Centro de Promoción de la Mujer Gregoria Apaza (ONG)

What Centro de Promoción de la Mujer Gregoria Apaza (ONG) does

The Centro de Promoción de la Mujer Gregoria Apaza (CPMGA) is a nonprofit feminist civil society organization founded on March 6, 1983, headquartered in El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia, and operating with 34 employees. Its core function is eliminating gender-based violence and advancing women's rights in Bolivia, executed through four program lines: violence-free life (Support Centers and the promotoras comunitarias model), economic autonomy (a Social and Solidarity Enterprises Incubator), rights enforcement (municipal plans such as PIMMA), and sexual and reproductive rights. The promotoras comunitarias model — where women survivors become certified community supporters, formalized under Article 29 of Bolivia's Law 348 — is the organization's signature platform and currently encompasses more than 2,000 certified promoters working across 155 of Bolivia's 342 municipalities.

The organization's underlying technology stack is conventional and lean: a website (gregorias.org.bo), an online educational platform (Plataforma Educativa Gregoria Apaza), a basic adolescent sexual-health chatbot (ALE – Tabú Sin Pelos en la Lengua), and active social media channels. There is no proprietary technology platform; value creation is primarily through human-mediated service delivery rather than software. Revenue is generated entirely through international development cooperation grants and project-based funding from approximately 14 institutional donors including AECID, Generalitat Valenciana, Oxfam en Bolivia, Alianza por la Solidaridad, AFD, KOICA, Gobierno de Aragón, and UNFPA. All services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries.

CPMGA's go-to-market operates through community-led outreach via the promoter network and direct-to-consumer service delivery through three physical Support Centers co-located with municipal services (FELCV El Alto, SLIM District 3, SLIM District 5). Strategic co-development partnerships with GAMEA, the European Solidarity Corps, and multiple international cooperation agencies extend reach beyond El Alto to municipalities including Viacha, Achocalla, Pucarani, Alto Milluni, and as of 2026, Caracollo and a six-municipality transition-support program.

Name

Centro de Promoción de la Mujer Gregoria Apaza (ONG)

Legal name

Centro de Promoción de la Mujer Gregoria Apaza (ONG)

Website

https://gregorias.org.bo

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Centro de Promoción de la Mujer Gregoria Apaza is a Bolivian feminist nonprofit founded in 1983 that supports women survivors of gender-based violence through three Support Centers in El Alto and a network of over 2,000 certified community promoters across 155 municipalities, funded entirely by international development grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Women's rights and gender-based violence social services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGABAF

Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/International Development & Poverty Alleviation

SECONDARYBPADAGAF

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Human Rights, Democracy & Governance

SECONDARYBPAGABAI

Governance, Democracy & Rule of Law

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/International Development & Poverty Alleviation

SECONDARYBPADAGAD

Civil Society Strengthening & Civic Space

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Human Rights, Democracy & Governance

Keywords

• Women's rights advocacy
• Gender-based violence prevention
• Community promoter network
• Economic empowerment programs
• Social and solidarity economy

Headquarters

HQ city

El Alto

HQ country

Bolivia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. International Cooperation Funding: The organization operates as a nonprofit organization funded primarily through grants and financial support from international development agencies, foreign governments, and cooperation bodies. Major funders include Alianza por la Solidaridad, We Social Momevent, Generalitat Valenciana, Oxfam en Bolivia, AECID, Gobierno de Aragón, Mundubat, Gijón/Ayuntamiento de Gijón, ASATA, KOICA, Mensen Met een Missie, and the French Development Agency (AFD).

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Centro de Promoción de la Mujer Gregoria Apaza is a nonprofit feminist organization delivering free direct services to women in Bolivia, including violence response through Support Centers (Centros de Apoyo), a community promoter network (promotoras comunitarias) formalized under Law 348, an Incubator for Social and Solidarity Enterprises supporting women entrepreneurs, and sexual/reproductive health and rights education delivered via workshops, an online learning platform, and a chatbot.

