Save the Children Colombia

What Save the Children Colombia does

Save the Children Colombia operates as Fundación Save the Children Colombia, a non-profit foundation (ONG) registered in Colombia under NIT 900711100-4 and headquartered in Bogotá. It is the Colombian national affiliate of Save the Children International, delivering child protection, humanitarian response, education, health, nutrition, and psychosocial support programs to children and adolescents affected by armed conflict, forced displacement, migration, and climate emergencies. Its core programmatic products are the Guardianes de Infancia monthly recurring donation program, the Girls Decide life skills and empowerment curriculum for girls aged 10-15 in conflict-affected Arauca, and the El Mundo de Charlie educational game; alongside these it runs safe schools, protection-from-recruitment, water and sanitation, and food security interventions in the Caribbean, La Guajira, Nariño, and Arauca departments, reaching over 407,000 children and adolescents.

The underlying "technology" is operational rather than digital: a community-led delivery model executed through territorial presence, local partner organizations (including APOYAR and the feminist collective Amarilla, Rosa, Purpura), and consortium arrangements such as the EU-funded CREER. Digital assets are limited to a donation portal supporting domestic methods (Nequi, Daviplata, BANCOLOMBIA transfers, cards) and international PayPal recurring donations, plus standard social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, LinkedIn, TikTok, Tumblr, SoundCloud). No proprietary platform, AI/ML capability, or mobile app is disclosed.

The revenue model is a hybrid non-profit funding structure. Approximately one stream consists of individual donations through a subscription-style recurring model (Guardianes de Infancia at COP $50k-$80k per month domestically and USD $15-$50 per month internationally via PayPal), supplemented by one-time contributions. The second stream is institutional project funding from international cooperation partners — primarily the European Union's ECHO humanitarian mechanism and the Regional Humanitarian Partnership Fund for Latin America and the Caribbean (RHPF-LAC) — plus research partnerships with Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Go-to-market is community-led: direct engagement with beneficiaries in high-risk communities coupled with advocacy targeting Colombian government entities including ICBF.

Name

Save the Children Colombia

Legal name

Fundación Save the Children Colombia

Website

https://savethechildren.org.co

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Save the Children Colombia is the Colombian affiliate of Save the Children International, delivering child protection, humanitarian response, and education programs to vulnerable children and adolescents in conflict-affected and climate-affected regions of Colombia, funded primarily by individual donations and international cooperation grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid and Child Protection Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Educational Support Services (611710), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Rights & Protection (BPADAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG), Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Legal Aid) (BPADADAH), Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Safeguarding) (BPADAHAF), Refugee, Crisis & Humanitarian Education Partnerships (EiE) (EDADALAG), Protection, Child Protection & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response (BPAGAAAG)

Keywords

• Child protection services
• Humanitarian aid programs
• Child rights advocacy
• Humanitarian emergency response
• Education and health programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Monthly recurring donations from individual donors (Guardianes de Infancia program) and one-time contributions through website, PayPal, credit/debit cards, bank transfers, and digital wallets (Nequi/Daviplata)
2. International Cooperation Funding: Funding from international donors including European Union (ECHO), RHPF-LAC, and other humanitarian financing mechanisms for specific programs and projects

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Save the Children Colombia operates community-based humanitarian and child protection programs for vulnerable children and adolescents across Colombia. Its core offerings include the Guardianes de Infancia recurring donation sponsorship program, the Girls Decide life skills empowerment program for girls in conflict-affected Arauca, and El Mundo de Charlie, an interactive educational digital game. Service delivery is implemented directly through territorial presence, in partnership with local organizations and international donors (EU/ECHO, RHPF-LAC), addressing protection from armed conflict, education access, health, nutrition, and gender-based violence prevention.

