Participacion Ciudadana

What Participacion Ciudadana does

Participación Ciudadana (PC) is a non-partisan civic movement and the official Dominican chapter of Transparency International, founded in 1996 and headquartered in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The organization is dedicated to promoting democracy, transparency, and the fight against corruption and impunity through electoral observation, civic education, and independent monitoring of administrative corruption cases. Its core offerings include the Observación Electoral program (with 5 reports published for the 2024 elections), the Observatorio de Casos de Corrupción Administrativa (9 reports to date covering cases such as Antipulpo, Coral, Coral 5G, Medusa, Calamar, and SENASA), the Juventud Participa youth initiative, and annual recognition programs for integrity and volunteerism. PC also delivers consulting and research services covering judicial corruption response, MiPymes participation in public procurement, ASFL (non-profit) transparency capacity building, and parallel reports on Dominican implementation of the UN Convention Against Corruption.

The organization operates as a non-profit funded through individual donations via its ¡DONA! campaign and international development cooperation grants, principally from GIZ (German Development Cooperation) for projects such as strengthening judicial and prosecutorial response to administrative corruption. With 84 employees and a volunteer network spanning Dominican municipalities, PC runs a hybrid go-to-market combining community-led engagement, event-driven outreach (including hosting the 22nd International Anti-Corruption Conference in Punta Cana in December 2026), and direct-to-citizen digital channels. There is no proprietary technology platform; delivery relies on traditional civic mobilization, research publications, conferences, and a web presence. Customer segments are civic personas (citizens, youth, volunteers, ASFLs, MiPymes) rather than commercial buyers, and PC's primary outputs are public-interest research, policy recommendations, and democratic governance advocacy.

Name

Participacion Ciudadana

Legal name

Participación Ciudadana

Website

https://pciudadana.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Participación Ciudadana is the Dominican chapter of Transparency International, operating as a non-partisan civic movement that conducts electoral observation, monitors administrative corruption cases, and runs youth and transparency programs across the Dominican Republic through donations and international grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civic Advocacy and Anti-Corruption Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (81341)

akta.pro primary industry

Government Accountability, Ethics & Anti-Corruption Advocacy (BPAGAFAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Democracy, Voting Rights & Civic Participation Advocacy (BPAGAFAJ), Democratic Governance & Public Administration Reform (BPADAGAJ), Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning (MEL) & Reporting for Donor Programs (BPADAOAL)

Keywords

• Civic engagement services
• Anti-corruption advocacy
• Electoral observation
• Transparency monitoring
• Democratic governance

Headquarters

HQ city

Santo Domingo

HQ country

Dominican Republic

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations from individuals: Individual donations from citizens who support the organization's mission of building a more democratic, transparent, and just Dominican Republic. The organization actively campaigns for donations through its '¡DONA!' initiative.
2. International development cooperation funding: Grants from international organizations including GIZ (German Development Cooperation) for specific projects such as strengthening judicial response to administrative corruption and promoting civil society participation.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Participación Ciudadana is a non-profit civic movement and the Dominican chapter of Transparency International that conducts electoral observation, runs an Administrative Corruption Observatory publishing regular case monitoring reports, delivers youth civic leadership programs, and produces independent research and consulting on corruption cases and public procurement transparency. Its services are funded by individual donations and international cooperation grants (e.g., GIZ) and aimed at strengthening democratic governance, transparency, and civic participation in the Dominican Republic.

Product overview

Participación Ciudadana operates as a civic movement and Dominican chapter of Transparency International, offering a portfolio of civic engagement programs and anti-corruption services rather than a unified software product. Core offerings include electoral observation tools, youth participation initiatives, anti-corruption recognition programs, and an administrative corruption observatory. The organization also provides consulting services for analyzing specific corruption cases and conducts research projects on public procurement transparency, civil society accountability, and UN anti-corruption convention compliance. These programs work together to strengthen Dominican democracy, transparency, and citizen participation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Observatorio de Casos de Corrupción Administrativa: Monitoring system tracking corruption cases in Dominican judicial system, documenting Anti Pulpo, Coral, Coral 5G, Medusa, Calamar, and SENASA cases.
• Observación Electoral
• Juventud Participa
• Reconocimiento a la Integridad y Lucha Contra la Corrupción
• Reconocimiento al Voluntario/a del Año

