Fundacion Jeison Aristizabal

What Fundacion Jeison Aristizabal does

Fundación Jeison Aristizábal, operating under the brand ASODISVALLE, is a Colombian non-profit foundation headquartered in the Ricardo Balcázar neighborhood of the Distrito de Aguablanca in Cali, Valle del Cauca. Founded by Jeison Aristizábal — diagnosed with cerebral palsy and recognized as CNN Hero of the Year 2016 — the organization delivers integrated services to approximately 800 children, youth, and adults with physical, neurological, genetic, and cognitive disabilities from low-income families. Its offerings span four operational pillars: (1) a certified IPS (Institución Prestadora de Salud) called IPS Asodisvalle, providing physiotherapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, psychology, dentistry, and nutrition to about 2,000 users per month; (2) the Universidad Jeison Aristizábal, the first university in Latin America dedicated exclusively to people with disabilities, currently under construction as a ~1,100 sqm facility budgeted at approximately $850,000 USD, with technical-vocational programs in systems, AI, 3D printing, baking, tailoring, leathercraft, and audiovisual design; (3) Unidades Productivas — productive units for 3D printing, sewing, and sublimation that generate both vocational training and income; and (4) a Tienda Solidaria e-commerce store selling branded merchandise.

The foundation's business model is donation-driven and non-commercial in orientation. Revenue streams include monthly individual subscriptions (COP $70,000 and $150,000 tiers), full and partial scholarship sponsorships (COP $6,500,000 and COP $3,250,000), event-based fundraising (Maratón de Sueños 5K runs, Bingo Solidario, motivational conferences, Ruta de la Felicidad guided visits), merchandise sales, vocational training service delivery, and corporate contributions. Donations are processed via Wompi checkout, Colombian bank accounts (Banco de Occidente as intermediary), Citibank New York for international wires, and the Give Lively platform in partnership with Caring For Colombia. Strategic partners include Fundación Maestro Cares (co-founded by Marc Anthony), Fundación El Arte de los Sueños (led by Maluma's family), SENA, Universidad Santiago de Cali, and corporate donors such as Baxter, Constructora Bolívar, Argos, Tecnoglass, Abbott, Arturo Calle, Banco W, Fanalca, and Reckitt Benckiser. The organization operates with a small team (1-10 employees) and relies on WhatsApp as a primary donor and contact channel.

Name

Fundacion Jeison Aristizabal

Legal name

Fundación Jeison Aristizábal

Website

https://fundacionjeisonaristizabal.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fundación Jeison Aristizábal (ASODISVALLE) is a Colombian non-profit in Cali that delivers integrated education, rehabilitation, and vocational services to approximately 800 children, youth, and adults with disabilities from low-income families, including the first university in Latin America dedicated to people with disabilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Services and Special Education

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Accessibility, Accommodations & Assistive Services (EDALAFAN)

Keywords

• Disability rehabilitation services
• Special education programs
• Vocational training
• Inclusive higher education
• Social services nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Cali, Valle del Cauca

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Primary revenue stream from individual donors contributing monthly (COP $70,000 and $150,000 tiers) and one-time gifts. Also receives full scholarship donations (COP $6,500,000) and partial scholarships (COP $3,250,000). Donations accepted via Colombian bank accounts, international wire transfers through Citibank, and Wompi checkout platform.
2. Merchandise Sales (Tienda Solidaria): Solidarity store selling t-shirts, bags, and other products. T-shirts priced at COP $35,000, bags at COP $60,000. Proceeds fund construction of the first university for people with disabilities in Latin America.
3. Vocational Training Services: Provides vocational and technical training in areas including systems, AI, 3D printing, audiovisual design, English, baking, tailoring, printing, and leathercraft. Revenue generated through training service delivery and product sales from training workshops.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Fundación Jeison Aristizábal (ASODISVALLE) is a Colombian non-profit foundation that provides comprehensive disability services including special education, integral rehabilitation (physiotherapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, psychology, dentistry, nutrition), and vocational training. It operates IPS Asodisvalle, a certified healthcare provider, and is constructing the first university in Latin America dedicated to people with disabilities. The foundation serves approximately 800 children, youth, and adults with disabilities from low-income families in the Distrito de Aguablanca area of Cali, Colombia.

