Mundo Cooperante

What Mundo Cooperante does

Mundo Cooperante (legal name: ASOCIACIÓN MUNDO COOPERANTE) is a Spanish nonprofit association founded in 2000 and registered in the Registro Nacional de Asociaciones (Nº 614117) and with AECID (Nº 187). Headquartered in Madrid with regional delegations in Asturias and the Basque Country, the organization fights to eradicate female genital mutilation (FGM), forced child marriage, human trafficking, and other forms of violence against girls in more than 30 countries across sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and domestically in Spain. The beneficiary base is several thousand girls annually across programs such as Ser Niña es un Derecho (a grantmaking program funding local NGOs, now in its sixth edition), Getting Ready for Life (scholarships reaching 360 girls in Burkina Faso, 60 in Sierra Leone, 44 in Nigeria), FED in DR Congo (200+ girls), and GIGREE in Nigeria (500 girls). Domestically, the organization runs the Retos por la Igualdad school awareness program, El Mundo es Vuestro and Construyendo Comunidad with Fad Juventud and the Madrid City Council, and the Pulseras Masái initiative, which sells handcrafted bracelets made by Maasai women who have renounced FGM in Kenya and Tanzania.

The organization's core products are programs and campaigns rather than technology products: a grantmaking portfolio, education scholarships, awareness campaigns, and a physical product line (Pulseras Masái). No proprietary technology platform, software, applications, or API exists. The Pulseras Masái project also functions as a distribution and micro-enterprise vehicle, selling through partner retail locations (Foster's Hollywood restaurants, Telva and Icaria gas stations) and solidarity markets across Spain.

The business model is donation-driven: individual donors subscribe as members (socio/a) at €10–€50/month via direct debit, with Spanish tax deductibility up to 80%, or make one-time donations through bank transfer, PayPal, or direct debit. Corporate partnerships (Qualitas Energy, Foster's Hollywood, MANGO, Effice, Álamo Consulting) provide both cash and in-kind support through cause marketing and project co-funding. Institutional funding comes from the Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, and Ministerio de Igualdad, supplemented by AECID accreditation. Revenue from Pulseras Masái bracelet sales supports Maasai women producers and funds awareness activities. The organization is a member of the Girls Not Brides global partnership (800+ NGOs) and co-leads the Coalición NO QUIERO alongside Amnistía Internacional, Entreculturas, and Save the Children. With 7 employees, the operational footprint is lean and project execution is delivered primarily through a federated network of local implementing partners.

Name

Mundo Cooperante

Legal name

ASOCIACIÓN MUNDO COOPERANTE

Website

https://mundocooperante.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mundo Cooperante is a Madrid-based nonprofit association (founded 2000) that funds local organizations across 30+ countries to protect girls from FGM, forced marriage, and trafficking, while running awareness campaigns, scholarships, and the Pulseras Masái initiative in Spain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Development and Girls' Rights Advocacy

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

NGO/Nonprofit Education Programs & Service Delivery (EDADALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

International Development & Donor-Funded Education Programs (EDADALAB), Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG)

Keywords

• Girls rights advocacy
• Gender-based violence prevention
• International development NGO
• Education scholarships
• Humanitarian fundraising programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations (one-time and recurring): The primary revenue stream is individual donations, offered as one-time contributions via bank transfer, PayPal, or direct debit, and as recurring monthly, quarterly, or annual membership subscriptions (socio/a) with direct debit to IBAN. Donors in Spain can deduct up to 80% of their donation from taxes.
2. Corporate partnerships and sponsorships: Mundo Cooperante receives financial and in-kind support from corporate partners including Qualitas Energy (infrastructure projects), MANGO (Ser Niña es un Derecho), Foster's Hollywood (Aperturas con Causa), and others. These partnerships may include project co-funding, cause marketing, or cause-related promotions.
3. Sale of Pulseras Masái (Maasai bracelets): The Pulseras Masái project sells artisanal bracelets made by Maasai women in Kenya and Tanzania who have renounced female genital mutilation. Revenue from bracelet sales supports the women producers and funds broader awareness and advocacy activities. Bracelets are sold at solidarity markets, through partner businesses (Telva, Icaria, Foster's Hollywood), and online.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Mundo Cooperante is a nonprofit NGO that funds and runs programs to protect girls from Female Genital Mutilation, Forced Marriage, trafficking, and other forms of violence in more than 30 countries across Africa and Asia. Its core offerings include grant-making to local partner organizations (Ser Niña es un Derecho), education scholarships (Getting Ready for Life), the Pulseras Masái artisanal bracelet initiative supporting Maasai women, and Spanish school-based awareness campaigns (Retos por la Igualdad).

