Fundacion Jovenes Y Desarrollo

What Fundacion Jovenes Y Desarrollo does

Fundación Jóvenes y Desarrollo (JyD) is a Spanish Salesian non-governmental development organization founded in 1989 and headquartered in Madrid. The foundation's stated mission is to contribute to the eradication of poverty worldwide, with particular focus on children and youth, prioritizing education as an instrument for development. JyD operates across three core service lines: (1) international development cooperation projects addressing food security, vocational training, gender equality, peacebuilding, and humanitarian response in countries including Mozambique, Haiti, Ethiopia, South Sudan, RD Congo, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, and the Philippines; (2) education for global citizenship programs in Spanish schools through initiatives such as 'Aulas en Acción', 'EnRÉDate por la interculturalidad', and 'Proyecto Cuidadanía'; and (3) volunteer mobilization across a regional office network covering Norte, Este, Oeste, and Sur regions of Spain.

JyD does not operate a technology platform in the conventional sense. Its core methodology is pedagogical rather than technological, anchored in the Competency-Based Approach (Enfoque por Competencias / APC) for vocational training and standard project management cycles for cooperation programs. Implementation is delivered through the global Salesian (Don Bosco) partner network — leveraging pre-existing local infrastructure (schools, vocational training centers, youth facilities, IDP camps) rather than proprietary software.

JyD is funded primarily through institutional grants from AECID (Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation), the European Union, and multiple Spanish regional governments (Generalitat Valenciana, Principado de Asturias, Junta de Castilla y León, Comunidad de Madrid, Gobierno del País Vasco, Cantabria). Corporate partnerships with companies such as Ferrovial, Auara, and MTorres provide additional project co-financing and technical volunteering. Private donations and legacy bequests form a smaller revenue stream. The organization holds the AECID ONGD Ordinaria qualification, CONGDE Transparency Certificate, and Fundación Lealtad accreditation as trust signals to institutional and corporate donors.

Name

Fundacion Jovenes Y Desarrollo

Legal name

Fundación Jóvenes y Desarrollo

Website

https://jovenesydesarrollo.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fundación Jóvenes y Desarrollo is a Spanish Salesian non-profit foundation that runs international development cooperation projects (vocational training, humanitarian response, food security) in Africa, Latin America, and Asia, alongside global citizenship education programs in Spanish schools, funded by AECID, the EU, regional governments, and corporate partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Development Cooperation and Global Citizenship Education

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Green/Climate Development Banks & Funds (FSABAKAH)

Keywords

• International development cooperation
• Global citizenship education
• Vocational training programs
• Humanitarian response services
• Corporate social responsibility partnerships

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Institutional Funding (AECID, EU, Regional Governments): JyD's primary revenue stream comes from grants and subsidies awarded by public institutional donors including the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), the European Union, and regional Spanish governments (Generalitat Valenciana, Principado de Asturias, Junta de Castilla y León, Cantabria, Comunidad de Madrid, Gobierno del País Vasco). These funds finance specific cooperation projects, education programs, and humanitarian responses.
2. Corporate Partnerships and Sponsorships: JyD receives financial and in-kind contributions from private companies engaged in corporate social responsibility (CSR) partnerships, such as Ferrovial (water and sanitation projects), Auara (water access projects), and MTorres (technical volunteering in vocational training).
3. Private Donations and Legacies: Individual donations from private supporters, members, and sympathizers constitute an additional revenue stream for the organization, supplemented by legacy bequests.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Fundación Jóvenes y Diseño is a Salesian non-profit foundation that designs, funds, and manages international cooperation projects in developing countries (food security, vocational training, humanitarian response, gender equality) and delivers global citizenship education programs to Spanish schools. Its offerings are executed through a network of regional offices in Spain and local Salesian implementing partners abroad.

