IFPD

Name

IFPD

Legal name

IFPD - International Foundation for Population and Development

Website

https://ifpd.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-profit Vocational Training and Social Entrepreneurship Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Professional Organizations (81392), Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cash & Voucher Assistance (CVA) and Emergency Livelihood Support (BPAGAAAJ), Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC), International Development & Donor-Funded Education Programs (EDADALAB), Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

Keywords

• Vocational training programs
• Social entrepreneurship support
• Micro-enterprise development
• Literacy education services
• Professional integration programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Geneva

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

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 Charitable Contributions: IFPD is recognized as a not-for-profit organization under Swiss law. The organization relies on donations that are tax deductible, channeling funds efficiently and transparently in the interest of project beneficiaries.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IFPD is a Swiss-law non-profit foundation that funds, designs, and supports vocational training, literacy and basic education, and social entrepreneurship programmes for vulnerable populations in Brazil, India, Nepal, and Switzerland. It works through partner NGOs and academic institutions and operates its own social enterprises, including Alter Start Food and the Manju Baha School-Hotel, which provide hands-on training and integration pathways for beneficiaries.

Product overview

IFPD is a non-profit foundation with 25 years of experience empowering vulnerable populations through vocational training, professional integration, and entrepreneurship programs. The organization operates as a portfolio of interconnected social programs rather than a unified tech product: vocational training provides practical skills in hospitality, beauty, bakery, and textile sectors; education programs offer literacy and children's development services; and social entrepreneurship support helps micro-business creation. Key programs include the Alter Start Food catering enterprise in Switzerland, the Manju Baha School-Hotel in Nepal, and various vocational training centers across Brazil, India, and Nepal. Operations span Brazil, India, Nepal, and Switzerland in collaboration with local NGOs and public/academic partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Alter Start Food: A catering and food business initiative under IFPD that supports migrant and refugee entrepreneurs in Switzerland by providing professional kitchen access, chef training, and a platform for catering services.

Products and services

• Vocational Training Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• 18 young individuals trained each year at Manju Baha School-Hotel

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

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

• Viva Rio NGOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerViva Rio is the local partner in Brazil for vocational training programs in Rio de Janeiro's Cantagalo Slum, implementing courses in bakery, beauty and hairdressing, and textile/fashion recycling since 2018.
• Agragami IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgragami India is the local partner implementing multiple projects in India including the Hotel & Hospitality Training Center in Bodhgaya, sewing workshop and beauty parlour in Delhi, Children's Activity Centers, and health education programs in Bihar since 2015.
• EHL SmileflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEHL Smile is a non-profit organization created in 1996 by EHL (Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne) students. They partner with IFPD to provide Swiss-quality hospitality training standards at the Bodhgaya Hotel School and Manju Baha School-Hotel in Nepal, training students to international excellence standards.
• Business and Professional Women Nepal (BPWN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBPWN is the local partner for projects targeted at poverty reduction and women empowerment in Nepal, including vocational training and micro-businesses as well as literacy courses for women launched in 2016.
• Saathi NGOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSaathi NGO is a local partner in Nepal involved in the Manju Baha School-Hotel project in Bhaktapur, Kathmandu, supporting the social entrepreneurship and skills development program.
• Yak & YetiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYak & Yeti, a leading hotel in Kathmandu, is an international partner providing internship and employment opportunities for students from the Manju Baha School-Hotel project.
• Sagarmatha Swiss OrganisationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss partner involved in the Manju Baha School-Hotel project in Nepal, contributing to the social entrepreneurship and skills development initiative.
• Centre for Study of Social Change (CSSC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSSC was the local partner for income generating activities project in Mumbai's Bandra East area from 2001 to 2012, focusing on self-help group formation among slum women.
• EVAMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEVAM (Établissement vaudois d'accueil des migrant-e-s) is a local institution in Lausanne that supports migrants, partnering with IFPD on the Alter Start economic inclusion program.
• Hospice GeneralcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospice General in Geneva supports migrants in precarious situations and partners with IFPD for the Alter Start program, providing professional kitchen facilities in the Nations district for Alter Start Food operations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Broad incumbents

• Mercy Corps: Large international humanitarian and development organization with livelihoods and economic inclusion programs in the same geographies as IFPD; broader in scope but comparable in beneficiary focus.
• BRAC: One of the largest development NGOs globally, running vocational training, microfinance, and education programs for vulnerable populations across multiple developing countries — broader in scale but overlapping heavily with IFPD's program model.

Direct peers

• Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation: Swiss NGO running development and vocational training programs in multiple countries; comparable to IFPD in mandate, Swiss-anchored funding model, and livelihoods focus.
• Ashoka: Global non-profit supporting social entrepreneurs and changemakers, with an emphasis on innovative solutions to social problems — directly comparable to IFPD's social entrepreneurship and beneficiary-centric approach.
• Yunus Social Business: International non-profit promoting social entrepreneurship and micro-enterprise support for vulnerable populations — directly comparable to IFPD's social entrepreneurship and micro-business pillars.
• Swisscontact: Swiss-based foundation for development cooperation with vocational training and economic inclusion programs across the Global South — the closest direct peer to IFPD in mandate, geography, and Swiss institutional positioning.
• Opportunity International: Global non-profit providing microfinance, training, and economic inclusion support to entrepreneurs in developing countries — comparable to IFPD's micro-enterprise and economic-inclusion mandate.
• Siemens Stiftung: German-based foundation supporting international development through skills training, education, and social entrepreneurship — comparable to IFPD in being a European foundation running vocational/entrepreneurship programs in developing countries.

Emerging players

• Solidarités International: International humanitarian NGO with vocational training and livelihoods components in India and Nepal — comparable geographic and beneficiary focus to IFPD's South Asia programs.
• EHL Smile: Swiss non-profit delivering Swiss-quality hospitality training in developing countries — directly comparable to IFPD on hospitality vocational training, and already a flagship strategic partner.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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