Fundación FH Bolivia

What Fundación FH Bolivia does

Fundación FH Bolivia (legal name: Food for the Hungry Bolivia Foundation; DBA: FH Bolivia) is a private Christian non-profit humanitarian organization founded in 1978 and headquartered in La Paz, Bolivia, operating as the country-level entity of the international Food for the Hungry network (founded 1971 by Dr. Larry Ward in the United States; present in more than 20 countries). The organization delivers integrated community development and humanitarian assistance to vulnerable families in rural and peri-urban municipalities of La Paz, Cochabamba, Chuquisaca, and Potosí, working through 50 employees across three regional offices (La Paz, Sucre/Chuquisaca, Cochabamba) and a national directorate in La Paz. Mission focus is on children and families facing poverty, malnutrition, lack of clean water, school dropout, and climate-related emergencies (floods, forest fires).

The organization runs five core program pillars: Aprendizaje Productivo (Productive Learning), Bienestar Físico y Mental (Physical and Mental Well-being), Creación de Activos (Livelihoods/Asset Creation), Agua Saneamiento e Higiene (WASH), and Respuesta Humanitaria (Humanitarian Response). Each pillar contains sub-programs — for example, the LLR literacy methodology, the ICN integrated community nutrition approach, the SIF savings/microenterprise model, the FNW and F4V agricultural programs, the YYC youth development program, and the Bolivia con Agua consortium. Programmatic delivery is grounded in proprietary institutional frameworks — UNLOCK (institutional program model) and CONNECT (WASH methodology) — adapted to the Bolivian context and aligned with global humanitarian standards.

The revenue model is entirely non-commercial: funds come from individual donations and child sponsorships processed through the international give.fh.org platform, institutional grants, and consortium co-funding. The most material institutional relationship is the multi-year co-funding partnership with Japan International Food for the Hungry (JIFH, since 2011) and FH Japan, which finances water systems, irrigation, greenhouses, and nutrition programs in Cochabamba and Potosí. Other core partners include the Bolivia con Agua WASH consortium (Water for People Bolivia, Aguatuya, Hábitat para la Humanidad Bolivia, Fundación Natura Bolivia, World Vision Bolivia), FAO, and the Humanitarian Country Team for emergency response. Direct implementation is conducted through field staff, community leaders, mothers' clubs, savings groups, and municipal government partnerships across 400+ communities. Documented outcomes include 5,000+ families with safe-water access, 70% reduction in waterborne disease in served communities, 48% reduction in child malnutrition in Japan-funded areas, 115% income uplift among Japan-program participants, 90% school retention, and 16,000+ people assisted during recent fire and flood emergencies.

Name

Fundación FH Bolivia

Legal name

Food for the Hungry Bolivia Foundation

Website

https://fh.org.bo

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fundación FH Bolivia is a La Paz-based Christian non-profit and country office of the international Food for the Hungry network, delivering integrated humanitarian and development programs — WASH, nutrition, education, livelihoods, and emergency response — to vulnerable families across rural and peri-urban municipalities in four Bolivian departments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid and Community Development Services

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Disaster Recovery, Reconstruction & Resilience Programs (BPAGAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food Security, Agriculture & Nutrition Aid Programs (BPADABAD), Health, Population & WASH Aid Programs (BPADABAC), Economic Growth, Trade & Private Sector Development Programs (BPADABAF), Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG), International Development & Donor-Funded Education Programs (EDADALAB)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• Community development programs
• Water sanitation hygiene
• Food security nutrition
• Rural poverty alleviation

Headquarters

HQ city

La Paz

HQ country

Bolivia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Child Sponsorship: FH Bolivia raises funds through individual donations and child sponsorship programs facilitated via the international give.fh.org platform. Donors can sponsor a child or contribute to specific campaigns.
2. International Donor and Grant Funding: The organization receives funding from international donors and institutional grants, including partnerships with entities such as Japan International Food for the Hungry (JIFH).
3. Strategic Partnerships and Co-funding: Multi-organization consortia such as Bolivia con Agua pool resources from five partner organizations and multiple contributing entities (financial, in-kind, technical assistance, and volunteering) to fund shared social programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Fundación FH Bolivia delivers free integrated humanitarian and community development programs to vulnerable families, children, and rural/peri-urban communities across Bolivia. Its core offerings span five program areas: Productive Learning (education and literacy), Physical and Mental Well-being (nutrition and health), Asset Creation (livelihoods, savings, and agriculture), Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), and Humanitarian Response to floods and forest fires. Programs are implemented directly in municipalities of La Paz, Cochabamba, Chuquisaca, and Potosí, often through multi-organization consortia such as Bolivia con Agua.

