ONG SOGUIBA

What ONG SOGUIBA does

ONG SOGUIBA (legal name: Solidaridad con Guinea Bissau) is a Spanish non-governmental development organization founded in 2003 and headquartered at Calle San Antón 9, 3º, Cáceres, with a second delegation in Puerto de Santa María and project operations in Guinea Bissau. The organization implements international cooperation projects in three core verticals in Guinea Bissau — education, horticulture, and water and sanitation — each integrated with a transversal gender equality lens and aimed at building community self-management capacity, improving children's access to quality education, and advancing women's social and economic empowerment. In Spain, the organization runs Education for Global Citizenship programs across Extremadura and Andalusia to develop critical civic awareness.

The organization's product portfolio includes the three Guinea Bissau project lines, the Education for Global Citizenship program, the Anúmbara Solidarity Space (a sub-brand at anumbara.org functioning as a solidarity bookstore and retail outlet for ecological toys and Guinea Bissau artisan products), and a School Scholarships program for children's education. ONG SOGUIBA is a member of CONGEDE (Coordinadora de ONGDs de Extremadura) and maintains formal collaboration agreements with the University of Extremadura, the Instituto de la Juventud de Extremadura, and multiple Spanish foundations (Fundación Allegro, Fundación Mujeres, Confines Solidarios, Fundación La Valmuza).

The revenue model is non-commercial: economic resources derive from public grants awarded by Spanish municipal and regional institutions (Diputación de Cáceres, Ayuntamiento de Cáceres IMAS, Ayuntamiento de Badajoz IMSS, AEXCID, Diputación de Cádiz, Parlamento de Andalucía, AACID), supplemented by membership fees and individual donations. The organization employs 1-10 people, publishes annual assembly reports (Memoria 2023 and 2024), and has adopted a Plan Estratégico 2025-2030. There is no technology product, no proprietary platform, no app, and no AI capability; operational delivery is community-led.

Name

ONG SOGUIBA

Legal name

ONG SOGUIBA (Solidaridad con Guinea Bissau)

Website

https://ongsoguiba.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ONG SOGUIBA is a Spanish development NGO founded in 2003, headquartered in Cáceres, that implements education, horticulture, and water/sanitation projects in Guinea Bissau and global citizenship programs in Spain, funded by public grants, memberships, and donations.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

International Development Cooperation Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Access & Quality (International Development) (BPAGABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rural Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment (BPAGABAA), Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment (BPAGABAF)

Keywords

• International development cooperation
• Education access programs
• Water and sanitation infrastructure
• Women empowerment initiatives
• Global citizenship education

Headquarters

HQ city

Cáceres

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Subsidies and Grants: The NGO's economic resources come primarily from public subsidies granted by various Spanish institutions, including the municipal governments of Cáceres and Badajoz, provincial governments, and international cooperation agencies. They also generate revenue through membership fees and donations from supporters.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ONG SOGUIBA is a development cooperation NGO that implements education, horticulture, and water and sanitation projects in Guinea Bissau, alongside Education for Global Citizenship projects in Extremadura and Andalusia, Spain. Gender equality is integrated transversally across all programs, with the overarching goal of strengthening community self-management capacity, improving children's access to quality education, and advancing the social and economic empowerment of women.

Product overview

ONG SOGUIBA is a Development Cooperation NGO operating as a unified service portfolio focused on international development. Their core offerings include three main project areas in Guinea Bissau (Education, Horticulture, and Water and Sanitation), complemented by Education for Global Citizenship projects in Spain. The Anúmbara Solidarity Space provides an awareness and commercial outlet supporting their mission, while School Scholarships offer targeted educational support. Gender equality is integrated transversally across all programs, with the overall goal of improving community self-management capacity.

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Brands

• Espacio Solidario Anúmbara: Open space for ONGs to promote reflection, debate, and awareness on Sustainable Development Goals and Human Rights. Features a solidarity bookstore, ecological toy shop, and local artisan products from Guinea Bissau. Website: anumbara.org.

