Fundación Sidoc

What Fundación Sidoc does

Fundación Sidoc is a Colombian nonprofit foundation established in 2005 and headquartered in Cali, Valle del Cauca, with 201 employees operating across seven municipalities in Valle del Cauca and Cauca departments. The organization delivers peacebuilding, violence prevention, and youth empowerment programs targeting vulnerable populations in marginalized urban territories, including children and youth at risk of gang involvement, migrants and Colombian returnees, and people in post-conflict reincorporation. Its service portfolio includes the Siloé Children and Youth Symphony Orchestra (operating since 2008 with 600+ participants), Tambores de Siloé, Fútbol para la Esperanza (sports-based prevention since 2011), Forjar Oportunidades (psychosocial and economic inclusion), VALE+ Más (migrant support), Lazos para la Reconciliación (reincorporation support), and two community centers (La Esperanza and La Casa de las Vacas) in Cali.

The foundation's core intellectual property is its proprietary methodology integrating sports, music, arts, and psychosocial support with cognitive skills development, grounded in restorative justice and reconciliation principles. Programs are delivered through 47 territorial liaisons (forjadores) embedded in neighborhoods, with enrollment driven by community trust relationships built over 15+ years. The organization is a founding implementing partner of the 17-member Compromiso Valle alliance alongside ANDI Valle, Cali Chamber of Commerce, ProPacifico, and other foundations, which channels institutional funding across multiple program lines.

The business model is grant-funded philanthropy with zero cost to beneficiaries. Revenue sources include international development funding (USAID via OIM, BID, UN Multi-Donor Trust Fund), corporate foundation grants (FIFA Foundation, Coca-Cola Foundation, Fundación Bolívar Davivienda, Fundación Smurfit Kappa, Fundación WWB), Colombian government support, and individual donations via a PlacetoPay-enabled website portal. Institutional partners include USAID, OIM, BID, FIFA Foundation, Coca-Cola Foundation, Universidad de los Andes, Universidad ICESI, Bard College Conservatory, Ministerio de Cultura, and the Compromiso Valle alliance members. No revenue figure is publicly disclosed; financial statements are published annually under Colombian nonprofit regulations.

Name

Fundación Sidoc

Legal name

FUNDACION SIDOC

Website

https://fundacionsidoc.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Fundación Sidoc is a Colombian nonprofit foundation operating across seven municipalities in Valle del Cauca and Cauca, delivering peacebuilding, violence prevention, and youth empowerment programs through sports, music, arts, and psychosocial support to vulnerable children, migrants, and post-conflict populations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAKAN

Social Justice & Human Rights Grantmaking Foundations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Philanthropy, Foundations & Grantmaking

SECONDARYBPAGAKAH

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Philanthropy, Foundations & Grantmaking

SECONDARYHLAJALAF

Community Health & Prevention Program Funding

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Public Health Funding, Grants & Program Administration

Keywords

• Violence prevention programs
• Youth development services
• Peacebuilding methodology
• Community outreach programs
• Psychosocial support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Cali

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and philanthropy: The foundation operates primarily through donations. The website features a donation portal linking to PlacetoPay, and the organization publishes financial statements annually. Institutional donors include USAID, BID, and private foundations.
2. International development funding: USAID-funded programs through OIM (International Organization for Migration) support initiatives such as Forjar Oportunidades and VALE+ Más, targeting vulnerable youth, migrants, and reincorporating populations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fundación Sidoc is a Colombian non-profit foundation that delivers peacebuilding, violence prevention, and youth empowerment programs to vulnerable populations in southwestern Colombia. Its core program, Forjar Oportunidades, combines psychosocial support, skills training, and economic opportunities for at-risk youth, supported by complementary offerings in music education (Siloé Symphony Orchestra, Tambores de Siloé), sports-based development (Fútbol para la Esperanza), migration support (Vale + Más), and post-conflict reconciliation (Lazos para la Reconciliación). The foundation operates two permanent community centers and delivers its methodologies through a territorial liaison model in Cali, Buenaventura, and Santander de Quilichao.

