COCEMFE Barcelona

What COCEMFE Barcelona does

COCEMFE Barcelona is a non-profit federation established in 1990 that coordinates more than 30 member associations serving people with physical and organic disabilities across the province of Barcelona. Its core activities include operating a Technical Accessibility Office (Oficina Tècnica d'Accessibilitat), running the Physical Disability Observatory (ODF) jointly with member organizations, supporting member associations with training and project delivery, and advocating for accessibility and inclusion at the municipal and provincial level. Programs include vocational initiatives such as sewing courses in partnership with Convent de Sant Agustí and urban gardening courses delivered with the Ajuntament de Santa Coloma de Gramenet at the La CIBA facility, as well as community events like the Rock&Grill fundraiser with AFANOC. Services to beneficiaries are provided free of charge.

The federation is funded almost exclusively through public-sector grants and subsidies. Documented income streams include multi-year subsidies from the Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona (2017–2023), annual grants from Fundació ONCE (historically €7,500–€30,708 per year between 2008 and 2016), and project-based funding from the Departament de Salut, Ajuntament de Barcelona and Diputació de Barcelona, supplemented by membership fees from its 30+ constituent associations. Day-to-day operations are run by a lean team of approximately 5 employees (3 technical staff plus board members), reflecting the federation's role as a coordinating and advocacy body rather than a direct service provider at scale. Governance is led by President Francisco Javier Rojano, and a multi-year Strategic Plan covering 2021–2025 frames the organization's programmatic priorities. Technology stack is minimal: a WordPress-based website with standard analytics and no proprietary platform or commercial product lines.

Name

COCEMFE Barcelona

Legal name

FEDERACIÓ D'ENTITATS DE PERSONES AMB DISCAPACITAT FISICA I ORGANICA FRANCESC LAYRET – COCEMFE BCN

Website

https://cocemfe-barcelona.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

COCEMFE Barcelona is a non-profit federation, founded in 1990, coordinating 30+ member associations that serve people with physical and organic disabilities across Barcelona province through accessibility services, advocacy, and training programs funded primarily by public grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Advocacy Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM)

Keywords

• Disability advocacy services
• Accessibility consulting
• Nonprofit federation
• Community health programs
• Social services support

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Subsidies and Grants: COCEMFE Barcelona receives ongoing subsidies from government bodies including Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona (multiple years from 2017-2023), Departament de Salut, Ajuntament de Barcelona, Fundació ONCE, and Diputació de Barcelona for various projects supporting people with disabilities.
2. Membership Fees: Revenue from federated member entities through voluntary association membership.
3. Project-based Funding: Funding for specific projects such as accessibility programs, employment insertion, value education, and health promotion initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

COCEMFE Barcelona is a non-profit federation that advocates for and provides accessibility and support services to people with physical and organic disabilities in Barcelona province. Its core services include an accessibility advisory office (Oficina Tècnica d'Accessibilitat) offering guidance on barrier removal and universal design, federation-level support to over 30 member associations covering diverse disability profiles, the Observatori de la Discapacitat Física for research and information dissemination, women's empowerment programs (Dona i discapacitat), and free educational courses on topics such as sewing, urban gardening, and textile arts.

Product overview

COCEMFE Barcelona is a non-profit federation providing advocacy, support services, and programs for people with physical and organic disabilities. The organization offers services including an Accessibility Technical Office (Oficina Tècnica d'Accessibilitat) providing guidance on barrier elimination and universal design, support for federated member entities, a Physical Disability Observatory (Observatori de la Discapacitat Física) for research and information dissemination, women's empowerment programs, and educational/training courses. The organization does not offer commercial software products or technology platforms.

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Functional benefit

Brands

• Observatori de la Discapacitat Física (ODF): A technical instrument for the collection, systematization, updating, generation and dissemination of information related to disability, inspired by the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
• Oficina Tècnica d'Accessibilitat