Product overview

Mundo Cooperante is a non-governmental organization (not a technology company) focused on ending violence against girls worldwide. Its offerings consist of advocacy programs, educational initiatives, and awareness campaigns rather than a software product platform. The core program 'Ser Niña es un Derecho' funds local organizations through grant competitions, while 'Getting Ready for Life' provides scholarships for girls' education across multiple African countries. Awareness and fundraising initiatives include 'Pulseras Masái' (selling artisan bracelets to support women who renounced FGM) and 'Retos por la Igualdad' (educational activities in Spanish schools). The organization also runs youth citizenship education programs and participates in advocacy alliances. There is no technology platform, software product, or API.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ser Niña es un Derecho: Grantmaking program supporting local organizations working to protect girls from Female Genital Mutilation, Forced Marriage, and other forms of violence.
• Retos por la Igualdad
• Pulseras Masái
• Coalición NO QUIERO

Products and services

• Ser Niña es un Derecho A grant-making program that funds projects by local organizations to protect girls from Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Forced Marriage, trafficking, and other forms of violence. The program has had multiple annual convocations (currently in its 6th edition) funding grassroots initiatives in more than 30 countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
• Pulseras Masái A fundraising and awareness initiative selling handcrafted Maasai bracelets made by women in Kenya and Tanzania who have renounced FGM, providing them with economic alternatives and supporting awareness about violence against girls. Bracelets are sold at solidarity markets, through partner businesses (Foster's Hollywood, Telva, Icaria), and via the Mundo Cooperante website. Supports 72 women producers.
• Getting Ready for Life Scholarship Program A scholarship program supporting girls' access to and completion of primary, secondary, and university education across multiple countries including Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Burkina Faso, reducing vulnerability to forced marriage and other forms of violence. In Burkina Faso the program granted 360 scholarships; 60 in Sierra Leone; 44 in Nigeria per year.
• Retos por la Igualdad A school-based awareness initiative for educational centers in Spain that uses games, dynamics, and audiovisual materials to educate young people about gender-based violence, FGM, and forced marriage. Includes a toolkit of educational activities and is run in partnership with the Madrid City Council and Fad Juventud.
• Coalición NO QUIERO An advocacy alliance with Amnistía Internacional, Entreculturas, and Save the Children that jointly advocates for girls' rights and denounces the violence, barriers, and injustices affecting girls' development worldwide. The coalition has issued joint statements on Gaza, cuts to international cooperation, and the war in Sudan.
• El Mundo es Vuestro A Global Citizenship Education project developed with Fad Juventud and the Madrid City Council, training adolescents as social change agents using service-learning methodology. The 2022-2024 edition engaged 278 young people and 60 teachers across IES Renacimiento, Juan de la Cierva, and Lope de Vega schools in Madrid.
• Construyendo Comunidad A Global Citizenship Education project with Fad Juventud promoting active youth participation and social commitment through service-learning methodology, incorporating the African Ubuntu philosophy. The 2025-2026 edition targets 320 young people from secondary and pre-university education in Madrid municipality.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 200 girls protected in DR Congo through FED project with safe spaces, school kits, and psychosocial support
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