Product overview

Fundacion Jeison Aristizabal (ASODISVALLE) is a non-profit foundation operating as a multi-service organization for people with disabilities, comprising three core offerings: (1) Universidad Jeison Aristizabal - the first university in Latin America for people with disabilities offering vocational training; (2) IPS Asodisvalle - a certified rehabilitation center providing integral health services; and (3) Tienda Solidaria - an e-commerce store selling branded solidarity products. The foundation also operates productive units for 3D printing, sewing, and sublimation printing, and runs fundraising events and scholarship programs. The organization serves approximately 800 children, youth, and adults with various disabilities in Cali, Colombia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Universidad Jeison Aristizábal: First university in Latin America for people with disabilities, offering technical and vocational training programs.

Products and services

• Universidad Jeison Aristizábal The first university in Latin America dedicated exclusively to people with disabilities, offering technical and vocational training programs in areas including technology, languages, baking, sewing, printing, and leathercraft. Provides education for work and job placement support through allied companies. Located in Cali district of Aguablanca, serving over 300 youth with various disabilities. Programs include technical baking, administrative assistant, logistics, manual arts, and music.
• IPS Asodisvalle - Centro de Rehabilitación Integral Certified healthcare provider (IPS) offering comprehensive rehabilitation services including physiotherapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, psychology, dentistry, and nutrition. Serves children, adolescents, youth, and adults with disabilities from low-income families in Cali, serving approximately 2,000 users per month.
• Tienda Solidaria Online merchandise store selling solidarity products including branded t-shirts (COP $35,000), children's backpacks (COP $60,000), and other items with inspirational messages. Proceeds support construction and operation of the first university for people with disabilities in Latin America. Shipping within Colombia with pickup option at the foundation.
• Unidades Productivas Productive units providing vocational training and employment for people with disabilities, including 3D printing, sewing (modistería), and sublimation printing services. Products include custom jewelry, POP materials, bags, and printed apparel. Training areas include systems, AI, 3D printing, audiovisual design, English, baking, tailoring, printing, and leathercraft.
• Eventos Solidarios Fundraising events including Maratón de Sueños (5K races in multiple Colombian cities), motivational conferences with Jeison Aristizábal, Bingo Solidario, godfather sponsorship plans, educational scholarships, and Christmas charity programs. Serves as both fundraising mechanism and awareness-building platform.
• Programa de Donaciones y Becas Universitarias Donation and scholarship program allowing supporters to contribute monthly amounts (COP $70,000 or $150,000) or donate full scholarships (COP $6,500,000 covering 100% of tuition and monthly fees for one year, plus meals, transport, supplies, and therapeutic rehabilitation support) or half scholarships (COP $3,250,000). Donations are tax-deductible in Colombia.