Products and services

• Electoral Observation (Observación Electoral) Program for monitoring and analyzing electoral legislation compliance in the Dominican Republic, registering incidents during pre-electoral, electoral, and post-electoral processes to mitigate conflicts, strengthen actor confidence, and propose democracy-improving measures.
• Observatory of Administrative Corruption Cases (Observatorio de Casos de Corrupción Administrativa) Ongoing monitoring program that documents administrative corruption cases presented before Dominican justice, publishing regular reports to prevent cases from being forgotten and to break the corruption-impunity cycle. Tracked cases include Antipulpo, Coral, Coral 5G, Medusa, Calamar, and SENASA.
• Consulting on the SENASA Corruption Case (Consultoría Caso SENASA) Consulting service reviewing and analyzing public information, regulations, reports, and data on the SENASA corruption case, identifying corruption patterns and their impact on human rights.
• Consulting Study on Administrative Corruption Cases (Consultoría Estudio Casos de Corrupción Administrativa) Consulting service for monitoring and documenting administrative corruption cases judicialized in the Dominican Republic between 2010-2025, analyzing judicial handling, decisions, and prosecution status to generate evidence for improving institutional response.
• MiPymes Public Procurement Participation Assessment (Evaluación y Fortalecimiento de la Participación de las MiPymes en el Sistema de Compras Públicas) Project analyzing micro, small, and medium enterprise (MiPymes) participation in Dominican public procurement systems with an inclusion and gender equity focus, generating analytical reports and policy recommendations.
• Transparency and Accountability Capacity Building for ASFLs (Fortalecimiento de la Transparencia y Rendición de Cuentas en las ASFL) Project strengthening civil society organization (ASFL - Asociaciones Sin Fines de Lucro) capacities for implementing transparency, accountability, and responsible institutional management practices through specialized training cycles and practical guides.
• Parallel Report on the UN Convention against Corruption (Informe Paralelo sobre la Aplicación de la Convención de las Naciones Unidas contra la Corrupción) Parallel civil society report evaluating the Dominican Republic's implementation of the UN Convention against Corruption, analyzing legal frameworks and practical application in prevention, transparency, accountability, international cooperation, and corruption prosecution.

Quantifiable outcome

• 9 corruption cases documented through the Administrative Corruption Observatory (Antipulpo, Coral, Coral 5G, Medusa, Calamar, SENASA)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Transparencia Internacional (Transparency International)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Participación Ciudadana is the official Dominican chapter of Transparency International. This partnership provides global anti-corruption network access, international conference collaboration (including IACC 2026), shared research methodologies, and coordinated advocacy on UN Convention Against Corruption implementation. PC works with TI on high-level technical reviews, human rights and anti-corruption dialogues, and positioning cases in regional and international forums.
• International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) 2026 organizersflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Participación Ciudadana is actively involved in developing the work agenda for the 22nd International Anti-Corruption Conference to be held December 1-4, 2026 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The conference will bring together government leaders, civil society, private sector, media, and youth from over 140 countries.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• PODER (Proyecto sobre Organización, Desarrollo, Educación e Investigación): Latin American accountability watchdog focused on corporate transparency and corruption in extraction industries. Comparable to PC as a regional LATAM civic NGO producing independent accountability research and parallel reports, though with a corporate-extractive focus rather than government-corruption focus.
• Fundación Institucionalidad y Justicia (FINJUS): Dominican civil society foundation working on judicial reform, institutional strengthening, and rule of law. Comparable to PC as a fellow Santo Domingo-based civic organization addressing governance, justice sector reform, and institutional accountability in the Dominican Republic.

Regional players

• Fundación Participación y Desarrollo (FUNDAPER) / Grupo Propuesta Ciudadana (Peru): Peruvian civic coalition similar in mission to PC, focused on democratic governance and anti-corruption in a different Latin American geography. Comparable as a peer civic accountability NGO in the Spanish-speaking LATAM space with a similar non-partisan, coalition-based operating model.

Direct peers

• Transparencia Mexicana: Mexican chapter of Transparency International and a fellow Spanish-speaking TI national chapter in Latin America. Directly comparable to PC in mission focus, civic monitoring function, parallel UNCAC reporting, and electoral integrity advocacy in the region.
• Transparencia por Colombia: Transparency International's Colombian national chapter, another Latin American accountability NGO. Directly comparable to PC in mission, governance model (National Council structure), corruption case monitoring, and reliance on international development funding.

Broad incumbents

• CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation: Global civil society alliance tracking civic space and supporting national civic organizations. Comparable as an enabling network that PC-type organizations participate in for civic space monitoring and democracy advocacy across emerging markets.
• Transparencia Internacional (Transparency International Secretariat): Global parent network of which Participacion Ciudadana is the Dominican chapter. Directly comparable as the umbrella anti-corruption organization coordinating national chapters, sharing methodologies, and convening the IACC series that PC is co-hosting in 2026.
• International IDEA: Intergovernmental organization supporting democratic processes and electoral integrity globally. Comparable as an intergovernmental body whose electoral observation, democratic strengthening, and governance reform mandate overlaps directly with PC's Observación Electoral and democratic governance programs.
• The Carter Center: International NGO with a long-standing election observation and governance program that has deployed monitors across Latin America. Comparable to PC as an organization engaged in election observation, governance monitoring, and democratic accountability in the LATAM/Caribbean region.
• National Democratic Institute (NDI): US-funded democracy support organization working on political processes, civic participation, and accountable governance worldwide. Comparable to PC as an external democracy-promoter that intersects with PC's programs through similar funding channels (USAID, GIZ counterpart) and overlapping thematic areas.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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