Product overview

Fundación FH Bolivia (Food for the Hungry Bolivia) is a Christian humanitarian development organization operating five core program areas: Aprendizaje Productivo (Productive Learning), Bienestar Físico y Mental (Physical and Mental Well-being), Creación de Activos (Livelihoods/Asset Creation), Agua Saneamiento e Higiene (WASH), and Respuesta Humanitaria (Humanitarian Response). Each program area contains multiple sub-projects and initiatives (e.g., Bolivia con Agua consortium, ICN nutrition program, LLR literacy program, F4V/FNW/SIF agricultural programs). The organization also operates institutional frameworks including the UNLOCK Program Model, and implements international partnership programs such as Proyectos Japón with JIFH. The portfolio ranges from direct service delivery (emergency response, water systems, education) to community capacity-building (savings groups, agricultural training, leadership development), with geographic focus on rural and peri-urban municipalities in La Paz, Cochabamba, Chuquisaca, and Potosí departments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bolivia con Agua Consortium: A consortium formed by Water for People Bolivia, Aguatuya, Food for the Hungry Bolivia, Hábitat para la Humanidad Bolivia, Fundación Natura Bolivia, World Vision Bolivia, and a network of organizations focused on water and sanitation for vulnerable communities in Bolivia.

Products and services

• Aprendizaje Productivo (Productive Learning)

Quantifiable outcome

• 16,000+ people assisted during fire and flood emergencies
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bolivia con Agua Consortium (Water for People Bolivia, Aguatuya, FH Bolivia, Hábitat para la Humanidad Bolivia, Fundación Natura Bolivia, World Vision Bolivia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021A consortium formed by Water for People Bolivia, Aguatuya, Food for the Hungry Bolivia, Hábitat para la Humanidad Bolivia, Fundación Natura Bolivia, World Vision Bolivia, and a network of supporting organizations. It is a social program benefiting vulnerable communities through a cooperative public-private model that mobilizes tangible and intangible resources. Since 2021, the consortium has executed 80+ water and sanitation projects, reaching 20,000+ families, with over 50% of projects serving communities that accessed these services for the first time.
• Fundación PROINPA (Mario Antonio Gandarillas Antezana Agricultural Innovation Center)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical staff from FH Bolivia visited PROINPA's Agricultural Innovation Center to exchange knowledge, learn about their work, and explore future joint actions for agricultural innovation and development.
• Mano a ManominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFH Bolivia visited Mano a Mano's model farm as part of a knowledge exchange for strengthening urban and peri-urban agriculture, learning about innovative sustainable production techniques.
• Fundación Alerta VerdeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFH Bolivia partnered with Alerta Verde Foundation for an exchange visit to their family, school, and community gardens in Arbieto, promoting learning among women producers in peri-urban agriculture.
• FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFAO participates in coordination with FH Bolivia for humanitarian response to forest fires, working alongside municipal governments, community leaders, and the Humanitarian Country Team.
• Humanitarian Country Team (EHP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFH Bolivia coordinates with the Humanitarian Country Team for emergency response operations, ensuring timely and effective humanitarian action for affected populations.
• Food for the Hungry International NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFH Bolivia is part of the international Food for the Hungry network present in more than 20 countries. The network enables shared resources, best practices, global standards, and coordinated international programming.

Scale indicators37 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• UNICEF Bolivia: UN agency operating broadly across child survival, education, WASH, and nutrition in Bolivia; overlaps with FH Bolivia's program areas but operates at a national-policy scale rather than as a community-implementing NGO.
• Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Bolivia: Faith-based US NGO with Bolivia country programs in agriculture, WASH, and emergency response; comparable in faith-rooted integrated development and donor-funded rural community programming.
• Save the Children Bolivia: Major international child-focused NGO active in Bolivia; comparable in education, child nutrition, WASH, and humanitarian response, but operating at a larger global scale than FH Bolivia.
• CARE International Bolivia: Large international development and humanitarian NGO with Bolivia programming; comparable in integrated WASH, livelihoods, and women's empowerment focus but operating at broader regional scale.

Direct peers

• World Vision Bolivia: International child-focused humanitarian NGO operating in Bolivia; a co-founder of the Bolivia con Agua consortium alongside FH Bolivia and active in WASH, child sponsorship, education, and livelihoods in overlapping geographies.
• ChildFund International: International child-focused sponsorship NGO with presence in Bolivia; highly comparable in child sponsorship revenue model, child sponsorship portal mechanics, and community-led development approach.
• Habitat for Humanity Bolivia: Housing and WASH-focused NGO co-founding the Bolivia con Agua consortium with FH Bolivia; comparable in community-based infrastructure delivery, low-income beneficiary focus, and partnership-driven rural execution.
• Compassion International Bolivia: Child sponsorship-driven Christian NGO operating in Bolivia; closely comparable in sponsorship revenue model, child/family beneficiary focus, and faith-based community development programming.
• Water for People Bolivia: WASH-specialized international NGO co-founding the Bolivia con Agua consortium with FH Bolivia; directly comparable in water-system delivery, sanitation, and rural community engagement in Bolivia.
• Plan International Bolivia: Child rights and gender-focused international NGO operating in Bolivia; comparable in community development, education, WASH, and humanitarian response targeting vulnerable children and families.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@fundacionfhbolivia2798
• Facebookfacebook.com/fhBolivia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fundaci%C3%B3n-fh-bolivia
• Instagraminstagram.com/fundacionfhbolivia

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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