Product overview

Save the Children Colombia operates as a children's rights NGO rather than a technology company. Its core offering consists of humanitarian protection programs for vulnerable children in Colombia. The primary digital products include an interactive children's game (El Mundo de Charlie) for educational engagement, a monthly donation program (Guardianes de Infancia) for recurring supporter contributions, and life skills programs like Girls Decide targeting girls in conflict-affected regions. The organization does not offer a platform-plus-modules architecture but rather delivers services through direct programmatic interventions, partnerships with local organizations, and digital engagement tools. Payment infrastructure supports domestic Colombian methods (Nequi, Daviplata, bank transfers, cards) and international PayPal donations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Guardianes de Infancia (Guardian of Childhood) Recurring monthly donation sponsorship program that enables individual supporters (in Colombia and internationally) to contribute ongoing financial support to protect the rights of children and adolescents in high-risk Colombian communities; supporters choose from COP $50,000, $65,000, or $80,000 monthly tiers, with international equivalents at USD $15, $30, $40, or $50 monthly via PayPal.
• Girls Decide (Ellas Deciden) Life skills empowerment and protection program for girls aged 10-15 living in contexts of armed conflict, migration, internal displacement, and climate change risks, implemented in rural educational institutions in Arauca department with funding from the European Union (ECHO) and replicated through trained local female facilitators from APOYAR and the Amarilla, Rosa, Purpura feminist collective.
• El Mundo de Charlie Interactive online game for children featuring dice-based activities, providing educational and recreational content related to child rights and Save the Children Colombia's mission.

Quantifiable outcome

• 407,000+ children and adolescents protected through programs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Save the Children VenezuelacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Transborder collaboration strengthening cross-border humanitarian agenda between Colombia and Venezuela, particularly relevant for migration-related programming and regional response coordination.
• Consortium CREERcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024CREER consortium, funded by the European Union, implements safe schools and emergency preparedness actions in communities like El Troncal, working with children and schools to strengthen risk management and protection mechanisms.
• APOYARminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Local organization in Arauca department trained as female facilitator to replicate Girls Decide program content and ensure strategy sustainability.
• Amarilla, Rosa, Purpura (Feminist Collective)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Local feminist collective in Arauca trained as female facilitator to replicate Girls Decide program content and ensure strategy sustainability.
• Laboratorio de Economía de la Educación (LEE) - Pontificia Universidad JaverianaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Research partnership to develop the first technical costing exercise for the 'Todos por la Infancia y la Adolescencia' state policy, providing evidence for childhood policy financing advocacy.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Norwegian Refugee Council (Colombia): INGO providing protection, education, and shelter assistance to Venezuelan migrants and conflict-displaced Colombians, operating in overlapping geographies (La Guajira, Nariño, Arauca) with similar EU and pooled-fund financing.
• SOS Children's Villages Colombia: International child welfare NGO providing alternative care, family strengthening, and youth programs in Colombia, overlapping directly with Save the Children's child protection and family support mandate.
• World Vision Colombia: Faith-based INGO with long-standing child sponsorship model and territorial presence across Colombia, including zones affected by armed conflict and displacement. Directly comparable child protection, education, and humanitarian portfolio.
• Compassion International Colombia: Child sponsorship INGO running church-partner child development programs throughout Colombia; comparable individual-giving model and focus on holistic child development in vulnerable communities.
• UNICEF Colombia: UN agency operating the Colombia country office with parallel child rights, protection, education-in-emergencies, and humanitarian programming serving the same displaced and conflict-affected populations. Comparable donor mix (institutional/EU/UN pooled funds) and program categories.
• Plan International Colombia: INGO focused on girls' equality, child protection, and humanitarian response in Colombia; runs analogous EU-funded programs, sponsorship, and local community partner network comparable to Save the Children's model.

Broad incumbents

• Colombian Red Cross (Cruz Roja Colombiana): Established humanitarian organization in Colombia delivering emergency response, health, and community programs; broader mandate including disaster response, but overlaps on climate emergency and protection programming.
• UNHCR Colombia: UN agency coordinating refugee response for Venezuelans and others in Colombia; comparable mandate on migration/displacement protection and substantial pooled-fund control that determines NGO sub-grantees.
• Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar (ICBF): Colombian government entity that concentrates 79% of national childhood investment; the dominant public-sector actor in child protection, nutrition, and family welfare that INGOs partner with or work alongside.

Emerging players

• Terre des Hommes Colombia: Smaller European INGO focused on child protection, migration, and access to justice for children in Colombia; partial overlap in target population but more limited funding scale than Save the Children Colombia.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/savechcolombia
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/savethechildrenco
• Facebookfacebook.com/sccolombia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/savethe-children-colombia
• Instagraminstagram.com/savethechildren_col
• TikToktiktok.com/@savethechildrencol

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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