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

• Girls Not BridesflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMundo Cooperante is a member of Girls Not Brides, a global partnership of more than 800 civil society organizations committed to ending child marriage worldwide. This membership provides access to global advocacy networks, best practice sharing, and collective impact campaigns. Girls Not Brides connects organizations working across Africa, Asia, and Latin America on issues of child marriage and girls' rights.
• Fad JuventudcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFad Juventud is a core strategic partner of Mundo Cooperante, with whom it has developed multiple joint projects including 'El Mundo es Vuestro' (2022-2024, 278 young people, 60 teachers) and 'Construyendo Comunidad' (2025-2026, 320 young people), both focused on global citizenship education and gender awareness in Madrid schools. Fad Juventud provides co-funding (via Madrid City Council grants), educational methodology, and implementation capacity.
• Foster's HollywoodcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFoster's Hollywood restaurant chain runs the 'Aperturas con Causa' campaign, holding special solidarity restaurant openings where a portion of revenue is donated to Mundo Cooperante's Retos por la Igualdad project. Through four Aperturas con Causa events, the chain raised €10,078 for Mundo Cooperante. Locations have included Alcorcón, Barakaldo (Max Ocio), and Paseo de la Habana (Madrid).
• Coalición NO QUIERO (Amnistía Internacional, Entreculturas, Save the Children)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalición NO QUIERO is an alliance of four organizations — Amnistía Internacional, Entreculturas, Mundo Cooperante, and Save the Children — that jointly advocate for girls' rights and denounce the violence, barriers, and injustices affecting girls' development worldwide. The coalition has issued joint statements on Gaza, cuts to international cooperation, and the war in Sudan, representing a powerful advocacy voice.
• MANGOminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMANGO, the Spanish fashion retailer, has collaborated with Mundo Cooperante's Ser Niña es un Derecho program and the Pulseras Masái awareness project, providing promotional support or cause alignment for girls' rights campaigns.
• Fundación A LA PARminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMundo Cooperante supported the work of Fundación A LA PAR through the Pulseras Masái campaign in December (around the 25N Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women), helping to raise awareness and funds for victims of violence.
• Álamo ConsultingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerÁlamo Consulting carried the Pulseras Masái bracelets to all its offices in a solidarity action in support of the 6F campaign (Día Internacional de la Tolerancia Cero con la Mutilación Genital Femenina, 6 February), distributing bracelets to staff as awareness-raising tools.
• Fondation Bénédicte Compassion (Burkina Faso)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFondation Bénédicte Compassion is the local partner in Burkina Faso implementing the 'Madres Compasivas' (Compassionate Mothers) project, focused on orphaned girls. The foundation provides comprehensive support including education, care, and emotional accompaniment across all educational stages.
• Sours de l'Immaculée Conception (Burkina Faso)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Sours de l'Immaculée Conception are local religious partners in Burkina Faso working with girls and young women who grow up in abusive environments, particularly in gold mining areas. They facilitate access to secondary and university education as part of the Getting Ready For Life scholarship program.
• Hermanas Clarisas / Clarisas (Nigeria, Sierra Leone)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Clarisas Sisters manage educational centers in Nigeria (Our Lady of Guadalupe Vocational Institute and Maria Ines College in Obosi) and Sierra Leone (The Joy of Sisterhood in Kailahun) that are key partners in the Getting Ready For Life scholarship program. These schools provide safe educational environments for girls with between 200 and 300+ students per center.
• FED (Femmes Entrepreneurs pour le Développement, RD Congo)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFED (Femmes Entrepreneurs pour le Développement) is the local partner implementing the Ser Niña es un Derecho project in Goma and Nyiragongo, DR Congo. FED works with 20 schools, trained 20 community leaders, created 2 psychosocial safe spaces, and distributed school and dignity kits to more than 400 girls, directly benefiting over 200.
• GFAPDN (Groupement des Femmes pour l'Autonomisation et la Paix de Doumazana Nafadji, Mali)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGFAPDN is the local partner in Bamako, Mali implementing the Ser Niña es un Derecho education project that protected 150 girls at high risk of forced marriage and FGM through school kits, menstrual hygiene products, tutoring, and community awareness sessions over a 6-month period.
• Tasaru Ntomonok (Kenia) / NAFGEM (Tanzania)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTasaru Ntomonok in Kenya and NAFGEM in Tanzania are local partner organizations in the Pulseras Masái project. These organizations support Maasai women who have renounced FGM by providing alternative economic livelihoods through artisanal bracelet production. NAFGEM also partners on the Tanzania FGM prevention program in the Manyara region.
• FED (Femmes Entrepreneurs pour le Développement, RD Congo)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFED works in Béni, North Kivu province, DR Congo, supporting girls and young women affected by armed conflict violence from ADF and M23 groups. FED provides vocational training in hairdressing, sewing, soap-making, and fruit processing, combined with awareness sessions and psychosocial support, benefiting 350 girls over 1-2 years.
• GIGREE (Global Initiative for Girls' Rights Education and Empowerment, Nigeria)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGIGREE works in Benue State, Nigeria, protecting 500 girls aged 10-18 from forced marriage and FGM through safe space programs, a resource center, menstrual health education, community awareness, and advocacy with traditional and religious leaders to promote local ordinances against child marriage.
