Centro Ana Frank Argentina para América Latina

What Centro Ana Frank Argentina para América Latina does

Centro Ana Frank Argentina para América Latina (CAFA) is a Buenos Aires-based nonprofit educational organization founded in 2009 to disseminate the legacy of Anne Frank and advance Holocaust education, human rights, and democratic coexistence across Latin America. Its core offering is a multi-channel educational program comprising a physical museum in the Coghlan neighborhood of Buenos Aires (featuring the only recreation of the Secret Annex in Latin America and original period objects), a Virtual Museum for remote audiences, nine itinerant exhibition formats that travel across Argentina and Latin America, an Instituto de Capacitaci\u00f3n Docente delivering fee-based courses and a Diploma in Hate Speech, a literary contest series and newspaper project, a youth theater program, and an Ibero-American Youth Network co-managed with the OEI. The organization's distinctive methodology is a peer-education model in which 1,470+ trained volunteer guides aged 15–25 lead museum visits and exhibitions, supported by monthly youth discussion sessions in the Espacio Otto Frank and an annual Congreso de J\u00f3venes para J\u00f3venes.

CAFA's revenue model is a hybrid of earned income and institutional grants. Earned streams include museum admission (9,000–12,000 ARS per visitor), fee-based teacher courses (20,000 ARS), theater ticket sales and venue rental, and a bookshop/online store operating via Mercado Shops. Institutional funding flows from the Anne Frank House (Amsterdam), which designated CAFA in 2021 as the sole authorized regional representative of Anne Frank legacy projects for all of Latin America, the Claims Conference, the Embassy of the Netherlands, the Embassy of Canada, the Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI), and a set of recurring provincial government partners including the Ministries of Education and Security of Buenos Aires, CABA, Santiago del Estero, and Chubut. The organization operates with a staff of 79 and has reached over 1,800,000 participants cumulatively since 2009, with 30,000 museum visitors and 180,000+ mobile-exhibition visitors tracked in the most recent annual disclosure. CAFA does not operate a software or technology product; its competitive position rests on its exclusive regional license, its content library of nine exhibition formats and 16 books, the Anne Frank brand, and its grassroots volunteer network rather than on any proprietary technology stack.

Name

Centro Ana Frank Argentina para América Latina

Legal name

Centro Ana Frank Argentina para América Latina

Website

https://centroanafrank.com.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Centro Ana Frank Argentina para América Latina is a Buenos Aires-based nonprofit that operates a museum, virtual museum, and nine itinerant exhibitions to deliver Holocaust and human rights education to youth, educators, and government partners across Latin America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Museum Admission Fees: Visitors pay entrance fees for guided museum tours. Pricing varies: general public $12,000 ARS, students/teachers/seniors $9,000 ARS, with promotional 2×1 offers on Thursdays and free admission for people with CUD and companions and for teachers on weekends.
2. Educational Courses and Training: The Instituto de Capacitación Docente offers fee-based courses, including the 'Triángulo Rosa' course ($20,000 ARS, approximately USD $20) and other workshops and diploma programs. Financial aid/bursaries are available upon request.
3. Theater and Event Ticket Sales: The Sala de Teatro Ana Frank hosts theater productions (e.g., 'La ventana del árbol y Ana Frank') and events. The space is also available for rental.
4. Retail Sales (Bookshop): A bookshop and gift store operating at the museum premises, selling the Anne Frank Diary, educational publications, and branded merchandise. An online store is also available through Mercado Shops.
5. Donations and Institutional Grants: The organization receives support from institutional partners including the Anne Frank House (Amsterdam), the Claims Conference, and the Embassy of the Netherlands in Argentina for specific projects (e.g., Desarmando Discursos de Odio). Revenue is supplemented by bank transfers and Mercado Pago donations from visitors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Centro Ana Frank Argentina para Am\u00e9rica Latina operates a museum and educational programming portfolio in Buenos Aires, including guided tours of a physical museum with the only recreation of Anne Frank's Secret Annex in Latin America, a Virtual Museum, and nine itinerant exhibition formats deployed across Argentina and Latin America. It runs teacher training courses, literary contests, writing projects, youth theater productions, a volunteer guide program, and youth leadership events (Congreso de J\u00f3venes para J\u00f3venes, Premio Ana Frank de J\u00f3venes para J\u00f3venes), alongside a bookshop and online store selling educational publications and merchandise.

Product overview

Centro Ana Frank Argentina para América Latina is a museum and educational organization offering a multi-platform approach centered on the legacy of Anne Frank and human rights education. The core offering consists of the in-person Museum (with a unique Latin American recreation of the Secret Annex) and Virtual Museum, supplemented by 9 itinerant exhibition programs that travel across Argentina and Latin America. Educational programs include an Institute for Teacher Training offering courses like 'Triángulo Rosa' and a Diploma in Hate Speech, the Proyecto Periódicos group writing project, and literary contests with international travel prizes. Youth engagement is delivered through volunteer guide programs, the Espacio Otto Frank youth discussion space, the Ibero-American Youth Network (with OEI), the Congress of Youth for Youth, and the Youth Prize. The theater program hosts productions including 'Ana y la ventana del árbol.' Major exhibitions include 'Ana Frank: una historia vigente' (34 panels), 'De la dictadura a la Democracia,' 'Leer y escribir con Ana Frank,' 'Jóvenes que transforman,' 'Violencias que marcan,' 'Libertad de ser,' 'Free 2 choose,' and 'Historias de desobediencias.' An online store offers publications including the Easy Reading edition of the Diary.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Museo Presencial (Physical Museum Visit) In-person guided museum tours through four exhibition halls featuring original period objects, the only recreation of the Secret Annex in Latin America, and the original chestnut tree. Open Thursday-Sunday for individuals, with reservations for school and institutional groups Monday-Saturday. Located at Super\u00ed 2647, Coghlan, Buenos Aires.
• Museo Virtual (Virtual Museum)

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,800,000+ total participants across all programs since 2009
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and flagship.

