FUPAD COLOMBIA

Name

FUPAD COLOMBIA

Legal name

FUNDACIÓN PANAMERICANA PARA EL DESARROLLO - FUPAD COLOMBIA -

Website

https://fupad.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian and Development Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee, Migration & Displacement Support (BPAGABAH), Cash & Voucher Assistance (CVA) and Emergency Livelihood Support (BPAGAAAJ), Development Cooperation & Foreign Aid Administration (BPAIAIAG), Rural Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment (BPAGABAA)

Keywords

• Humanitarian assistance
• Peacebuilding programs
• Community empowerment
• Migrant integration
• Sustainable livelihoods

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá D.C., Cundinamarca

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. International Cooperation Funding: Primary revenue stream from international development cooperation donors including USAID/BHA, INL (Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs), and other government-to-government funding mechanisms.
2. Government Contracts and Agreements: Direct agreements with Colombian government entities including Fondo Paz, Fondo Colombia en Paz, Dirección de Sustitución de Cultivos de Uso Ilícito (DSCI), and Agencia de Renovación del Territorio (ART) for implementing national development programs.
3. Private Sector Partnerships: Corporate donations and strategic alliances through the corporate donation program where companies, collectives, and suppliers become strategic allies of PADF Colombia projects.
4. Donations from Individuals: Individual donations program for supporting migration integration, gender-based violence prevention, sustainable livelihoods, and emergency humanitarian assistance.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

FUPAD Colombia (Fundación Panamericana para el Desarrollo) implements social development and humanitarian assistance programs for vulnerable populations in Colombia, including migrant integration, emergency humanitarian aid, gender-based violence prevention, scholarship programs, and voluntary crop substitution. The organization acts as an implementing partner for international donors (USAID/BHA, INL) and Colombian government entities (Fondo Paz, ART, DSCI), delivering services directly to beneficiary communities using its proprietary IBP (Iniciativas con Balance Positivo) community empowerment methodology.

Product overview

FUPAD Colombia (Fundación Panamericana para el Desarrollo) is a non-profit organization affiliated with the Organization of American States (OEA) that operates social programs rather than commercial technology products. The organization offers a portfolio of development and humanitarian programs including the Iniciativas con Balance Positivo (IBP) methodology for community empowerment, the Integrando Horizontes program for migrant integration, the Becas Vamos Sumando scholarship program, humanitarian assistance, violence prevention, and sustainable livelihoods programs. These are social impact programs designed to serve vulnerable populations in Colombia, not technology products or software solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Iniciativas con Balance Positivo (IBP) A social innovation methodology that empowers communities to identify priorities, design initiatives, and implement solutions autonomously, with more than 930 community initiatives implemented through this approach.
• Integrando Horizontes A program focused on integration of Venezuelan migrants and host communities, providing psychosocial support, training, and tools for economic autonomy.
• Becas Vamos Sumando A scholarship program providing education and professional development opportunities to youth from vulnerable communities, implemented with INL and Colombian Police and Navy, with more than 10,000 beneficiaries since 2009.
• Programa de Asistencia Humanitaria An emergency humanitarian assistance program providing food security, protection, and emergency support to displaced and confined populations, with more than 48,000 people assisted over the last 5 years.
• Programa de Prevención de Violencias A violence prevention program strengthening community networks for the prevention of gender-based violence (VBG) and promoting peaceful coexistence, with more than 80 community networks strengthened.
• Programa de Medios de Vida Sostenibles A program promoting sustainable livelihoods through employment support, entrepreneurship training, and economic integration for vulnerable populations, with more than 5,500 beneficiaries in employment/self-employment over the last 5 years.
• Programa Nacional Integral de Sustitución Voluntaria de Cultivos de Uso Ilícito A program implemented with Fondo Colombia en Paz and the Agency for Territorial Renewal (ART) supporting families in the voluntary substitution of illicit crops in 5 zones of Tumaco area (Alto Mira y Frontera, Llorente, Río Chagüí, Río Mejicano, Río Rosario), attending more than 11,122 families.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 5,500 people benefited with employment and/or self-employment
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