Product overview

Fundación Sidoc is a Colombian non-profit organization offering a portfolio of social programs focused on peacebuilding, violence prevention, and youth empowerment. Its core program is 'Forjar Oportunidades' (Forging Opportunities), which provides second chances to vulnerable youth through psychosocial support, skills training, and economic opportunities. The organization operates complementary programs including musical initiatives (Siloé Symphony Orchestra, Tambores de Siloé), sports programs (Fútbol para la Esperanza), community inclusion centers (La Esperanza, La Casa de las Vacas), and specialized projects (Vale + Más for migrants, Lazos para la Reconciliación). The organization also maintains a Venture Catalog platform showcasing local entrepreneurs. Methodologies employed include Violence Prevention and Peacebuilding approaches integrating sports, music, arts, and cognitive development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Forjar Oportunidades: A program that generates second opportunities for vulnerable youth through psychosocial support and economic opportunities, implemented with USAID and OIM support.
• Lazos para la Reconciliación
• Orquesta Sinfónica Infantil y Juvenil de Siloé
• Tambores de Siloé
• Fútbol para la Esperanza

Products and services

• Forjar Oportunidades (Forging Opportunities) Primary program providing second chances to youth in vulnerable conditions through psychosocial support, skills training, and economic opportunities. Implemented in Cali, Buenaventura, and Santander de Quilichao with support from USAID/OIM, targeting Afro-Colombian and indigenous youth in conflict-affected territories.
• Siloé Children and Youth Symphony Orchestra (Orquesta Sinfónica Infantil y Juvenil de Siloé) Musical training program providing artistic spaces for children and youth in Comuna 20 of Cali, using musical education and psychosocial support for social inclusion and violence prevention. Over 600 participants throughout its history, with 10 graduates pursuing professional music studies.
• Tambores de Siloé Music and rhythm program using Colombian and urban musical rhythms to prevent violence among youth in Comuna 20 of Cali. Provides musical training and life skills development.
• Fútbol para la Esperanza (Soccer for Hope) Sports-based program using soccer to develop social, emotional, and cognitive skills in children and youth from Comuna 20 in Cali, with community strengthening processes. Supported by IDB, FIFA Foundation, and Coca-Cola Foundation.
• Vale + Más: Inclusión y Oportunidades Project strengthening socio-emotional and productive skills in 200 migrants, Colombian returnees, and host communities across 11 neighborhoods in Comuna 14 of Cali, generating sustainable livelihoods through psychosocial support and economic opportunities.
• Lazos para la Reconciliación (Bonds for Reconciliation) Initiative promoting territorial peace, coexistence, and community cohesion in Santander de Quilichao through leadership skills, citizen participation, economic sustainability, reconciliation, and community resilience for 80 people in reincorporation, social leaders, and general community.
• Centro para la Inclusión y la Construcción de Paz 'La Esperanza' Community center in Comuna 20 (La Estrella sector) of Cali providing access to community dining, computer lab, library, and musical, artistic, sports, recreational, and job training for over 200 youth and families.
• Centro para la Inclusión y la Construcción de Paz 'La Casa de las Vacas' Community center since 2016 serving approximately 80 youth from El Mirador sector in Comuna 20 of Cali, providing school support, internet access, and promoting art, recreation, and sports.
• Catálogo de Emprendimientos (Venture Catalog) Online catalog showcasing 172 local entrepreneurs and their businesses across categories including agriculture, food, handicrafts, gastronomy, beauty, music instruments, furniture, and services, supporting economic development and visibility for program beneficiaries.
• Violence Prevention Methodology (Metodología de Prevención de Violencia) Prevention methodology integrating sports, music, and arts with social and cognitive skill development to help youth and families recognize violence, manage emotions, and peacefully resolve conflicts. Promotes gender equity, life projects, citizenship skills, leadership, and reading/cognitive skills development through creative tools using soccer, music, and the arts as focal points.
• Peacebuilding Methodology (Metodología en Construcción de Paz) Model for overcoming vulnerability and generating autonomy based on social risk prevention, human development, reconciliation approach, and restorative justice, implemented from individual and community perspectives oriented toward transformation of beneficiaries' life projects and development of collective reconciliation actions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 600 children and youth served through the Siloé Children and Youth Symphony Orchestra since 2008, with 10 graduates pursuing professional music studies
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and moderate.