• Embassy of the Netherlands in ArgentinacoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025The Embassy of the Netherlands, through its Human Rights Fund 2025, co-financed the 'Desarmando Discursos de Odio II' project, producing 8 educational videos on hate speech targeting youth on social media. The Embassy also supported the 'Voces jóvenes por los Derechos Humanos' event with Ambassador Wim Geerts.
• OEI (Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024CAFA and OEI co-manage the Red Iberoamericana de Jóvenes Ana Frank (RIJ), a youth network spanning Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking Latin America that fosters exchange and leadership among young people on human rights and coexistence.
• Provincia de ChubutcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024A cooperation agreement signed in 2024 between CAFA and the Province of Chubut (through the Centro Cultural por la Memoria de Trelew and Archivo Provincial de la Memoria) for mobile exhibitions, pedagogical and cultural activities for youth and adolescents, and human rights memory preservation.
• Ministerio de Educación de la Ciudad de Buenos AirescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaboration on ACAP (Approximation to the World of Work) programs, bringing students to the museum for training, as well as joint initiatives including the Congreso de Jóvenes para Jóvenes (November 2024) and other educational programs.
• Instituto Universitario Isaac AbarbanelcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Joint coordination of the Diploma in Hate Speech (Diplomatura en Discursos de Odio), a four-month virtual training program with 40+ speakers from Germany, Colombia, the US, the Netherlands, Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina. CAFA provides academic coordination.
• Provincia de Santiago del Estero (Ministry of Education)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Third consecutive year of joint programming (as of 2025) including itinerant exhibitions, a full teacher training day, and three literary contests (Periódicos, literary writing, and educational projects) at provincial scale, with prizes including trips to Amsterdam and Buenos Aires.
• Museo Memoria y Tolerancia, Ciudad de MéxicomajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023In June 2023, CAFA and the Museo Memoria y Tolerancia opened 'Ana Frank, notas de esperanza,' a 10-room exhibition in Mexico City. CAFA and the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam supervised the replica of the hiding place. The exhibition ran until May 2024.
• Anne Frank House (Casa de Ana Frank)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021In 2021, the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam granted Centro Ana Frank Argentina the responsibility to represent the Anne Frank legacy projects across all of Latin America. This is the organization's foundational partnership, conferring institutional authority and access to original educational materials, exhibitions, and the Anne Frank brand.
• Embassy of Canada in ArgentinacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Embassy of Canada supported the first series of 'Desarmando Discursos de Odio' on antisemitism and Islamophobia, producing video content for social media campaigns.
• Eudeba (Editorial Universitaria de Buenos Aires)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEudeba co-publishes the 'De Ana Frank a Nuestros Días' book series (6 volumes), compiling winning literary contest entries and educational projects. Eudeba also partnered on the Easy Read edition of the Diary of Anne Frank.
• Fundación VisibiliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVisibilia collaborated with CAFA and Eudeba on the Easy Read (Lectura Fácil) adaptation of the Diary of Anne Frank, ensuring accessibility for people with cognitive disabilities or reading difficulties.
• Ministerio de Seguridad de la Provincia de Buenos AirescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA formal agreement for human rights training for police cadets. CAFA conducts guided museum visits and reflective workshops for cadets across police academies in the province, aimed at strengthening democratic consciousness in security institutions.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Simon Wiesenthal Center / Museum of Tolerance: Los Angeles-based museum and education center combining Holocaust history with contemporary human rights, hate speech, and tolerance programming; a direct conceptual peer in mission, exhibits, and youth education.
• Museo del Holocausto de Buenos Aires: Buenos Aires-based Holocaust museum and educational institution; the most direct local competitor, also serving Argentine school groups with Holocaust exhibits and educational programming.
• Museo Memoria y Tolerancia (Mexico City): Mexico City-based museum focused on Holocaust memory, human rights, and tolerance; already a direct CAFA partner (hosted 'Ana Frank, notas de esperanza' 2023-2024) and serves a similar Latin American audience with overlapping exhibitions and education programs.
• Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect: US-based Anne Frank educational organization focused on the legacy of Anne Frank and contemporary social justice; runs exhibits, educator resources, and youth programming aligned with CAFA's mission.

Broad incumbents

• Anne Frank House (Amsterdam): The original Anne Frank museum in Amsterdam and CAFA's parent licensor; operates the canonical Secret Annex exhibit, creates the original exhibition content CAFA deploys in Latin America, and grants CAFA its regional representation authority.
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: US federal Holocaust memorial and educational institution; offers comparable Holocaust/human rights exhibits, teacher training, traveling exhibitions, and youth programming, but at vastly larger scale and with government backing.
• Topography of Terror (Berlin): Berlin memorial and museum documenting Nazi persecution and the Holocaust; comparable in combining outdoor exhibits, education centers, and historical documentation on Holocaust and human rights.
• Yad Vashem: Israel's official Holocaust memorial and research center; the global gold-standard institution for Holocaust documentation, education, and teacher training, with comparable international outreach and curricula.

Others

• International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA): Intergovernmental body coordinating Holocaust education, remembrance, and research policy across 35+ countries; relevant as a policy and standards-setting peer that shapes the institutional environment in which CAFA operates.

Emerging players

• House of the Wannsee Conference Memorial and Educational Site: Berlin-area memorial site focused on Holocaust education, guided tours for school groups, and pedagogical programs; comparable in its didactic, youth-oriented approach to CAFA's peer-led tours.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

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