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

• Fondo Mixto de Cultura de SucreminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Cultural fund collaborating on the KaribeFest 2023 awareness campaign on children's rights in Sucre department, including municipalities with PDET (Development Programs with Territorial Approach).
• Gobernación de SucreminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Departmental government of Sucre partnering on cultural festival and child rights awareness activities in Sucre department.
• Fondo Colombia en PazcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Government peace fund working with PADF on the National Integral Program for Voluntary Substitution of Illicit Crops, supporting families in Tumaco area.
• Dirección de Sustitución de Cultivos de Uso Ilícito (DSCI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Government directorate within the Agencia de Renovación del Territorio (ART) implementing the National Program for Voluntary Substitution of Illicit Crops with PADF support.
• Agencia de Renovación del Territorio (ART)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Government agency for territorial renewal partnering with PADF on development programs including crop substitution in Tumaco municipalities.
• Organization of American States (OEA/OAS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPADF Colombia is an independent non-profit organization affiliated to the Organization of American States. This affiliation provides institutional legitimacy and access to OAS networks and cooperation frameworks for development work across the hemisphere.
• Fondo PazcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment fund for peacebuilding that partners with PADF for implementing cultural and peace initiatives in conflict-affected territories, including programs like 'Arte para mi comunidad'.
• Government of ColombiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational government partnerships for implementing development, peacebuilding, and social programs across Colombian territory, including institutional capacity building.
• Colombian National PolicesecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerBecas Vamos Sumando program providing scholarships to at-risk youth for police careers, with more than 10,000 beneficiaries since 2009.
• Colombian National NavysecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerBecas Vamos Sumando program providing scholarships to at-risk youth for navy careers, promoting social inclusion and alternative livelihoods in conflict-affected regions.
• Cruz Roja ColombianasecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistorical collaboration with Colombian Red Cross on social programs, including communications and public participation initiatives.
• Oxfam para América Latina y el CaribesecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional NGO collaboration, including previous work with Lina Díaz (Communications Director) in design and implementation of regional communication strategy.
• DICAR (Dirección de Ação Cultural)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural directorate collaborating on art-based transformation programs including 'Arte con Raíces Sociales' and football-based violence prevention programs.
• Local Governments and MunicipalitiessecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with municipal governments including family commissaries, cultural funds, and local administration for implementing territorial development programs.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Save the Children Colombia: Save the Children Colombia implements large-scale child protection, GBV prevention, education, and humanitarian response programs with INL/USAID funding — operating as a peer implementing partner competing for the same donor RFPs and serving overlapping beneficiary populations.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC): IRC is a major US-headquartered humanitarian NGO that delivers refugee resettlement, protection, and emergency response programs, including dedicated Colombia operations serving Venezuelan migrants and conflict-affected populations — directly comparable to FUPAD's humanitarian and integration portfolio.
• UNHCR Colombia: UNHCR Colombia leads the international refugee response system with substantial BHA co-financing; its integration and protection mandate closely parallels FUPAD's Integrando Horizontes program as a co-ordinator/implementer of the same Venezuelan migration response.
• Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Colombia: CRS is a US faith-based INGO with long-running peacebuilding, livelihoods, and migration programs in Colombia funded by USAID. It is a comparable implementing partner for FUPAD's Fondo Paz and crop-substitution-style work.
• International Organization for Migration (IOM) Colombia: IOM implements large-scale Venezuelan migration response, voluntary returns, and GBV protection programs with BHA funding across Colombia. FUPAD's own senior team previously worked at IOM, signaling direct collaboration and overlap as implementing partners.
• World Vision Colombia: World Vision Colombia runs multi-sector humanitarian and development programs across rural, indigenous, and migration-affected communities with similar institutional donor backing, making it a direct operational peer in FUPAD's geographic and thematic territory.
• Mercy Corps: Mercy Corps runs conflict and migration programming across Latin America, with significant USAID/BHA funding in Colombia. Its integrated peacebuilding, livelihoods, and youth engagement model closely mirrors FUPAD's portfolio funded by the same donor set.

Direct peers

• Cruz Roja Colombiana (Colombian Red Cross): The Colombian Red Cross is a humanitarian auxiliary society delivering emergency response and protection programming, and is explicitly cited as a FUPAD partner. It is the closest Colombian peer for FUPAD's humanitarian-assistance work.
• ACDI/VOCA Colombia: ACDI/VOCA is a US INGO that implements USAID economic-development and value-chain programs in rural Colombia. It is named in FUPAD's own management team's prior experience, indicating direct overlap in donor-funded livelihoods and peacebuilding implementations.
• Oxfam en Colombia: Oxfam Colombia runs inequality, gender, and humanitarian programming funded by international donors; it is explicitly named as a prior collaborator of FUPAD's Communications Director and works on overlapping migration and GBV agendas.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/FUPADColombia
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCeZwiIextfhfRKaDKPZzusg
• Facebookfacebook.com/FUPADColombia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fupadcolombia
• Instagraminstagram.com/padfcolombia

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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