Product overview

Fundación Jóvenes y Desarrollo is a Salesian non-profit NGO (ONGD) offering a portfolio of development cooperation projects, global citizenship education programs, and volunteering services. The organization operates primarily through educational initiatives including 'Aulas en Acción' for school-based social transformation, 'EnRÉDate por la interculturalidad' for intercultural citizenship, and 'Proyecto Cuidadanía' for care-based citizenship education. Core services encompass international development projects across multiple countries (Mozambique, Haiti, Ethiopia, Ecuador, Colombia, Sudan, South Sudan, Mali, Guinea Equatorial) funded primarily by AECID, Spanish regional governments, and EU institutions. The organization does not offer a software product but provides humanitarian aid, vocational training support, and educational programs targeting poverty eradication, food security, gender equality, and peacebuilding.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EnRÉDate por la interculturalidad: Project promoting intercultural citizenship and preventing hate speech in educational communities, implemented with Bosco Global and funded by AECID.
• Proyecto Cuidadanía
• Aulas en Acción
• Certamen Iniciativa Solidaria

Products and services

• Cooperación al Desarrollo International development cooperation service that designs, funds, and manages projects addressing food sovereignty, health, education, gender equality, and peace across multiple countries in Africa, Latin America, and Asia, delivered through local Salesian implementing partners for institutional donors such as AECID, the EU, and Spanish regional governments.
• Aulas en Acción Global citizenship education program implemented in Madrid schools combining workshops, theater forums, and the 11th Solidarity Initiatives Contest to drive learning situations for social transformation; funded by Madrid City Council.
• EnRÉDate por la interculturalidad Educational project that promotes intercultural citizenship, transforming communities into just, peaceful, and inclusive spaces aligned with the 2030 Agenda; co-developed with Bosco Global and funded by AECID, recognised with the 2024 Premio Iberoamericano Óscar Arnulfo Romero.
• Proyecto Cuidadanía Educational project that builds critical citizenship committed to reality through innovative education models centered on the care of people and the planet, involving more than 24 educational centers across 12 Spanish autonomous communities.
• Voluntariado Structured volunteering service that connects individuals with development projects and educational activities, both for international technical volunteering (e.g., MTorres engineers supporting vocational training in Mozambique) and domestic awareness/education activities in Spain.
• Programas para Empresas Corporate engagement service enabling companies to collaborate in international development projects, employee volunteering, and CSR initiatives through formal partnerships with JyD, including co-financing, technical volunteering, and impact reporting.
• Desinformación y Racismo Analysis (EnRÉDate) Research and analysis deliverable produced within the EnRÉDate project, comprising two reports by Maldita.es on disinformation related to migration and racism in Spain in 2024.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2688 students benefited from vocational training quality improvement projects in Mozambique
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