Product overview

Centro de Promoción de la Mujer Gregoria Apaza (CPMGA) is a civil society organization (ONG) that offers a portfolio of social programs and services rather than a traditional technology product. The organization's core offerings include: (1) Support Centers (Centros de Apoyo) providing direct attention to women in violence situations; (2) Promotoras Comunitarias, a peer-accompaniment model where survivors support other women; (3) Incubadora de Emprendimientos Sociales y Solidarios, a business incubator for women's economic autonomy; (4) Chatbot ALE, a digital communication tool on sexual health; and (5) the Plataforma Educativa Gregoria Apaza, an educational platform. The organization also produces publications like 'Crónicas de Mujeres Alteñas' and provides technical assistance for municipal planning (PIMMA). CPMGA operates primarily in El Alto, Bolivia, focusing on women's rights, violence prevention, and economic empowerment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Plataforma Educativa Gregoria Apaza: An educational platform operated by the organization for training and capacity-building purposes.
• Incubadora de Emprendimientos Sociales y Solidarios
• Centros de Apoyo
• Chatbot ALE – Tabú Sin Pelos en la Lengua
• Contextatarias

Products and services

• Centros de Apoyo (Support Centers for Women in Violence Situations) Free direct service centers providing women in violence situations with legal orientation, psychological support and accompaniment through the reporting process, available Monday to Friday during business hours across three locations in El Alto.
• Promotoras Comunitarias (Community Promoters Program) Peer-accompaniment program where women who have overcome violence are certified to support others in reporting abuse, seeking justice and rebuilding their lives; operates through more than 2,000 certified promoters across 155 of Bolivia's 342 municipalities.
• Incubadora de Emprendimientos Sociales y Solidarios (Social and Solidarity Business Incubator) Incubator program promoting economic autonomy for women through social and solidarity-based entrepreneurship, combining feminist self-awareness formation with business development; supports women-led ventures in artesanías, textiles, food services, cosmetics and massage, showcased in events such as 'Cosechando sueños de vida' that brought together more than 20 women-led ventures.
• Chatbot ALE – Tabú Sin Pelos en la Lengua Digital chatbot that responds to adolescents and young people on sexual and reproductive health and rights, deployed as part of CPMGA's youth programming and Laboratory of Narratives and Digital Activism project.
• Plataforma Educativa Gregoria Apaza Online educational platform providing training and resources on women's rights, gender equality and violence prevention for promoters, partners and the broader public.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2,000 women who survived violence have become certified community promoters
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor, moderate and major.

• Embajada de Francia en BoliviaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench Embassy in Bolivia partnered on the feminist mural project celebrating International Women's Day and commemorating Juana Quispe.
• Cuerpo Europeo de Solidaridad (CES) - European Solidarity CorpsmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Union program hosting 19 young European volunteers in Bolivia through the COR - Care Of Rights project, implemented with sending organizations ASPEm (Italy) and ADICE (France).
• ASPEm (Italia)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian sending organization for the European Solidarity Corps volunteer program, collaborating on human rights and gender equality initiatives.
• ADICE (Francia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench sending organization for the COR volunteer project, facilitating European youth participation in human rights programs in Bolivia.
• Fundación Munasim KullakitamoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Bolivian partner organization hosting European volunteers and collaborating on care and rights programs in El Alto.
• Gobierno Autónomo Municipal de El Alto (GAMEA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal government of El Alto that partners with the organization for technical assistance on the Plan Integral Municipal de las Mujeres (PIMMA) and other gender policy initiatives.
• Red AdaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork/partner organization visible in the organization's partner logos.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• UN Women Bolivia:

Direct peers

• CLADEM (Comité de América Latina y el Caribe para la Defensa de los Derechos de las Mujeres): Latin American regional feminist network focused on women's rights litigation, advocacy, and capacity building. Directly comparable mission, beneficiary populations, and donor mix to CPMGA.
• Centro de la Mujer Peruana Flora Tristán: Long-established Peruvian feminist NGO combining violence prevention, economic autonomy, and policy advocacy. Closest Andean analogue in programmatic structure and history.
• Coordinadora de la Mujer (Bolivia): Bolivian national coalition of 30+ women's rights NGOs that does policy advocacy, training, and research on gender equality. Most direct domestic peer given shared geography, mission, and donor ecosystem.

Emerging players

• Red Ada (Bolivia): Bolivian women's rights network visible in CPMGA's partner logos. Operates in adjacent advocacy space on women migrants, sex workers, and violence prevention at smaller scale than CPMGA.
• Fundación Munasim Kullakita: La Paz-based Bolivian feminist NGO focused on children's and women's rights. Already a documented CPMGA partner and comparable in scale and Bolivian operating context.

Broad incumbents

• Oxfam en Bolivia: Major international NGO operating in Bolivia on gender, economic justice, and rights. Functions both as a funder of CPMGA and a broader-incumbent peer implementing parallel programs at larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GregoriasBo
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/gregoriaapaza
• Facebookfacebook.com/gregoria.apaza
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gregoriaapaza
• Instagraminstagram.com/gregoriaapazabolivia

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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