ONG Uniendo Sonrisas

What ONG Uniendo Sonrisas does

ONG Uniendo Sonrisas (legal name: Uniendo Sonrisas – LET'S SMILE TOGETHER!) is a non-profit charitable association (gemeinnütziger Verein) incorporated in Basel, Switzerland, with eight employees and active operations in Paraguay. Founded by Rossana, a dentist trained in Paraguay who now resides in Switzerland, the organization operates a Swiss-Paraguayan dental exchange and care-delivery model that sends cohorts of five University of Basel dental students per mission to work alongside local dental professionals at three strategic healthcare sites in Paraguay: Asunción, Filadelfia (Chaco), and Hospital Luz y Vida – Campo 9.

The core service portfolio consists of three interconnected programs: a dental student exchange program providing practical clinical experience to University of Basel students; direct dental healthcare projects delivering treatments, prevention, and oral health education to underserved Paraguayan populations; and training and continuing-education programs for local healthcare workers, nursing students, and patients covering oral hygiene, disease prevention, and prosthesis care. The underlying technology footprint is minimal and operational rather than digital: the organization plans to acquire five mobile dental treatment units to extend service delivery into remote regions. Distribution is entirely direct and on-site through partner healthcare facilities, with no commercial sales motion.

The business model is donation-based and non-commercial: the organization charges no fees for its services, pursues no economic interests, and funds all activities through charitable contributions from individuals and supporters. Donor acquisition relies on organic social media (Instagram: @sharingsonrisas, YouTube), the uniendosonrisas.ch website, direct outreach through the University of Basel, and a RaiseNow/Twint-enabled donation infrastructure with two dedicated bank accounts at Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and the organization has no institutional investors, parent entities, or subsidiaries.

Name

ONG Uniendo Sonrisas

Legal name

Uniendo Sonrisas - LET'S SMILE TOGETHER!

Website

https://uniendosonrisas.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ONG Uniendo Sonrisas is a Basel-based Swiss non-profit association running international dental student exchanges between the University of Basel and underserved communities in Paraguay, delivering dental treatments, prevention, and training at three Paraguayan healthcare sites, funded entirely through donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Dental Healthcare Services

NAICS

Offices of Dentists (621210)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

School/Community-Based Preventive Dental Programs (HLABAHAM)

Keywords

• Dental volunteer missions
• International student exchange
• Humanitarian healthcare services
• Oral health education
• Nonprofit dental care

Headquarters

HQ city

San Borja

HQ country

Peru

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization operates as a non-profit association serving public benefit in dental education and healthcare strengthening in Paraguay. All projects are financed through donations. The organization does not pursue economic interests.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ONG Uniendo Sonrisas operates annual international dental exchange and healthcare missions in which cohorts of five dental students from the University of Basel travel to Paraguay to deliver basic dental treatments, prevention, and oral health education to underserved communities in Asunción, Filadelfia (Chaco), and Hospital Luz y Vida – Campo 9. The program simultaneously provides practical clinical training for the Swiss students and continuing education for Paraguayan healthcare workers and nursing students, all financed entirely through charitable donations.

Product overview

ONG Uniendo Sonrisas operates as a charitable non-profit organization offering a unified portfolio of international dental exchange and healthcare service programs. The core offering consists of dental student exchange programs enabling practical experience in Paraguay, direct dental healthcare projects at multiple locations (Asunción, Filadelfia Chaco, Hospital Luz y Vida – Campo 9), and training/education programs for local healthcare workers and patients. These services are interconnected: exchange students participate in healthcare delivery while receiving training themselves, and local capacity-building is achieved through continuing education programs. All activities are funded through donations and serve the public benefit of improving dental care access in underserved regions of Paraguay.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dental Student Exchange Program An annual international exchange program enabling dental students from the University of Basel to gain hands-on clinical experience in Paraguay while delivering dental care to underserved communities. Each mission recruits five dental students accompanied by experienced local Paraguayan dentists.
• Dental Healthcare Projects in Paraguay

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• University of Basel (Universität Basel)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership with the University of Basel for dental medicine students. Five students per mission participate in the international exchange program, gaining practical clinical experience while contributing to dental care delivery in Paraguay.
• Hospital FiladelfiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost healthcare facility in the Chaco region of Paraguay where training sessions for nursing students are conducted, covering oral hygiene, disease prevention, and prosthesis care.
• Hospital Luz y Vida – Campo 9coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner hospital where the team collaborates with local healthcare professionals on prevention measures, patient education, and interdisciplinary cooperation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• International Medical Relief: Nonprofit organizing medical and dental volunteer teams to deliver care and education in underserved regions worldwide. Comparable to Uniendo Sonrisas in field-based service delivery, volunteer mobilization, and community prevention focus.
• Global Dental Relief: US-based nonprofit running international dental volunteer missions for underserved children and communities. Directly comparable to Uniendo Sonrisas in mission model: volunteer dentists/students delivering dental care and prevention in low-resource settings abroad.
• Great Shape! Inc. Nonprofit running volunteer dental missions and dental professional exchanges in Jamaica and the Caribbean. Comparable to Uniendo Sonrisas in pairing volunteer dental professionals with prevention-focused care in underserved communities.
• Health Volunteers Overseas: Nonprofit organization that places health professionals, including dental educators and clinicians, in low-resource countries for training and service. Comparable to Uniendo Sonrisas in combining clinical service with skills transfer and university-affiliated volunteer pipelines.
• Medical Teams International: Faith-based nonprofit delivering dental and medical volunteer care in disaster and underserved settings. Similar to Uniendo Sonrisas in mobilizing volunteer clinicians for short-term international dental missions funded by donations.
• Christian Dental Society: Faith-based organization of dental professionals providing volunteer care and education in underserved areas globally. Comparable to Uniendo Sonrisas in mobilizing volunteer dentists for short-term international service trips.

Emerging players

• Cross Catholic Outreach: US Catholic nonprofit supporting medical and dental mission work through parish partnerships and donations. Comparable to Uniendo Sonrisas in donation-funded delivery of dental care to underserved populations through partner networks.

Broad incumbents

• Project HOPE: Large US-based global health nonprofit delivering health services, training, and volunteers across more than 100 countries. Comparable to Uniendo Sonrisas in mission-driven health service delivery and capacity-building, though at significantly larger scale and broader scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutu.be/qnew7su3EMY
• Instagraminstagram.com/sharingsonrisas
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ong-uniendo-sonrisas

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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