• Fundación Bolívar DaviviendamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing strategic ally supporting the Siloé Children and Youth Symphony Orchestra and other cultural programs in Cali's Comuna 20.
• Universidad de los AndesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner contributing to peacebuilding and social intervention programs. Listed as a strategic ally in the foundation's ally section.
• Universidad ICESImajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity ally supporting the Siloé Symphony Orchestra. Contributes academic expertise and student involvement to musical training programs.
• Ministerio de Cultura de Colombia (MINCULTURA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment ally providing institutional support for cultural programs including the Siloé Symphony Orchestra and other arts-based peacebuilding initiatives.
• Gobierno de Colombia (Government of Colombia)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational government ally supporting peacebuilding and social intervention programs. The foundation was inspired by the 'Gestando Oportunidades' program developed during the Mayor's Office of Maurice Armitage.
• Fundación Sidoc (Compromiso Valle alliance)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSidoc is a founding implementing partner of the Compromiso Valle alliance alongside 16 other foundations, ANDI Valle, Cali Chamber of Commerce, ProPacifico, and others. The alliance channels over $38 billion COP to 15+ social programs reaching 7 cities and 30,000 beneficiaries.
• Conservatorio Bard College de Nueva YorkmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerBard College Conservatory of New York supports the Siloé Children and Youth Symphony Orchestra with musical training expertise and pedagogical resources.
• Fundación WWBmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerWWB Foundation is a strategic ally supporting the foundation's programs in southwestern Colombia, listed among the organization's key institutional partners.
• Fundación Smurfit KappamoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting citizenship actions such as the mural painting initiative in Bellavista, Yumbo, contributing to public space transformation and community cohesion.
• Centro Cultural Colombo AmericanomoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerColombo American Cultural Center supports the Siloé Symphony Orchestra and cultural programs in Comuna 20, Cali.
• Fundación Gol & PazmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerSports for peace foundation contributing to the Fútbol para la Esperanza initiative and related community programs.
• Pontificia Universidad JaverianamoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic ally of the foundation, contributing intercultural expertise to programs targeting diverse communities in southwestern Colombia.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Save the Children Colombia: Global humanitarian NGO with a Colombia country office serving conflict-affected children and youth; comparable mission around child protection and violence prevention, but with broader geographic scope and significantly larger donor base.
• World Vision Colombia: Large international NGO operating sponsorship-based child-focused development programs across Colombian territories; overlaps with Sidoc on at-risk youth beneficiaries, violence prevention, and economic inclusion themes.
• Mercy Corps Colombia: Global humanitarian organization implementing peacebuilding, governance, and economic recovery programs in Colombian conflict-affected regions; comparable methodology around youth inclusion and conflict transformation.
• ACDI/VOCA Colombia: International development organization implementing economic inclusion and peace programs in Colombia, listed as a Sidoc ally; shares donor base (USAID) and overlapping populations (vulnerable youth, migrants, post-conflict communities).
• Fundación Plan International Colombia: Country office of the global Plan International network operating rights-based programs for children and youth in Colombia; shares target populations and donor universe with Sidoc at substantially larger organizational scale.

Direct peers

• Fundación Panamericana para el Desarrollo (FUPAD): Colombia-focused development foundation implementing peacebuilding, migration, and inclusion programs for vulnerable populations; comparable operating model and target populations (reincorporating combatants, migrants, at-risk youth) in similar geographies.
• Fundación Alvaralice: Cali-based social foundation working on early childhood, youth development, and community strengthening in southwestern Colombia; co-implementer under Compromiso Valle, with comparable operational scope and beneficiary focus.
• Fundación Carvajal: Cali-based foundation focused on youth employability, entrepreneurship, and social inclusion; a Compromiso Valle alliance partner alongside Sidoc, addressing overlapping beneficiary segments in Valle del Cauca with comparable intervention philosophy.
• Fundación Gol & Paz: Colombian foundation using football for peace and social cohesion; explicitly listed as Sidoc's ally on the Fútbol para la Esperanza program, addressing the same beneficiary populations and violence-premission outcomes through sports methodology.
• Pact Colombia: International NGO implementing peacebuilding, governance, and inclusion programs in Colombian post-conflict territories; comparable target populations (reincorporating combatants, ethnic communities) and donor base (USAID, international multilaterals).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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