ONGAWA Ingeniería para el Desarrollo Humano

Name

ONGAWA Ingeniería para el Desarrollo Humano

Legal name

ONGAWA, Ingeniería para el Desarrollo Humano

Website

https://ongawa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Development Cooperation Services

NAICS

Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) (BPAGABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA), WASH & Public Health (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene) (BPADAIAG), Environmental Education, Capacity Building & Community Engagement (BPADALAO)

Keywords

• Development cooperation services
• Water and sanitation programs
• Human rights advocacy
• University training programs
• Community development initiatives

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid, Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Member Contributions and Donations: ONGAWA receives support from 1109 members who pay regular contributions (starting at €5 per period) and individual donors who make one-time or recurring donations. This forms the organization's membership-based funding base.
2. International Cooperation Project Funding: The organization executes development projects funded by public institutions including AECID, AEXCID, Spanish cooperation agencies, and other international donors. Projects focus on water, sanitation, hygiene, energy, and development cooperation in partner countries.
3. Corporate and Institutional Partnerships: ONGAWA collaborates with private companies that support sustainable development, offering criteria for private entity collaboration. Corporate partners may fund specific projects or programs in exchange for social responsibility alignment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ONGAWA is a development NGO that puts technology at the service of human development. It implements field projects on water, sanitation, hygiene, energy, and climate change in rural communities across Africa and Latin America, while running university training programs (Global Challenge), publishing research, and engaging citizens in Spain through education and advocacy. The organization is funded through member contributions, donations, and grants from public and private institutions.

Product overview

ONGAWA is a development NGO (Non-Governmental Organization for Development) whose mission is to put technology at the service of human development. The organization operates through multiple interconnected programs: Global Challenge (university training and volunteering), Water and Sanitation Projects, Energy and Climate Change Programs, Citizenship Initiatives, and Knowledge/Publications. Rather than a unified tech product, ONGAWA offers a portfolio of development programs, educational offerings, and research publications aimed at guaranteeing human rights to water, sanitation, and hygiene in rural areas of developing countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Global Challenge Program (Reto Global) A university-based training and volunteering program delivering seminars, workshops, and practical engagement opportunities for engineering and technical students across Spanish universities. It addresses poverty, inequality, sustainability, cultural diversity, and gender issues through a technology-for-development lens.
• Water and Sanitation Projects Development projects focused on guaranteeing human rights to water, sanitation, and hygiene in rural areas of developing countries including Mozambique, Nicaragua, Senegal, Guatemala, Peru, and Tanzania.
• Energy and Climate Change Programs Projects addressing energy access and climate change mitigation in developing regions through renewable energy and adaptation initiatives.
• Citizenship and Social Change Initiatives Educational programs and campaigns in Spain that promote active citizenship, volunteering, and social transformation, including podcasts and training events.
• Knowledge and Innovation Publications Research publications, annual reports, manuals, and educational materials covering development topics including nature-based solutions, water and sanitation rights, and development practices.
• Membership Program (Hazte Socio) Membership program enabling individuals in Spain to support ONGAWA financially through recurring contributions at tiered levels (€10, €20, €30, or custom minimum €5) with monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or annual billing options.
• AWA Network (El Agua Más Valiosa) A coalition network of entities committed to addressing the global water crisis, launched as part of ONGAWA's awareness and convening efforts.
• Water and Sanitation Rights Diagnostic Tool for Rural Municipalities Diagnostic and policy tool developed with Spanish Cooperation to facilitate rural local governments in diagnosing the state of their water and sanitation policies and implementing improvements to guarantee these rights.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 250,000 people supported in 2014 to improve living conditions and exercise rights
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional al Desarrollo (AECID)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 April 2024Primary public donor and strategic partner providing funding and qualification for development projects. ONGAWA is one of 44 ONGDs qualified by AECID, enabling access to exclusive funding instruments like Convenios.
• Coordinadora de ONGD de EspañacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMembership in the Spanish Development NGO Coordinator provides access to the Transparency and Good Governance Tool certification and collective advocacy platforms.
• Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner for Global Challenge university program, research collaborations, and joint initiatives in technology for development. UPM is the primary academic partner for ONGAWA's university engagement strategy.
• Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner hosting Global Challenge seminars and activities in Ciudad Real, supporting the university's social responsibility and development education.
• Universidad de Extremadura (UEX)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey academic partner with office presence at the School of Industrial Engineering in Badajoz. Joint work on Global Challenge program and citizenship education.
• Universidad Carlos III (UC3M)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating university in Global Challenge program contributing to the network of universities engaged in development education.
• Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner collaborating on volunteering courses and development education initiatives, including the course on Volunteering, Exclusion and Development Cooperation.
• Universidad Loyola AndalucíasecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner collaborating on workshops and training activities in Sevilla region.
• ANESVADsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment NGO collaborating on research about Education for Social Transformation and joint workshops in Bilbao.
• Coordinadora de ONGD de Castilla y LeónsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional coordinator organization collaborating on volunteering workshops in Valladolid.
• Coordinadora de ONGD de ValenciasecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional coordinator organization collaborating on volunteering workshops in Valencia.
• MadreselvasecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization collaborating with ONGAWA and University of Santiago de Compostela on volunteering workshops in Galicia.
• ICIDsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization collaborating on university-territory dialogue initiatives and transformative education perspectives.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• iDE (International Development Enterprises): INGO applying market-based and technology solutions to rural water, sanitation and agriculture in developing countries. Comparable technology-for-development framing and overlapping rural WASH-plus-livelihoods approach.

Direct peers

• Ayuda en Acción: Spanish development NGO with member-based funding model and field programs in Latin America and Africa. Comparable on Spanish ODA dependency, member contributions starting at low tiers, and multi-country field presence.
• Action Against Hunger (Acción contra el Hambre): Large Spanish-headquartered INGO with substantial WASH, water security and nutrition programming in similar geographies (Mozambique, Nicaragua, Senegal). Direct overlap on rural WASH implementation and AECID-funded project delivery.
• Oxfam Intermón: Spanish arm of Oxfam running WASH and water-rights programs in Latin America and Africa, plus extensive policy advocacy in Spain. Comparable on WASH field work and Spanish donor-base fundraising model.
• WaterAid España: National affiliate of the global WASH-specialist INGO. Most direct peer on pure WASH mandate; comparable donor mix (institutional grants plus individual members) and overlapping focus on rural water and sanitation rights.
• Solidaridad Internacional: Spanish development NGO focused on poverty alleviation with WASH and rights-based programming. Comparable AECID qualification status and similar member/donor mix.
• Ingeniería Sin Fronteras (ISF) España: Spanish NGO applying engineering to international development cooperation. Closest comparable: same technology-for-development positioning, similar university volunteer pipeline model, and overlapping WASH and rural infrastructure project focus.

Broad incumbents

• WaterAid (global): Global WASH-specialist INGO with national affiliates and far larger program budgets. Comparable mission and methodology; relevant for benchmarking scale and donor competitiveness.
• UNICEF WASH Programme: Global multilateral WASH implementer with vastly larger resources but overlapping geographic priorities in rural sub-Saharan Africa, Central America, and South Asia. Sets the standards against which smaller WASH NGOs are benchmarked.

Others

• Fundación Cajasol / La Caixa Social Programs: Spanish philanthropic funders of international cooperation and university volunteering (Global Challenge is in fact supported by Fundación La Caixa per the data). Not a competitor but a key funding and ecosystem partner.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/ongawa
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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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