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

• FerrovialmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Ferrovial signed a collaboration agreement with JyD president Luis Manuel Moral to implement water and sanitation projects, improving the lives of more than 3,500 people in Togo.
• AuaramajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Auara, a social enterprise, funds and partners with JyD for water access projects. In 2024 they inaugurated a solar-powered well in Tatale, Ghana benefiting 12,610 people, and have also funded projects in Guatemala.
• Maldita.esminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024JyD and Bosco Global commissioned Maldita.es (independent fact-checking platform) to produce two comprehensive reports analyzing disinformation related to migration and racism in Spain in 2024, as part of the 'EnRÉDate por la interculturalidad' project.
• AECID (Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAECID is JyD's primary institutional funding partner, co-financing multiple multi-year cooperation and education projects across Africa, Latin America, and Spain. Active agreements include the AECID Convention 18-CO1-929 (vocational training in Haiti), AECID Convention 2022/CONV/404 (vocational training and environmental sustainability in Mozambique), and the 'EnRÉDate por la interculturalidad' project. JyD has held ONGD Ordinaria qualification from AECID since 2013.
• European UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe EU co-finances JyD development projects including the reintegration program for street children in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia (NDICI HR INTPA 2024/455-352) and humanitarian response initiatives in South Sudan.
• Generalitat ValencianamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe regional government of Valencia co-finances JyD humanitarian and development projects, including emergency food assistance and resilience-building for displaced populations in South Sudan (SOLPCD20240028) and rehabilitation of returned populations in Tigray, Ethiopia (SOLHUM/2024/0022).
• Principado de Asturias (Agencia Asturiana de Cooperación al Desarrollo)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAsturias regional government has been a long-standing partner co-financing JyD projects in Mozambique, including vocational teacher training programs, dating back to 2013–2014.
• Junta de Castilla y LeónmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-financed the construction of a primary school in Moatice, Mozambique (EUR 130,000 grant), managed by Salesians of Moatice, benefiting 1,677 children.
• Diputación de ValladolidminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-financed the emergency humanitarian project for displaced people in Goma, RD Congo, implemented by the Salesian Association for Education.
• MTorresminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMTorres, a Navarra-based industrial machinery manufacturer, sends volunteer engineers and technicians to Mozambique each summer to support vocational teacher training in welding, mechanical construction, warehouse management, and machinery assembly.
• Salesianos de Don Bosco (Global Salesian Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJyD is a Salesian (Don Bosco) organization and works exclusively through local Salesian institutions as implementing partners across all countries of operation — Mozambique, Ethiopia, Haiti, RD Congo, South Sudan, Philippines, and others. The Salesian network provides infrastructure (schools, FP centers, youth facilities) and local staff.
• Fundación Rinaldi (Haití)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJyD's primary local implementing partner in Haiti for vocational training and inclusion programs. Through the ENTEC (Escuela Normal Técnica) and six CFPs, Fundación Rinaldi executes the AECID-funded convention and training programs on the ground.
• Bosco GlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnother Salesian Spanish NGO with which JyD co-implements the 'EnRÉDate por la interculturalidad' project (funded by AECID) and the 'Cuidadanía' project, combining expertise in global citizenship education.
• Gobierno del País VascomajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBasque Country government has co-financed JyD cooperation projects, including programs in Mozambique.
• Comunidad de MadridmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government of Madrid co-finances JyD's 'Aulas en Acción' global citizenship education program through its call for projects on Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship.
• CantabriaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCantabria regional government has co-financed JyD projects in Ecuador and Mozambique.
• Ayuntamiento de MadridmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMadrid City Council funded the 'Aulas en Acción. La vida en el centro' project under its 2023 call for Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship projects.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Educo: Spanish-origin NGO (now part of ChildFund Alliance) with a strong focus on education and child protection in developing countries, especially Africa and Latin America. Closely comparable beneficiary profile and education-led development model.
• Manos Unidas: One of Spain's largest Catholic ONGDs, focused on international development cooperation across multiple continents with AECID qualification. Comparable Spanish Catholic development-foundation model and funding sources.
• Entreculturas: Spanish Jesuit ONGD focused on education for development and global citizenship, with active programs across Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Closely comparable mission, AECID funding base, and educational programming to JyD.
• ONGAWA: Spanish ONGD for 'engineering for human development' with active programs in Latin America and Africa, including vocational training and water/sanitation. Comparable Spanish ONGD profile, size, and AECID/regional donor mix.
• Bosco Global: Spanish Salesian ONGD that co-implements projects with JyD (e.g., 'EnRÉDate por la interculturalidad', 'Proyecto Cuidadanía'), sharing the same Don Bosco network, donor base (AECID), and education-for-development focus. Most directly comparable peer.

Broad incumbents

• Save the Children España: Spanish affiliate of the global Save the Children federation, addressing child welfare, education, and humanitarian response in overlapping geographies — comparable education-in-emergencies and development-cooperation mandate.
• Cáritas Española: The Spanish Catholic confederation for social action and international cooperation; much larger in scope and budget, but operating in the same institutional funding space and addressing overlapping vulnerable-population segments.
• UNICEF: UN agency for children's rights with overlapping beneficiary focus on children and youth in developing countries; relevant as a funder/co-implementer in several of JyD's geographies.
• Plan International: Global development and humanitarian NGO focused on children's rights and gender equality, with active programs across Africa, Asia, and Latin America — overlapping with JyD's beneficiary populations and project geographies.

Others

• UNESCO: UN agency for education, science, and culture — directly relevant as a standards-setter and potential partner for JyD's vocational training and global citizenship education work, rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

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