What Enda ECOPOP does

Enda ECOPOP (Espace de Co-production des Offres Populaires pour l'environnement et le développement en Afrique) is a Senegalese non-profit organization headquartered in Dakar that designs and implements participatory local governance, climate adaptation, and inclusive economic development programs. Founded in 1991 as an entity within the Enda Tiers Monde network and spun off as an independent NGO in 2012, the organization serves African territorial collectivities (communes and municipalities), civil society organizations, women's groups, youth, and persons with disabilities across Senegal and broader West Africa.

Name

Enda ECOPOP

Legal name

Enda ECOPOP (Espace de Co-production des Offres Populaires pour l'environnement et le développement en Afrique)

Website

https://endaecopop.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Senegalese non-profit NGO headquartered in Dakar that designs and implements participatory governance, climate adaptation, and inclusive development programs for territorial collectivities, women's groups, and civil society across West Africa, funded primarily by international institutional donors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Development Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

SIC

International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Cooperation, Capacity Building & Policy Advisory Programs (BPADABAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Climate, Environment & Natural Resource Management Aid Programs (BPADABAI), Rural Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment (BPAGABAA), Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning (MEL) & Reporting for Donor Programs (BPADAOAL), Environmental Education, Capacity Building & Community Engagement (BPADALAO)

Keywords

• Participatory budgeting
• Local governance
• Citizen engagement
• Civil society programs
• Community development

Headquarters

HQ city

Dakar

HQ country

Senegal

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Project Grants and Funding: Enda ECOPOP operates as a non-profit organization funded primarily through grants and project funding from international donors, development agencies, and institutional partners including BMZ, Green Climate Fund, EU, USAID, and UN agencies.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Enda ECOPOP delivers donor-funded development programs and capacity-building services focused on local governance, participatory budgeting, citizen engagement, climate adaptation, and economic empowerment of women and youth across Senegal and West Africa. The organization implements multi-year projects (such as RFA improved cookstoves, PROMOVAL fisheries valorization, GoLD local governance, and OFFLOCC anti-corruption) in partnership with local communes, civil society organizations, and international donors. It also conducts international training sessions on participatory budgeting and publishes position papers, guides, and case reports on local governance and sustainable development.

Product overview

Enda ECOPOP is a non-profit organization that does not offer a traditional product or software platform. Instead, it delivers development programs and projects focused on local governance, citizen participation, climate action, and sustainable development across Senegal and West Africa. The organization's portfolio includes ACCESS (climate civic space), RFA (improved cooking stoves distribution), FAO youth program (urban agrifood systems), PROMOVAL (fisheries valorization), REGARD (inclusive governance), IROMDEL (water/sanitation), GoLD (local governance), PROGEP (rainwater management), PDTE (beach protection), and OFFLOCC (anti-corruption). These are development programs, not technology products or services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ACCESS (Alliance Concertée des OSC pour un Espace civique transformateur et durable en faveur de l'action climatique au SENEGAL)

Quantifiable outcome

• 368,255 improved cookstoves distributed to households in 5 regions of Senegal
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OIDP (Observatoire International de la Démocratie Participative)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive partnership in the International Observatory for Participatory Democracy, including participation in OIDP conferences, networking events (e.g., Habitat III in Quito), and collaborative initiatives on participatory governance methodologies.
• GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGIZ coordinates implementation of the RFA (Improved Cookstoves) project co-funded by BMZ and Green Climate Fund in Senegal, with Enda ECOPOP as execution entity in 5 regions.
• Wetlands InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in mangrove ecosystem preservation initiatives, including participation in the PROMOVAL project and regional coastal zone management forums.
• CGLU Africa (Cities and Local Governments United for Africa)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with African Union's local government federation including ALGA collaboration for participatory budgeting college and local governance training.
• Union des Radios Associatives et Communautaires du Sénégal (URAC)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for journalist capacity building on gender-sensitive participatory budgeting and civic information dissemination.
• Y En A Marre MovementminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormalized partnership for citizen dialogue and transparent governance under the 'Dox ak sa Gox' program, including citizen information guides and citizen observatory coordination.
• CNFPLF (Centre National de Formation des Personnels Locaux)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for decentralization and local governance capacity building for local government personnel.
• SSN (Simultion Senghor Network)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on climate finance transparency and governance with support from the World Bank.
• ONGAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in development programs at local level with ENDA tiers monde network support.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation: Swiss development organization with West Africa operations in local governance, climate adaptation, and rural livelihoods. Comparable donor mix and program methodology.
• CARE International: Major international humanitarian and development organization with Senegal presence. Competes for similar institutional donor funding in governance, climate adaptation, and women's economic empowerment.
• Enda Tiers Monde: Parent network organization with broader thematic scope (health, environment, youth, gender) and international footprint. Provides institutional umbrella but is a much larger, multi-entity incumbent.
• ActionAid International: International rights-based development NGO with country presence in Senegal and across West Africa. Operates in overlapping thematic areas of women's empowerment, governance, and climate justice with a federation model.
• SNV Netherlands Development Organisation: Large Dutch development organization with active governance, climate, and renewable energy programs across West Africa. Competes for similar donor funding pools and serves overlapping beneficiary populations.

Direct peers

• OIDP (Observatoire International de la Démocratie Participative): International observatory focused specifically on participatory democracy methodologies - a direct counterpart and active partner of Enda ECOPOP. Highly comparable core methodology (participatory budgeting, citizen engagement).
• CGLU Africa (United Cities and Local Governments of Africa): Continental federation of African local governments; direct partner of Enda ECOPOP via the ALGA participatory budgeting college. Operates in the same local governance capacity-building space across Africa.
• IED Afrique: Senegalese NGO with overlapping mission on sustainable development, citizen participation, and environmental governance in West Africa. Comparable scale, funding mix (international donors), and operational model.
• Enda Pronat: Sibling entity within the Enda Tiers Monde network focused on environment, natural resource management, and sustainable agriculture. Shares organizational DNA, donor base, and grassroots delivery model.

Others

• Transparency International: Global anti-corruption organization whose mission directly aligns with Enda ECOPOP's OFFLOCC initiative. Adjacent rather than competing, but operates in the same donor funding streams for transparency and governance programs.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/enda-ecopop

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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