Ruta Pacífica de las Mujeres

What Ruta Pacífica de las Mujeres does

Ruta Pacífica de las Mujeres is a Colombian feminist, pacifist, and antimilitarist social movement founded in 1996, headquartered in Bogotá with 9 regional organizations across Antioquia, Bogotá, Bolívar, Cauca, Chocó, Eje Cafetero, Nariño, Putumayo, Santander, and Valle del Cauca, reaching 126+ municipalities. Its core programs center on political empowerment of women leaders and human rights defenders (Alienta political candidacy initiative, Escuela Trenzando Poderes y Saberes formación school), protection of at-risk women defenders (Programa Integral de Garantías, feminist protection plans), documentation of gendered conflict impacts (Observatorio de Violencias, Tejiendo Dignidad justice project), public mobilization (Mujeres de Negro vigils, mass campaigns such as 'Guapas' and 'Cuerpos y Territorios Libres de Violencias'), and knowledge production (Libros y Cartografías, Boletines Informativos). The organization is a member of the international Women in Black network since 2001 and is hosting the XVII International Meeting in September 2026 as part of its 30th anniversary.

The underlying technology stack is conventional digital communications infrastructure: a primary website (rutapacifica.org.co), a dedicated initiative site (alienta.rutapacifica.org.co), email bulletins, social media accounts (Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Spotify), and virtual event tooling (Zoom webinars). There is no proprietary software product, no API, no SDK, and no disclosed AI/ML pipeline. Service delivery is conducted through in-person accompaniment, community organizing, regional offices, and public campaigns rather than a software platform.

Ruta Pacífica operates as a non-profit under Colombia's Régimen Tributario Especial DIAN and does not charge for programs. Its revenue model is funding-driven rather than commercial: approximately 15+ international cooperation partners finance operations, including Mundubat, Eusko Agency, Nafarroako Foru Erkidegoa, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Sida (Sweden), Diakonia, AGIAMONDO, WeEffect, Norwegian Human Rights Fund, WFT/Women for Women International, Wellspring, Equality Fund, Paz con Dignidad, Ajuntament de Barcelona, and Diputación de Valencia. Individual donations are accepted starting at $20,000 COP via a DONA platform. The customer base consists of women leaders, human rights defenders, indigenous and Afro-descendant women, women political candidates, and young women — segments served free of charge via community-led and event-driven go-to-market motions.

Name

Ruta Pacífica de las Mujeres

Legal name

Ruta Pacífica de las Mujeres

Website

https://rutapacifica.org.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ruta Pacífica de las Mujeres is a Colombian feminist, pacifist, and antimilitarist social movement founded in 1996, operating across 9 regional offices and 126+ municipalities to empower women leaders, protect human rights defenders, and advance women's political participation and peacebuilding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Feminist Peacebuilding and Gender Advocacy Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Post-Conflict Recovery, Reconciliation & Social Cohesion Programs (BPADAFAL), Governance, Democracy & Rule of Law (BPAGABAI), Transitional Justice, Accountability & Reparations (BPADAGAL)

Keywords

• Feminist movement
• Peacebuilding advocacy
• Women rights defense
• Gender violence monitoring
• Political formation

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. International Cooperation Funding: Primary funding source from international development organizations and governments. The organization lists funding partners including: Mundubat, Eusko Agency for Development Cooperation, Nafarroako Foru Erkidegoa, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Sweden (Sida), Diakonia, AGIAMONDO, WeEffect, Norwegian Human Rights Fund, WFT/Women for Women, Wellspring, Equality Fund, Paz con Dignidad, and various Spanish municipal governments (Ajuntament de Barcelona, Diputation de Valencia). These partnerships fund operational costs, program implementation, and capacity building.
2. Donations: Individual donations accepted starting from $20,000 COP. Donations support processes for women's protagonist role in peacebuilding, eradication of violence against women, and accountability for women's rights, equality, justice and truth.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Ruta Pacífica de las Mujeres is a Colombian feminist, pacifist, and antimilitarist social movement organization founded in 1996 that delivers political formation programs, gender-based violence monitoring, protection guarantees, peacebuilding advocacy, and public communication outputs to women leaders and communities across Colombia through nine regional offices covering more than 126 municipalities.

