Fundación Alpina

What Fundación Alpina does

Fundación Alpina is a Colombian non-profit foundation established in 2008 and headquartered in Sopó, Cundinamarca, that operates as part of Grupo Alpina while maintaining independent governance. It functions as a social laboratory that works directly in rural territories through a horizontal accompaniment model, co-creating solutions with rural families across more than 15 Colombian departments. Its core programmatic methodology is SER RASSA (Sistema de Extensión Rural: Ruralidad Agroalimentaria Sostenible y Saludable), a structured rural extension system built around four integrated components: Sustainable Production, Food Practices, Productive Associativity, and Gender Approach, implemented through workshops, farm visits, and community facilitators.

The foundation has codified its methodology into two digital products: Caja Herramientas Alpina, a digital toolbox that houses guides and resources for extensionists, and El Aula, a digital learning platform that aggregates methodologies, good practices, and pedagogical materials co-created with communities. To date it has reached more than 32,000 participants through 75+ projects, with reported outcomes including a 62% average income increase for participating families, 47% of participants producing and consuming high-nutritional-value food, and 4 of 5 producers reporting income gains.

The business model is donation- and grant-based: the foundation does not sell products or services and is funded through corporate contributions from parent Grupo Alpina, individual donations processed via Wompi checkout, and strategic alliances with partner foundations such as Fundación Bolívar Davivienda, Fundación Smurfit Kappa, Fundación Concha Saldarriaga, and Fundación Bios. A 48-person staff executes programs through regional teams in La Guajira, Cauca, Vichada, Antioquia, and Santander, with the foundation serving as both a direct service provider to vulnerable rural families and a knowledge broker to the broader Latin American rural development ecosystem via networks such as Latimpacto.

Name

Fundación Alpina

Legal name

Fundación Alpina

Website

https://fundacionalpina.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fundación Alpina is a Colombian non-profit foundation, part of Grupo Alpina, that supports rural families across 15+ departments through the SER RASSA extension methodology, delivering sustainable agriculture, food security, women's empowerment, and community associativity programs to 32,000+ participants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Puerto Carreño

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Philanthropic Contributions: The foundation receives donations from individuals and organizations to fund its rural development programs. They have a donation mechanism on their website (Wompi checkout) and partner with donors to mobilize resources for projects.
2. Corporate Partnership with Grupo Alpina: As part of Grupo Alpina, the foundation operates independently but with the corporate group's commitment to sustainable rural development, suggesting ongoing corporate funding and support.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Fundación Alpina designs and implements rural development programs that accompany vulnerable rural families in Colombia through the SER-RASSA methodology, covering sustainable agricultural production, healthy food practices, productive associativity, and gender approach. It complements on-the-ground work with digital tools — the Caja Herramientas Alpina toolbox and El Aula learning platform — that house guides, methodologies, and pedagogical resources used by extensionists working with communities.

Product overview

Fundación Alpina operates as a non-profit foundation (not a commercial product company) that offers social programs and digital tools for rural development. Its primary digital offerings include the 'Caja Herramientas Alpina' platform housing the SER-RASSA methodology with four components (sustainable production, healthy food practices, productive associativity, and gender approach), and 'El Aula' for shared learning resources. The foundation functions as a social laboratory for sustainable rural development rather than a product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SER-RASSA Methodology (Sistema de Extensión Rural: Ruralidad Agroalimentaria Sostenible y Saludable) Rural extension system for sustainable and healthy agri-food rurality — a structured methodology comprising four components: sustainable production, healthy food practices, productive associativity, and gender approach. Implemented through workshops and farm visits with rural families in vulnerable Colombian territories.
• Caja Herramientas Alpina (Digital Toolbox Platform) Digital toolbox platform that houses the SER-RASSA methodology, providing guides, resources, and tools for extensionists to strengthen capacities of rural families in sustainable agriculture and food practices.
• El Aula (Digital Learning Platform) Digital space that compiles collective resources including methodologies, good practices, pedagogical materials, guides, and content that strengthen capacities and promote shared learning across rural development practitioners.

Quantifiable outcome

• 62% average income increase for participating families
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and flagship.

• LatimpactocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of impact organizations where Fundación Alpina is an active member, working collaboratively on shared goals for rural development and social impact in Latin America.
• Fundación Smurfit KappacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner in rural development initiatives, with the ex-directora ejecutiva highlighting collaborative approaches and social laboratories as key elements of effective foundation work.
• Fundación Bolívar DaviviendacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in projects such as Santander alliance, contributing to rural development programs and women's empowerment initiatives.
• Fundación Concha SaldarriagacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-funder and partner in rural development projects, particularly in the Santander region with the Zurron's Association.
• Fundación BioscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Santander project alongside other foundations, focusing on associative and sustainable production models.
• Fundación Amanee WayuusecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in La Guajira region, working on WASH processes and income generation for Wayuu indigenous communities with 176 participants.
• Grupo AlpinaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent corporate group. Fundación Alpina is part of Grupo Alpina but operates independently, with the commitment to drive sustainable, human, and collective rural development.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mercy Corps: Global humanitarian and development organization with a strong Latin America portfolio in food security, rural livelihoods, and resilience; comparable because it uses community-led accompaniment in vulnerable territories much like Fundación Alpina's horizontal model.
• TechnoServe: International non-profit that works with rural entrepreneurs and smallholder farmers across Latin America on income generation, agricultural productivity, and inclusive market development; comparable because it pursues rural livelihood improvement through business-oriented extension, similar to Fundación Alpina's model.
• CARE International: Large international development NGO operating in rural Colombia and across Latin America on food security, women's empowerment, and sustainable agriculture; directly comparable in target population and thematic focus.
• World Vision Colombia: International NGO running rural development, food security, and livelihoods programs in conflict-affected Colombian departments similar to those served by Fundación Alpina.
• Save the Children Colombia: International NGO with a Colombia country office running food security, nutrition, and rural family livelihoods programs in vulnerable territories; comparable in beneficiary focus and rural Colombia footprint.
• Heifer International: Global non-profit focused on ending hunger and poverty through sustainable agriculture and livestock programs with rural families; comparable target beneficiary (rural smallholder families) and methodology (participatory extension, agroecology, women's empowerment).
• Acción contra el Hambre (Action Against Hunger): International NGO actively operating in Colombia on food security, nutrition, and rural livelihoods with vulnerable communities; strong functional overlap with Fundación Alpina's food security and agroecological transition work.

Regional players

• ACPO (Asociación para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo): Colombian NGO focused on rural development, food sovereignty, and agroecology with indigenous and smallholder communities; comparable Colombian rural development peer with overlapping agroecological orientation.

Direct peers

• Fundación Smurfit Kappa Colombia: Corporate foundation of Smurfit Kappa in Colombia that partners with rural and vulnerable communities on livelihoods and community development; a current ally of Fundación Alpina and a direct peer as another corporate-backed rural development foundation.
• Fundación Grupo Nutresa: Colombian corporate foundation of Grupo Nutresa with parallel structure to Fundación Alpina: operates as the social arm of a major food conglomerate, funding rural development, nutrition, and food security programs in Colombia. Highly comparable in origin, funding model, and beneficiary focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/@fundacionalpina
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fund-alpina
• Instagraminstagram.com/fundacionalpina
• TikToktiktok.com/@fundacionalpina

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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Investments

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