Predes - Centro de Estudios y Prevención de Desastres

What Predes - Centro de Estudios y Prevención de Desastres does

PREDES (Centro de Estudios y Prevención de Desastres) is a Peruvian non-governmental organization founded in 1983 and headquartered in Lima, with regional offices in Cusco and Chiclayo. The organization specializes in disaster risk management (Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres, GRD) and climate change adaptation, operating across at least eight Peruvian departments including Lima, Cusco, Arequipa, Moquegua, Lambayeque, Piura, Apurímac, and Puno. Its work targets vulnerable urban and rural communities exposed to earthquakes, floods, landslides, volcanic activity, frost, drought, and El Niño impacts, alongside the municipal, regional, and national government entities responsible for risk governance. PREDES has implemented more than 300 community plans nationally and over 125 prevention projects in Lima alone, reaching 229,364 total beneficiaries in major project areas such as Independencia.

The organization's deliverable portfolio is built around knowledge products and digital public-goods rather than commercial software. Core assets include the Aula Virtual online learning platform, interactive web-based hazard maps covering multiple disaster types, the Caja de Herramientas methodological toolkit, an extensive publications repository, periodic bulletins, and a Roblox-hosted awareness game. Service delivery is executed through participatory methodologies combining field-level community engagement, technical assistance to government, capacity-building workshops, and consortium participation in donor-funded projects. PREDES maintains strategic coordination relationships with Peru's CENEPRED and INDECI and is an active member of GNDR internationally.

As a non-profit without profit motive, PREDES is funded through grants and cooperative agreements with international development agencies and bilateral donors — primarily USAID, COSUDE (Switzerland), EU/ECHO, Welthungerhilfe, and Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe — and collaborates with peer INGOs such as Oxfam, Save the Children, Helvetas, Soluciones Prácticas, and Ayuda en Acción. The organization has 38 employees, is governed by a Board of Directors led by co-founder José Sato Onuma, and is registered with APCI (Agencia Peruana de Cooperación Internacional). It received the 2014 Premio Nacional de Prevención y Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres from CENEPRED with UNISDR support.

Name

Predes - Centro de Estudios y Prevención de Desastres

Legal name

Centro de Estudios y Prevención de Desastres - PREDES

Website

https://predes.org.pe

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Peruvian non-governmental organization founded in 1983 that delivers disaster risk management and climate adaptation services to vulnerable communities and government entities across eight-plus Peruvian departments, funded primarily by international development grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disaster Risk Management Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

akta.pro primary industry

Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) & Preparedness (BPADADAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disaster Risk Reduction & Climate Risk Management (BPADALAK), Emergency Preparedness Planning & Readiness (HLAJAGAA), Community Resilience, Preparedness Training & Exercises (HLAJAGAL)

Keywords

• Disaster risk management
• Climate change adaptation
• Emergency preparedness services
• Community resilience building
• Disaster prevention consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Lima

HQ country

Peru

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. International Development Funding: PREDES operates as a non-governmental organization without profit motive, funded primarily through grants and cooperative agreements with international development agencies, foreign governments, and multilateral organizations. Funding is received for specific projects addressing disaster risk reduction, climate adaptation, and community resilience.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

PREDES is a Peruvian non-governmental organization that delivers disaster risk management (GRD) and climate change adaptation services through participatory methodologies. Its work includes risk assessments, contingency planning, emergency preparedness, capacity-building training, technical assistance to government entities, and direct project implementation with vulnerable communities across multiple regions of Peru.

Product overview

PREDES is a non-governmental organization specializing in disaster risk management and climate change adaptation since 1983. Its product portfolio consists of knowledge products, digital tools, and educational platforms rather than a unified software platform. Key offerings include: an interactive web-based hazard map of Peru covering multiple disaster types; a digital repository of publications including manuals, guides, studies, and risk assessment documents; a virtual classroom (Aula Virtual) delivering online courses; an online game on Roblox for risk awareness; and a periodic newsletter series. The offerings function as interconnected public-good resources: publications and tools support capacity-building activities that feed into the virtual classroom, while risk maps and bulletins serve both practitioners and general audiences. No commercial software product, SaaS platform, or API-based offering is described in the available material.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aula Virtual