Product overview

Ruta Pacífica de las Mujeres is a feminist, pacifist, and antimilitarist social movement that operates as a unified organizational structure rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The movement's portfolio includes political empowerment initiatives (Alienta), educational programs (Escuela Trenzando Poderes y Saberes), research and monitoring (Observatorio de Violencias), international networking (Mujeres de Negro), protection programs (Programa Integral de Garantías), justice-focused projects (Tejiendo Dignidad), publications (Boletines, Libros y Cartografías), and a donation mechanism (DONA). These offerings work together to advance peacebuilding, women's political participation, and the defense of women's rights across Colombia's 126 municipalities and 9 regional chapters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Alienta: An initiative of Ruta Pacífica de las Mujeres to contribute to the redistribution of local political power for democracy and peace, supporting women as political actors.

Products and services

• Alienta Alienta is a political empowerment and training initiative aimed at women candidates and political leaders in Colombia, supporting their participation in electoral and public life.
• Escuela Trenzando Poderes y Saberes Educational formation program that weaves together political knowledge and women's experiential learning, designed for women leaders and community organizers across Colombia.
• Observatorio de Violencias contra las Mujeres Monitoring and documentation system that tracks gender-based violence against women, providing evidence to support advocacy, public debate, and protection efforts.
• Programa Integral de Garantías (PIG) Comprehensive protection program offering guarantees for women leaders, candidates, and human rights defenders facing risks linked to their advocacy.
• Tejiendo Dignidad Transitional justice and dignity initiative that supports women victims of the armed conflict through advocacy, reparations, and the weaving of justice responses.
• Mujeres de Negro (Women in Black) International peace network participation channel that connects Ruta Pacífica de las Mujeres to the global Women in Black movement for nonviolence and antimilitarist activism.
• Boletines Informativos Periodic informational bulletins that update the public, allies, and media on the movement's activities, statements, and advocacy positions.
• Libros y Cartografías Books and territorial mappings that document the impact of the armed conflict on women and serve as advocacy, memory, and educational outputs.
• DONA Online donation platform that enables individuals and allies to contribute financially to the organization's programs and operations.
• CIACMURU Program component of Ruta Pacífica de las Mujeres, supporting its advocacy and protection portfolio for women in Colombia.

Quantifiable outcome

• 22 women candidates supported through Alienta program in 2023 elections
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Mujeres de Negro (Women in Black International)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational feminist anti-war network founded in 1988. Ruta Pacífica joined in 2001. The network connects women vigils in 20+ countries against war and militarism. Ruta Pacífica organizes regular vigils in Colombia and hosts the XVII International Encounter in September 2026, marking the organization's 30th anniversary.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AWID (Association for Women's Rights in Development): Global feminist membership organization advancing women's rights and gender justice through research, advocacy, and movement-building. Comparable as a broader-incumbent counterpart in the international feminist NGO ecosystem.
• Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF): Global feminist peace organization founded in 1915, the most established movement comparable to Ruta Pacífica's women-and-peace mandate. Wider geographic scope but shares the antimilitarist, feminist peacebuilding identity.

Direct peers

• Corporación Humanas: Latin American feminist organization focused on women's political rights, democracy, and gender-based violence. Comparable in feminist political empowerment orientation and donor-dependent NGO model.
• Mujeres de Negro / Women in Black International: The international feminist anti-war network which Ruta Pacífica joined in 2001; organizes vigils in 20+ countries. Direct peer in movement model, antimilitarist positioning, and vigil-based mobilization tactics.
• Fondo de Acción Urgente para América Latina y el Caribe (Urgent Action Fund-LAC): Regional feminist fund supporting women's rights defenders and social movements across Latin America. Comparable in funder-of-movement position, protection program offering, and transnational feminist network structure.
• Casa de la Mujer: Long-standing Colombian feminist organization working on women's rights, peacebuilding, and political participation. Directly comparable in programmatic scope (advocacy, training, accompaniment) and Colombian geographic focus.
• Sisma Mujer: Colombian feminist NGO defending women's human rights and access to justice for women survivors of armed conflict and gender-based violence. Highly comparable in mission, geography, and donor base.

Regional players

• Movimiento Manuela Ramos: Peruvian feminist movement organization advancing women's political participation, economic autonomy, and rights. Comparable in regional feminist social movement model and candidate-support programming analogous to Alienta.
• Coordinadora de la Mujer (Bolivia): Bolivian coalition advancing women's rights and public policy. Comparable as a Latin American regional feminist advocacy and policy-influence organization focused on women's political participation.

Emerging players

• MADRE: International feminist organization partnering with grassroots women's groups on peace, environmental justice, and gender-based violence. Comparable in partnership-driven support to local women-led organizations in conflict contexts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RutaPacificaM
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@RutaPacificadelasMujeres/shorts
• Facebookfacebook.com/rutapacificam
• Instagraminstagram.com/rutapacificam
• TikToktiktok.com/@rutapacificam
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ruta-pac%C3%ADfica-de-las-mujeres

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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