Quantifiable outcome

• 800 children, youth, and adults with disabilities served
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Fundación Maestro Cares (Marc Anthony)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2020Co-founded by Puerto Rican artist Marc Anthony and businessman Henry Cárdenas. Partnered with the foundation to construct the comprehensive rehabilitation center inaugurated in 2019 and the new university building (estimated $850,000 USD). Provides significant funding and celebrity endorsement for the disability inclusion mission.
• Fundación El Arte de los Sueños (Maluma)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2020Led by Colombian artist Maluma and his family. Jointly constructing the first university for people with disabilities in Latin America. Previously helped construct the rehabilitation center opened in 2019.
• Constructora BolívarcoreOthersConstruction company supporting the university building project for people with disabilities.
• ArgoscoreOthersConstruction materials company contributing to the university construction project.
• TecnoglasscoreOthersSupporting the university construction project as a corporate donor.
• SIDOCminorOthersCorporate donor supporting the university construction project.
• SIKAminorOthersCorporate donor supporting the university construction project.
• SloanminorOthersCorporate donor supporting the university construction project.
• SENAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Learning Service (SENA) - Colombian government vocational training institution. The foundation is developing alliances with SENA for technical training certification and labor inclusion programs.
• Universidad Santiago de CalicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity conducting a Qualification Program in Disability and Inclusion at ASODISVALLE. Speech therapy students from the university implement evidence-based practices under faculty supervision, creating educational materials for the institution.
• CNN HeroesflagshipOthersInternational recognition program that named Jeison Aristizábal as CNN Hero of the Year 2016. The award provided funding that enabled the acquisition and construction of the current rehabilitation center.
• Banco WminorOthersCorporate ally supporting the foundation's mission.
• Banco de OccidenteminorOthersBank serving as intermediary for international wire transfers and domestic donation collection.
• Banco de Alimentos CaliminorOthersFood bank providing support for the nutrition program serving children with disabilities.
• AbbottminorOthersHealthcare company supporting the foundation's health services.
• Harinera de OccidenteminorOthersFlour company supporting bakery training program.
• AeroCaliminorOthersCorporate ally of the foundation.
• Escuela Nacional de DeporteminorOthersSports education institution supporting the foundation.
• RecamierminorOthersCorporate ally supporting the foundation.
• SumiquimminorOthersCorporate ally of the foundation.
• Reckitt BenckiserminorOthersConsumer goods company supporting the foundation.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CBM International: Large international disability-focused organization working on prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and inclusive education in low- and middle-income countries. Comparable because it operates rehabilitation and inclusive education programs in similar geographies, but with a much broader mandate and budget.
• Light for the World: International disability and development non-profit working on inclusive education, eye health, and economic empowerment across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Comparable because of its disability-inclusion focus and education/economic-empowerment programming targeting similar underserved populations.
• Humanity & Inclusion: Formerly Handicap International, a large international organization delivering rehabilitation, inclusive education, and social inclusion for people with disabilities in conflict-affected and developing regions. Comparable for its integrated rehabilitation-plus-education approach in low-resource settings, though at significantly larger scale.
• Special Olympics: Global organization using sports, education, and health programs to drive inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities. Comparable because it shares the disability-inclusion mission, large-scale volunteer mobilization, and celebrity-driven fundraising that ASODISVALLE relies on.
• Goodwill Industries International: Large, established non-profit network providing vocational training, employment placement, and community-based services, including for people with disabilities. Comparable because both operate vocational training and productive units (Unidades Productivas) that monetize beneficiary skills into income-generating activity.

Emerging players

• Sense International: Smaller international non-profit supporting people with deafblindness through education, rehabilitation, and advocacy in low-income countries. Comparable as a niche, education-and-rehabilitation-focused disability organization, though specialized to a narrower beneficiary population.

Others

• Direct Relief: Large humanitarian aid organization providing medical and health resources to vulnerable populations globally. Comparable as a non-profit operating certified health service delivery (akin to ASODISVALLE's IPS) for low-income communities, though with a broader medical-aid rather than disability-specific focus.

Direct peers

• Leonard Cheshire Disability: Global non-profit providing education, vocational training, and employment support for people with disabilities in developing countries. Directly comparable because it combines special education, vocational pathways, and community inclusion, similar to Fundación Jeison Aristizábal's integrated model.
• Best Buddies International: Global non-profit creating opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities through one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, and leadership development. Comparable because both organizations drive labor inclusion and social participation outcomes for the same beneficiary population.
• Fundación Saldarriaga Concha: Colombian non-profit foundation focused on aging and disability inclusion through education, research, and policy advocacy. Highly comparable because it is a domestic Colombian non-profit operating in disability services and educational inclusion, sharing donor-base and beneficiary overlap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@fundacionjeisonheroecnn
• Facebookfacebook.com/fundacionjeisonaristizabal
• Instagraminstagram.com/fundacionjeisonaristizabal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/asodisvalle

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Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

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