Products and services

• Education Projects in Guinea Bissau Development cooperation projects aimed at improving children's access to and quality of education in Guinea-Bissau, with transversal gender equality themes, intended for local communities and children in Guinea-Bissau.
• Horticulture Projects Agricultural development initiatives in Guinea-Bissau focused on improving food security and the self-management capacity of local communities, targeted at community groups and women's associations.
• Water and Sanitation Projects Infrastructure and program delivery addressing water access and sanitation needs in Guinea-Bissau communities, intended for local populations lacking basic WASH services.
• Education for Global Citizenship Projects and processes in Extremadura and Andalusia to develop critical and empowered citizenship seeking just and equitable societies, delivered through activities, talks, workshops and the Anúmbara Solidarity Space.
• Anúmbara Solidarity Space Open space for NGOs promoting reflection, debate, and awareness about the Sustainable Development Goals and Human Rights, featuring a solidarity bookstore and the sale of ecological toys and Guinea-Bissau artisan products, located in Spain and serving the general public.
• School Scholarships Educational support program providing scholarships for children's schooling in Guinea-Bissau, funded by individual donors through ongsoguiba.org.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universidad de Extremadura (UEX)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Extremadura partnership through the cooperation office for academic collaboration and project development.
• CONGEDE (Coordinadora de ONGDs de Extremadura)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinator of NGOs from Extremadura, SOGUIBA is a member organization.
• Instituto de la Juventud de ExtremaduraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth institute of Extremadura providing support for youth cooperation programs.
• COOPERANTES EXTREMEÑOSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYoung cooperants program from Extremadura supporting international development work.
• Fundación AllegrominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation providing strategic collaboration.
• Fundación MujeresminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWomen's foundation supporting gender equality initiatives in projects.
• Confines SolidariosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSolidarity network partner.
• Fundación La ValmuzaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation providing institutional support.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ONGAWA: Spanish NGO focused on water access, sanitation, and rural development in developing countries. Comparable to SOGUIBA's Water and Sanitation pillar in Guinea Bissau, and shares similar scale, Spanish public-grant funding base, and community self-management philosophy.
• Ayuda en Acción: Spanish development NGO implementing education, livelihoods, and WASH programs across Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Comparable to SOGUIBA across all three Guinea Bissau verticals and in raising Spanish public cooperation funds, though at a larger organizational scale.
• Manos Unidas: Spanish Catholic development NGO funding community-led international cooperation projects primarily in Africa and Latin America. Directly comparable to SOGUIBA in mission (poverty alleviation, gender equality, education access), Spanish non-profit structure, and small-grant funding model from Spanish public cooperation agencies.
• Alianza por la Solidaridad: Spanish development NGO working on gender equality, economic empowerment, and community development in West Africa and Latin America. Directly comparable to SOGUIBA on gender-mainstreamed community development and West African field operations.

Others

• AECID (Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo): Spain's central government international development cooperation agency. Not a competitor but the principal national-level grantmaker; relevant comparator for understanding the funding landscape within which SOGUIBA's smaller regional funders (AEXCID, AACID) operate.
• CONGEDE (Coordinadora Extremeña de ONGDs): Coordinator body of Extremadura NGOs of which SOGUIBA is a member. Not a peer in the competitive sense but the institutional ecosystem hub through which SOGUIBA engages with peer NGOs and joint Spanish regional funding calls.

Broad incumbents

• Oxfam Intermón: Large Spanish-anchored international development NGO operating across education, WASH, gender, and livelihoods worldwide. Competes for the same Spanish regional cooperation grant pool as SOGUIBA but operates at vastly larger scale across many geographies.
• Cruz Roja Española: Spanish Red Cross society delivering humanitarian and development programs globally, including WASH and community resilience. Overlaps with SOGUIBA on water/sanitation and community capacity building, but at much larger scale with broader mandate.
• UNICEF Guinea-Bissau: UN agency delivering education, child protection, and WASH programs in Guinea Bissau. Directly comparable geographic focus to SOGUIBA and operates in the same programmatic verticals (especially school scholarships and WASH), but at vastly larger scale and with multilateral funding.

Emerging players

• Fundación Mujeres: Spanish foundation promoting gender equality and women's empowerment across Spain and Latin America. Listed as an active partner of SOGUIBA and directly comparable on the gender-equality cross-cutting work integrated across SOGUIBA's programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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