What Fundació Akwaba does

Fundació Akwaba is a non-profit foundation (ONG) founded in 1992 and headquartered in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. The organization delivers social insertion and cohesion services for migrants, refugees, and other vulnerable populations in Catalonia. Its core program portfolio comprises three areas: (1) Àrea d'Acollida i Formació (Reception and Training), which provides Spanish and Catalan language courses and preparation for Spanish nationality exams (DELE A2 and CCSE); (2) Àrea d'Educació per a la Justícia Global, which runs the Talleritza't workshop program and themed educational campaigns on interculturality, gender equality, and environmental sustainability; and (3) Punt Òmnia Fundació Akwaba, a community digital inclusion center operated as part of the Catalan Government's regional digital literacy network. The foundation also develops community-building initiatives such as 'Teixint mirades de dones migrades' (an intercultural women's space), 'Teixint Esperances' (a crochet-based wellbeing project for migrant women), 'Fem Eco' (environmental activities), and 'Fent barri' (neighborhood-awareness activities).

The underlying technology is intentionally minimal: a multilingual (Catalan/Spanish) WordPress-based content platform, multiple thematic blogs on wordpress.com subdomains, standard social media presence (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X), and the Punt Òmnia community informatics infrastructure. No proprietary software, AI/ML systems, APIs, or commercial product platforms are operated. The foundation does not sell technology; it uses basic digital tools to support program delivery and beneficiary outreach.

The business model is that of a publicly funded non-profit social foundation. All services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries. Operating revenue derives from public subsidies and grants (multi-year resolutions from Generalitat de Catalunya departments, Diputació de Barcelona, ACCD, and the city councils of L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Tarragona, and Castelldefels), service contracts for the Punt Òmnia program, collaboration agreements with Obra Social la Caixa and COSPE, and individual donations (via bank transfer or PayPal). There is no commercial pricing model, no shareholders, no venture capital or private equity involvement, and no profit distribution. Governance is by the foundation's own statutes with independent audits published on the website. With 11 employees, the foundation is a small-scale operation sustained through institutional public funding rather than market-based revenue.

Name

Fundació Akwaba

Legal name

FUNDACIÓ CATALANA AKWABA

Website

https://fundacioakwaba.cat

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fundació Akwaba is a non-profit foundation in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, providing free social insertion, language and nationality exam training, digital inclusion (Punt Òmnia), and global justice education for migrants, vulnerable populations, and women in Catalonia, funded primarily by Catalan public subsidies and grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services / Migrant Integration

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Social Justice & Human Rights Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAN), Community Health & Prevention Program Funding (HLAJALAF)

Keywords

• Migrant integration services
• Language training programs
• Digital inclusion services
• Nonprofit social services
• Global justice education

Headquarters

HQ city

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public subsidies and grants: The foundation receives operating funds from various public institutions including the Generalitat de Catalunya (Departament de Drets Socials i Inclusió, Departament de Política Lingüística, Departament d'Igualtat i Feminismes), multiple city councils (l'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Tarragona, Castelldefels), the Diputació de Barcelona, and ACCD. These subsidies fund specific programs in reception, formation, and global justice education.
2. Donations: Individual donors can contribute via bank transfer (ES57 2100 1353 9002 0004 2371) or PayPal. Donations are directed entirely to projects for the formation and care of the most vulnerable people.
3. Social program Òmnia service contract: Fundació Akwaba operates the Punt Òmnia program under multi-year service contracts with the Catalan Government, providing digital inclusion and community informatics services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fundació Akwaba is a non-profit foundation that delivers free reception, training, and social insertion services to migrants and vulnerable populations in Catalonia. Its core offerings include language courses (Spanish and Catalan), Spanish nationality exam preparation (DELE A2 and CCSE), community-based digital inclusion through the Punt Òmnia program, and global justice education campaigns and workshops (including Talleritza't). All services are provided free of charge to individual beneficiaries, with the foundation funded through public grants, service contracts, and donations.

Product overview

Fundació Akwaba is a non-profit organization focused on social insertion and cohesion, operating as a single unified offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The organization provides a portfolio of social programs including the Àrea d'Acollida i Formació (Reception and Training Area) offering language and integration services, the Àrea d'Educació per a la Justícia Global with its Talleritza't workshop program and educational campaigns, the Punt Òmnia community technology center, and preparation courses for Spanish nationality exams (DELE A2 and CCSE). These programs work together to support migrants and vulnerable populations through training, education, community building, and digital inclusion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Talleritza't: An educational program within the Global Justice Education area of Fundació Akwaba, featuring theatrical activities and workshops.
• Punt Òmnia Fundació Akwaba
• Teixint Esperances

Products and services

• Àrea d'Acollida i Formació (Reception and Training Area) Reception, training, and support services for migrants and vulnerable populations, including language courses (Spanish and Catalan) and social integration assistance. Offered free of charge to beneficiaries in Catalonia.
• Àrea d'Educació per a la Justícia Global (Education for Global Justice)
• Talleritza't
• Punt Òmnia Fundació Akwaba
• Preparació per a l'examen de nacionalitat (Nationality Exam Preparation)

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and moderate.

