicariates of Puerto Gaitán, Puerto Carreño, Inírida, Mitú, and Leticia.

The organization's service portfolio comprises five core offerings: Acompañamiento Pastoral (spiritual and social accompaniment), Capacitaciones (training in leadership and Church social doctrine), Talleres Vivenciales (experiential reflection workshops), Formulación de Proyectos (social project design), and Retiros Espirituales Empresariales (corporate spiritual retreats for work teams). Its value proposition rests on a territorial, integral, and intercultural approach that bridges Catholic social doctrine with grassroots community organization, human rights defense, environmental care, and peace-and-reconciliation processes.

The organization does not generate commercial revenue. It is funded through individual donations (channeled via a Banco Caja Social account), international institutional grants from Misereor (Germany) and the European Union, and strategic alliances with PNDP and Corporación Vínculos. Headcount stands at 11 employees who manage a multidisciplinary team of volunteers and partners across the ecclesiastical network; the organization has no technology platform, no productized offering, no proprietary intellectual property, and no equity ownership structure, operating instead within Catholic Church ecclesiastical governance.

Name

PASTORAL SOCIAL REGIONAL SURORIENTE COLOMBIANO

Legal name

Pastoral Social Suroriente Colombiano

Website

https://caritassuroriente.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pastoral Social Regional Suroriente Colombiano is a Catholic Church social pastoral coordination body founded in 1998 in Villavicencio, Colombia. It coordinates Catholic social action across six southeastern Colombian departments through dioceses and apostolic vicariates, delivering pastoral accompaniment, training, and peace-building programs funded by Misereor, the European Union, and donations.

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Product category

Religious social pastoral services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences) (BPAGAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG), Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE), Faith-Based & Mission Service Programs (EDAIAGAI)

Keywords

• Social pastoral services
• Faith-based community development
• Peace and reconciliation programs
• Youth leadership training
• Catholic social action

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization relies on donations from individuals and institutional donors to fund its social and pastoral programs. A bank account at Banco Caja Social is provided for public donations.
2. European Union Funding: Funded by the European Union for specific projects such as 'Jóvenes Parchando Paz' which supports youth leadership, peaceful coexistence, and reconciliation programs.
3. Misereor Funding: International Catholic development agency providing financial support for social programs and pastoral initiatives.

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Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pastoral Social Regional Suroriente Colombiano coordinates and delivers Catholic Church social pastoral services across six Colombian departments through a network of dioceses, parishes, and apostolic vicariates. Its sellable offerings are five service lines: Acompañamiento Pastoral (spiritual and social guidance), Capacitaciones (training in leadership and Church social doctrine), Talleres Vivenciales (experiential reflection workshops), Formulación de Proyectos (design of social projects with ethical and sustainable approaches), and Retiros Espirituales Empresariales (corporate spirituality and interiority experiences for work teams).

Product overview

PASTORAL SOCIAL REGIONAL SURORIENTE COLOMBIANO is a Catholic Church social coordination organization offering pastoral services including spiritual accompaniment, training programs, experiential workshops, project formulation, and corporate spiritual retreats. The organization coordinates social action across six Colombian departments (Meta, Guaviare, Vichada, Guainía, Vaupés, and Amazonas) through a network of dioceses, parishes, and apostolic vicariates. Its services are structured around five core offerings: Acompañamiento Pastoral, Capacitaciones, Talleres Vivenciales, Formulación de Proyectos, and Retiros Espirituales Empresariales.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Jóvenes Parchando Paz: A youth project initiative focused on strengthening leadership, coexistence, and reconciliation capacities among young generations in the region, supported by the European Union.

Products and services

• Acompañamiento Pastoral Spiritual and social guidance for individuals and communities in vulnerable contexts, delivered through diocesan and parish channels in the Suroriente Colombiano region.
• Capacitaciones Training programs in leadership, Church social doctrine, and integral development aimed at community leaders, parish social-pastoral teams, and partner organizations in southeastern Colombia.
• Talleres Vivenciales Experiential workshops designed for reflection and contextual pastoral action, intended for community groups, parish teams, and partner organizations.
• Formulación de Proyectos Design and formulation of social projects using ethical and sustainable approaches, provided to dioceses, parishes, and community organizations.
• Retiros Espirituales Empresariales Interiority and spirituality experiences for corporate work teams, combining spiritual reflection with team-building delivered in the Suroriente Colombiano region.

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• PNDP (Programa Nacional de Desarrollo Humano)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a strategic ally. PNDP is Colombia's National Human Development Program focused on human development and poverty reduction.
• Corporación VínculosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a strategic ally. A Colombian corporation focused on social development and community strengthening initiatives.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• PNDP (Programa Nacional de Desarrollo Humano): Colombia's National Human Development Program focused on poverty reduction and human development, listed as a strategic ally. Comparable as a larger institutional actor operating in overlapping community-development and human-rights domains.
• Cáritas Colombiana: National Catholic charity and social-action confederation in Colombia that oversees regional Caritas offices including Cáritas Suroriente. Directly comparable as the apex governance body coordinating similar pastoral and social programs nationwide.
• CEPALC - Cáritas de América Latina y El Caribe: Continental Cáritas coordination platform for Latin America and the Caribbean. Comparable as a higher-tier Catholic social-action network that informs funding and programmatic priorities of regional Cáritas bodies including the subject.

Direct peers

• Pastoral Social Regional Noroccidente Colombiano: Sibling regional Catholic pastoral-coordination body covering northwestern Colombian departments. Closely comparable in coordination role across multiple dioceses/vicariates and community-based pastoral program model.
• Pastoral Social Cáritas Bogotá: Another regional Cáritas/Pastoral Social body serving a Colombian archdiocese with similar pastoral, social and community-development services. Comparable in service mix, ecclesiastical affiliation and donor-funded operating model.
• Pastoral Social Diócesis de Barrancabermeja: Diocesan-level Catholic social-pastoral organization in Colombia focused on community accompaniment and human-rights defense. Highly comparable in mission, structure and reliance on international Catholic funding.

Others

• Misereor: German Catholic development agency and major financier of Pastoral Social Suroriente. Comparable not as a competitor but as the closest funder/ecosystem partner providing institutional funding and program support for Catholic social action in Latin America.

Regional players

• Corporación Vínculos: Colombian non-profit focused on social development and community strengthening, listed as a strategic ally of Pastoral Social Suroriente. Comparable as a Colombian civil-society organization working in similar vulnerable-community and territorial contexts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@pastoralsocialregional
• Facebookfacebook.com/pastoralsocialc
• Instagraminstagram.com/pastoralsocialc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pastoral-social-regional-suroriente-colombiano

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