• SOAR (Sexual Offences Awareness & Response Initiative, Nigeria)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSOAR leads a project in Durumi, Damangaza, and Makurdi displaced persons camp in Nigeria, creating child protection community groups, safe spaces in 3 schools for 150 girls aged 10-16, and supporting 40 young mothers and adolescent wives through life skills and mental health sessions. All through the SOAR Child & Teen Survivor Support Centre.
• EWEI (Empowering Women for Excellence Initiative, Nigeria)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEWEI implements the 'EmpowerHer' project in Kaduna State, Nigeria, providing 30 girls under 16 at high vulnerability with educational scholarships, school materials, menstrual health products, and legal assistance. The project also includes community mobilization and a monitoring system involving families, local leaders, and school communities to prevent FGM and forced marriage.
• WINET (Women Information Network, Nigeria)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWINET leads a project against child marriage in Lagos, Nigeria, focused on legal advocacy, civil society capacity building, survivor support and mentorship, school clubs for child marriage awareness, and enrollment of 10 girls in school. The project benefits 10 girls directly and 5,000 through awareness programs, with a bilingual manual developed.
• ACTION POUR L'ENFANCE ET LA SANTE AU BURKINA FASOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThis local partner implements the 'Protejamos a las niñas desplazadas internas' project targeting 40 displaced girls in Ouagadougou displacement camps, covering school fees, meals, school materials, menstrual hygiene kits, and community awareness on forced marriage and FGM, with an investment of €19,986.
• Dear Little Sister Foundation (Kenia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDear Little Sister Foundation supports more than 600 girls in Kenya through workshops on menstrual health, rights awareness, and prevention of forced marriage. This is a newer partnership for Mundo Cooperante targeting menstrual poverty and child marriage in Kenya.
• Ywide (Uganda)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYwide is a local partner in Uganda working on menstrual hygiene infrastructure. Construction of a safe Menstrual Hygiene space at a primary school in Uganda began in 2025 as part of a new partnership with Mundo Cooperante.
• AVRD-PGL (RD Congo)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAVRD-PGL is a local partner in the Democratic Republic of Congo working with girls and community leaders to prevent forced marriage through community-based protection initiatives.
• CYPF (Child and Youth Protection Foundation, Nigeria)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCYPF works in Nigeria on menstrual health education to ensure that thousands of girls do not leave school. This partnership addresses menstrual poverty as a barrier to education for girls in Nigeria.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Plan International: Plan International is a global NGO advancing children's rights and equality for girls in 80+ countries, including several where Mundo Cooperante operates (Burkina Faso, Nigeria, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone). It is the closest mission-comparable peer on girls' rights, education, child marriage and FGM prevention.
• Tostan: Tostan is a Senegalese-headquartered NGO running community-led programs across West Africa (Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone) focused on ending FGM and child marriage and promoting girls' education. It has the strongest mission and methodology overlap with Mundo Cooperante on FGM eradication.
• Manos Unidas: Manos Unidas is one of Spain's largest international cooperation NGOs, funding development projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It is highly comparable to Mundo Cooperante in geography, AECID-aligned funding model, and grassroots NGO grantmaking approach.
• Equality Now: Equality Now is an international human-rights organization working to end violence and discrimination against women and girls, including legal advocacy on FGM and child marriage. Highly comparable in mission and in coalition-based advocacy approach (analogous to Coalición NO QUIERO).
• Oxfam Intermón: Oxfam Intermón is the Spanish arm of Oxfam International, working on poverty, gender inequality and women's rights in developing countries. Comparable to Mundo Cooperante in Spanish-based international cooperation, public-fundraising model and geographic focus.
• Entreculturas: Entreculturas is a Spanish Jesuit NGO focused on education and social justice in disadvantaged contexts, including girls' rights and international cooperation. It is the most directly comparable Spanish-headquartered peer and is also a partner in Coalición NO QUIERO.
• Save the Children: Save the Children is a leading global children's rights NGO operating in 100+ countries, with overlapping focus on girls' protection, education and FGM. It is also a current strategic partner of Mundo Cooperante via Coalición NO QUIERO.
• Amref Health Africa: Amref Health Africa is the largest African-based international health NGO, with significant programs on FGM abandonment, girls' health and community-based health workers across sub-Saharan Africa. Direct geographic and thematic overlap with Mundo Cooperante's African portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• UNFPA: UNFPA is the UN agency for sexual and reproductive health and a co-leader of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme to Eliminate FGM. Strong overlap with Mundo Cooperante's protection, education and health-related mission for girls in Africa and Asia.
• UNICEF: UNICEF is the UN children's agency, with global programs on girls' education, child marriage and FGM. While much larger and government-funded, it is comparable in thematic focus and often co-funds the same local African partners that Mundo Cooperante relies on.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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