• Fundació Ibn BattutaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Collaborated with Fundació Ibn Battuta to facilitate a session of the 'Teixint mirades de dones migrades' program, demonstrating intercultural exchange between migrant women's organizations.
• Ajuntament de l'HospitaletcoreOthers · 1 January 2025Multiple subsidy resolutions from the municipal government of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat funding reception and formation programs as well as global justice education activities in 2022–2025.
• Generalitat de Catalunya – Departament de Drets Socials i InclusiócoreOthers · 1 January 2025Core social rights subsidies supporting the foundation's reception and social insertion programs on a multi-year basis (2021–2025).
• Generalitat de Catalunya – Departament d'Igualtat i FeminismescoreOthers · 1 January 2025Gender equality subsidies funding programs focused on women, including gender-based violence prevention and women's empowerment initiatives (2021–2025).
• Generalitat de Catalunya – Departament de Política LingüísticamoderateOthers · 1 January 2025Language policy subsidies supporting Catalan and Spanish language training courses for migrants and integration programs.
• Diputació de Barcelona – Àrea de Sostenibilitat Social, Cicle de Vida i ComunitatmoderateOthers · 1 January 2025Annual subsidies from the provincial government supporting social sustainability, life cycle, and community programs (2021–2025).
• Diputació de Barcelona – Àrea de Feminismes i IgualtatmoderateOthers · 1 January 2025Feminism and equality area subsidies funding gender equality programs and campaigns (2023–2025).
• Ajuntament de BarcelonamoderateOthers · 1 January 2025Municipal subsidies supporting global justice education programs and social insertion activities in Barcelona (2022–2025).
• Ajuntament de TarragonaminorOthers · 1 January 2025Municipal subsidies for educational campaigns and justice global programs in Tarragona (2022–2025).
• Ajuntament de CastelldefelsminorOthers · 1 January 2025Municipal subsidies for community and educational programs in Castelldefels (2022–2025).
• Fundació Bancària 'La Caixa' / Obra Social la CaixacoreOthers · 1 January 2025Multi-year collaboration agreements (2020–2022) with the Banking Foundation 'La Caixa' providing financial support for social programs through the Obra Social la Caixa.
• Lafede.catmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Lafede.cat accompanied Fundació Akwaba in the shared process of developing the Protocol for the Prevention and Action against Sexual and Gender-based Violence, from 2021 through the protocol's approval in July 2024.
• ACCD – Agència Catalana de Cooperació al DesenvolupamentmoderateOthers · 1 January 2023Subsidy resolutions from the Catalan Agency for Development Cooperation funding global justice education projects (2022–2024).
• COSPEmoderateOthers · 1 January 2022Collaboration agreements with COSPE for social rights and gender equality programs (2021–2022).

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cruz Roja Española: National humanitarian organization delivering migrant reception, language training, and social inclusion programs across Spain. Overlaps with Akwaba on reception and integration services but operates as a broad, multi-mission incumbent.
• Cáritas Española: Large Spanish Catholic social services confederation providing migrant support, language training, and social insertion across Spain. Comparable services to Akwaba but at significantly larger scale and broader scope.
• CEAR - Comisión Española de Ayuda al Refugiado: Spain's largest refugee assistance organization providing reception, legal aid, language training, and social integration across multiple regions. Broad incumbent offering overlapping services to Akwaba's migrant integration focus but at national scale.
• ACCEM: National NGO specializing in refugee and migrant reception, training, and integration with presence across Spain. Direct service overlap with Akwaba's programs but at substantially greater organizational scale.

Direct peers

• Fundació Migra Studium: Catalan foundation of Jesuit Migrant Service providing legal, social, and cultural support to migrants and refugees. Directly comparable peer operating in Catalonia with similar migrant integration and accompaniment services.
• Fundació Ibn Battuta: Catalan foundation focused on migrant reception, training, and intercultural exchange. Directly comparable to Akwaba as a peer migrant-serving NGO in Catalonia and an actual collaboration partner, serving similar beneficiary segments with overlapping services.
• Fundació ACSAR (Refugee Aid): Catalan refugee assistance foundation providing reception, legal guidance, and integration services to asylum seekers and migrants. Direct peer in the same region offering highly comparable services to Akwaba's beneficiary segments.
• Lafede.cat - Federació d'Organitzacions per la Justícia Global de Catalunya: Catalan federation of NGOs working on global justice, development education, and social transformation. Comparable to Akwaba on global justice education programming and is an actual partner organization, sharing similar mission and methodology.

Others

• Punt Òmnia (Xarxa Òmnia): Catalan Government digital inclusion network in which Akwaba operates a Punt Òmnia center. Comparable as the ecosystem/platform context for Akwaba's digital inclusion services, with peer centers run by other NGOs across Catalonia.

Emerging players

• SOS Racisme Catalunya: Catalan anti-racism NGO providing reporting, advocacy, and integration support to migrants. Comparable focus on migrant rights and intercultural cohesion but with greater emphasis on advocacy versus direct service delivery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/fundacio.akwaba
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fundaci%C3%B3-akwaba

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