Products and services

• Oficina Tècnica d'Accessibilitat (Technical Accessibility Office) Advisory service providing guidance on barrier removal, accessibility, and universal design for people with disabilities, businesses, and public administrations in the province of Barcelona. Contact point led by Ramon Piella at [email protected].
• Observatori de la Discapacitat Física (ODF) - Physical Disability Observatory A technical instrument co-founded with Associació Amputats Sant Jordi and Natura i Salut for the collection, systematization, updating, generation, and dissemination of information related to physical disability, inspired by the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
• Suport a les entitats (Member-entity support program) Federation-level support service for the 30+ member associations, providing capacity building, visibility, resource mobilization, and modernization assistance to non-profit disability associations.
• Dona i discapacitat (Women and Disability program) Program focused on women with disabilities, addressing gender equality, anti-violence support, and empowerment initiatives for women experiencing intersectional discrimination due to disability and gender.
• Free Educational Training Courses (Sewing, Urban Gardening, Textile Arts) Free courses offered to people with disabilities and the community, covering sewing, urban gardening, and textile arts, with materials provided by COCEMFE Barcelona. Includes collaborations such as urban gardening courses at La CIBA center with Ajuntament de Santa Coloma de Gramenet and sewing courses at Convent de Sant Agustí.
• Solidarity Events (RockpelsXuklis Montbau Fest, Rock&Grill, Posa't la Gorra) Solidarity events and fundraising campaigns to support member associations and the disability community, including Rock&Grill at Poble Espanyol in collaboration with AFANOC (tickets at €15), the RockpelsXuklis Montbau Fest, and the Posa't la Gorra campaign (hat entry at €8 for children 3+), with proceeds supporting pediatric cancer families and disability programming.
• Health Promotion and Chronic-illness Support Projects (RED CAPACITAT) Project delivered with grants from Departament de Salut promoting collaboration processes between entities working in patient support and chronicity, including projects serving people in chronic health situations.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona (AMB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Annual collaboration agreement for supporting metropolitan municipalities in implementing accessibility policies. AMB provides subsidies to COCEMFE Barcelona for accessibility initiatives across the metropolitan area.
• AFANOC (Associació de Familiars i Amics de Nens Oncològics de Catalunya)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember federation collaborating on the RockpelsXuklis campaign and Rock&Grill events to raise funds for children with cancer and their families, including support for La Casa dels Xuklis.
• Associació Amputats Sant JordicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founder of the Observatori de la Discapacitat Física (ODF) along with Natura i Salut and COCEMFE Barcelona.
• Natura i SalutcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founder of the Observatori de la Discapacitat Física (ODF) along with COCEMFE Barcelona and Associació Amputats Sant Jordi.
• Ajuntament de Santa Coloma de GramenetminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on urban gardening courses and health promotion programs at La CIBA center.
• Convent de Sant AgustíminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with COCEMFE Barcelona for sewing courses and community education programs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ECOM (Federació ECOM): Catalan federation of physical disability organizations providing similar advocacy, member support, and accessibility services in Catalonia. Direct peer in the same regional disability federation space.
• Associació Catalana per al Parkinson: Member entity of COCEMFE Barcelona representing people with Parkinson's disease in Catalonia. Provides disease-specific support that complements the federation's broader physical and organic disability mandate.
• PREDIF (Plataforma Representativa Estatal de Personas con Discapacidad Física): Spanish state-level representation platform for people with physical disabilities, providing similar advocacy, accessibility consulting, and federation coordination services across Spain.

Broad incumbents

• ONCE (Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles): Spain's largest disability organization with broad mandate across disability types. Fundació ONCE is a documented funding partner of COCEMFE Barcelona, and ONCE operates comparable accessibility, employment, and social services programs at national scale.
• COCEMFE (Confederación Española de Personas con Discapacidad Física y Orgánica): National Spanish confederation of physical and organic disability organizations that COCEMFE Barcelona is part of. Operates the same federation model at the state level, providing national-level advocacy, training, and resources.
• CERMI (Comité Español de Representantes de Personas con Discapacidad): Spanish umbrella platform representing disability organizations at the highest policy level. COCEMFE Barcelona explicitly aligns with CERMI's manifestos (e.g., 8M women's manifesto), indicating close coordination in advocacy.
• Fundación ONCE: Foundation arm of ONCE focused on employment and training for people with disabilities. Documented multi-year funder of COCEMFE Barcelona (€7,500-€13,000 annually from 2008-2016) and operates comparable accessibility and inclusion programs.

Regional players

• Federación Española de Esclerosis Múltiple (EME): National federation of multiple sclerosis associations in Spain. Comparable federation structure focused on a specific chronic condition, similar to COCEMFE Barcelona's disease-specific member entities like ACLEG (lupus).
• ASPACE (Confederación Española de Asociaciones de Atención a la Parálisis Cerebral): Spanish confederation of cerebral palsy associations. Operates a similar federation model and advocacy approach but focuses specifically on cerebral palsy rather than physical and organic disabilities broadly.

Others

• Discapnet (Fundación ONCE portal): Major Spanish disability information portal operated by Fundación ONCE. Provides information, resources, and accessibility services comparable to COCEMFE Barcelona's Observatori de la Discapacitat Física (ODF) at much larger national scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CocemfeBCN
• Facebookfacebook.com/Cocemfe-Barcelona-257319341091475
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cocemfe-barcelona
• Instagraminstagram.com/cocemfebcn

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

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