Quantifiable outcome

• 300+ community plans implemented across Peru
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• CENEPREDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational government agency responsible for disaster risk estimation, prevention and reduction. PREDES collaborates on policy development, shares technical expertise, and participates in joint initiatives to strengthen SINAGERD implementation.
• INDECI (Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational civil defense institute. PREDES provides technical support for emergency preparedness activities and coordinates on disaster response initiatives.
• Soluciones PrácticasmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeruvian NGO consortium partner in DIPECHO projects, contributing technical expertise in disaster risk management implementation.
• Helvetas PerúmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss development organization facilitating Agua en Emergencias project consortium, working with PREDES to strengthen SEDAPAL's emergency preparedness capabilities.
• Ayuda en Acción PerúmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish development NGO part of Agua en Emergencias consortium, contributing to water and sanitation emergency preparedness in Lima.
• OxfammajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational confederation of NGOs collaborating with PREDES on humanitarian response, emergency water/sanitation interventions, and disaster preparedness projects.
• Save the ChildrenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational child rights organization partnering on disaster risk reduction projects in Lima, including knowledge transfer initiatives in municipal government transitions.
• ADRA PerúmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdventist Development and Relief Agency implementing disaster risk reduction projects including Allichakusun (preparing) initiative in Caylloma with PREDES.
• GNDR (Global Network of Disaster Relief)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal network of civil society organizations. PREDES actively participates as Peruvian member, contributing to international disaster risk reduction advocacy and knowledge sharing.
• IMA (Instituto Manante Ayllu)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCusco-based organization. PREDES signed cooperation agreement to promote joint environmental and climate actions in Cusco region.
• Care PerúminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeruvian branch of international humanitarian organization, participating in civil society coordination meetings with PREDES on GRD implementation.
• Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian humanitarian NGO participating in inter-institutional cooperation meetings with PREDES on disaster risk management.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Oxfam Peru: Peruvian office of Oxfam International, working on humanitarian response, DRR, and climate adaptation. Competes with PREDES for similar donor funding and participates in overlapping civil society coordination; however, operates at a much larger national and international scale.
• Save the Children Peru: Peruvian branch of Save the Children International. Active partner of PREDES in Lima DRR projects, working alongside on disaster risk reduction initiatives targeting vulnerable population segments (children, families) in similar geographies.
• CARE Peru: Peruvian branch of CARE International, a major international humanitarian and DRR NGO. Operates DRR and climate adaptation programs in Peru and competes with PREDES for similar donor-funded project awards, but at significantly larger scale and broader thematic scope.
• World Vision Peru: Peruvian branch of World Vision International, a major child-focused humanitarian organization with extensive DRR and emergency preparedness programs. Competes for similar donor funding and operates in overlapping vulnerable communities.
• Plan International Peru: International development NGO working on child rights, DRR, and resilience programming in Peru. Comparable in working with vulnerable communities and government partners on DRR, though broader in thematic mandate.

Direct peers

• Soluciones Prácticas (Practical Action Peru): Peruvian NGO focused on disaster risk management, climate adaptation, and poverty reduction. Direct consortium partner with PREDES on DIPECHO projects, working in overlapping regions and on similar methodologies; closest comparable in scale and approach.
• Helvetas Peru: Swiss development organization actively co-implementing the Agua en Emergencias project with PREDES and SEDAPAL. Operates in adjacent DRR and climate adaptation themes in Peru and functions as both a partner and a potential competitor for Swiss-funded DRR awards.
• ADRA Peru: Peruvian branch of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency; co-implements PREDES projects in Caylloma with the Allichakusun initiative. Comparable scale of Peruvian NGO operation with overlapping DRR community-level programming.

Regional players

• Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe: German humanitarian NGO, a DIPECHO consortium partner with PREDES in Andean DRR projects. Operates internationally but funded through European donor channels; comparable in disaster preparedness focus area.
• Welthungerhilfe: German humanitarian organization leading DIPECHO consortiums in which PREDES participates. Operates internationally but leads project funding and oversight in Peru; comparable in DRR methodology but from a donor/consortium lead position rather than local implementing partner.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/predes-peru

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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